Android 4.0 comes to Sony Xperia mini

waqarhassan41 · 07-02-2012, 01:36 AM

Sony has promised that all his mobile 2011 would be updated to Android 4.0. For examole, early last month the Sony Ericsson Xperia mini pro has been updated to Ice Cream Sandwich. With this in mind, the next stage of the Tour Ice Cream Sandwich is the Sony Ericsson Xperia mini. This is not the OTA update simple and intuitive. First, to see if the device is ready to go through the process, try the figure 8 Item Number Sales (SI) number under the battery. See if it matches with the list of numbers from the SI website of Sony. You can do this by clicking on sourcelink. If the SI from the phone appears in the list, you can use Companion PC or Mac for the Bridge to connect to the PC and load the update.

If you do not remember too much about the Sony Ericsson Xperia mini, had a 3-inch screen with resolution of 320 x 480 pixels and a resolution of 192ppi. A single-core processor at 1GHz is under the hood, while 512MB of RAM onboard. A capacity of 32GB microSD available Cardis and the rear facing 5-megapixel camera has AF and LED flash. The video can be captured in 720p. As such, Sony says it's the smallest device in the world that can record HD video.

Those who have installed Android 4.0 on their Sony Ericsson Xperia mini say it's like having a new phone. If you have installed the update, let us know what you think by commenting in the box below.

ilovejedd · 07-02-2012, 01:07 PM

Not on the Xperia Mini (I don't have one) but on its slightly bigger brother (3.2" Live with Walkman) and the similarly sized but rugged Xperia Active, yes ICS is pretty awesome. I actually find it more responsive compared to GB. The built-in data counters are pretty neat (albeit something I already had with GB via 3G Watchdog) and the menus in ICS is just cleaner/more intuitive. However, the thing I like most about the upgrade is the new stock web browser. It's a big improvement over GB stock. I don't like most of the 3rd party browsers I've tried (Firefox, Opera, Dolphin, etc) so the improved stock browser is quite welcome (as is Chrome availability).

HD recording might be a bit questionable with ICS, though. I've never tried it and I've seen reports where people were getting choppy HD recordings ever since they upgraded.

07-02-2012, 01:36 AM	#1
waqarhassan41 Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 447162 Join Date: May 2012 Device: none	Android 4.0 comes to Sony Xperia mini Sony has promised that all his mobile 2011 would be updated to Android 4.0. For examole, early last month the Sony Ericsson Xperia mini pro has been updated to Ice Cream Sandwich. With this in mind, the next stage of the Tour Ice Cream Sandwich is the Sony Ericsson Xperia mini. This is not the OTA update simple and intuitive. First, to see if the device is ready to go through the process, try the figure 8 Item Number Sales (SI) number under the battery. See if it matches with the list of numbers from the SI website of Sony. You can do this by clicking on sourcelink. If the SI from the phone appears in the list, you can use Companion PC or Mac for the Bridge to connect to the PC and load the update. If you do not remember too much about the Sony Ericsson Xperia mini, had a 3-inch screen with resolution of 320 x 480 pixels and a resolution of 192ppi. A single-core processor at 1GHz is under the hood, while 512MB of RAM onboard. A capacity of 32GB microSD available Cardis and the rear facing 5-megapixel camera has AF and LED flash. The video can be captured in 720p. As such, Sony says it's the smallest device in the world that can record HD video. Those who have installed Android 4.0 on their Sony Ericsson Xperia mini say it's like having a new phone. If you have installed the update, let us know what you think by commenting in the box below.

07-02-2012, 01:07 PM	#2
ilovejedd hopeless n00b Posts: 5,110 Karma: 19597086 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: in the middle of nowhere Device: PW4, PW3, Libra H2O, iPad 10.5, iPad 11, iPad 12.9	Not on the Xperia Mini (I don't have one) but on its slightly bigger brother (3.2" Live with Walkman) and the similarly sized but rugged Xperia Active, yes ICS is pretty awesome. I actually find it more responsive compared to GB. The built-in data counters are pretty neat (albeit something I already had with GB via 3G Watchdog) and the menus in ICS is just cleaner/more intuitive. However, the thing I like most about the upgrade is the new stock web browser. It's a big improvement over GB stock. I don't like most of the 3rd party browsers I've tried (Firefox, Opera, Dolphin, etc) so the improved stock browser is quite welcome (as is Chrome availability). HD recording might be a bit questionable with ICS, though. I've never tried it and I've seen reports where people were getting choppy HD recordings ever since they upgraded.

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