Nowadays it seems like smaller is the way to go for handset manufacturers. So it should come as no surprise that Sony Ericsson is dropping a “mini” version of their ever popular Xperia device; and to be honest, for $49.99 on a 3-year term (or for the ballers $274.99 outright) the device ain’t too shabby for your first time Android user (this device is targeted at the teen market) coming loaded with: Android 2.3, a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 3-inch display, slide out QWERTY keyboard, 5 megapixel camera that records 720p HD videos.

To learn more or pick it up online check out Rogers.com

Expect our review to go up shortly.

[via CNW]