There’s been quite a few price drops on Sony Ericsson handsets lately and here’s another one that’s just come through. While this handset isn’t new, it is refurbished and sold by a trustable UK online retailer. Mobiles.co.uk state that the refurbished handsets are units that have been returned under their 7 day returns policy and have been fully tested and inspected and also come with a full 12 month warranty.

Mobiles are selling refurbished Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini’s for £49.90 on O2, Vodafone and Orange. A £10 top up is required however, taking the overall price for £59.90 with free delivery. Which ever network you choose though, the phone will be unlocked.

The Xperia X10 Mini still retails for other £100 new at other retailers and even with a smaller screen size than the Xperia X8, which we’ve recently seen drop in price, the X10 Mini does have a substantially better camera. The X10 Mini is equipped with a 5 megapixel camera and has flash.

This is last years X10 Mini model, so will not be updated past Android 2.1 which, should be on the phone already. The X10 Mini has removable back covers but, Mobiles say that refurbished handsets might not come with all the accessories, in this case the other replacement back covers. Replacement backs are available on eBay though so you can pick the color of your choice. Another thing to note about this handset, is unlike the other Xperia handsets and the majority of other phones on the market, the X10 Mini does not have a removable battery.

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The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini may be last year’s phone but, it still remains a good choice for those looking for a budget range Android phone. The Xperia X10 Mini usually retails for £119 through O2 and other retailers but, a bargain has been spotted on Argos’ outlet store on eBay.

They are currently selling Xperia X10 Mini’s for just £79.99 with £3.99 postage. In comparison, Argos are selling sim free X10 Mini’s for £234.99. There are currently more than 10 available through the Argos eBay outlet store with 29 sold. How many more than 10 are available though is unknown so if this deal appears, you’d best be quick. They previously had Xperia X8 handsets on O2 for a reasonable £69.99, compared to the usual £99.99 price point but, quickly sold out and only had 16 units in stock.

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When Sony Ericsson announced that they had changed their plans for the Xperia X10 and that it would not be stuck on Android 2.1 but, would instead be upgraded to Android 2.3 during the end of Q2/start of Q3, this pleased many customers. However it still left some of Sony Ericsson’s customers rather angry, as while this was great news for owners of the Xperia X10, it was also announced that the X10 Mini, X10 Mini Pro and Xperia X8 were not part of these plans and would remain on Android 2.1 as previously stated.

When Sony Ericsson have been questioned about this, on both Facebook and Twitter, they’ve given the response that the update would not be coming to those handsets, the same response they gave users asking, or complaining about the X10 not being upgraded. Today however, the Sony Ericsson UK Facebook page team have provided a different answer, in fact different to what they said only yesterday. Instead of the usual, it’s not coming to the X10 Mini range or X8, the reply was that there are no confirmed dates at the moment but to keep checking the Sony Ericsson Product Blog, as any new announcements will be posted on there first. While it doesn’t specifically say an Android update, the reply is different to what we’ve seen before and looks very promising. Someone has already jumped on this answer and questioned it, as to whether there will be an official announcement following. Hopefully Sony Ericsson will provide a further Android update to the users who purchased the Mini versions of the X10 as well. Because while X10 owners are now happier, there are still many X10 Mini, Mini Pro and X8 owners very unhappy and this could change things around. However this pans out, we will keep you updated.

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Big things are about to happen this year for Sony Ericsson as promised during the Consumer Electronics show (CES) 2011.  A video released by Markus Hansson, currently employed by Sony Ericsson, on YouTube announced the company’s integration of Ant+ technology on their smartphone models. This is going to be the first time for smartphones to be integrated with Ant+.

To understand what Ant+ is we must first know what ANT is. ANT is a wireless sensor network that enables wireless devices to communicate with each other. Ant+ basically adds more function to ANT so that it is easier to manage the transfer and collection of data from various devices. Areas that benefit from this are sports, home health and wellness.

What advantages do we get with Ant+ on our Xperia phones? Athletes or those involved in sports activities will benefit from this the most since you will now be able to track your performance such as heart rate or number of steps taken with the use of your phone. All you have to do is install an Ant+ app in your Xperia phone and link it with an Ant+ sensor device such as a heart rate monitor or a pedometer.

The Xperia Arc will have Ant+ enabled during its release. This second quarter the Xperia X10 mini, X10 mini pro and X8 will have a software update which should enable Ant+ technology.

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Now that we have entered the year 2011 what do you think was the best budget phone for 2010? There are many contenders for this category such as the phones from Nokia, Samsung and LG. What we are looking for is a phone that has tons of useful features and comes with a price tag that won’t break our piggy banks.

Here are the qualities we considered the phone must have to be declared the Budget Phone of the Year for 2010.

-          Affordable

-          Can work on almost all networks

-          Capacitive touchscreen

-          Excellent connectivity options ( Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, miniUSB)

-          Excellent multimedia options (FM radio, music player, camera with flash)

-          Running on Android OS

After doing research on all the phones that met our requirements the Xperia X10 mini came out as the winner.  The phone has an average price of £200 and this is already unlocked which means you can use it on any GSM network in any country you travel to. Its small size makes it very handy while its functions are at par with its big brother the Xperia X10.  With the latest OS upgrade of Android 2.1 coming from Sony Ericsson you can be assured of a more stable and faster phone.

If you are looking for a phone with excellent features yet won’t cost a lot then the Xperia X10 mini is the best choice available.

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If free access to the ESPN Goals mobile service wasn’t enough reason to tempt buyers to purchase one of the latest Xperia handsets, Sony Ericsson and ESPN have also partnered up with sports radio station TalkSPORT, to offer a fantastic competition where Xperia buyers can win “a footballer’s salary” which apparently equates to a whopping £100,000!

Along with a grand prize of £100,000, each week there is an opportunity to win £1000 by simply choosing your favorite goal from a choice of three goals given by TalkSPORT. You can enter every week for four weeks to win the £1000 and at the end of the four weeks there will be a grand prize draw for the £100,000. The winner of the grand prize will be announced on November 27th by Sony Ericsson.

More details can be found at the Sony Ericsson Goals Website.

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In partnership with sports news giants ESPN, Sony Ericsson are offering new Xperia X10, X10 Mini, X10 Mini Pro and Xperia X8 buyers three months of free ESPN Goals access.

Running until the 26th of November, if you purchase one of the handsets in the Xperia X10 range and download the ESPN app from the Android Marketplace, you will recieve free access to the full ESPN mobile service, including all the latest goals and video clip highlights from the Barclays Premier League. The service usually costs £3.99 per month (or £29.99 for the entire football season).

So, if you’ve recently purchased an Xperia mobile phone (from the 25th of October), all you need to do to receive this free offer is head over to the Android Marketplace and download/install the ESPN application and your three months of  free access will be added automatically.

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Yes you read that right, although from what I can see, the update isn’t out yet. One of our readers (suavi) has pointed us in the direction of Sony Ericsson’s website. When looking at the Xperia handsets from the company if you go through the video that automatically plays and watch it, just before it finishes the first section of “You can touch it”, it displays the Xperia X10 Mini with the tagline “Our smallest touchscreen slider yet. Now with Android 2.1″. Unfortunately I’m unable to check if this is the same with the X10 as the page for the Xperia X10 also shows me the X10 Mini at the moment. However I will keep checking to see if the X10 page changes as well. Another reader has however told us that CarphoneWarehouse in the UK are promoting the handset as coming with Android 2.1. This isn’t the case on their website though and seems to be in stores only.

The X10 Mini Pro page also remains the same. It keeps the tagline “Our smallest touchscreen slider yet” but, doesn’t mention the version of Android, instead it goes on to say “Mini but mighty”.

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Along with the current color configurations, blue and pink will be added to the line up. The X10 Mini already comes with a pink backplate, however the current color is described as pink/white with the pink being a gradient on the backplate, along with white (take a look at the photos here). The new pink color however is just that, completely pink. Minus the front of course, which remains in black. The same is true for the new blue back, described as an Azur blue.

Which markets the new colors will be released to however is unknown at the moment, as is the when. Subscribe to our blog, or follow us on Twitter for information on when the new colors will be released, as well as any other Xperia news.

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