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Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro

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  • gamer420
  • t7X
  • 08 Sep 2010

im thinking about this phone against nokia c6. which has better apps and is the game from this phone downloadble? how do i install games?

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    • GN'R
    • 2@t
    • 08 Sep 2010

    Can anyone advise how to arrange icons? i am unable to do it when i press long left click and then select arrange icons.

    actually i uninstalled 2 applications and found that there was a blank/gap between the icons. i want to shift applications from next page to previous page.

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      • Adrian
      • 9ZY
      • 08 Sep 2010

      Adrian, 08 Sep 2010Wondering whether to buy this phone? Read on – and hopefull... moreANDROID SOFTWARE FROM VERSION 1.6 to 2.1 (sorry said 2.2 earlier - doh!)

      Press release from Sony site:

      "From Q3 2010 onwards, the Xperia™ X10, X10 mini and X10 mini pro smartphones will be upgraded to run on the Android 2.1 operating system in selected markets." (selected markets - UK is definitely one - not sure bout the rest of you - perhaps you can check the site yourselves for that).

      Link:http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/corporate/press/pressreleases/pressreleasedetails/xperiax8pressreleasefinal-20100616

      So there you go straigh from the horses mouth!

      I even heard it will be in the next couple weeks 20th-24th September?! But i never was a fan of rumours and hearsay so dont quote me on that!

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        • Adrian
        • 9ZY
        • 08 Sep 2010

        Wondering whether to buy this phone? Read on – and hopefully my comments will hepp you come to that decision – It s along post but hopefully worth it..

        I have had this phone for about 5 days now – so there’s still some more things to discover, so I might need to iterate or append further comments - however I felt the need to post now as I have been a little bit irritated by some opinions and reviews on other sites that I felt are either unfair or wholly inaccurate.

        Of course the problem I with opinions is that they will only confuse you further – and wont actually help you come to a decision, as they are objectionable and relative to the authors expectations . Even some review sites don’t help as they suffer for the same reasons above.

        Given this I should qualify myself, and my expectations..

        MYSELF: I have medium to fair use, I surf in the morning, check and reply to emails, watch the odd video, download music, use the camera at weekends etc. Also I work as a business analyst in the city - so am used to making fair assessments of how things work...

        MY EXPECTATIONS: I wanted a phone that didn’t cost as much (£175 brand new unlocked on ebay) as the iphone I previously had and loved. I wanted it to be smaller enough to fit easily in my pocket, I wanted touch screen but also missed using a keyboard (and didn’t like the iphone touch screen keypad even in landscape).

        Overall this is a fantastic phone - if you want a dinky little phone with touch screen and full usable keyboard - and are fed up with faulty iphone 4 stories - and ridiculous Galaxy S style iphone copycat phones that you will never fit into your pocket - then this really is the phone for you! It looks superb, feel superb and is superb.

        Not only does it fit in your pocket easily – but another feature amiss with these chunky tablet style phones is that it you can use it one hand, as your hand can easily grasp - while your thumb can do the tapping (of course its easier and quicker with the keyboard pulled out and both hands).

        Ok not doing a full review – just the key issues that I wanted to put straight…


        SMALL SCREEN:
        The screen is small but – but what do you expect from a SMALL phone – Some reviewers say such contradictory things like “I wanted a small phone but the screen is too small!” what did you expect a go-go gadget button that magically turns it from a small screen into a video projector – then back again? Its just stupid. Anyway it is small but that works fine for me – I’m not 80 years old with spectacles, plus the zoom feature works fine, so where’s the fire?


        KEYBOARD:
        If hitting the right keys are more important to you rather than having full keyboard functionality/options in a keyboard - then you will find this perfect for typing (i am a guy with average sized hands, and the keypad is excellent - better than blackberry or iphone in this respect). In fact i absolutely love the keyboard, for numbers there is a "blue" key much like the "shift" key, press either once for shift, twice for shift lock - easy.

        HOME SCREENS LIMITED TO 4:
        This is totally wrong - I read this on IT PRO website (some pros they are), I managed to arrange my icons so i had 15 (yes FIFTEEN) home screens (and reckon i could of kept going!!) so with 9 icons per screen thats at least 135 apps - more than you can add to an iphone (ner ner Steve Jobs - modern day con man with your faulty iphone 4!)

        BATTERY LIFE:
        I use mine on average for a few phone calls per day, bit of surfing etc, and generally just playing around with it - and I get well over 1 days use out of mine. If you are going to use the camera loads and play lots of games watch videos etc then of course you will fry the battery - same as any other phone on the market! It’s really not an issue as some people say it is - I think they just have high expectations. Beside you can do what I have done to increase your power by doing this:

        1.Use the "power control" widget - a simple bar you can add to your home screen which allows u to easily turn off/on wi-fi, data pushes, Bluetooth etc.

        2. Get the app (available on the android marketplace) which tells you what apps you have open (ironically i don’t have the name of it as i don’t have it yet 0 but apparently it tells you what’s running - allowing you to go into it and close it properly - if you didn’t when last switching to another app/screen)

        3. Buy couple of cheap BST-38 spare batteries (eBay for £6 each - not as good as the official ones - but then at £32 a pop - they will do the job)

        4. Buy a battery charger (eBay again - £6 including postage - the official product on Sony will cost you around £30 - it’s ludicrous!)

        ANDROID SOFTWARE FROM VERSION 1.6 to 2.2


        Ok so that’s all I have to say really - i researched what phone to buy for couple of weeks, and if like me you want a touch screen phone, with a natty little keyboard - then go for this. I always used to be a nokia only person, tried Samsungs, and always regretted it. Then iphone came along and I thought I would never use another phone - until it got stolen and want covered on insurance - so I refused to fork out £450 for another iphone - especially as the iphone 4 is basically a defective handset (death grip).

        I spent £175 on a brand new handset from eBay, unlocked. Don’t buy it pay go from shops - they are charging £230-250 !! Fill out the warranty and get it insured properly (learnt my lesson).

        One other tip - don’t buy a decent "rigid" screen protector that covers the whole fascia - as it will not work on this phone - due to the slightly bevelled edges down the left and right hand side of the handset - as it will create two long "air pockets" - ironically you might be better of with either a cheap "flimsy" one or even a decent quality one - that you have to cut to size - that way you can trim it to the size of the screen only.

        Also if you want a case for this (there are hardly any on the market right now) try the tough guard - £10.47 it’s the only one i could find and looks good - not received it yet - but if it’s bad i will edit this post and warn you away from it. (see link: http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/toughguard-shell-for-sony-ericsson-xperia-x10-mini-pro-black-p25705.htm)

        I would be wary o the "full body protector" I have seen these before - and not only do they "shrink wrap" your phone and gather at awkward corners/shapes of the phone - they offer no real protection to being dropped - only scratches.

        Hope this has been useful.

        Regards
        Adrian


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          • Anonymous
          • Q6x
          • 08 Sep 2010

          Hi all,
          Handcent SMS is awesome... contains great features...

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            • SEX2
            • GLQ
            • 08 Sep 2010

            Anonymous, 07 Sep 2010how long must this battery phone must be chargedUsually 2 hours (on my case), until the lightning icon disappears in your battery icon at top.

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              • Anonymous
              • fXe
              • 07 Sep 2010

              how long must this battery phone must be charged

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                • GN'R
                • 2@t
                • 07 Sep 2010

                Ash, 06 Sep 2010@ GN'R dude were you able to solve that issue where you co... moremate, basic gprs wont allow you to access android market, it wont allow you to sign in to gmail or gtalk, facebook etc as well.

                its better u get a advanced gprs plan or a wifi connection. i use both.

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                  • GN'R
                  • 2@t
                  • 07 Sep 2010

                  Anonymous, 06 Sep 2010Dude, were u able to fix that issue of accessing android ma... moremate, basic gprs wont allow you to access android market, it wont allow you to sign in to gmail or gtalk, facebook etc as well.

                  its better u get a advanced gprs plan or a wifi connection. i use both.

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                    • abhishek
                    • u{e
                    • 07 Sep 2010

                    How to see videos in a site.
                    It dosent play it except on the youtube.????

                    And how to get javascript enabled browser???

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                      • xxxxxx
                      • vC8
                      • 07 Sep 2010

                      damm... so many delays, was ment to get my mini pro 2 weeks ago, hopefully i can get it by the end of this week, if not ill kill someone.. this phone is soo good!!

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                        • Anonymous
                        • YT8
                        • 07 Sep 2010

                        Sabyasachi Sen, 04 Sep 2010I am using the same phone with airtel but able to use inter... moreThanks for rplying , but I had solved that problem from the se showroom by manual settings, can you tell me how to use wi fi on this handset. When evr I try to connect. Throuh wi fi it always shows connection failed .... Thanks in advance

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                          • AD
                          • nC6
                          • 07 Sep 2010

                          Hi Guys,

                          I am currently in UAE and really interested in buying this handset. Can somebody tell me whether this is a handset worth buying?
                          Also if any of you is also in the mid-east & have bought this phone, please update the review??? I am planning to buy unlocked version.....
                          Thanks
                          AD

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                            • SEX2
                            • GLQ
                            • 07 Sep 2010

                            kdas, 04 Sep 2010Brought the phone 2 days ago.two bugs so far 1) message ... moreNot true on number 1, I've forwarded mutiple times without issues.

                            On number 2, that only happens when you are charging. You won't be able to turn off the phone if plugged in, that's how it is.

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                              • Texter
                              • fum
                              • 06 Sep 2010

                              I love texting but dont like deleting my messages often. Can anyone comment on the amount of space available on this phone for text messages? Or comment on the maximum amount of messages they have been able to have in their inbox at a time?
                              Thanx! =)

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                                • kdas
                                • utN
                                • 06 Sep 2010

                                kdas, 04 Sep 2010Brought the phone 2 days ago.two bugs so far 1) message ... moreFound an alternative to message problem .. install handcent sms from market ..

                                New fact ... no equlizer/presets, no mega bass preset for the media player ..

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • vLy
                                  • 06 Sep 2010

                                  GN'R, 20 Aug 2010u charge ur phone for 10 hours? Dude overcharging also dec... moreDude, were u able to fix that issue of accessing android market with basic gprs.If yes do let me know how to do it.I use vodafone

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                                    • Ash
                                    • vLy
                                    • 06 Sep 2010

                                    @ GN'R dude were you able to solve that issue where you couldn't access android market through basic gprs.If yes please let me know how to get it done.I use vodafone.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • m2n
                                      • 06 Sep 2010

                                      xperia x10 min pro, 04 Sep 2010my xperia mini knows how to swim.. but still functioning.. ... moreYou will better get it cleaned in solvent bath before the verdigrease builds up and shorts something out. I did same with a blackberry storm and it worked OK for a year after but then the screen starting to intermittetly stop displaying.

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                                        • Aslam
                                        • nGR
                                        • 06 Sep 2010

                                        Hi cud sombdy hlp me in answering my query? im using x10 minin pro, i wanna knw how to release the microphone mute while calling or receiving calls??

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