Sony Xperia mini

318 reviews

May, 2013

Positive
Responsiveness (35)
Screen (29)
Camera (21)
Value for money (20)
Portability (17)

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Features (8)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 317 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviews about the portability and value for money are generally positive. The camera and screen also get good comments, but there are some negative comments about the features.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Cell phones the Sony Xperia mini is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 89/100 = Very good quality.

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Expert review by: GSMArena team (gsmarena.com)

Sony Ericsson Xperia mini review: Small is the new big

It comes in a small package but has power to spare. Lovely little phone, assuming you can keep up with it. The Sony Ericsson Xperia mini is a full-fledged smartphone and you'll need to be at ease with its multiple identities. But it's not moping around...

Quad-band GSM /GPRS/EDGE support ; 7.2 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA ; 3" 16M-color capacitive LED-backlit LCD touchscreen of HVGA resolution (320 x 480), Sony Mobile BRAVIA engine ; Android OS v2.3 Gingerbread ; 1 GHz Scorpion CPU, Adreno 205 GPU,...

No smart dialing ; No front-facing camera ; Loudspeaker performance is a mixed-bag ; No DivX/XviD support ; Typing a bit tricky on the smallish screen ; Doubtful video recording quality

Many contemporary phones choose not to get obsessed with size. The Sony Ericsson Xperia mini is – but it works the other way around. Let’s just say it doesn’t want to get into the Freudian end of things. Big phones don’t seem to have the ambiguous...

Aug, 2011

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Expert review by: PhoneArena Team (phonearena.com)

Sony Ericsson Xperia mini Review

Ultra-compact smartphones may not be as popular as their large-screened counterparts, but that doesn't mean there isn't a nice, cosy place in the market for them, be it a bit smaller. At least, that's what Sony Ericsson tries to convince us in, by...

Aug, 2011

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Expert review by: Catalin Alexandru (geeky-gadgets.com)

Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Hands On

We recently sat down with Sony Ericsson reps to have a look at the company's smallest and yes, one could easily make the case, cutest offering, the Xperia Mini. Sony Ericsson are calling it the smallest Android smartphone in the world with HD video...

What this does is couple any phone-specific activities with Facebook-specific ones throughout the UI. A contact’s Facebook status and pictures are available just by accessing it from the phone’s menu, no need to pull up the actual Facebook app. You can...

May, 2011

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Expert review by: (hardwarezone.com)

Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini

The newer Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini is a toned down version of its keyboard-equipped phone for those looking for an affordable, fuss-free smartphone. Find out more about this petite device from our evaluation after the jump.

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Consumer review by: (amazon.com)

Amazon review summary for the Sony Xperia mini

alaTest has collected and analyzed 33 user reviews of the Sony Xperia mini from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.5/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

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76% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

May, 2013

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Consumer review by: Dimitar (amazon.com)

The smallest Android phone

I was looking for a small phone, not bigger than the palm of my hand, which at the same time has all features of a smart phone - WiFi, GPS, multi-touch screen etc.

Oct, 2012

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Consumer review by: DreamCatcher (amazon.com)

Tiny but Mighty!

I cannot resist it because it is the smallest Android phone (Ice-cream sandwich) in the market. It takes some efforts to make this phone the perfect one for me though. Well, it's not an iphone. So some add-on's needed.

Sep, 2012

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Consumer review by: V. Verdes "Andrew" (amazon.com)

Nice little phone. An upgrade from Samsung

I've had the phone for a few days only but i played with it and explored all the capabilities, functions and features. the Samsung galaxy S wasn't as sweet as this little phone. It was rather bitter and I was constantly running into issues with it that...

Sep, 2012

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Consumer review by: A. khan (amazon.com)

Beautiful Phone, AT&T configuration issues, compatible to Mac

I got the phone last night. No issues connecting to WiFi. If you are using AT&T, and 3G, make sure to have them add your IMEI number in their system. For me it was a nightmare, AT&T tech was frustrating to say the least. They could not configure the...

Sep, 2012

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Consumer review by: HBBR (amazon.com)

Nice phone

I received the phone promptly from Amazon. I was little bit worried about the overheating problem. The phone has a prepaid T-Mobile Sim card with no data plan. The phone works fine with t-mobile so far - calls, vm and texting. The phone was used for a...

Sep, 2012

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