Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini is a smartphone developed by Sony Ericsson in the Xperia series. The smartphone runs on the Android and Java version. The Android version runs on Android 1.6 with an option to update to 2.1. The updated phone is much more responsive and faster compared to the previous Android version 1.6.
However, Sony Ericsson made it clear that it has no intention of upgrading it to Android 2.3. The screen size is 2.55 inches, the resolution is 240×320 pixels, CPU is Adreno 200, 600 MHz ARM 11, has a scratch resistant glass, and the camera is five megapixels.
How to install WhatsApp
Installing WhatsApp on Sony Xperia Active is quite easy. If you have difficulties installing WhatsApp or probably getting an error, it is important to check the guidelines provided here and follow them as you install the software. Although the mobile phone comes with 128 MB of RAM, other features are just powerful to handle WhatsApp app.
Important steps
Step 1: Compatibility checking
The first thing you need to know is about the version of the Android installed in your phone. An indication of the Android version helps you to verify the compatibility of WhatsApp Messenger with Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini.
It is important to remember at this point that WhatsApp has released various versions meant to be compatible with different versions of Android. The best way to find out your Android version is to go to “Settings” then go to “About the phone” and then check the Android version.
Step 2: Installation Options
There are two installation options: first is using the pay store to search for WhatsApp application and click the download button on the overview page. The download and installation of the app should start automatically. At this stage, it is important to note that you need free storage to install apps like WhatsApp. For WhatsApp, about 15MB is enough. The other option is to download it from the WhatsApp official site, but you have to ensure you have checked from “unknown sources.”
If you are still facing problems downloading the app, there is much information you can learn from the WhatsApp official page. On the official site, it is also possible to know how to use WhatsApp in to start easily using the app.
If you download the WhatsApp APK from your PC, the only thing you have to do is to connect your Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini phone to your PC and transfer the APK. The next action is to click on the APK and follow all the steps that appears for the installation.