Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo

Announced: 2011, February

For

• Navigation is swift and judderless
• 8MP camera
• Connectivity is fantastic and the browser loads quickly
• Mini-HDMI port connection
• High pixel densitiy screen
• Comfortable and easy to use one-handed

Against

• The 3.7-inch screen somehow feels a little smaller than it should
• Sound quality is poor if not using the provided headset
• Video capture isn't as high quality as expected

 The Sony Ericsson Xperia neo takes Android 2.3 Gingerbread mainstream, with its 3.7" 480x854 pixels screen, utilizing the Mobile BRAVIA Engine for enhanced sharpness and contrast when watching multimedia. The Sony Ericsson Xperia neo will come with support for HD video playback, HDMI-out port, an Exmor R sensor for the 8MP camera with LED flash. It is powered by a second generation 1GHz Snapdragon processor, so you can rest assured performance won’t be an issue here.

 Specification

Physical Specification
Handset Weight	126 g
Handset Dimensions	116 x 57 x 13 mm
Form Factor	Candybar
Display
Size	480 x 854 pixels, 3.7 inches
Pixel density:	265 ppi
Touch Screen	Yes, Capacitive
Type	LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors	16M
Features	Scratch-resistant glass
Secondary Display	No
Camera / Imaging / Video
Camera	Yes 8 MP
Resolution	3264x2448 pixels
Zoom	Yes
Flash	Yes
Camera features	Touch focus, image stabilization, geo-tagging, face and smile detection
Secondary Camera	No
Video	Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light,
HD	Yes
Media
Audio	Yes: MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
Video	Yes: MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
Video Streaming	Yes
Ringtones	Polyphonic (64 channels), MP3
FM Radio	Yes
Headphone Jack	Yes: 3.5mm
Connectivity
Bluetooth	Yes, v2.1
Irda	No
Wlan/Wi-fi	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB	Yes: USB 2.0
GPS	yes
Internet browsing
Browser	Yes,Supports: HTML
Built-in online services	Facebook,Flickr, Twitter
Messaging
SMS	YES
MMS	Yes
Instant Messaging	Yes
Email	YES
Hardware
System chip	Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon
Processor	Single-core 1 GHz Scorpion
GPU	Adreno 205
Memory
System memory	320 MB storage, 512 MB RAM
External Memory	Yes, microSD, up to 32GB
Platform
OS	Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0
Network/Data
Frequency Bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100HSDPA 1700 / 2100 / 1900
GPRS	Up to 85.6 kbps
EDGE	Up to 236.8 kbps
3G	HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps
Battery
Type	Li - Po
Capacity	1500 mAh
Standby	Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G)
Talktime	Up to 6 h 55 min (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G)
Other features
Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass