The upper end of the device bears all the communication load, there are MicroUSB and HDMI ports, as well as a 3.5 mm headset jack. On the bottom, in turn, there is a microphone hole and an eyelet for a wrist strap.
The dimensions of the device are quite consistent with the modern idea of what should be a touch monoblock. The Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo feels good in the hand and feels good in the pocket as well. This, however, has already been discussed. And in general, for external performance and ergonomics, this device can be given the highest rating. The glossy coating slightly spoils the overall impression, but such a stylish appearance is achieved largely due to it. A matte finish would definitely make the smartphone less attractive. So you have to put up with it.
The heart of the smartphone is a single-core processor Qualcomm MSM8255 clocked at 1 GHz. By the way, the same hardware base is used in the flagship Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc, and in many competing smartphones, for example, in HTC Desire S.
As you well know, this is not the height of technological excellence; dual-core mobile processors are in vogue. Still, Qualcomm's single-core processor delivers enough performance for basic tasks. The Adreno 205 graphics core helps him in this, which takes care of video decoding, video processing from the built-in camera and graphics in three-dimensional games. If we compare the performance of Xperia Neo with the performance of dual-core smartphones in synthetic tests, then the difference is, of course, obvious. However, no brakes are observed in the work. The Xperia Neo handles heavy websites, PDF documents, WVGA movies and HD movies from the built-in camera just fine.
The smartphone's RAM is not as large as we would like - 512 MB, but the same amount, for example, is installed in the iPhone 4. So the amount of RAM in this case will not become a factor limiting performance. By the way, half a gigabyte is the ceiling for Sony Ericsson devices, the flagship Xperia Arc has the same amount of memory.
Only 320 MB of memory is provided for data storage, but the emphasis here is not on it at all, but on the microSDHC card slot, which allows the use of cards with a capacity of up to 32 GB. In the box with the device you will find an 8-gigabyte card, which is quite manageable.
In terms of communications, everything is standard. There is a Wi-Fi 802.11b / g / n module with the ability to organize a mobile access point, Bluetooth 2.1. As for wired communication, it is provided by micro-USB and HDMI ports. The latter serves to connect external screens, but, as practice shows, connecting monitors or TVs to mobile phones is used extremely rarely. There is also navigation provided by the GPS module, which supports Assisted GPS (A-GPS) receiver cold start acceleration technology and, of course, is based on Google Maps.
The line of smartphones released by Sony Ericsson over time has increasingly ceased to meet the requirements of modern consumers, who constantly watched the technological innovations of other companies. Over time, devices such as the Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo began to come out, which were based on Android.
In the wake of the great popularity of this operating system, many companies that released their flagship devices on its basis tried to succeed (and not unsuccessfully). The plans for the Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo from the manufacturer were exactly the same, as a result of which, in addition to this device, three other smartphones from a fairly high price segment were also announced.
It is worth noting the fact that, by coincidence, the demonstration of this device was postponed in Japan, despite the fact that at that time it was one of the most massive devices in the future. Initially, the company planned to launch this device in April, that is, to start deliveries of Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo and Xperia Arc at the same time, however, they rightly decided that in a situation of a serious shortage of components, it is best to give priority to production of more expensive devices, which are currently sold at a price of approximately 25,000 rubles. It is worth noting the fact that the cost of Neo was planned at around 19,000 rubles, and for this price this mobile phone could be called a very, very balanced device, according to the characteristics of which it was practically not inferior to its flagship counterparts, apart from a different design and not so large display.
For most users, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo is the sweet spot, as you can hardly find at least one other such device that, at its price, would have approximately the same characteristics. For example, if we take into account the HTC Desire S, the technical characteristics of which are close to this model, then its price is 22,000 rubles, and smartphones from Samsung also have approximately the same cost.
The Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo is equipped with a 3.7-inch 16:9 screen, making it a compact enough device that will definitely appeal to people who are not accustomed to carrying oversized mobile phones. The width of the case of this phone reaches 57 mm, which made it especially common, since similar models from other manufacturers were wider by at least 1 cm, which is not such a small difference for most people.
If we take a closer look at the characteristics of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, we can pay special attention to the body thickness of 13 mm, which is especially smoothed out by the oval profile and beveled ends. In principle, there is no wrangling about the design of this device, since it is a slightly modernized design of the Vivaz phone, which has been somewhat modified with the help of very, very successful elements. In the end, it turned out to be a very good device, which stands out among other smartphones using this operating system.
The Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo smartphone has a body called Human Curvature, that is, its main advantage is that it fully corresponds to the shape of a human hand. This case is made of specialized smooth plastic, while the range of the phone includes several colors: red, black and silver. It is worth noting that user reviews of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo separately note the soiling of the black phone of this model, while the red and silver devices are more stable in this case. Perhaps that is why the most widespread phones of this model are red, since they do not have any fingerprints.
The controls are almost identical to those used in the previously released Vivaz device, that is, there is a round button on the right side designed to lock or turn off the phone, and there is also a long button that can be used to adjust the volume if necessary. At the top end you can find all the necessary outputs (HDMI, micro-USB, 3.5 mm headphone jack). It is worth noting the fact that the headphone jack in a similar Arc flagship is located on the side, so the possibility of a more convenient headphone connection in this phone can be called its additional advantage.
Below the screen are three buttons that many users know from Arc. If you do a quick review of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, you can see that there is no separate search button, which will be an advantage for some people, and a definite disadvantage for others. Above the screen there is exactly the same set of components - these are light and proximity sensors, as well as a standard earpiece.
What immediately catches the eye is that it has a fairly large lens, and this can be called another advantage compared to the flagship model of the time Arc, because in principle such a camera was completely absent on it. This camera has 1.3 megapixels, that is, it is quite enough to make video calls with acceptable quality, and if at that time video calls were not so much in demand, then today the use of such a device is quite relevant and can hardly be called a mere tribute to fashion .
It is worth noting the fact that Sony Ericsson at that time could hardly be called a leader in terms of the quality of the screens used, because it did not produce any models that used an AMOLED display. On the Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo photo, you can see that the company began to use specialized software solutions, such as the Sony Bravia Mobile Engine, which proved to be quite successful in the company's TVs, where they were used for signal pre-processing. Thus, the overall quality of images and videos during the viewing process is greatly improved.
Considering that the device uses a specialized Live Color filter, the picture of this smartphone is much more contrasting, clear and realistic, but do not forget that this feature of this device is not hardware, but software, as a result of which it can be turn it on or off in the settings, and at the same time it works exclusively with graphics, that is, you will not notice any changes in the menu.
Of course, it is worth noting the fact that the image quality on this screen can hardly be compared in principle with what modern AMOLED taps provide, as well as displays on the iPhone, but there is progress, and the overall impression of the device is much better compared to what which could be observed on the previous Xperia X10. At the same time, it is worth noting the fact that in this model there are far from the largest viewing angles, as a result of which the image on the phone fades significantly when tilted, but this is quite a standard limitation for all TFT displays.
In the Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, the instructions say that the hardware platform of this device is similar to the flagship Arc, which is its undoubted advantage, given its cost. The platform in this device is a Qualcomm QDS8255 with a frequency of 1 GHz. Theoretically, the difference is due to low power consumption, as well as more efficient optimization, but in fact, practice has shown that, in principle, there is practically no technical difference. Regardless of any additional conditions, Arc has been compared by the manufacturer with the most modern dual-core competitors, so for Neo such a hardware platform is more than optimal.
For any smartphone based on the Android operating system, power consumption is a particularly sore subject, and as the performance grows, things only get worse. The situation regarding the power consumption of these smartphones looks somewhat better, and at the same time, in practice, the device shows a longer performance compared to competitors with similar parameters. This is most likely also due to the use of updated screen technology, as well as a simpler interface, however, in the case of sufficiently intensive loads, the operating time of this smartphone extends throughout the daylight hours, which is quite normal for Android.
The initial amount of memory reaches 512 MB, of which a little more than 300 MB remain free, that is, among analogues, these indicators are not advanced, but at the same time quite normal. Moreover, if the RAM in this device is quite enough, then using an additional array of internal memory would be a good solution. In Android 2.2 and above, you can install all kinds of applications directly to the memory card, but in fact this memory is seriously lacking. Similar devices released by Samsung, Nokia and Motorola have a built-in 8-16 GB array, while the Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo differs only in the presence of an 8 GB memory card that comes standard in the kit.
Thus, this model stands out quite well even among the predominant majority of modern phones, especially considering the cost of this smartphone today. In terms of technical characteristics, a smartphone can compete with many modern devices, although its only drawback, in which it is definitely inferior even to devices of its time, is its display, since the company could already use a more modern type of screen.
| Width Width information refers to the horizontal side of the device in its standard orientation during use. | 57 mm (millimeters) 5.7 cm (centimeters) 0.19 ft 2.24in |
| Height Height information refers to the vertical side of the device in its standard orientation during use. | 116 mm (millimeters) 11.6 cm (centimeters) 0.38 ft 4.57in |
| Thickness Information about the thickness of the device in different units of measurement. | 13 mm (millimeters) 1.3 cm (centimeters) 0.04 ft 0.51in |
| Weight Information about the weight of the device in different units of measurement. | 126 g (grams) 0.28 lbs 4.44oz |
| Volume Approximate volume of the device, calculated from dimensions provided by the manufacturer. Refers to devices with the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped. | 85.96 cm³ (cubic centimeters) 5.22 in³ (cubic inches) |
| SoC (System on a Chip) A system on a chip (SoC) integrates various hardware components such as a processor, graphics processor, memory, peripherals, interfaces, etc., as well as the software necessary for their operation. | Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255 |
| Technological process Information about the technological process by which the chip is made. The value in nanometers measures half the distance between the elements in the processor. | 45 nm (nanometers) |
| Processor (CPU) The main function of the processor (CPU) of a mobile device is the interpretation and execution of instructions contained in software applications. | Scorpion |
| Processor bit depth The bit depth (bits) of a processor is determined by the size (in bits) of registers, address buses, and data buses. 64-bit processors have higher performance than 32-bit processors, which, in turn, are more productive than 16-bit processors. | 32 bit |
| Instruction Set Architecture Instructions are commands by which the software sets/controls the operation of the processor. Information about the instruction set (ISA) that the processor can execute. | ARMv7 |
| First level cache (L1) Cache memory is used by the processor to reduce access time to more frequently accessed data and instructions. L1 (level 1) cache is small and much faster than both system memory and other cache levels. If the processor does not find the requested data in L1, it continues to look for them in the L2 cache. With some processors, this search is performed simultaneously in L1 and L2. | 32 kB + 32 kB (kilobytes) |
| Second level cache (L2) L2 (level 2) cache is slower than L1, but in return it has a larger capacity, allowing more data to be cached. It, like L1, is much faster than system memory (RAM). If the processor does not find the requested data in L2, it continues to look for it in the L3 cache (if available) or RAM. | 384 KB (kilobytes) 0.375 MB (megabytes) |
| Number of processor cores The processor core executes program instructions. There are processors with one, two or more cores. Having more cores increases performance by allowing many instructions to be executed in parallel. | 1 |
| Processor clock speed The clock speed of a processor describes its speed in terms of cycles per second. It is measured in megahertz (MHz) or gigahertz (GHz). | 1000 MHz (megahertz) |
| Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) The graphics processing unit (GPU) handles calculations for various 2D/3D graphics applications. In mobile devices, it is used most often by games, consumer interface, video applications, etc. | Qualcomm Adreno 205 |
| The amount of random access memory (RAM) Random access memory (RAM) is used by the operating system and all installed applications. Data stored in RAM is lost when the device is turned off or restarted. | 512 MB (megabytes) |
| Type of random access memory (RAM) Information about the type of random access memory (RAM) used by the device. | LPDDR2 |
| Number of RAM channels Information about the number of RAM channels that are integrated into the SoC. More channels means higher data rates. | dual channel |
| RAM frequency The frequency of RAM determines its speed, more specifically, the speed of reading / writing data. | 500 MHz (megahertz) |
| Type/technology One of the main characteristics of the screen is the technology by which it is made and on which the image quality of information directly depends. | LCD |
| Diagonal For mobile devices, the screen size is expressed in terms of its diagonal length, measured in inches. | 3.7in 93.98 mm (millimeters) 9.4 cm (centimeters) |
| Width Approximate Screen Width | 1.81in 46.05 mm (millimeters) 4.6 cm (centimeters) |
| Height Approximate Screen Height | 3.23in 81.93 mm (millimeters) 8.19 cm (centimeters) |
| Aspect Ratio The ratio of the dimensions of the long side of the screen to its short side | 1.779:1 |
| Permission Screen resolution indicates the number of pixels vertically and horizontally on the screen. Higher resolution means sharper image detail. | 480 x 854 pixels |
| Pixel Density Information about the number of pixels per centimeter or inch of the screen. Higher density allows information to be shown on the screen in clearer detail. | 265 ppi (pixels per inch) 104 ppcm (pixels per centimeter) |
| Color depth Screen color depth reflects the total number of bits used for the color components in a single pixel. Information about the maximum number of colors that the screen can display. | 24 bit 16777216 flowers |
| Screen area Approximate percentage of screen space on the front of the device. | 57.24% (percentage) |
| Other characteristics Information about other functions and features of the screen. | capacitive Multitouch Scratch resistance |
| Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine LED-backlit |
| Flash type The rear (rear) cameras of mobile devices mainly use LED flashes. They can be configured with one, two or more light sources and vary in shape. | LED |
| Image Resolution One of the main characteristics of cameras is resolution. It represents the number of horizontal and vertical pixels in an image. For convenience, smartphone manufacturers often list resolution in megapixels, giving an approximate number of pixels in millions. | 2592 x 1944 pixels 5.04 MP (megapixels) |
| Video Resolution Information about the maximum video resolution that the camera can record. | 1280 x 720 pixels 0.92 MP (megapixels) |
| Video recording speed (frame rate) Information about the maximum recording rate (frames per second, fps) supported by the camera at maximum resolution. Some of the most basic video recording speeds are 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps, 60 fps. | 30 fps (frames per second) |
| Characteristics Information about additional software and hardware features of the rear (rear) camera. | autofocus Digital Image Stabilization geo tags panoramic shooting Touch focus Face recognition |
| Capacity The capacity of a battery indicates the maximum charge it can store, measured in milliamp-hours. | 1500 mAh (milliamp-hours) |
| Type The type of battery is determined by its structure and, more specifically, by the chemicals used. There are different types of batteries, with lithium-ion and lithium-ion polymer batteries being the most commonly used in mobile devices. | Li-polymer (Li-polymer) |
| Talk time 2G Talk time in 2G is the period of time during which the battery is completely discharged during a continuous conversation in a 2G network. | 6 hours 55 minutes 6.9 h (hours) 415.2 min (minutes) 0.3 days |
| 2G standby time The 2G standby time is the amount of time it takes for the battery to fully discharge when the device is in stand-by mode and connected to a 2G network. | 430 h (hours) 25800 min (minutes) 17.9 days |
| 3G talk time Talk time in 3G is the period of time during which the battery is completely discharged during a continuous conversation in a 3G network. | 7 h (hours) 420 min (minutes) 0.3 days |
| 3G standby time The 3G standby time is the amount of time it takes for the battery to fully discharge when the device is in stand-by mode and connected to a 3G network. | 400 h (hours) 24000 min (minutes) 16.7 days |
| Characteristics Information about some additional features of the device's battery. | Removable |
Round table, the main people of Sony Ericsson are discussing plans.
“Remember our SE Vivaz? It seems to be a solid device, and it takes excellent pictures, and the sound in it is good, and the screen, but the design, the design is so unusual and users liked it so much. One problem, our Vivaz is built on the basis of an operating system that starts with a bad letter and works the same way. Maybe we can take Android and put it there, and leave everything else as it was?
No sooner said than done.
“About a year ago, the Finns showed a new flagship, Nokia N97 mini, and before it, just N97. It looks very personal, and the keyboard is comfortable, and the shape of the case, and the white color is interesting. However, iron there old and OS. Maybe we’ll change the hardware and OS, and take the design?”
No sooner said than done.
Well, about the Xperia X10, which was put under pressure and received Arc, you yourself know.
Of course, everything was probably not like that, but after meeting with the new Sony Ericsson “robots”, this is the picture that appears in my head.
We will not dwell on the SE Arc in detail, we already have material on this device, and everything was known about it even before the start of MWC 2011. The smartphone reminds me of the Xperia X10 after the latter was taken out of the press or rolled over it. Although it's hard to argue with the fact that Arc is actually very thin. And the tangible area of the case only enhances the effect of its subtlety.
The smartphone has hardware keys under the display, which pleases. A screen with a diagonal of 4.2 "is also a plus. By and large, Arc should be a work on the mistakes made when creating the Xperia X10. More precisely, on one mistake, the big, big dampness of the final firmware with which the X10 entered the market. If Arc will be stable, it will not have banal glitches and bugs that we could see on the Xperia X10 - I see no reason for this smartphone not to become popular.But, of course, it will not become as popular as the next guest.
This is the right Vivaz: with a cool camera, unusual design, colorful cases and high-quality sound. On a stable, pah-pah, Android 2.3 operating system. Site preview. What else to add? In the first Vivaz, everything was good, except for the software component, if in Neo everything, except for this very component, remained from the first Vivaz, and the system was replaced, the device simply must become a hit. Of course, at the right price.
You know, the black color of the Xperia Pro is nothing like the Nokia N97. Judge for yourself.
But, on the other hand, the Xperia Pro is white - it reminds.
Or maybe it just seems to me. It seems to me that the SE Xperia Pro, despite its attractive features and design, is a pass-through device. Not because it was made that way, but because the form factor of QWERTY smartphones has been more dead than alive for a year now. Yes, the recent release of Desire Z showed that it is possible to make an attractive QWERTY slider. But Desire Z is also perceived as a quality smartphone with an appendage in the form of a keyboard, and not as a keyboard smartphone. This is an exception.
The entire line of “robots” presented by the company evokes warm feelings in me. I sincerely want to believe that the new devices will be devoid of children's sores inherent in the SE XPERIA X1 communicator that appeared two years ago and the XPERIA X10 smartphone a year ago. And then Sony Ericsson has every chance to become a significant player in the Android device market.
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Built on Google Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). This is a phone, one might say, with a difficult fate. It was introduced in February at Mobile World Congress 2011 and was supposed to go on sale in the spring along with the Xperia Arc and Xperia Play, but the earthquake in Japan disrupted the plans of the Japanese-Swedish manufacturer, as a result of which the debut of Xperia Neo in key markets took place only in the middle summer. In Russia, the device appeared on July 7. The manufacturer's recommended price is 17,490 rubles.
Specifications Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo (MT15i):
Design and construction:
Manufacturers that prefer the Android OS have to stand out in various ways - some rely on design, some copy popular devices, and some focus on the user interface. The strength of the latest Sony Ericsson models is the design. The Xperia Neo smartphone is the ideological successor of Vivaz and in many ways resembles it.
The back cover, as well as the upper and lower ends are rounded. Under the display are the traditional Android keys - "back", "home" and "menu". Above the touchscreen, there was a place for the manufacturer's logo, a speech speaker, an ambient light sensor, a front camera with a resolution of 0.3 megapixels, and two proximity sensors. The left end is free from buttons, and the right end contains the lock key, LED indicator, volume control buttons and a camera button. The main microphone is on the bottom, the secondary microphone is on the back. On the back, there is a speaker and an HD camera with LED flash. At the top, there is a microUSB port, a 3.5mm headphone jack and an HDMI output. The microSD card and SIM card can be accessed by removing the battery.
Live device without exaggeration looks stylish (in this case, we consider a red model). The appearance slightly spoils a number of holes for sensors and an additional camera, but you quickly get used to them. The design of the Xperia Neo is well-designed, the phone lies comfortably in the hand, and all the controls are located well - the buttons are convenient to press for both right-handed and left-handed people. But the camera button could be more responsive. If the phone is on a hard surface, such as a table, then the speaker is perfectly audible, but if you put it on a case or any other soft surface, the speaker overlaps, and it is easy to miss an incoming call or alarm. It's easy to notice the bad placement of the speaker in horizontally oriented games, when the fingers of the right hand (when the phone is rotated 90 degrees to the left) completely cover it.
Plastic quality, but glossy, why easily soiled. The plugs of the connectors are held on by elastic bands, which look flimsy, but in fact they perform their task with a bang. The monoblock feels monolithic, but the decorative insert on the left in the case of our copy sometimes creaks at the bottom (experimentally established that this depends on how the back cover lay down). Compared to the creaky Xperia X10 on all sides, the Xperia Neo is made head and shoulders above.
In Russia, Xperia Neo comes with a charger, a USB cable, an 8 GB memory card, a wired stereo headset, documentation, a battery and an HDMI cable (we have a phone from a European delivery, so there is no HDMI cable in the photo).
Software:
Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo is built on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). At the time of writing the review, the OS version is Android 2.3.3, and Android 2.3.4 will be released before October. One game is preinstalled on the phone (in our case, it's Let's Golf!), standard Android applications and services (Android Market, Gmail, Google Search, Google Talk, Maps, etc.). Timescape's signature feature collects recent events (calls, messages, status changes on Facebook and Twitter) in one place, presenting them in a single feed on the main screen. The TrackID function helps to find out the artist of the song currently playing (known bands can be identified without problems, even able to identify little-known artists). Mediascape, fortunately, is a thing of the past and access to multimedia content is implemented in the traditional way.
There are many standard widgets, some duplicate each other, but for the most part, they are all useful. The missing ones can be downloaded in no time from the Android Market (I recommend Tiny Flashlight +, Advanced Task Killer, Yandex.Weather, Backgrounds). You can also place shortcuts and folders on the five desktops. Unnecessary items are removed by simply holding and dropping into the trash. Live wallpapers are supported (you can install if you don't mind the battery).
Sincerely pleased with the huge selection of standard melodies for incoming calls. There are seven dozen of them and they represent different genres - from some completely simple trills for lovers of minimalism to guitar motifs and traditional melodies for those who like to stand out from the crowd. But there are few melodies for the alarm clock and they are all kind of calm and lulling - it is not recommended to set them to wake up in the morning (easy to miss, checked).
The speaker on the Xperia Neo is loud, and the sound quality is much better than that of the Xperia X10. This is especially easy to check on standard melodies - the old model has a “flat” sound and with a noticeable predominance of highs.
Of course, it should be noted that the Xperia Neo is one of the few Google phones that currently supports two-way video calling via Skype.
In general, the software base of the Xperia Neo is a typical Android OS with its own strengths and weaknesses. But, I note that the smartphone is "smart".
Camera:
The device got an 8-megapixel camera with autofocus, geotagging, LED flash and HD video recording (1280x720 pixels). When taking a photo, you can change the capture mode, resolution, flash control, change the exposure value, set the white balance, metering, and activate digital image stabilization. During video recording, the options are about the same.
The camera doesn't shoot badly, it just doesn't shoot as well as I hoped when I saw the mention of Exmor R.
In most shots, the Xperia Neo (left) loses out to the iPhone 4's 5MP camera (right), but not always. For example, in the picture of the 5D sign, the Apple phone messed up the colors and made it blue, even though it's purple (ignore the backlight on the right and left, it changes). Even in the photos of the iPhone 4, there is often a lot of noise, which is not observed in the photo of the Xperia Neo. In general, a smartphone shoots better indoors than outdoors:
If we compare the Xperia Neo (left) and Xperia X10 (right) cameras, then the “old man” is not much ahead:
With video filming, too, no revelations. No better or worse than the competition. True, it is noticeable that he is inclined to “under-transmit” juicy shades.
User experience:
The buttons on the Xperia Neo are located correctly - exactly where you expect to find them. The 3.7” capacitive display operates at a resolution of 854 x 480 pixels. The dimensions of the phone depend on the screen size, and in this case the smartphone is not perceived as a “shovel”, like the Xperia Arc, Galaxy S 2 or the vast majority of HTC products. The shape of the case also contributes to this.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255 processor is single-core and operates at a frequency of 1 GHz. Coupled with 512 MB of RAM and an Adreno 205 graphics chip, the Xperia Neo is fast enough and can barely noticeably slow down when scrolling through desktops overloaded with online widgets. A list of contacts with a good hundred entries scrolls smoothly and without hesitation, which some advertised flagship Googlephones cannot boast of (I won’t point fingers, it’s ugly).
Working time is the scourge of all Googlephones. With active use, Xperia Neo will need to be charged every day. Charging time at the initial stage of the phone's life from 1-3% to 100% was about 3.5-4 hours.
A small test was carried out to check the manufacturer's declared operating time in video playback mode (7 hours 25 minutes). For this, a two-hour HD movie Silent Hill was taken in MP4 format. The brightness and volume are turned up to the maximum, the Mobile BRAVIA Engine is on, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS and 3G are also active.
After two hours, the Xperia Neo and iPhone 4 each had 72% battery left. After another two hours, the Sony Ericsson smartphone had 40% of the charge left, and the Apple device had 33%. Obviously, the phone could play the movie at least once more. Thus, I believe that with communications turned off, headphones connected and with moderate brightness, the phone could last the declared time or a time close to it (7 hours). The Xperia Neo heats up moderately, but not as much as the Xperia X10 and even more so the iPhone 4.
The Xperia Neo's touchscreen is much more responsive than the Xperia X10's screen, it fades more in the sun than the displays of the reviewed opponents, but you can read the names in the address book or the names of folders without difficulty. Assessing the brightness of the device is not easy due to the fact that the phone now and then strives to set it automatically:
A few words about Mobile BRAVIA Engine technology. It is very difficult to fix the difference in the picture with and without a camera, it is not always possible to see the difference with a glance, but according to purely subjective feelings, it is better with it. It seems that it makes the picture more saturated and natural.
Outcome:
It often happens that the first joy of owning a new device quickly disappears and disappointment comes in its place - you don’t like it, it jars and in general there is an unpleasant feeling of wasted money. But in the case of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, there was no change of mood, and for some time I even thought about abandoning the Apple iPhone 4 in favor of it and Android (plus a customizable interface), but my girlfriend, seeing the red Xperia Neo and holding it for a while in hands, left me no chance - the phone was given to her. Of course, at first you will have to learn how to use Android and some tricky tricks (it's Android), but I'm calm about the fate of the device.
