Sony Ericsson Xperia neo and pro

Two closely related  Android smartphones, the Sony Ericsson 
Xperia Neo  and Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro are two high-end devices that sit slightly  below the Xperia Arc in Sony Ericsson's product  range.

The main  difference between the two handsets is that the Pro has a slide-out  QWERTY keyboard, and the Neo  does not. When closed, the Pro is a bit bigger and  heavier than the Neo, but other than we are pleased  to see that Sony Ericsson have made it simple to  choose between the two.

Both handsets  come with a large 3.7" 854 x 480 pixel scratch resistant capacitive touchscreen [enhanced with Sony BRAVIA technology], a 1gHz  Qualcomm processor, an 8.1 megapixel camera with flash  and  720p HD video recording, an FM radio, 3.5G support  and  WiFi and GPS. Other manufacturers would class this as " top of the range", but the impressive Xperia Arc and Xperia  Play both come in with slightly better specifications.
Sony Ericsson  Xperia Neo These are both Android 2.3 devices, so they are  bang up-to-date as far as the OS is concerned, unlike the  old X10 which  launched with an out-of-date version and has lagged behind in  updates ever since. Sony Ericsson have added their own  software enhancements too, and of course Android has thousands  of applications available to download.
The Pro is the most  interesting of the two devices - many manufacturers mess  up QWERTY keyboards, but the Xperia Pro seems to so everything  right. Keys are laid out in a conventional "Q-A-Shift" arrangement  with a space bar where you expect it and there is good spacing  in between the keys.

Other features on these  two phones include an FM radio, 3.5mm audio socket, HDMI  support, DLNA support plus all the usual Sony Ericsson and  Android stuff. Although the Neo and Pro live in the shadow of the  Arc and Play handsets, these are still two impressive devices  which are quite possibly better than the phone you have in  your pocket right now.
Sony Ericsson say  that the Xperia Neo should be available from March onwards, with  the Xperia Pro to follow sometime in Q2 2011. The Neo is  available in blue, red and silver colours, the Pro in black, silver and  red.
Sony Ericsson Xperia  Neo and Xperia Pro at a glance