Beaddictive

Reviewed by:	David Foulds (contact)
Title:	Sony Ericsson X10 mini
Category:	Mobile phones
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I bought this as I wanted a small phone that would slip easily into a pocket. It certainly does that and feels nice in the hand. It measures 83 x 50 x 16 mm and weighs just 88g. It has a 5MP camera with auto-focus and LED flash though the screen is a bit small.

The phone is powered by Google's Android OS which is a nice alternative to Apple's iOS. You can install lots of different applications to get new features or to override the default camera for example. You can also add small widgets to the home screen, such as to see a weather forecast or to see your Twitter feed.

The Android Market, much like the App Store, has a huge range of games and applications and most of them are free. I have noticed that some apps are flagged as incompatible and that may be due to the small screen size :(

As a developer Android is great for tinkering with and I have just started learning how to write applications for it.

I bought this for £100 and it was a bargain!