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The tiny mobile phone from Sony Ericsson, pictured above, made the rounds through the FCC today.  The device is known as the Yizo, and is part of Sony Ericsson’s Walkman line.

Measuring only 3.7” x 2.0” x 0.6” and weighing in at 2.9 ounces, the Yizo is one of Sony Ericsson’s smallest devices.  It also packs a 320 x 240 QVGA screen, support for quad band GSM/EDGE, Bluetooth, and up to 4 hours of talk time.  The device also features Facebook and Twitter apps, as well as Sony Ericsson’s Media Go media management software.  You can view all of the Yizo’s specs here.

No word on pricing or a release date, although today’s FCC filing suggests that the Yizo should be coming soon.

We’re divided on ‘mini’ phones.  On one hand, it’s nice to have a smaller version of your primary phone.  But on the other, these devices aren’t that much smaller than their more hefty brethren and they usually offer much less functionality.

To get a better idea of what the x10 mini has to offer, we take a look inside the device.  Check it out, after the jump:

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This interesting mobile phone from Sony Ericsson made its way through the FCC today.  Known as the S004 Bravia phone, the device borrows the ‘Bravia’ name from Sony’s popular line of TVs.

The S004 has a dual hinge design that allows the phone to open either in landscape mode, pictured above, or vertically, like a traditional clam shell phone.  Other features include a 3.2” TFT display with a 480 x 854 resolution, 8 MP camera with flash, IR port, Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS and a TV tuner.

Interestingly, the S004 supports quad-band GSM, as well as CDMA 850.  But don’t get your hopes up about seeing this device in the US anytime soon – it looks like the S004 will be sold exclusively in Japan.

It may be Froyo day, but Sony Ericsson doesn’t want you to forget about Windows Mobile.  The company passed their Aspen smartphone through the FCC today, suggesting that the device may be on its way to the US.

As you can see above, the Aspen is a BlackBerry-style candybar with a full QWERTY keypad and 2.4” QVGA TFT touch screen.  The device offers an average suite of smartphone features, including a 3.2 MP camera, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth and microSD storage.

The Aspen’s Windows Mobile 6.5.3-powered interface gives users quick access to apps via ‘panels’.  Panels are similar to widgets, and the phone comes preloaded with Skype, Facebook and YouTube panels, with additional panels available via download.

Test reports for the Aspen show support for quad-band GSM and WCDMA bands I and VIII.  The device is scheduled for release in Q2 of this year, although no availability in the US has been announced yet.

Sony Ericsson unveiled its X10 Mini Android smartphone back in February, and today the device made an appearance on the FCC.  The X10 Mini, as its name suggests, is a mini version of Sony Ericsson’s X10 smartphone.  The device measures only 3.3 x 2.0 x 0.6 inches, and weights 3.1 ounces.  It features a 2.5” touchscreen, and rocks a pretty comprehensive feature set that includes quad band GSM/EDGE support, WCDMA bands I, II and V, Bluetooth, WiFi, a 5 MP camera with flash, and Sony Ericsson’s Timescape UI.

Initially, the device will be released with Android 1.6.  However, Sony Ericsson has announced that it will be upgrading its entire X10 lineup to Android 2.1 by Q4 of this year.

Sony Ericsson plans to release the X10 Mini by the end of Q2 2010.  No word on pricing yet.

Sony Ericsson unveiled its Vivaz Pro device at MWC this year, and today the device made an appearance on the FCC.  The Vivaz Pro runs S60, 5th Edition, and features a 3.2”, 360×640 TFT touchscreen, 5.1 MP camera with Sony’s smile detection technology, video camera capable of recording 720P HD video, GPS, 802.11 b/g WiFi, Bluetooth, microSD expandability, and support for Sony Ericsson’s PlayNow online music service.

Test reports confirm that the Vivaz Pro will support GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 bands, along with WCDMA support for bands I and VIII.  Unfortunately, that means that there will be no 3G support for the device in the US.

Sony Ericsson has announced that the Vivaz Pro will be available in select markets in Q2 2010, although we don’t have any word on US availability or pricing at this point.

Sony Ericsson’s Hazel aka J20 slider passed through the FCC today.  The Hazel is a quad band GSM phone that supports WCDMA bands I and VIII.

The Hazel is part of Sony Ericsson’s GreenHeart series of environmentally friendly devices.  To this end, the Hazel is constructed of recycled plastic and packed in an ultra-compact box.  The device is also lead free.

Other features include a 2.6” 240 x 320 TFT color display, 319 MB of internal memory, MicroSD card slot, 5 MP camera that records VGA video at up to 30 fps, 802.11 b/g WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS.  The Hazel runs a proprietary, Flash-based UI that features a web browser, Facebook app, Google search, Google Maps, Exchange ActiveSync support, IM client and a media player.

No word on pricing or a release date yet.

In addition to the XPERIA X2, Sony Ericsson also passed their Elm feature phone through the FCC today.  The device has consumer-friendly feature such as Facebook and Twitter widgets, as well as a still/video camera with face detection and a flash.

Sony Ericsson also touts the Elm as an environmental friendly option.  The phone is made of recycled plastic and contains no lead.

You can pick up the Elm now through cell phone importers for about $300.

Sony Ericsson announced their XPERIA X2 device in September 2009, and today the device passed through the FCC.  While the device doesn’t look bad, its reliance on Windows Mobile 6.5 is unfortunate, particularly coming off the announcement of Windows Phone 7 Series at MWC.

Sony Ericsson’s first Android device, the XPERIA X10, is also expected to be released soon.  Sporting a SnapDragon, the X10 seems like a much better option than the X2 if you need a phone in the near future.

In any case, you can pick up the X2 now online.  However, the device will be in the upper $700 range.

Sony Ericsson passed the J10 candy bar phone, pictured above, through the FCC today.  The device features a 5.0 MP still and video camera, media player, GPS, WLAN, Bluetooth and a basic web browser.  Sadly, the J10 has a proprietary charging and headphone jack – a deal killer for us.

The J10 supports quad band GSM and WCDMA, so you can pretty much use this phone anywhere around the world.  No word on pricing or availability.