Screen size
Quick verdict
Xperia X10 mini leads the measured specs 10-0.
Measured wins
Xperia X10 mini
10
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
2
equal specs
Z525
0
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Xperia X10 mini
GSM / HSPA
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GSM
2G bands
Xperia X10 mini
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Z525
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - Z525i, GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900 - Z525a
3G bands
Xperia X10 mini
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - E10i, HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - E10a
Z525
-
Speed
Xperia X10 mini
HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
equal specsUSB
5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
SD card
Stereo speakers
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-
GPRS
Xperia X10 mini
-
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Class 10
EDGE
Xperia X10 mini
-
Z525
No
Announced
Xperia X10 mini
2010, February. Released 2010, May
Z525
2006, April
Status
Xperia X10 mini
Discontinued
Z525
Discontinued
Dimensions
Xperia X10 mini
83 x 50 x 16 mm (3.27 x 1.97 x 0.63 in)
Z525
83 x 46 x 24 mm (3.27 x 1.81 x 0.94 in)
Weight
Xperia X10 mini
88 g (3.10 oz)
Z525
94 g (3.32 oz)
SIM
Xperia X10 mini
Mini-SIM
Z525
Mini-SIM
Type
Xperia X10 mini
TFT (65K effective)
Z525
TFT, 65K colors
Size
Xperia X10 mini
2.55 inches, 20.1 cm2 (~48.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Z525
1.8 inches, 29 x 35 mm, 10.2 cm2 (~26.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Xperia X10 mini
240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~157 ppi density)
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128 x 160 pixels (~114 ppi density)
Protection
Xperia X10 mini
Scratch-resistant glass
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-
Other
Xperia X10 mini
Timescape UI
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Second external CSTN display 4096 colors (101 x 80 pixels) Wallpapers, screensavers
OS
Xperia X10 mini
Android 1.6 (Donut), upgradable to 2.1 (Eclair)
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-
Chipset
Xperia X10 mini
Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
Z525
-
CPU
Xperia X10 mini
600 MHz ARM 11
Z525
-
GPU
Xperia X10 mini
Adreno 200
Z525
-
Card slot
Xperia X10 mini
microSDHC (dedicated slot), 2 GB included
Z525
No
Internal
Xperia X10 mini
128MB
Z525
12MB
Phonebook
Xperia X10 mini
-
Z525
500 x 8 fields, Photo call
Call records
Xperia X10 mini
-
Z525
30 received, dialed and missed calls
Single
Xperia X10 mini
5 MP, AF
Z525
VGA
Features
Xperia X10 mini
LED flash
Z525
-
Video
Xperia X10 mini
480p@30fps
Z525
Yes
Other
Xperia X10 mini
No
Z525
No
Loudspeaker
Xperia X10 mini
Yes
Z525
Yes
3.5mm jack
Xperia X10 mini
Yes
Z525
No
Alert types
Xperia X10 mini
-
Z525
Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3, AAC ringtones, composer
WLAN
Xperia X10 mini
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, hotspot (v2.2 or higher)
Z525
No
Bluetooth
Xperia X10 mini
2.0, A2DP, EDR
Z525
2.0
Positioning
Xperia X10 mini
GPS, A-GPS
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No
Radio
Xperia X10 mini
Stereo FM radio, RDS
Z525
No
USB
Xperia X10 mini
microUSB 2.0
Z525
Proprietary
Infrared port
Xperia X10 mini
-
Z525
Yes
Sensors
Xperia X10 mini
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
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Browser
Xperia X10 mini
HTML
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WAP 2.0/xHTML
Other
Xperia X10 mini
ANT+ MP4/H.264/WMV player MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player TrackID music recognition Document viewer Voice memo Predictive text input
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Push-to-talk MP3/AAC/MP4 player Photo editor Exchangeable covers Organizer SyncML
Messaging
Xperia X10 mini
-
Z525
SMS, EMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Games
Xperia X10 mini
-
Z525
Yes + downloadable
Java
Xperia X10 mini
-
Z525
Yes, MIDP 2.0
Type
Xperia X10 mini
Non-removable Li-Po 950 mAh battery
Z525
Removable Li-Ion battery
Stand-by
Xperia X10 mini
Up to 285 h (2G) / Up to 360 h (3G)
Z525
Up to 320 h
Talk time
Xperia X10 mini
Up to 4 h (2G) / Up to 3 h 30 min (3G)
Z525
Up to 5 h
Colors
Xperia X10 mini
Gold, Pearl White, Black, Pink, Lime, Red, Silver
Z525
New Blue
SAR EU
Xperia X10 mini
1.17 W/kg (head)
Z525
-
Price
Xperia X10 mini
About 70 EUR
Z525
About 90 EUR
SAR
Xperia X10 mini
-
Z525
1.47 W/kg (head) 0.70 W/kg (body)