Sony-Ericsson Xperia Mini & Mini Pro Prices

Got a tip from the local PR of Sony-Ericsson Philippines that the Xperia Mini and Xperia Mini Pro will be coming out in stores this July (though no exact dates yet).

Here are the recommended retail price they gave me:

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini – Php16,990USD 290INR 24,544EUR 276CNY 2,108
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro – Php17,990USD 307INR 25,988EUR 292CNY 2,233

Announced back in February, the Xperia X10 Mini is the smaller version of the X10 with almost the same specs. This is targeted to those who wants the design and features of the phone but cannot afford the Php32USD 0.55INR 46EUR 0.52CNY 4.5k SRP of the X10.

Sony Ericsson XPeria X10 Mini & Mini Pro
2.55â€³ touch screen @ 240Ã—320 pixels
Qualcomm MSM7227 600MHz
128MB internal memory
up to 16GB via microSD card
3G/HSDPA
WiFi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth 2.1
5MP autofocus camera w/ LED flash
GPS w/ aGPS support
Android OS 1.6 w/ TimeScape UI

I’m not sure if the OS will still be v1.6 and not the newer 2.1 although I have this feeling it will be since my X10 still does not have the upgrades available.

Abe Olandres

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46 Comments

PSEspiritu says:

15 years ago

@abeolandres Looks like their sticking to #Android 1.6, at least until the original X10 gets to either 2.1 or 2.2
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anoni says:

15 years ago

seriously??? THAT much of a difference in the price WITH the same specs??? i should wait for this instead of buying HTC Legend then.
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LunaTech says:

15 years ago

i thought it will be cheaper.. guess not
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Miguel says:

15 years ago

Looks like SE is moving the Android platform down to the “regular” phone levels.

So “XPeria” is no longer a premium brand?
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Miguel says:

15 years ago

On the other hand, the Samsung Spica 320×480 at that price or cheaper.

I haven’t used a QVA 320×240 Android phone so I’m not sure how that works out.
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simplynice93 says:

15 years ago

Android OS 1.6 is old. This phone should have been priced 13T or lower.
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Deng says:

15 years ago

I just bought Samsung Corby Pro a few months ago and Sony will be releasing Xperia Mini/MiniPro?

Parang nanghihinayang ata ako.
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rcdiugun says:

15 years ago

@abeolandres Your post doesn’t seem to mention the difference between the mini and the mini-pro. Is there any?
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abeolandres says:

15 years ago

@rcdiugun qwerty keyboard lang, may link sa old entry ko from that post.
rcdiugun says:

15 years ago

@abeolandres Then just 1.6 pa rin? They still haven’t released the 2.1 (or 2.2) update?
abeolandres says:

15 years ago

@rcdiugun nope, bagal nga eh. the SE store that I got it promised 2.0 by May pero wala pa rin.
rcdiugun says:

15 years ago

@abeolandres Why still 2.0? Google already marked that obsolete. :(
abeolandres says:

15 years ago

@rcdiugun Google still somewhat has control/monopoly the OS.
rcdiugun says:

15 years ago

@abeolandres And 2.0 was damn buggy! It’s the reason why 2.1 was released immediately.
rcdiugun says:

15 years ago

@abeolandres I mean, they don’t have to use 2.2. At the very least, they use 2.1 instead of 2.0. 2.1 has been out for a long time already.
abeolandres says:

15 years ago

@rcdiugun Until G shares the source code fo the new version, others cannot get it and tweak it for their handset. Late palagi.
rcdiugun says:

15 years ago

@abeolandres I do hope they release the update soon. Gingerbread is slated to release near the end of the year already.

lawrence says:

15 years ago

@rcdiuguen

check the official blog site of SE. They’ve discussed there that both x10 and x10mini/pro will get android 2.1 by Q3. X10 will even get HD recording via the update. anyway I think it will be better to just wait for x8 with larger screen and resolution than the minis, but a major downgrade with the camera :P it is way cheaper though with estimated price of around 12k++..
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lawrence says:

15 years ago

here’s a preview of the x8

http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_xperia_x8-review-488.php

@abe

i wish u can make a full product review of x10 mini or the upcoming x8. ur blog is one of the best anyway :)
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