Finally I decided to bite the Android Bullet today and after days’ of contemplation on which mobile phone to buy, I ordered Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini ST15i from Flipkart.
While choices ranged from Nokia E5 to HTC Wildfire, I kept coming back to Android based mobile phones and Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini ST15i caught my fancy like no other mobile phone in the same price bracket.
With Android 2.3.3 running on top of a 1GHZ Snapdragon Processor and 512MB of RAM, this chubby little Sony isn’t going to be a slouch and even though I suspect that it is going to go through its 1200mAh battery faster than a hungry dog goes through a bowl of food. It just seems so worth it, whether it is due to its compact form factor, speedy processor, 720p video recording, Timescape UI or the fact that all this costs less than Rs. 13,000!
Of course the primary lure remains the Snapdragon Processor, which is at least couple of hundred megahertz faster than any other Android Mobile Phone in the same price bracket!
A view which only gets reaffirmed after seeing this demonstration of the beautiful yet quick, Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini ST15i’s Timescape UI by folks at GSM Arena.
Now I can’t wait to get my hands on my new mobile phone, my third Sony Ericsson one and eighth overall. Hopefully the folks at Flipkart would keep their promise and deliver the Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini ST15i within 4 working days, after which I would be able to post an unboxing video or at least some photographs, followed by a full review.
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Congrats Yogesh,
Android indeed is a great OS. I’ve been using both Blackberry and Android and have been hooked on to Android since I got it. Plus the s/w available for Android OS in the market place is simply mind boggling. Additionally I am happy that you have bought an Android OS phone as when you start using it we would start getting updates on Android OS and various software’s for travellers and Android users alike.
Congrats once again
Cheers
Harjeev
Thanks Harjeev, initially I was thinking of buying Nokia E5, but ended up spending 4k more, mainly due to the fact that there are a plethora of Apps available for Android.
Right now I am waiting impatiently for the device to arrive, so that I can start messing around with it, especially when it comes to GPS. In case you are using any GPS Trail logging app which is good, please do let me know.
Congrats YS… First of all, congratulations… and for GOD’s sake, don’t ever think that i am stalking you.. 🙂
I am all eager for your review of the device. As my wife’s birthday is approaching fast, now I know what she is gonna get as b’day present….
Congrats again……
Thanks and don’t worry about that at all. Will post the review after I get somewhat used to the phone, though with the expected delivery date of Friday, I am getting all too impatient.
At flipkart it is 12990, Letsbuy 13K+, still keep waiting as preorder.
I bought it for my brother from Infibeam @12555
Thats a nice price, have they delivered? Mine was delivered within 4 days by Flipkart, also bought a 8gb memory card from them, which they delivered in the morning and phone in the evening, all through their own delivery people.
How was your experience with Infibeam?
I came across a 2200 mAh battery for xperia mini on ebay…
Model no. EP 500
I think this could be a part of the fix for the battery backup…
Some one please re-confirm it If
It is availabe in the local mkt.
If u have a mobile market around u…
And fyi I will also hunt for the same in manish mkt which is near CST, Mumbai
Coz im also planning to buy the same phone…
And btw the phone is worth it
Frankly speaking, I do not think it is worth it. I am already getting 1 day battery life on normal use, though that goes down significantly if I am using 3g. Charging the phone once a day isn’t a biggie, at least for me.
sarkar : now it s 26 september . please update review , ur exp. with this phone st15i , any issues or problem ? how it s functionality ? i am thinking to buy it near diwali.
i also lot hear about flipkart, regular visit that site, are they reliable for purchasing phone from them ? i never do such things before. i always bought direct from mall, shops.
Anil, the experience has been generally good. Would be busy tomorrow, so the full review should be up in a couple of days or so.
As for Flipkart, no issues what so ever. You always have the option of paying Cash on Delivery, which is at no extra charge and delivery in at least the metros is done by their own staff!
Here is my review of them http://www.yogeshsarkar.com/blog/2011/08/21/review-flipkart-online-store/
Have since then bought this mobile phone as well as couple of more books and a memory card for the mobile phone.
Thanks for your reply . I am from Pune , so hopefully flipkart give service without a doubt.
Is angry bird game run on this phone without any problem ?
what about flash player , is it run ?
and main problem i hear is about TYPING text messages . how you find this easy or tough ??? reply when U got free time
No issue what so ever in running Angry Bird, flash player is there in browser and despite flash ads, there is no slowdown whatsoever.
hey yogesh..congrats on ur new cell phone 🙂 so u have been using this cell for the past 3-4 days have u encountered a strange prob with ur phone? as ive read in many reviews that the phone gets overheated and the capacitive buttons get activated on there own and inturn u cannot open any app..and this happens when u charge ur phone,play games and talk for more that 10mins or so..so can u confirm all these cause am really eager to bye this phone…..thanks 🙂
Harsha, its been exactly 3 weeks since I received my Sony Ericsson Mini ST15i.
Yes the capacitive buttons are a little too sensitive and do get activated at times, when you aren’t even touching them.
Having said that, I am not facing any other issue you have mentioned above. Yes the phone does get heated when you are browsing for a while or using a processor intensive app, but it isn’t what I would term excessive, especially having seen the amount of heat 1ghz Samsung devices generate.
as ur personal experience with this phone what do u think abt that prob is that a major one or can it be resolved? and one more thing in jus one word should i go for this phone or w8 for this problem to be solved?…thank you 🙂
Its more of annoyance, not sure if it can be fixed through software and I doubt Sony would do hardware replacement. But in any case, it isn’t all that bad and frankly speaking, I love the phone.
i got this ph today only and i love using it…:)
Dear. friends
I like to inform through my experience that the company telling about ram in xperia st15I mini does not have 512 mb RAM . because now I am using this cell . and the soft installed in it . it’s showing only 330mb . so please check carefully and then purchase.
thanks
Problems I am facing with Xperia Mini ST15i http://www.yogeshsarkar.com/blog/2011/11/11/sony-ericsson-xperia-mini-st15i-problems/