Sony's gaming division may be working tirelessly to sew up the loose ends of its PlayStation Network, but Sony Ericsson, the company's smartphone branch, is having no such woes. Today they unveiled a pair of brand new Android smartphones to join the company's Xperia handset line. The Xperia Mini and Xperia Mini Pro bring a decidedly diminutive touch to Sony's handset offerings — much like the Veer has done for HP.
Both the standard Mini and Mini Pro will run Android 2.3 Gingerbread right out of the gate, a notable feature considering much of the Android market is still using version 2.2 Froyo. The phones sport 3" touch displays, 720p HD video recording capability, integrated Facebook features, and Sony's DLNA connection technology that allows users to toss media from the phone to compatible Bravia TVs.
The Pro model ups the ante and adds slide-out "Smart Keyboard" which automatically predicts what you want to use it for. For example, if you're surfing the web and slide open the keyboard the cursor automatically jumps to the search or address bar. No word on a specific launch date was given, but Sony expects to release the new pair in the fall.
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