[Q] Successor to the mini pro? - Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A

Hi - The Mini Pro has been out for over a year now. It's a great device, and mine is still going strong. But I am getting tempted by other phones, the only problem is that I really want a HW keyboard and there's not many about at the moment. The ones that have keyboards are usually massive.
Do you guys have any suggestions?

spence91 said:
Hi - The Mini Pro has been out for over a year now. It's a great device, and mine is still going strong. But I am getting tempted by other phones, the only problem is that I really want a HW keyboard and there's not many about at the moment. The ones that have keyboards are usually massive.
Do you guys have any suggestions?
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Exactly... I own an htc desire z and I completely stopped using the hw keyborad cz its frankly too big to use comfortably... we need a split keyboard typ hw keyboard for a big screen...lol
For a replacement, samsung galaxy chat is a budget phone with an intresting formfactor.
Only solution is to have potrait slide out hw keyboard lyk the blackberry torch or dell venue pro... but android oems don't look intrested.
So if u wanna big screen...I think its tym u should adopt to onscreen keyboards...
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Sony will not produce any new device with HK
I am holding my mini pro tight!

Landrea said:
Sony will not produce any new device with HK
I am holding my mini pro tight!
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same with me, I am holding my mini pro tight! small but mighty

Landrea said:
Sony will not produce any new device with HK
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Can you give the source for this statement?

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[Q] some1 had the x10 and buy the mini pro???

Hello
I have a x10 and i wanna know if some1 had the x10 and then got a mini pro.....
Can you tell me why you got the pro instet of use the x10.....
I have same problem and kope for help
Damn wrong forum can some move it to general
I have, and only becource off the keyboard...
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My friend has the mini, one of the firsts and the battery doesn't come out, in my pro it comes.
Pro is a little bigger.
Off course the keyboard, is needed if you type allot cause of the small screen.
I have also have the x10 and now i have mini pro and i will never go back to the big brother again, i think it's better then the x10
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I have both, but i still use the x10 as my main phone
ui of the mini pro got annoying realy quickly i installed AWD launcher and its a lot better,
mini pro seems to be quicker in alot of things,
the flash works with the camera automaticly
keyboard is good but have not been able to map keys to and games yet

[Q] Mini or Mini Pro ?

Hi
My question is : which is the best : the Mini or the Mini Pro ?
In fact, I can have the Mini Pro for ~250$, but I can also have the Mini for ~200$, both in black and ~50$ lesser than the Pro (during this week only, in belgium). What I'm afraid of is : with the Mini, the battery is not removable, and with the Pro...well I think i'll never use the AZERTY keyboard because I'm used to the T9 for sms and almost everything else.
So, What do you think ?
Thanks in advance for your advices
If you have small finger, go for Mini. But if you have big finger, go for mini pro. It's a little bit bigger than Mini.
I went for the mini pro and i've found that the keyboard is pretty good.
So good in fact that i've turned off the t9 input completely.. it only takes a second to slide out the keyboard and type what you need..
The SE t9 input looks nice but i don't think it is very effective, at least compared to the other t9 keyboards/keypads i've used (this is a personal opinion, some people love it).
So, i would suggest the mini pro unless you really need a slim phone.
I have both nd I find them both easy to use its all down to preference on which u choose but u will b happy with either one
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So, don't you think that the not removable battery of the Mini is a problem ?
@stluciasound : No, my fingers are not big .
In fact, I've tried them both, I'm impressed of both, and the only two things that makes me doubt are the battery (not removable in the Mini) and the keyboard (in the Mini Pro), well and the price too, lol.
LKnight said:
So, don't you think that the not removable battery of the Mini is a problem ?
@stluciasound : No, my fingers are not big .
In fact, I've tried them both, I'm impressed of both, and the only two things that makes me doubt are the battery (not removable in the Mini) and the keyboard (in the Mini Pro), well and the price too, lol.
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I have had both and i use now my pro, both phones is nice i only use pro because i write much and then is the qwerty keyboard best
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thanks to all
my main issue is the unremovable battery of the Mini, because I think I'll never use the full keyboard of the Pro...
So do you have battery problem with the Mini ?
Finally, I'll wait about a month to buy the Mini Pro.
Even If I don't use the AZERTY keyboard very often, the battery is removable, just in case... (and the 2.1 should be out ^^)
i have both and mini is more beatiful , batery isn`t problem for flashing etc. if you don`t use keyboard buy mini !
go for the mini lighter better looking battery not an issue and why buy a touch phone if your gonna use a keyboard;

[Q] x10 mini or x10 mini pro?

which phone is good? which one do you use? i cant make a choise (
Mini pro if love emailing and texting..
Mini Pro by far, the type feature on the mini is very unsuitable for a small phone and the actual qwerty keyboard on my Mini Pro is perfect, its one of the reasons i did not buy HTC... They are roughly the same price anyway. I got a Mini for my brother first, I liked the Mini so much and really wanted to buy the Mini but then the Mini Pro just came out and opted to wait for the price drop of the Mini Pro, after 2-3 weeks i paid the same price for the Mini Pro as I did for the Mini I bought for my brother. I have acess to both phones and think the Mini Pro is a much better option, another plus side is that Mini Pro's screen also has the hardware to support multi-touch which we currently do not have but may well be cracked by Owain very soon!
PS. Mini Pro is perfect for emulators such as Nesoid, Snesoid as you can configure button inputs and do not have to rely on onscreen touch buttons which will not work on Mini anyway as it will not support the multi-touch.
Mini PRO. Size is almost the same, but the advantage of keyboard is great!
You can play a lot of games from gameboy or psx emulators much better with HW keyboard then the onscreen one..
is there big size difference between them?
not really they're both tiny phones. the pro is slightly heavier but worth the extra bulk
Another thing is that there are no... I don't know the exact word... You know... The thing that covers back the phone and is colorful and also covers the battery... The back cover! xP
There are no back covers for mini pro included when you buy it... That's the only thing that 'annoys' me... There is a variety on mini's box... But I would definetely suggest you buy a mini pro, I am able to type superfast and as the other guys said it's a BIG advantage having a keyboard for emulators and chatting.
And... You can't take the mini's battery off! On contrary, with mini pro, you can. Imagine your phone crashing, you would be in trouble.
Sorry for my dislexia and stupidity, but I just got up! xD
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which phone is good? which one do you use? i cant make a choise (
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x10 mini pro is a better choice. It has a hardware keyboard, which allows u type faster, more convenient. Besides, if u want to play games with emulator eg. snes, gameboid, GBCoid, PSX4Droid..., u cant play well with virtual pad since x10 mini doesn't has multitouch.
essentially i dont play games and dont type message generally.
Then if you are conserned about the money and don't care about inserting and ejecting the battery (something very important for me), then go on and buy a mini...
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Mini pro easly.
Doesnt need explonation
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If you care about money, I'd think that the different in prices between mini and mini pro is not too much. I suggest you mini pro. I don't see any advantage for mini besides color backcovers
in Turkiye the price difference mini and mini pro is 10 dollars. so i gave order mini pro
Nice, make sure you install CyanogenMod when you come to our world! ;-)
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but someone says there are some errors with that rom. reboot,battery,camera etc.
everything works fine for me flashing CM6 final and floyotweaks: battery is the same; camera/camcorder no problems; reboots fixed (people complaining probably have overclocked too high)
Anyway, any problems and you're sure to find a fix on the forum
The system is almost perfect... Of course better than the stock official. But if you don't like it, you can always go back to the official rom you had before you install it, simply with xRecovery. But to return, it must be the same version with the cyanogen version. For example, if you are on 2.1 and install cyanogen froyo (which is 2.2) you cannot go back to it.
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Mini pro beacause of the phisical keyboard and removable battery!
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but someone says there are some errors with that rom. reboot,battery,camera etc.
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No errors.... they need only to do a full clear installation of the 2.1up1 from PC Companion or SEUS, then clear the SD card...
Then install the ROM!
Maybe, at this point, that the phone reboot...
In this case reinstall .zip file and It will works!
Hey bro, i have the mini and i love it. But if i were you id wait until the new sony xperia pro comes out. Its a new version of the mini pro. It will be so much better than the mini and mini pro. And you will be able to unlock the bootloader through sony website so customisation will be better and easier. Anyway cheers, evilbarcode.
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[Q] Can pro have double-touch ?

Just as the title...
Can min Pro have double touch??
Thanks for answer...
from what I've read from previous threads, YES, it can, but not just yet.
THANKS...you give me faith...
try reading these thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848508
don't thank me thank the community for doing such great jobs.
cheer!
daultouch can work successfully now。
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Can anyone confirm Multi touch for x10 Mini NOT Pro
Saw the blog here.. Seems Xda team did it again. Is it supported on X10 mini as well?
nope. mini and mini pro have different hardware on MT so there should be a different script for the mini
jjdoctor said:
Can anyone confirm Multi touch for x10 Mini NOT Pro
Saw the blog here.. Seems Xda team did it again. Is it supported on X10 mini as well?
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sry... but only x10 big and Mini Pro support MT.... mini apparently only has single touch digitizer
riesan said:
sry... but only x10 big and Mini Pro support MT.... mini apparently only has single touch digitizer
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you mean X10 mini will never have MT? I think both have the same screens. Am I right?
I saw an article on endgadget but cant port links since my posts arent yet 10 but I will quote it
However, this one isn’t your usual run of the mill rumor. Our friend Michell over at se-blog did a little bit of research on his own. He managed to contact Synaptics, who are a supplier of touchscreen technologies and learned that the X10 mini sports a ClearPad 2000 solution, which means it supports dual touch, which is the basic form of multi-touch. It may not be available out of the box due to the device launching with Android 1.6 onboard, but it’ll certainly be enabled once the Android OS is updated.
Strangely, Synaptics is the supplier for only the X10 mini and not the X10 mini pro. Is it because Sony Ericsson thought that the mini would be crippled due to the lack of a physical keyboard and hence opted for the technology to provide a better experience? No idea. Sony Ericsson do have a knack of taking strange decisions, this one being another addition to the list.
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Actually the reverse is happening. Now I am seeing multitouch on X10 mini Pro but not X10 mini
jjdoctor said:
you mean X10 mini will never have MT? I think both have the same screens. Am I right?
I saw an article on endgadget but cant port links since my posts arent yet 10 but I will quote it
Actually the reverse is happening. Now I am seeing multitouch on X10 mini Pro but not X10 mini
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I'm sorry, you will never have MT , engadget its the worse gossip publisher, and no, Mini pro have different digitizer (CYP-CY8CTMA300), better than mini, better than even big X10, capable with multitouch, and no dualtouch like X10 (Clearpad2000), or single touch like mini (Clearpad1000).. sorry, but let it die!
D4rKn3sSyS said:
I'm sorry, you will never have MT , engadget its the worse gossip publisher, and no, Mini pro have different digitizer (CYP-CY8CTMA300), better than mini, better than even big X10, capable with multitouch, and no dualtouch like X10 (Clearpad2000), or single touch like mini (Clearpad1000).. sorry, but let it die!
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well that really disappoints me coz i ordered my xperia mini today. anyway i didnt like the pro. wanted a cute small set and i dont think multitouch is that important (grapes are sour)
jjdoctor said:
well that really disappoints me coz i ordered my xperia mini today. anyway i didnt like the pro. wanted a cute small set and i dont think multitouch is that important (grapes are sour)
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Then you should consider buying new mini/mini pro then...
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buy the 2nd gen of mini's. it is better. yet. XD
D4rKn3sSyS said:
I'm sorry, you will never have MT , engadget its the worse gossip publisher, and no, Mini pro have different digitizer (CYP-CY8CTMA300), better than mini, better than even big X10, capable with multitouch, and no dualtouch like X10 (Clearpad2000), or single touch like mini (Clearpad1000).. sorry, but let it die!
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better than even big x10,capable with multitouch, meanting that pro can have more than two finger touch ???
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? Why is Mini Pro capable of while Mini isn't?! I mean Mini relies only on its touchscreen whereas the Pro might even add functionality to some apps with the keyboard.
Anyone knows the answer why SE chose for that? (was mini released before the Pro i.e.? Or maybe loves the Pro more, like I do? ).

[Q] Xperia Mini & Mini Pro to get 2.3 GREAT !

Well im talking about new launching xperia mini & mini pro NOT xperia x10 mini & mini pro
Guys i have a suggestion..... Let me know your views.
Well i think this way,
Since SE is not planning on giving any upgrade to xperia x10 mini & mini pro...But is going to give it to the new xperia mini & mini pro which SE is launching.....
I think we should all convince SE to give out an offer for existing xperia x10 mini & mini pro users to exchange their xperia x10 mini & mini pro for new xperia mini & mini pro (which they are lauching or i guess launched in some places) @ a minimal cost say between 20% - 50% of the new launching xperia mini & mini pro or whatever we all agree on???
Cant we trying doing this....?
XDA has lot of members & i think wid all this no. of members we can atleast try???
There's already rumours about the 1st gen mini & mini pro getting 2.3.
The newest source (Vodafone Australia Blog) has said they could be working on it within 6 weeks or less. So things are certinly looking good for those who have the older xperia range.
This is recived 2 weeks after it was announced that the x10 would get an update to 2.3 due to demand.
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and here's the link to the blog. http://blog.vodafone.com.au/blog/device-software-wrap-up-110804/
GREAT!
ryant22 said:
there's already rumours about the 1st gen mini & mini pro getting 2.3.
The newest source (vodafone australia blog) has said they could be working on it within 6 weeks or less. So things are certinly looking good for those who have the older xperia range.
This is recived 2 weeks after it was announced that the x10 would get an update to 2.3 due to demand.
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and here's the link to the blog. http://blog.vodafone.com.au/blog/device-software-wrap-up-110804/
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great news thanks for that
Orange uk were already telling our old minis customers there not getting the update but were stopping Stocking android in 2012 so idk
But the phone does not have the hardware
Well thats what im being told to say anyway
I think we know diferent
kormatoes said:
Orange uk were already telling our old minis customers there not getting the update but were stopping Stocking android in 2012 so idk
But the phone does not have the hardware
Well thats what im being told to say anyway
I think we know diferent
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Odd, why would a carrier just drop a whole range of phones like that?
and oh yes, i heard it from vodafone staff too when i first bought my MP. but i didn't buy it too long after the 2.1 update, so i wasn't too fussed about the software, the design was what sold this phone to me
and then... i found you guys and all was good!
but now (mini pro) we have the full 5MP camera (not sure if the mini has it yet) in our custom roms im not sure that there is a point to getting it as on the x10 they didnt even update the kernel so i doubt there woould be any benefits unless they enabled multi touch further than we have from slades driver (e.g 3 point or the full 7)
Already have it.
Yeah to have the official one would be nice.
it's an aquired taste, some people don't want all the extra in the roms like Cyanogenmod. and just want the official upgrade
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Odd, why would a carrier just drop a whole range of phones like that?
and oh yes, i heard it from vodafone staff too when i first bought my MP. but i didn't buy it too long after the 2.1 update, so i wasn't too fussed about the software, the design was what sold this phone to me
and then... i found you guys and all was good!
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Because of bugs and problems and android not screaning aplications properly before putting them on market
Were only going to be doing wp iphone and blackberry
Such a shame I think
But also vodaphone au removed the post and commented on there fb page to say it was a mistake
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great news thanks for that
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Dude thats just for x10 mini pro....
what about x10 mini???
i think guys we should all come together for this & demand together @ SE community site either for upgrade or my idea...

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