Xperia Mini Pro

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro today makes it local debut in stores nationwide. The world's smallest Android-based smartphone, the Xperia Mini Pro features a full QWERTY keyboard although the actual unit is just the size of a regular credit card.

Except for the slider keypad, the Xperia Mini Pro offers the same features as the X10 Mini such as a 2.55-inch scratch resistant TFT touchscreen, 5-megapixel camera for taking stills and videos, Wifi support, and embedded popular Web and social networking apps like Facebook and Twitter, complemented by Sony Ericsson's own apps -- Timescape and Mediascape that help organize content stored in the phone.

The Xperia X10 Mini (s.r.p P16,000) is available in black, pearl, white, lime and silver colors while the X10 mini Pro (s.r.p. P17,500) comes in red and black only.

There are other better deals to be had if you visit the Sony Ericsson
Expo 2010 that runs till Sunday at the Megatrade Hall 1 in SM Megamall Bldg. B. There Sony Ericsson is showcasing its collection of other smartphones and handsets that include the flagship Xperia X10, the HD video phones Sony Ericsson Vivaz and Vivaz pro, and the new Sony Ericsson Spiro and Zylo Walkman phones.














But let's go back to the X10 Mini Pro which is currently in my drool-worthy list of gadgets...Sony Ericsson even partnered with the clothes shop Oxygen for a little black shirt specially made for the X10 Mini and Mini Pro. The little black shirt comes free when you purchase either the X10 Mini or the X10 Mini Pro. The phone in the photo that's peeking out from an Oxygen shirt's mini pocket is not a Mini Pro though, but my Sony Ericsson C510 (a.k.a. the Sarah G. phone ;p)

The Oxygen mini tee has a tiny breast pocket sewn a bit sideways so one can easily keep in and retrieve from there an X10 Mini or a Mini Pro. This reminded me of the Levis PDA pants which had a secret PDA pocket near the side of the leg to hold what was then the hottest device.

It was a good expo, a first for Sony Ericsson, and I'm glad I dropped by. Not only did I see the company's new phones, I also overheard a queer comment by someone who qualifies as a germphobe who declared that she wouldn't buy a slider like the X10 Mini Pro because sliders trap moisture that cause germ build-up. Usually people say they shy away from sliders because of the moving parts that could eventually break down and cause problems. But Ms. Germphobe obviously has health issues in mind. :)