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Sony Ericsson X10 Mini Pro review: First look

17.02.10

It’s no secret that modern business users are no longer happy putting up with carrying around the phone equivalent of a boulder just so they get all the functionality they crave.

But, historically, they’ve still had to compromise to some extent. Some are happy to go for slightly bigger (Yes, the TG01 we’re talking about you) handsets to get the kind of display lavishness they crave, while others have gone for looks first and worried about business-level support later (First generation iPhone we’re looking in your direction now).

So can Sony Ericsson give business users what they want with its slimmed down Xperia X10 in the form of the X10 Mini Pro?

When you first pick this handset up, you can’t help but think you’re missing something. At 120g, with vital statistics of just 52mmx17mmx90mm (WDH) it feels like someone’s forgotten to put the battery in.

But that’s purposeful design rather than user forgetfulness at work.

On paper – and in reality – the X10 Mini Pro ticks all the boxes. A slide-out QWERTY keyboard is on offer to help give it that all-important business edge and it runs the 1.6 version of the Android operating system. We were a bit miffed at this decision, but we can only cross our fingers that it will be deemed as suitable for an upgrade to 2.1 sometime soon.

Source: IT PRO