Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #99974 in Cell Phone Accessories
- Color: Black
- Brand: Sony Ericsson
- Model: MK16A
- Format: CD-ROM
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 4.72" h x
.53" w x
2.24" l,
.20 pounds
Features
- Unlocked quad-band GSM cell phone with US/International 3G plus GPRS/EDGE connectivity (not compatible with CDMA carriers like Verizon Wireless, Alltel and Sprint)
- Android 2.3-powered smartphone with brilliant LED-backlit 3.7-inch multi-touch display, slide-out QWERTY Smart Keyboard, and 1 GHz processor
- 8.1-MP camera with HD 720p video capture; Wireless-N Wi-Fi networking; Bluetooth stereo music; GPS navigation; 1 GB memory; microSD expansion
- Up to 7 hours of talk time, up to 400 hours (16.67 days) of standby time; released in March, 2011
- What's in the Box: handset, rechargeable battery, USB/wall charger, USB cable, wired stereo headset, quick start guide
- 3.7 inches capacitive touchscreen. QWERTY keyboard
- 3.7-inch TFT LCD display
- Unlocked quad-band GSM cell phone with US/International 3G plus GPRS/EDGE connectivity (not compatible with CDMA carriers like Verizon Wireless, Alltel and Sprint); Android 2.3-powered smartphone with brilliant LED-backlit, slide-out QWERTY Smart Keyboard, and 1 GHz processor
Sony Ericsson Xperia pro MK16A Android Unlocked Smartphone with 3G, QWERTY Keyboard, Touchscreen, 8 MP Camera, Wi-Fi, and GPS--U.S. Warranty (Black)
Product Description
Messaging should be fast and easy, right? With the perfectly designed and solid keyboard of Xperia pro it is. Slide the keyboard out and write away. Use the smart Type & Send function that lets you write all your messages and status updates directly on the Home screen. Just type in your text, then decide what to do with it. Create smiles on Facebook? Sure. Mail work about more work? Absolutely. Text a friend, C U Sunday? Easy. It's all possible from one place on Xperia pro. And the smart keyboard knows what to do before you know what to write. Slide it out when you're browsing your inbox and “Write new email" automatically pops up. Or slide it out when you're online and the address and search field is activated. Small things that make your mobile life a little easier.
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
38 of 39 people found the following review helpful.
good hardware, nicely implemented software
By snath83
Bought it for my wife, was very pleased with the phone.hardware keyboard & android experience & AT&T 3G - these were a must criteria - narrowed down to Motorola milestone 2 / desire Z / xperia promilestone 2 - rejected as available in US only with Verizon as droid 2 (CDMA)desire z - not available in amazon , available in eBay - costly for what it offers and z-hinge sounds terrible (in fact ordered one and then cancelled it)The Xperia UI is very polished, and doesn't necessarily need to be replaced by stock android AOSP or CM7(CyanogenMod 7). No green android figures here, UI is aesthetically very mature, good for business environment. Looks like Sony borrowed UI elements from CM7. (Update: Lockscreen has limited options, cannot launch apps unlike Sense 3.0 and cannot control default music player from lock screen - possible to control music player from lock screen for replacement music apps like 'Cubed')The keyboard has a nice feel to it - the space between the qwerty keys is adequate with just the right amount of travel (press feedback).(Update: Hardware keypad is backlit which switches off even if open after some time of inactivity to save battery)the body is plastic - which Sony rates as scratch resistant, but its a 'fingerprint magnet'; screen is good.One very nice thing - hardware buttons in the front - which is gradually disappearing from all touchscreen models. So it helps when you got water on your fingers.the 'contacts' app list supports full integration with Facebook. overall nicely done. Default number option for a contact is not present.The battery should be good for an android device(1500 mAh), i have not tested it fully yet. looks like it should hold up full charge for 35-45 hours or so. showing 76% left after 11hours of heavy use (lots of calls mostly, surfing on WiFi if required) - have to test on weekday for realistic figures. (Update: My office desk is at basement so VERY poor reception, the battery lasted about 33 hours with heavy usage)Performance is good, could work with GPS (Google navigation) while playing music. Office editor , virus scanner, pre-installed. Swype can be installed and works just fine. (Update: Quadrant Score of 1447)Loudspeaker is good (loud too). Music (Sound reproduction) is quite good. (Update: Music player has some limitations (like no repeat option - or may be i could not find it; can be replaced by any other android music app)(Update: Storage- Comes wth 8GB Class 2 MicroSD card)Skype has the potential to utilize video calls - it starts up but closes when Skype detects that device is not officially supported (i guess software restriction) - front camera resolution is ok.Primary Camera - tested only in low light - its good - day photos should be better, (8MP, HD video).Curious thing - Headset provided looks like Sony proprietary. It did not support my other Phone's headset (Palm Pre)Customization - Supports custom ringtones. did not root it yet (as the phone's for wife).Rest all features are android standard, android version - Gingerbread 2.3.3.Apps suggested to make the phone complete - Extended Controls, QQPlayer, Root Explorer, Swype, Lookout, Dolphin Browser, EasyTube, Skype etc.Did not test DLNA, only some of the Sony bloatwares can be uninstalled.Overall verdict -'must buy' if need unlocked, no contract, android with hardware keyboard with AT&T 3G frequencies. T mobile patrons should go for G2.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.Good Phone - lots of features
By Heydog09
I have had this phone for a month now. I can report that I am quite happy with it so far.Call quality is good, especially the speaker phone, use that feature all the time.Apps load very fast.Battery life goes fast if you stream video but that seems to be the case with all Android phones.I installed Advanced Task Killer and end any applications that I am not using. This has helped tremendously with the battery life. I usually will have 50% left when I plug it in after a normal work day.Qwerty keyboard is very nice, camera takes good pictures and videos.This phone does not come with a screen protector so I would recommend buying one with it. I used my phone without a screen protector for the first two weeks and could see faint scratches starting to form.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Excellent phone but don't update to ICS if you need to use tethering.
By Carlos Rodriguez
WARNING: If you need to use tethering on this phone (MK16a) don't update the phone to ICS (4.0.x) because it won't work. It seems that there is something wrong with the update for the 2011 Xperia "a" models and tethering doesn't work in any way (USB, WI-FI or Bluetooth).Having said that... Currently I love this phone becouse the QWERTY keyboard and because the speed with Gingerbread 2.3.4. With ICS the phone ran very slow even when I rooted the phone and used Titanium Backup to remove some of the sofware that came with the phone (e.g. Let's Golf).Because of the tethering issue on ICS I decided downgrade to Gingerbread 2.3.4, and found that the 4.0.2.A.0.42 build have an exploit that makes it possible root the phone with that version.Now the phone is running like a charm, very fast and all is working fine.The screen of this phone isn't as good as the Samsung's but it's ok.Other thing that I realized is that it doesn't have sensor light to automatically adjust the screen brightness.Overall this phone in good hands is an amazing phone for less than $300.
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