Compact, Slide Side Out, Android Gingerbread, Mini, Qwety Keyboard. That the main five key features that seem to be suitable for this Smartphone. Yes Sony Ericsson Xperia mini Pro is an Android Powered Smartphone with Compact Slide Side out form factor and equipped with Physical four (4) rows Qwerty Keyboard (As you can see from the image that we gave you below). As usual, beside talking about the phone Specs, Features and Design, we would also give you a resume and download links of Sony Ericsson Xperia mini pro.
Let me tell you about something relating to the “name and rumor” about ths Xperia mini Pro. Actually, this phone has been gossiped as the second Generation 2nd of Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini Pro (Android Donut/ Eclair), and supposed to be called as Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini Pro2. You can say by this on the matter of the design that almost look alike with X10 mini Pro, but of course with may enhanced in some aspect (especially the hardware CPU, memory and Operating System of Android). This phone also has a code name series as SK17i, that why we can called as Sony Ericsson SK17i Xperia mini Pro.
Today, the Smartphone without touchscreen ability seems to be named as “non-smartphone”, and of course for Sony Ericsson Xperia mini Pro, the Display that has diagonal diameter size 2.55 inches also manufactured with Touchscreen material. It currently equipped with LED Backlit LCD (for bright view even on direct sun light) on capacitive Touchscreen. Sony Ericsson SK17i screen also has 16M colors with 240 x 320 QVGA pixels resolution and has plenty of screen features, tools and sensors.
it powered with Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine, Accelerometer sensor for automatically on orientation portrait and landscape mode, Timescape User Interface, Auto turning of while calling with Proximity sensor, and polished with scratch resistant surface material. As an Slide design with physical qwerty keyboard, the thickness of this Xperia mini pro is “on average”, it about 17mm thin with 90 x 52 mm (about 3.5 × 2.0 × 0.7 inches) on height and width. It also about 120 grams on its weight. What else? Read on “Specification” Tab to find our more about Specs and Features of SE XPeria mini Pro SK17i.
Sony Ericsson Xperia mini pro Manual SK17i Extended User Guide Quick Resume
Just like others handset (at this case smartphone) Android by Sony Ericsson, there is no Quick Start Guide / Getting Started Guide Manual. This also occurred on Sony Ericsson Xperia mini Pro that only has the User Guide (sometime usually named as User Manual, and specially for SE, it been named as Extended User Guide), without the availability of its QSG – Quick Start Guide.
The picture that we shown you below, actually has a green leaf colors but we already edited and changed in to black and white (grey) color to make it easy to read and understand if it been embedded to this post. It shown the keys and parts of SE SK17i, such as the proximity sensor, ear speaker, connector, power key / sleep key, light sensor, Camera lens and LED, strap hole, back/home/menu keys and more. You can read the original picture and tutorial at page 11 of the User Manual under “Phone Overview” Section.
On you might wanna know the features on SE Xperia mini Pro might be how you gonna use the Sony Ericsson Time Scape. It including how to view it and connect it to your Facebook or Twitter account, learning to use Timescape widget or setting it. Please open page 48-50 to learn about this further. How about sychroniasing your contact and email in the Phone via Google Sych or your contacts? Read it on page 57 of the UM PDF.
How about learning the instruction manual how you can perform Factory Data Reset aka Hard / Master Reset on this Sony Ericsson XPeria mini Pro? Go to page 110 of the Extended User Guide of the phone and under “Resetting the phone” section you can follow the instruction steps how to do this. Tap Home Screen > Setting > Privacy > Factory Data Reset > Erase SD Card > Reset phone > Erase everything.
You can also learn how to use the Alarm clock, learning to pairing the bluetooth to others bluetooth device, connecting to access point area (hotspot) via Wi-Fi, learning to find a solution on common problem that may appears on the phone (troubleshooting), using the FM Radio, how to use the Camera to create Video or Photo, and more.
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Sony Ericsson Xperia mini pro SK17i Specifications
SE Xperia mini pro works to supports GSM technology data networks. (don’t know yet for CDMA version) It works under quad band GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 Mhz and for HSDPA 900/2100 Mhz or HSDPA 850/ 1900/2100 Mhz. Especially for HSDPA, it can be used up to HSDPA 7.2Mbps and HSUPA 5.76Mbps. Sony Ericsson Xperia mini pro uses Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdrogon for its CPU at 1GHz Speed of Scorpion processor with Andreno 205 GPU (Graphic Processor). The memory has 128MB storage (built ini) and 512MB of RAM. For the OS, it still uses Android OS with the latest version Android for Smartphone; the Gingerbread Android 2.3 version. For microSD external memory, it supports up to 16GB.
For the colors body casing of SE Xperia mini pro, it currently available for 3 colors (according to Official page of SE SK17i at here): Red, Black, Pear White. As you can see at the figure above, it seems the read and pearl white only differs on the matter of side stripping color.
It has dual camera attached on the rear and front side of the body of Xperia mini pro. One that can be used for Video Calling is the one in front facing side, and the main Camera for Video Recording (720p HD) and also Photo Shot available on the back side of the body and has resolution about 5 Megapixel. Accompanying this 5MP Camera, the Flash Light (LED Light) for Photo flash, Automatic Focus, Video Light (LED), Geotagging and also has Photo Editor.
This SE SK17i also has GPS (with AGPS support), Stereo FM Radio with RDS, Music and Video Player for MP4, MP3, eAAC+, WMV, WMA, WAV, and 3GP (H.263/ H.264). Of course you can also find Google preloaded mobile Applications such as Google Search, Google Talk, Google Maps, Calendar, YouTube, Android Market and more. This gadget also support Java via Java MIDP emulator. For the battery it uses 1200 mAh Lithium Ion battery.
Table of Contents of Sony Ericsson Xperia mini pro Manual SK17i Extended User Guide
Important Information
Android – What and Why?
Getting Started
Getting to know your phone
Calling
Contacts
Messaging
Google Talk
Sony Ericsson Timescape
Getting started with Android Market
PlayNow service
Getting Organised
Synchronising
Connecting to wireless networks;
Wi-Fi
Virtual Private Networks VPNs,
Music
TrackID technology
FM Radio
Taking photos and recording videos
Viewing your photos and videos in Gallery
Bluetooth wireless technology
Connecting your phone to a computer
Location services
Locking and protecting your phone
Updating your phone
Phone settings overview
Icon overview
Application Overview
User Support
Troubleshooting
Legal information
Index
Sony Ericsson Xperia mini pro Manual SK17i Extended User Guide PDF Download French Spanish English
Before you turning your phone ON for the first time, you absolutely need to know how to assemble it to others part (SIM/ microSD memory, back cover, battery, etc) to the Sony Ericsson Xperia mini Pro SK17i. The picture that we shown you below would help you to do that. It would help you to know how to open back cover of the phone in proper ways, learning to insert and install microSD memory storage exteral and also SIM card, remove and assemble the battery to its compartment, learning to turning it on, charging it and more.
We gave you three kind of User Manual of Sony Ericsso n Xperia mini Pro on the matter of languages: English, French and Spanish. Please download one of them that suit for your native. Enjoy!
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- Download User Guide / Manual of Sony Ericsson Xperia mini Pro | Language: English | Page: 116 | PDF Size: 10.9MB
- Download User Guide / Manual of Sony Ericsson Xperia mini Pro | Language: Spanish | Page: 120 | PDF Size: 10.9MB
- Download User Guide / Manual of Sony Ericsson Xperia mini Pro | Language: French | Page: 120 | PDF Size: 10.9MB
deepak says
how to OPERATE AND USE A-GPS IN SONY ERICSSION XPERIA MINI PRO………I JUST BOUGHT THIS CELL…
adarsh says
how to make a video call in sk17i?
baste says
How to remove sim card?
adriana says
How come when I take pictures with my phone, it doesn’t show the date when I transfer them to the computer?
Can I change the format of the name of the pictures on my phone? like 2012_01_07_pic12.jpg something like this.
thanks
Eveline says
I have the same question! Has anybody the answer? thanks!
Niels says
The display resolution of Xperia mini pro sk17i is not 240×320 but 320×480. Just saying.
Neng winza says
apakah sony ericsson SK17i bisa support dengan kartu CDMA ?
kartu CDMA ap yang support?
yuvaraj says
hi, last one month message outgoing is OK but incoming message is not received is there any setting to be changed
MANI.M.S says
Hi Sony Ericsson team,I bought Sony Ericsson xperia mini pro sk17i this month.To install GPRS settings i requested my network provider tatadocomo.But I got replay that my device does not support GPRS service automatically.And they sent me GPRS settings as SMS and told me to in put mannually.But I could not do it properly. Now the funny thing is if start brousing monoy deduct from my account ,but canot brouse.What shall i do. Regards Mani.
jannick laursen says
i lost min
Atanu Das says
How can I delete gadjet from front page of mobile xperia sk17i.
abdulbari says
hi , I have just purchased xperia mini.It is difficult to insert the sim card . I have been trying to remove the sim card but I could not .
ply tell my how to remove that sim card ?
Rohit says
sir/madam
I have mobile xperia sk17i,How to save message which i receive to my sim card
Varghese kurian says
Hi Sony Team,
I just bought the sony ericson xperia mini pro(sk17i) yesterday and having a bit tough time. Do I have an option to move the pics that I capture into my desired location/folder? If yes, please advise.
GVVM RAO says
hi sony ericsson team,
i have bought sony xperia mini pro before 2-3 months .
now the problem wht i am facing is there is no out going from the phone (but the messages are coming and incoming calls) but i am not able to call others
how can i come across this problem???
Banco says
Hi SE team. I bought SE mini pro sk17i, and after few days of using, I had a problem (or I made a problem, with unappropriate using)…
So, battery life was 1 whole day under hard pressure, but at once, battery start to discharge for 3 hours, without pressure. in battery using option was writen for keypad 49% !? I noticed little sign in up-right corner – H-letter with arrow, and 3G letters- blinked all time.
Then friend told me to try with hardware reset, and everyting is Ok now.
Do you know what I did with my phone…?
p.s. sorry becouse bad english language, but i hope that you can understand…
thanx in advance.
euspff izham says
how to make the light sensor to be on
loraine says
does this phone have a memo
Mamun Rahman says
i have bought SE Xperia mini pro a month back. now touch screen is not working some area like top right/left & middle position of handset. also notification bar on top is not pulling out for the same. i had made the factory restore with data back up in my PC. but problem not yet solved.
pls advice me what i shall do to solve the above trouble.
Rizni says
How to use video call from this device pls friends
T V Prakasan says
sir, i have bought experia mini pro sk17i, i dont now about how to make a vedio call?
mailad says
how do i tun off internet . i tuen on in but icant turn off./?
clenton says
how can off viberate menu key and back key to xperia mini pro sk17i please ans me?
chandra bhushan says
Hi Sony team
Before 10 month’s i’hv bought to S E Xperia mini pro sk17i that time there price 16000 I’hv 1st time bought to S E but unfortunately ist my very bad experiences because i’hv many time save to GPRS setting in my S E phone but i c’nt use to internet facility in your SE Xp SK17I like face book,mail,you tube,download to any game and other any application and there SE Xp sk17i battery back up is very poor its hardly spot to 6-7 hrs in the day after 7 hrs again charging to phone
so please advise to me how can i’hv use to my internet facility properly in SE Xperia mini pro sk17i.
I hope you have sure help to me and short out to my problem
thnx to sony team
bimal says
im not using facebook n google n other site,but why my balance is still going.
And how to exit google n other program while its running if i click back then i will just minimis not exit like nokia
bi2 says
hi,
how 2 minimise d running application????? because whenver i m using opera mini for net browsing if i came out of this apps and again open this apps it is openin from start not showing history or last page which i have opened.
regards/ prathamesh
Anu says
i didn’t know, where i get the voice recorder in my Xperia mini pro sk17i.
please give advise.
Rishitha says
how to make a video call in sk17i?
Protik says
Hello sony team, I bought a sony xperia mini pro sk17i about 6 months before.It was giving good service for a few months but i am facing a problem with it.The problem is that the call log of my mobile isn’t displayed.such as missed call, received call’s and dial call’s. For this reason i am facing a lot of problems.I sincerely want your help.
vishal says
hi sony team
from last few days I have problem in setting the in-call volume of my mini pro sk17i. plz help me
rozick says
my xperia does not shows memory card/sd card
abu shahiran says
how can I switch on the light sensor?