Sony Ericsson recently announced the new Xperia Mini and Xperia Mini Pro smartphones. Both the handsets are powered by a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and it runs on the latest Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) Operating System. Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini is the world's smallest HD video recording smartphone. Both the handsets features the Sony Ericsson's Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine and HD (720p) video recording. Check out the complete specs, after the break.

Steve Walker, Head of Marketing, Sony Ericsson said, "We wanted to provide consumers even greater choice across the Xperia range, while building on the success of the original mini series. These turbo-charged smartphones now contain even more power, enhanced functionality, a larger screen and premium features unique to Sony Ericsson. They are packed full of features, making them a perfect choice for consumers looking for all the benefits of Android and Sony in a beautiful and easy to use compact form factor."

Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Specifications:

• 3 inch touchscreen display
• 320 x 480 pixels resolution
• 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor
• Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) Operating System
• 5 megapixel camera with 8x digital zoom
• Auto focus, Face detection and Face recognition
• HD video recording (720p)
• Wi-Fi
• Stereo Bluetooth with A2DP
• PlayNow service
• Sony Ericsson Music Player
• Android Market
• Live wallpapers
• 3D games
• Media browser
• FM radio with RDS
• 3.5 mm audio jack
• A-GPS
• DLNA Certified
• Micro USB support
• USB High speed 2.0 support
• Wisepilot turn-by-turn navigation
• 320 MB internal memory
• microSD card slot
• 32 GB expandable memory
• 2 GB microSD card included
• Up to 25 hrs Music listening time
• Up to 6 hrs Video playback time
• Up to 4 hrs 30 min talktime
• Up to 340 hrs stand-by time
• 1200 mAh removable battery
• Size: 88 x 52 x 16mm
• Weight: 94g

Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro Specifications:

• 3 inch touchscreen display
• 320 x 480 pixels resolution
• 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor
• Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) Operating System
• Slide-out QWERTY keyboard
• 5 megapixel camera with 8x digital zoom
• Auto focus, Face detection and Face recognition
• HD video recording (720p)
• VGA Front-facing camera
• Wi-Fi
• Stereo Bluetooth with A2DP
• PlayNow service
• Sony Ericsson Music Player
• Android Market
• Live wallpapers
• 3D games
• Media browser
• FM radio with RDS
• 3.5 mm audio jack
• A-GPS
• DLNA Certified
• Micro USB support
• USB High speed 2.0 support
• Wisepilot turn-by-turn navigation
• 320 MB internal memory
• microSD card slot
• 32 GB expandable memory
• 2 GB microSD card included
• Up to 29 hrs Music listening time
• Up to 6 hrs Video playback time
• Up to 5 hrs 40 min talktime
• Up to 331 hrs stand-by time
• 1200 mAh removable battery
• Size: 92 x 53 x 18mm
• Weight: 136g

Sony Ericsson also announced a new feature called Facebook inside Xperia. It integrates social connections throughout the phone, by making Facebook immediately accessible from the most used areas of the phone such as the picture gallery, music player, phonebook and calendar.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini will be available in 4 vibrant colors � Black, white, Dark Pink and Blue, while the Xperia Mini Pro will be available in Black, White, Pink and Turquoise colors. The price of these handsets have not been announced yet. These devices are expected to hit the market during Q3 of 2011.

<!-- Begin SexyBookmarks Menu Code --> <!-- End SexyBookmarks Menu Code -->