SONY XPERIA SP REVIEW
After noodling around with so-so smartphones for a few years, Sony finally went hell for leather with the humongous Xperia Z and grabbed plenty of headlines as a result. Some might see its plastic back as a step down from rear glass panel used on the high-end Sony Xperia Z, but its smooth contours make it much more comfortable to hold, its aluminium frame looks and feels great. It gives the phone a much more pleasing sense of weight and durability - we're big fans. The Sony Xperia SP has a good 720p screen, 4G connectivity and speedy dual-core processor would have been high-end specs last year, but up against the recent quad-core Full HD brutes, it falls into the mid-range. It's entirely happy being there though, and as such, comes with a price tag to match. an attractive chassis with a daft but useful flashing bar and it squeezes a lot of juice out of its dual-core processor too. The camera doesn't impress, but if you're after a good all-round mobile with a little flair and don't want to spend big bucks for a flagship phone, the SP is a decent option. Although it's technically a mid-range phone, the Sony Xperia SP gives the high-end Android handsets a run for the money. For starters, it looks absolutely stunning.
SPECIFICATION & FEATURES
DISPLAY & SCREEN
| Type: | Scratch-resistant TFT touchscreen |
| Display Protection: | Contrast ratio: 816:1 (nominal) / 1.733:1 (sunlight) Corning Gorilla Glass Sony Mobile BRAVIA® Engine 2 |
| Colors: | 16M colors |
| Touchscreen: | Multi-touch |
| Size: | 4.6 inches |
| Resolution: | 720 x 1280 pixels |
| Pixel density: | 319 ppi |
| Features: | Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Scratch-resistant glass, Screenshot capturing, Glove mode, Light effects |
BODY & DESIGN
| Device type: | Smart phone |
| Dimensions: | (5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 inches) / (130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm ) |
| Weight: | (155 g) / (5.47 oz) |
| Keys and Input Methods: | Capacitive touchscreen with on-screen QWERTY keyboard |
| Body: | Transparent / Aluminum frame |
GENERAL TECHNOLOGY
| 2G Network: | GSM 850 , 900 , 1800 , 1900 - all versions |
| 3G Network: | HSDPA 850 , 900 , 2100 - C5303 HSDPA 850 , 900 , 1700 , 1900 , 2100 - C5302 HSDPA 850 , 900 , 1900 , 2100 - C5306 |
| 4G Network: | LTE 800 , 850 , 900 , 1800 , 2100 , 2600 - C5303 LTE 850 , 1700 , 1900 , 2100 - C5306 |
| Data: | LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS, EDGE, |
| Positioning: | GPS, A-GPS, Glonass |
| Navigation: | Yes |
| SIM: | Micro-SIM |
| Announced: | 18 Mar 2013 |
| Released: | 30 Apr 2013, Available |
HARDWARE & MEMORY
| Processor: | Dual core, 1700 MHz, Krait |
| Graphics processor: | Adreno 320 |
| System memory: | 1024 MB RAM |
| Built-in storage: | 8 storage (5.8 GB user available) |
| Card slot: | microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GB |
MULTIMEDIA & SOUND
| Alert types: | Vibration; MP3 ringtones |
| Audio quality: | Noise -86.9dB / Crosstalk -88.3dB |
| Video playback file formats: | 3GPP, MP4, MKV, MPEG2-TS, MPEG-4, WEBM |
| Loudspeaker: | Yes (Voice 66dB / Noise 61dB / Ring 68Db) |
| Headphone: | Yes |
| 3.5mm jack: | Yes, (CTIA) |
| Music player: Filter by: Features: | Yes Album, Artist, Playlists Album art cover, Background playback |
| Radio: | FM, Stereo, RDS |
| Entertainment: | --PlayStation Certified --Sony Entertainment Network (selected markets only) --Video streaming --TV launcher --Motions gaming --3D games --Audio playback, supported formats: MP3, AVI, 3GPP, MP4, MKV, MPEG---TS, SMF, WAV, Ogg vorbis, FLAC --Audio recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4, AMR --FM Radio with RDS --xLoud Experience – audio filter technology from Sony --“WALKMAN” application --TrackID music recognition* --3D surround sound --Clear bass, Clear stereo and Clear Phase --Bluetooth stereo (A2DP) |
CAMERA
| Camera: | Photo & Video |
| Primary Camera quality: | 8 megapixels, 3264 x 2448 pixels, 16x digital zoom, Sony Exmor RS™ for mobile image sensor |
| Flash: | Pulsed LED flash |
| Image playback: | supported formats: BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG |
| Image capture: | supported format: JPEG |
| Features: | Back-illuminated sensor (BSI), Auto focus, Touch to focus, Face detection, Smile detection, White balance presets, Burst mode, Digital zoom, Geo tagging, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR), Panorama, Scenes, Effects, Self-timer, pulsed LED and photo light, Superior auto |
| Video: | 1920x1080 (1080p HD) (30 fps), video stabilization |
| Features: | Video calling |
| Primary camera: | Yes (8 megapixels), autofocus, LED flash |
| Primary video camera features: | HD video recording (1080p), Video recording supported formats: 3GPP, MP4 |
| Secondary camera: | Yes (0.3 megapixels), VGA |
CONNECTIVITY
| WLAN: | Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot) |
| Bluetooth: | Yes (v4.0 with A2DP) |
| Bluetooth profiles: | Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology |
| USB: | Yes (microUSB v2.0 MHL) |
| Connector: | microUSB |
| Features: | Mass storage device, USB charging |
| NFC: | Yes |
| GPRS: | Yes, Up to 86 kbps |
| EDGE: | Yes, Up to 237 kbps |
| Speed: | HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL |
| Other: | DLNA Certified, MHL, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, Synchronization via Exchange ActiveSync, Facebook, Google Sync and SyncML |
INTERNET
| Online services support: | YouTube (upload), Picasa |
APPS
| Personal information management features: | WebKit web browser with Pan & zoom, Xperia Link, Media Go |
| Other Applications | Google Chrome, Google Play, Google Voice Search, Google Maps for Mobile with Street view and Latitude |
FEATURES
| OS: | Google Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) |
| Chipset: | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960T |
| CPU: | Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait |
| GPU: | Adreno 320 |
| Sensors: | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, proximity |
| Messaging: | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM |
| Browser: | HTML5 |
| Phone Book: | Yes |
| Charging: | Charger |
| Call Records: | Yes |
| SMS: | Yes |
| MMS: | Yes |
| E-Mail: | Yes |
| Technologies: | IPS LCD |
| Instant Messaging: | Yes |
| Predictive text input: | Yes, T9 input |
| Voice message: | Yes |
| Voice dialing: | Yes |
| Voice commands: | Yes |
| Voice recording: | Yes |
| Radio: | Stereo FM radio with RDS |
| GPS: | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS |
| Accessibility features: | Hearing aid compatibility: M3 |
| Java: | Yes, via Java MIDP emulator |
| Colors: | Black, White, Red |
| Notifications: | Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone |
| Others: | -- SNS integration -- TV-out (via MHL A/V link) -- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic -- MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player -- MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player -- Document viewer -- Photo viewer/editor -- Voice memo/dial -- Predictive text input |
BATTERY
| Battery Type: | Non-removable Li-Ion battery |
| Capacity: | 2370 mAh battery |
| Stand-by time: | Up to 697 hours (2G), 29.0 days / Up to 706 hours (3G), 29.4 days |
| Talk time: | Up to 10.73 hours (2G) / Up to 13.23 hours (3G) |
| Music play: | Up to 39 hours |
| Battery life: | Endurance rating 51h |
SONY XPERIA SP PRICE
Price in USA $560
Price in UK £369
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