O2 Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini ~€101

biebiebie

Nice little phone this. Running Android gingerbread, and said to be updated to Ice Cream Sandwich late April / early May.

Has a very well thought out UI that complements the 3" screen. 1ghz 2nd gen SnapDragon Chipset, 5MP camera with led flash, Adobe flash, and a good loud speaker. Phone appears to nip along nicely with no lag.

Its small size won't suit everyone, but if you have small fingers then should be fine.

Anyhow available on the O2 website for €129. However order via FatCheese fo r€15 cash back, and use coupon code O2ONLINE O2COUPON for an additional €12.90 off. Final cost is €101.10. Happy days.

Stench Blossoms

I have one of these phones and it is possibly the worst phone i've ever owned.

Zonda999

Not a bad price in fairness. Amazon don't sell it themselves but all of their sellers want over £160 GBP for it. That would bring the phone to somewhere near to €200. Very niche handset though, wouldn't fancy it myself

Oafley Jones

Stench Blossoms wrote: »

I have one of these phones and it is possibly the worst phone i've ever owned.

Really?!? Or are you talking about the x10 mini pro again, which is a completely different phone?

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=74637657

Kristopherus

Stench Blossoms wrote: »

I have one of these phones and it is possibly the worst phone i've ever owned.

You're not talking about the same phone .This one has most of the system that the Xperia Arc has and the Arc is one of the best phones of 2011.

biebiebie

Yeah the X10 phones weren't the best - how anyone can use a 2.5" screen is beyond me. Safe To say the first generation of Sony Ericsson phones left a sour taste in many peoples mouths.

However Sony listened, learned by their mistakes, and has improved its Android offerings. They are one of the first companies to announce upgrades for their current handsets to Ice Cream Sandwich.

Having recently used the Xperia Play, I'm impressed by their Android interface. It makes a refreshing change to HTCs Sense UI imho.

This latest Xperia Mini has received good reviews as its vastly improved over the previous X10.

Zonda999

Yeah, Worth mentioning too that the processor in this is the very same as the ARC, which was/is SE's top phone in 2011. Getting it in a phone for €100 means it certainly should be nippy. Most phones in this price have a 600 or 800MHz chip at best

eoinm1

Has any one bought this yet?

I had a go at getting it last night as an o2 upgrade, i am an existing customer.
The code: O2ONLINE would not work on the website

Regards,
Eoin

biebiebie

Sorry, code is O2COUPON, will update first post.

eoinm1

biebiebie thank you very much for this.
i just bought as an upgrade for 116.10 with your discount and then fatchees give 10 back on an upgrade so all in all 106 e for a nice spec android.

Will show my sister also.

thanks,
eoin

uck51js9zml2yt

can these be unlocked easily? I'm on 3 and looking to use it.

The_Conductor

Brayan CoolS Jackhammer wrote: »

can these be unlocked easily? I'm on 3 and looking to use it.

Its an O2 phone- they don't tend to lock theirs unlike 3/Meteor etc

BostonB

Every O2 phone I ever owned was locked.

Stench Blossoms

Oafley Jones wrote: »

Really?!? Or are you talking about the x10 mini pro again, which is a completely different phone?

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=74637657

Kristopherus wrote: »

You're not talking about the same phone .This one has most of the system that the Xperia Arc has and the Arc is one of the best phones of 2011.

Or...I am talking about the same phone because I was given this as a replacement.

Soarer

Not sure the fatcheese money will come through since you've used another coupon on the site.

The Tyre Dude

Got one yesterday in store for €120, amazing little phone and I like the small size. I am having a problem with it knocking out our modem on the wifi requiring me to restart it, three other devices (mac) in the house don't do that...

uck51js9zml2yt

The Tyre Dude wrote: »

Got one yesterday in store for €120, amazing little phone and I like the small size. I am having a problem with it knocking out our modem on the wifi requiring me to restart it, three other devices (mac) in the house don't do that...

Was it locked ?

The Tyre Dude

Brayan CoolS Jackhammer wrote: »

Was it locked ?

Bought from an O2 store.

zing

The Tyre Dude wrote: »

Bought from an O2 store.

That doesn't necessarily means it's locked to their network though

The_Conductor

The Tyre Dude wrote: »

Got one yesterday in store for €120, amazing little phone and I like the small size. I am having a problem with it knocking out our modem on the wifi requiring me to restart it, three other devices (mac) in the house don't do that...

Assign it an IP address at the router- rather than allowing it to choose its own- it would appear its trying to use resources already allocated to other devices on your network

BostonB

Stench Blossoms wrote: »

Or...I am talking about the same phone because I was given this as a replacement.

Will you be posting any useful information why you didn't like it?

mondeo

Thanks for the info chaps. That Xperia mini looks like a decent little phone. Screen is abit small though but it looks like the best one for the price:)

BostonB

I think the price is decent, but I didn't like the X10 mini pro because the screen was too small, this is a little bit better res. But I wonder would I still find the mini a bit small. Still it has a good radio and SQ and its hard to find that in a smart phone at this price. Personally I didn't want to spend 150~200 on a phone.

54kroc

BostonB wrote: »

I think the price is decent, but I didn't like the X10 mini pro because the screen was too small, this is a little bit better res. But I wonder would I still find the mini a bit small. Still it has a good radio and SQ and its hard to find that in a smart phone at this price. Personally I didn't want to spend 150~200 on a phone.

The xperia play might be worth a look, It's easily the best value phone around at the moment imo.

The Tyre Dude

smccarrick wrote: »

Assign it an IP address at the router- rather than allowing it to choose its own- it would appear its trying to use resources already allocated to other devices on your network

Sorry to go OT but can you elaborate on this, not sure how to do that?

uck51js9zml2yt

54kroc wrote: »

BostonB wrote: »

I think the price is decent, but I didn't like the X10 mini pro because the screen was too small, this is a little bit better res. But I wonder would I still find the mini a bit small. Still it has a good radio and SQ and its hard to find that in a smart phone at this price. Personally I didn't want to spend 150~200 on a phone.

The xperia play might be worth a look, It's easily the best value phone around at the moment imo.

Everywhere is out of stock on the play

orchidsrpretty

You won't get the cashback from fatcheese using the code O2Coupon, I used that code for the xperia play and did'nt get cashback as it wasn't a fatcheese code.

BostonB

54kroc wrote: »

The xperia play might be worth a look, It's easily the best value phone around at the moment imo.

I missed the offer, and I kinda thought it was a bit too bulky. It didn't seem that well constructed either.

biebiebie

orchidsrpretty wrote: »

You won't get the cashback from fatcheese using the code O2Coupon, I used that code for the xperia play and did'nt get cashback as it wasn't a fatcheese code.

I also bought the Xperia Play using the discount code. However I DID get the €15 awarded on FatCheese. I've also bought the Mini. The FatCheese €15 cash back is currently pending. Based on my experience with the Play, I expect that €15 to be awarded too.

jeremyr62

My son bought the O2 PAYG Xperia Mini tonight online as an upgrade. The OPs 10% off code was reported as expired so maybe that's it for now. EURO129 still a decent enough price for it though, especially when compared to EURO179 for Wildfire S.

FearDark

Kristopherus wrote: »

You're not talking about the same phone .This one has most of the system that the Xperia Arc has and the Arc is one of the best phones of 2011.

After having two Arc's I can say that's bull.

Jonny7

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biebiebie

@jonny7 that's the Mini pro you're talking about, similar to the Mini, but with a slide out keyboard. I'd imagine that's a little chunkier/heavy all right. The €101 price is for the Mini (not Mini pro). Just Thought I'd clarify.

BostonB

FearDark wrote: »

After having two Arc's I can say that's bull.

BostonB wrote: »

Will you be posting any useful information why you didn't like it?

Is that helpful to anyone looking at this phone? Whats a better option for 129?

ooter

Does anyone know if these phones are unlocked?

BostonB

This thread wasn't encouraging

http://talk.sonyericsson.com/thread/23313?start=90&tstart=0

intonas

10% off code ''02COUPON'' is expired, I've tried it today
Is there any other promotional code around?

Stench Blossoms

BostonB wrote: »

Thats actually helpful to anyone looking at this phone.

Whats a better option for 129?

If a low quality camera doesn't matter then the Samsung Galaxy Y (99) and the HTC Explorer (129) are good options.

BostonB

Stench Blossoms wrote: »

If a low quality camera doesn't matter then the Samsung Galaxy Y (99) and the HTC Explorer (129) are good options.

Why? Even ignoring the camera their specs are worse in every way.

Stench Blossoms

BostonB wrote: »

Why? Even ignoring the camera their specs are worse in every way.

You asked for a suggestion, i gave it. Done here.