The Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro is a follow-up on an interesting little handset that launched last year. It was a lower-end phone with a tiny 2.5-inch screen with a slide-out landscape keyboard. Usually, anything with a QWERTY keyboard and smaller screen you’ll see in a portrait orientation, a la BlackBerry, but the Mini Pro held a lot of charm for breaking that norm.
The phone is now back with a few significant specification upgrades, like a sharper, bigger screen and faster processor. It’s still cute, and the keyboard is remains surprisingly usable, but does it stand out as a realistic option in a sea of more traditionally-minded smartphones?