Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini successor leaks; Android 2.3, QWERTY onboard

New picture leaked from China suggests that Sony Ericsson is developing a successor of Xperia X10 Mini successor. If the live photo is legit (which we believe, it is) Sony Ericsson will up the little device with beefier specs. The new Xperia X10 Mini will reportedly have a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU, 3-inch display, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, dual cameras – rear and front and running Android 2.3 OS.

The new X10 Mini does look powerful as it clearly pips Nexus One in the quadrants test. However, the GPU test with Neocore doesn’t indicate a favorable FPS. Maybe Sony Ericsson will try and optimize before the unit hits retail.

Android and Me expects the phone to be unveiled at MWC in February which makes sense but we wouldn’t rule out the upcoming CES expo either.

• Xperia X10 family will get Android 2.1 from this weekend
• Sony Ericsson’s PSP phone will come out this year, run Android 3.0
• Sony Ericsson issues an update to Xperia X10
• Sony Ericsson announces its first Android phone Xperia X10