Review: Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo with Android 2.3
The Neo is Sony Ericsson’s mid-range offering, outfitted with all the same camera and UI because the Arc, but with a smaller sized non-LED backlit screen. With its thin, 13mm body and curved two-tone back the Neo looks the component, but aside from its slick, albeit overly plasticky, looks small has altered since the Xperia X10 and it’s certainly not as fashionable as the HTC Extraordinary S.
Around the top plate are microUSB and HDMI connections. The latter letting you play back again Hd movies on your flatscreen Television, pleasingly a cable is supplied. There is a single rocker for adjusting volume ranges even once the Neo is locked, a power button and shutter.
Powered by a 1GHz processor, the Neo feels quick, if not as blisteringly quick as its closest rivals, the HTC Incredible and iPhone 4. It loads T3.com (which is really a media hefty web site) in 24 seconds more than Wi-Fi. It’s not as fast as the iPhone 4. Multitouch is pleasingly responsive as well, pinch to zoom is responsive, double tap when browsing and also the text instantly wraps to match.
With moderate browsing, some audio playback and calls we acquired about each day through the battery, even though to save power make certain you flip Mobile Bravia Engine off.
At 3.7-inches the 854×480 Reality display (as Sony Ericsson insists on calling it) display feels a little pokey, even though this really is probably due to the thin bezel.
The handset is equipped with Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine, which borrows technology from Sony’s Bravia Tv sets, activate this when playing back again a video to enhance playback. This is purely for playback, the effect cannot be saved.
High definition playback is bright and sharp, with natural colours, although colours lack the punch and contrast of AMOLED rivals like the Dell Venue Pro and Nokia E7. It’s not LED backlit like the Arc or Play though. Visibility in bad light is great and off-angle viewing is not bad both.
Sony Ericsson’s equipped the Neo with an 8-megapixel digital camera; the quick shutter captures bright, pretty sharp photos with natural colors. The Exmor R sensor makes a large distinction in reduced light; the screen visibility is best on test, pictures exhibiting detail rivals cannot.
720p footage is great instead of incredible. Examined with a crucial eyes it is not quite as sharp or detailed as the Apple or Nokia’s output, but it is still colourful and fairly smooth and DNLA support enables you to easily stream by way of a media server.
The Media Player is also an improvement on the basic Android edition. The Gallery is split into 3 sections: photos, images and videos, each of that is displayed as piles of cards. Click every one to view the contents as thumbnails you flick via chronologically, or select to view them by way of date piles. It is extremely simple and fast to use, press the screen to choose several photos which you are able to quickly share via Bluetooth, E-mail or Facebook.
Neat touches are discovered within the music player. A quick-access icon hyperlinks although for you Tube vdeos through the artist from inside a tune.
Plug in headphones via the three.5mm and audio playback is fairly great, with ten equalizer presets. It’s also easy to create playlists inside the software.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo Specifications:
- OS: Android 2.3 Gingerbread
- Processor: 1GHZ
- Storage: 32Mb internal, 8GB card supplied
- Screen: 3.7nches 854×480
- Connectivity: 3.5mm, HDMI. N WiFi, aGPS, HSDPA 10.2Mbps, Bluetooth 2.1, DLNA
- Camera: 8-megapixel main, 2-megapixel secondary
- Video: 1290x720p at 30fps
- Dimensions: 116x57x13mm/126g
The Neo is Sony Ericsson’s mid-range offering, outfitted with all the same camera and UI because the Arc, but with a smaller sized non-LED backlit screen. With its thin, 13mm body and curved two-tone back the Neo looks the component, but aside from its slick, albeit overly plasticky, looks small has altered since the Xperia X10 and it’s certainly not as fashionable as the HTC Extraordinary S.
Around the top plate are microUSB and HDMI connections. The latter letting you play back again Hd movies on your flatscreen Television, pleasingly a cable is supplied. There is a single rocker for adjusting volume ranges even once the Neo is locked, a power button and shutter.
Powered by a 1GHz processor, the Neo feels quick, if not as blisteringly quick as its closest rivals, the HTC Incredible and iPhone 4. It loads T3.com (which is really a media hefty web site) in 24 seconds more than Wi-Fi. It’s not as fast as the iPhone 4. Multitouch is pleasingly responsive as well, pinch to zoom is responsive, double tap when browsing and also the text instantly wraps to match.
With moderate browsing, some audio playback and calls we acquired about each day through the battery, even though to save power make certain you flip Mobile Bravia Engine off.
At 3.7-inches the 854×480 Reality display (as Sony Ericsson insists on calling it) display feels a little pokey, even though this really is probably due to the thin bezel.
The handset is equipped with Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine, which borrows technology from Sony’s Bravia Tv sets, activate this when playing back again a video to enhance playback. This is purely for playback, the effect cannot be saved.
High definition playback is bright and sharp, with natural colours, although colours lack the punch and contrast of AMOLED rivals like the Dell Venue Pro and Nokia E7. It’s not LED backlit like the Arc or Play though. Visibility in bad light is great and off-angle viewing is not bad both.
Sony Ericsson’s equipped the Neo with an 8-megapixel digital camera; the quick shutter captures bright, pretty sharp photos with natural colors. The Exmor R sensor makes a large distinction in reduced light; the screen visibility is best on test, pictures exhibiting detail rivals cannot.
720p footage is great instead of incredible. Examined with a crucial eyes it is not quite as sharp or detailed as the Apple or Nokia’s output, but it is still colourful and fairly smooth and DNLA support enables you to easily stream by way of a media server.
The Media Player is also an improvement on the basic Android edition. The Gallery is split into 3 sections: photos, images and videos, each of that is displayed as piles of cards. Click every one to view the contents as thumbnails you flick via chronologically, or select to view them by way of date piles. It is extremely simple and fast to use, press the screen to choose several photos which you are able to quickly share via Bluetooth, E-mail or Facebook.
Neat touches are discovered within the music player. A quick-access icon hyperlinks although for you Tube vdeos through the artist from inside a tune.
Plug in headphones via the three.5mm and audio playback is fairly great, with ten equalizer presets. It’s also easy to create playlists inside the software.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo Specifications:
- OS: Android 2.3 Gingerbread
- Processor: 1GHZ
- Storage: 32Mb internal, 8GB card supplied
- Screen: 3.7nches 854×480
- Connectivity: 3.5mm, HDMI. N WiFi, aGPS, HSDPA 10.2Mbps, Bluetooth 2.1, DLNA
- Camera: 8-megapixel main, 2-megapixel secondary
- Video: 1290x720p at 30fps
- Dimensions: 116x57x13mm/126g
