Trying out the Xperia pro.

So, one of the best phones I have tried out this year is the Xperia pro.
Announced at Mobile World Congress, the Xperia pro is launching worldwide now in October.

The slide out QWERTY keyboard on the Xperia pro is really comfortable and the usability is great. Actually,  the Xperia pro’s keyboard is so good, the phone scored 1^st place in fastest and most accurate typing tests done by an independent test house. 

The Xperia pro also comes with a 3.7″  touch screen, so whenever you use the slide out keyboard, you have the whole screen free to read and preview emails, comments or chat messages.

The pro has another great function: Smart Keyboard. It actually predicts what you want to do in many situations.  For example, sliding out the keyboard while reading an email triggers the phone to asks me if I want to reply, reply all or forward the email (Please note that this function does not work in Gmail).

Another thing I loved on the pro  is the Type & Send widget: you can start typing and then send a message directly from your home screen to wherever you want, email, social networks, SMS, etc. Here is a video that explains the function.

Other things that I really liked about the pro were:

• Camera quality: 8.1 MP, Exmor R sensor, HD video recording, 3D Sweep Panorama.
• Business readiness: Great phone for work, it has McAffe Mobile Security installed and excellent synchronization possibilities using Microsoft(R) Exchange ActiveSync, Gmail and other email services. Not only for your email but for contacts, calendars too. Further, with the preinstalled full version of Office Suite Pro you can create, read and edit office documents anywhere.
• HDMI output, you can use your phone not only to show off your videos and photos, but as as a tool to share presentations or play games from your phone on a HDMI enabled TV or projector.
• ANT+ technology
• It’s got a green conscience: Greenheart credentials!

 What do you think of the Xperia pro!


By Cristina Porter