[Q] Xperia X10 Mini - is it worth?

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Hi everyone.

I'm just thinking about buying a Xperia X10 mini pro for my wife. I went to the store to check but the screen looks really small. I was reading some reviews on the web but ther're not conclusive and always done with a fresh device.

Can someone post a brief review on the following topics?

1. How's speed after a certain usage?
2. Is the screen a limiting factor for some, many or really most android apps?
3. Will froyo be avaliable on this one in future?
4. Top 5 pros and cons?

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Originally Posted by c3p9

Hi everyone.

I'm just thinking about buying a Xperia X10 mini pro for my wife. I went to the store to check but the screen looks really small. I was reading some reviews on the web but ther're not conclusive and always done with a fresh device.

Can someone post a brief review on the following topics?

1. How's speed after a certain usage?
2. Is the screen a limiting factor for some, many or really most android apps?
3. Will froyo be avaliable on this one in future?
4. Top 5 pros and cons?

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Well i have the x10 mini for more than a month now and the speed is still very quick, very few lags. For the screen size and apps, i think there are a lot of available apps for the x10 mini's screen size, my only nag is that i can't access paid apps yet, not really the x10 mini's problem but the android market here in my country. With froyo I hope its coming but i dont think it'll be anytime soon since the eclair update will be coming only at the end of october

Top 5 pros
1. very pocket friendly
2. fast
3. nice ui
4. nice camera
5. not too expensive

Top 5 cons
1. only android 1.6 but i can't say that i'd benefit so much with the 2.1 update coz i can do everything i need to do with my x10 mini right now
2. battery life not great, mine can last up to two days sometimes though
3. its not amoled, its asking too much, but hey it would look great if it were amoled might make it slower though

ran out of cons ... well.. hope i helped even a bit

I can honestly say there are no cons except the battery life is not the best.
If you want a bigger screen dont buy a mini of course! lol

Big thanks my friends! It's for my wife. I think she will be ok with a smaller screen if the form factor is better than the "big male phones" as she says hehe.

The eclair is officialy coming end of October than?

Originally Posted by c3p9

The eclair is officialy coming end of October than?

thats what SE said, hopefully there'll be no further delays

Yep. I'm using it right now.
However, startup is very affected by application. There are alot of nasty app there which start as system starts, this lengthen my boot time. After that, it's just quick.

I think, it is the only Android device with best physical design. I know it has limitation with android version and screen size, but, it's worth the style, plus I'm not so enthusiast. So, it's so stylist.

For your information, I already rooted this device. So, should still be okay if you want to play with this device.

Very recommended.

Sent from my U20i using XDA App

Originally Posted by ginowww

thats what SE said, hopefully there'll be no further delays

This is SE we are talking about. They are worse than British Rail at delays: http://www.xperiax10.net/2010/10/01/...-improvements/

PS: Sorry to give you a con, rather than a pro

Both of us have the pro version of this fone there a several pro and not many cons
Yes it has a small screen but it is a small device
We got the pro cause the keyboard makes it so much easier to type
About the only major con I can think of is the boot hasnt been cracked so we're stuck waiting for SE to realse an OS update. There are a few apps that wont work becuase they require 2.1 and wont run on 1.6