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Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro user reviews

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro

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technology0098's avatar

technology0098 9 March 2012

Good: small,easy messaging,pocket friendly

Bad: bad battery life

Comment: I have no problem with it but the battery is very very bad!

I own it
coralreefer_1's avatar
4 stars out of 5

coralreefer_1 4 October 2011

Good: Small size, camera,

Bad: battery life, charger connection, OS seems rather buggy

Comment: This was my first smartphone after having had a Moto KRZR for years.

The only reason I got the phone was because it was FREE, as was explained that Koreans (I live in S. Korea) did not want this phone because the screen is too small most of the things people want to do with a smartphone (internet, games, video...etc) so the guy just wanted them out of his store.

Despite all of the negative comments, I have not had much trouble with the phone to be honest. However I must say that I do not use it for surfing or gaming, so that may be why I dont have the same complaints as many others. In fact the only things things I do with this phone that I couldnt do with a standard set is use free text messaging apps..but otherwise I dont use any other apps other than the occasional language translator or subway map info (both of which were already built in to my previous phone.

The screen is not really all that small, its just not as big as the other major smartphones (Galaxy, IPhone...etc) The screen seems to be about the same size as the screen on a standard flip phone.

As a man, I chose the small size because i dont always have some type of bag with me, and having this phone in my jeans pocket is more comfortable than some bigger, flatter model. The camera does not have any zoom ability as was mentioned, but it makes up for that by taking rather clear pictures (as clear as could be expected for a low-end smartphone)

The main complaint I have with the phone is the battery. If you leave home with 100 percent charge, and don't really do all that much with it..maybe a few short calls, maybe some messaging...etc) the battery will be dead before I arrive home at 10pm. Added to this is the odd-shaped charger port. There are places all over the city to charge a phone, and even stores sell emergency batteries, but they dont fit the phone. You would have to either purchase and carry a special adapter to use in case you needed emergency charging, or otherwise carry your phone cord or spare battery with you around town.

Another thing is that the OS seems to crash on me alot. I dont know if there is some issue with my particular set-up, but I havent been able to check my email in months...the OS process crashes every time I try to open my inbox..although im sure there is some way I can correct this issue.

In conclusion..if you have already been using some other type of smartphone, or otherwise look at this phone to be constantly connected to facebook, skype, reading the news, playing games, surfing youtube, and doing all kinds of other internet related stuff..you will likely be as disappointed as many others have been. However if you are a relatively light user like myself, it isn't all that bad of a phone.

I own it
SWF's avatar

SWF 30 September 2011

Good: Nothing

Bad: Everything

Comment: Bought it as a present for my son. 2 and half weeks afterwards the screen crashed and is permanently frozen on one side. Its a piece of rubbish and Vodafone won't admit that there is a manufacturing fault with the phone. Should be withdrawn from the market and people given their money back.

I own it
Paige Stagg's avatar
1 star out of 5

Paige Stagg 15 August 2011

Good: Sliding qwerty keybord, small and compact

Bad: maybe too small, android 1.6, bluetooth never seems to work

Comment: my friend has this phone and i was contemplating buying one so she agreed to let me have a little play around, this is what i found..
when you try to recieve something via bluetooth, your device wont be found, the charging port dosent work and to charge your device you have to turn it off, is slow, is fiddly, it scrathes easily, freezes, crashes, stops working all toghether, wont turn on sometimes, basicaly you get a load of crap.

Not for me
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shankar 12 July 2011

Good: Nothing

Bad: everything

Comment: Don't buy Xperia x10 series. It is very worst mobile. The phone is dead(battery dead and display was gone) 2 times with in 4 months. And service center ppl F___ with that for 15 days. and they are saying bldy reason we don't have batterey backup.

I'm strongly suggested U ppl don't go for xperia.It is waste of money.

I own it
Elliot Levy's avatar
1.5 stars out of 5

Elliot Levy 29 June 2011

Good: Nothing.

Bad: Practically everything

Comment: AT first i really wanted this phone for it's cool design and the slide out key board , and its 5mega pixel camera.
When i got it i was very happy at first , untill you realise how bad it is !
All the bad things : camera has NO ZOOM , bluetooth system never works to send or receive , text messages often take a long time to send , the screen freezes and lags alot !
If you haven't purchased it yet , dont bother .
A very big dissapointement compared to other sony ericcson's

I own it
Elliot Levy's avatar
1.5 stars out of 5

Elliot Levy 29 June 2011

Good: Nothing.

Bad: Practically everything

Comment: AT first i really wanted this phone for it's cool design and the slide out key board , and its 5mega pixel camera.
When i got it i was very happy at first , untill you realise how bad it is !
All the bad things : camera has NO ZOOM , bluetooth system never works to send or receive , text messages often take a long time to send , the screen freezes and lags alot !
If you haven't purchased it yet , dont bother .
A very big dissapointement compared to other sony ericcson's

I own it
Elliot Levy's avatar
1.5 stars out of 5

Elliot Levy 29 June 2011

Comment: AT first i really wanted this phone for it's cool design and the slide out key board , and its 5mega pixel camera.
When i got it i was very happy at first , untill you realise how bad it is !
All the bad things : camera has NO ZOOM , bluetooth system never works to send or receive , text messages often take a long time to send , the screen freezes and lags alot !
If you haven't purchased it yet , dont bother .
A very big dissapointement compared to other sony ericcson's

I own it
Elliot Levy's avatar

Elliot Levy 29 June 2011

Comment: AT first i really wanted this phone for it's cool design and the slide out key board , and its 5mega pixel camera.
When i got it i was very happy at first , untill you realise how bad it is !
All the bad things : camera has NO ZOOM , bluetooth system never works to send or receive , text messages often take a long time to send , the screen freezes and lags alot !
If you haven't purchased it yet , dont bother .
A very big dissapointement compared to other sony ericcson's

I own it
Elliot Levy's avatar

Elliot Levy 29 June 2011

Comment: AT first i really wanted this phone for it's cool design and the slide out key board , and its 5mega pixel camera.
When i got it i was very happy at first , untill you realise how bad it is !
All the bad things : camera has NO ZOOM , bluetooth system never works to send or receive , text messages often take a long time to send , the screen freezes and lags alot !
If you haven't purchased it yet , dont bother .
A very big dissapointement compared to other sony ericcson's

I own it

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