The slide-out mechanism is super silky and the keys offer a supple tactile feedback.

It features a slide-out landscape keyboard, which at times reminds one of the Nokia N97 mini. The Xperia Mini Pro is a high quality product. While the Xperia Mini Pro is a mid-range Android device, it does not have any of the disappointments we have become accustomed to while using mid range smartphones. Consider, for instance, the Xperia X8 which was living in an Android cupcake world while everyone else enjoyed the goodness of Gingerbread.īut, in terms of hardware, Sony Ericsson has been the market leader and the same holds true for the new Xperia line up. The company has released a myriad devices in all shapes and sizes but most of them have suffered from poor software, be it Symbian, Windows Mobile, or even Android. In fact, Sony Ericsson's problems have never been on the hardware front. The company may not have that aura anymore but there is no doubt that they have a strong legacy of quality hardware. Before Apple's second coming, it was Sony's hardware that ruled the roost in terms of sex appeal. Sony Ericsson has always been a hardware and design powerhouse. On the whole, we were pretty satisfied with the content though, instead of the scratch guard, we would have preferred a case which would have served the device better.

While it's always nice to have a scratch guard, more often than not it ruins the touch feedback on a capacitive display. Interestingly, Sony Ericsson also provides a scratch guard, which is a first. In keeping with the current conventions of the smartphone industry, the Xperia Mini Pro comes with a USB charger which also doubles as the USB cable, and a pair of earphones.

The package is very neatly designed with the phone safely cradled in the package and all standard content hidden beneath. Most top tier smartphone companies offer rock solid packaging nowadays and the same holds true for Sony Ericsson. But this is not a bad thing, and we'll explain why in this review. Now, four months later, we have the Xperia Mini Pro which is neither the smartest, nor the sleekest, nor the fastest. At least, it was in the highest echelon of Google's Android kingdom. Back in May, we reviewed the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc which was the pinnacle of mobile technology at that time.

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