Sony Ericsson XPERIA Neo review: More than a sequel

10 May 2011
It’s a sequel. Same cast and the same story but with a new lead and a new director. Shot in HD. The Sony Ericsson XPERIA Neo is to settle some unfinished business at the box office. A year stands between the Vivaz and the Neo and Android does make all the difference...

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  • Mico
  • t7X
  • 11 May 2011

Well i guess, wave II's hardware is better than this but in software it wins, it also dont support divx,. How sad, i thought i'll be glad that this phone is better than wave II.

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    • kazam
    • K7g
    • 11 May 2011

    HI dudes!!! to those people who keep bashing SE phone due to not having Dual core, 1080pi Vids and etc... ask ur seld first.. What a certain feature does to you??? U'r just a non-sense if u ahve no questions.

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      • Thankful
      • K7g
      • 11 May 2011

      Thanks gsmarena!!! i was sirprised when i saw this review.. just emailed u yesterday about this. Nice review!!! @samsung SGS fanatics>ur SuperAmoled hurts my eyes.. It's over saturated, not a good thind. better if you try to look on reality dipslay. it's cool in the eyes and doesn't put to much strain.

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        • Anonymous
        • t7$
        • 11 May 2011

        nick, 11 May 2011you're right. The arc is less powerful than the SGS and the... moreno its not a joke, whats important is how smooth and refined the UI is, how well the camera performs and be honest, do you really want a super wide angle screen so that the stranger beside you can easily read your private messages? The Arc looking great is another plus.

        The Arc delivers what it promises, in the end it's not about the specs alone, it's how much you get satisfied whenever using the phone, that is what counts.

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          • abhi
          • uvb
          • 11 May 2011

          Two compeletely weird things in Xperia Neo's review ->
          1. Camera quality is a mixed bag(but in preview Gsmarena said that neo's cam quality is awesome)
          2. Gsmarena said that Neo's loudspeaker is not loud while Phone-arena in their review told that sound through loudspeaker of Neo is very loud......
          Why so many diff. opinions regarding the same phone ???

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            • wcd
            • 11 May 2011

            Comparing this Phone to SGS is a joke! the only SGS outperform Neo is only Amoled Display, not to mention that the SGS design like chinese version of iPhone LOL ^^.

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              • Anonymous
              • K2F
              • 11 May 2011

              outdated phone with big price tag! kidding??
              if it is for 200 euro then call me...LOL

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                • nick
                • nxw
                • 11 May 2011

                SuperMuna, 10 May 2011couldn't agree more. Samsung Galaxy S is far better than th... moreyou're right. The arc is less powerful than the SGS and they're calling it their flagship! haha!

                also an LCD screen? is this a joke?

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                  • Anonymous
                  • yve
                  • 11 May 2011

                  Any explanation to why would the camera on the Neo be inferior to that on the Arc?!!

                  Both the enjoy the same 8MP sensor, and obviously the same optical system and driver!
                  Can't get it really..

                  Anyway, still: Neo > Desire S > Ace

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                    • vortex
                    • pvL
                    • 11 May 2011

                    Desire S is really not a direct competitor since it costs ~150€ more than Neo

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                      • AnonD-7702
                      • nwK
                      • 10 May 2011

                      I don't like it in red...but the Blue Gradient is awesome ;)

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                        • Anonymous
                        • LpI
                        • 10 May 2011

                        I'm the only one who didn't understand the review title? The original Vivaz also shots HD videos.

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                          • jeet
                          • 3xA
                          • 10 May 2011

                          How come its a tie between galaxy s & neo in video playback???

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                            • AnonD-733
                            • nxh
                            • 10 May 2011

                            Personally i can't find anything wrong in Neo at least it's much better than Samsung i9003 and Samsung Ace, beautiful design Android 2.3 out of the box the video sample is impressive, Flash support i think it's time to sold my Xperia X10 (Xperia Godfather) and get the grandson Neo lol

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                              • SuperMuna
                              • mXA
                              • 10 May 2011

                              couldn't agree more. Samsung Galaxy S is far better than this, in fact, it is even better than the Arc. Arc should have been released last year and compete with Galaxy S and Desire HD. SE should be ashamed of themselves, by the time they release their dual core phones, Samsung, HTC, etc will release their quad core or 2GHz dual core phones. SE cant keep up.

                              SE were kings before, now they are slaves. It's just their hardware design that is helping them save face. Arc is arguably the best looking smartphone on the market right now, at least in my opinion.

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                                • Koko
                                • 00d
                                • 10 May 2011

                                nick, 10 May 2011basically, just buy a samsung galaxy sAre you serious men?it;s 100euro cheaper than galaxy s and way smoother

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • nGy
                                  • 10 May 2011

                                  There was no mention of BATTERY LIFE in this review! How can you leave out something so important?!

                                  Also, for many of us a screen with a lower viewing angle is a GOOD thing, not bad - who wants people looking at your messages across your shoulder?

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                                    • BinKo
                                    • mDQ
                                    • 10 May 2011

                                    Why SE phones has to have so quiet loudspeaker ?
                                    Waiting for the Samsung Galaxy 2 Mini better

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                                      • nick
                                      • nxw
                                      • 10 May 2011

                                      basically, just buy a samsung galaxy s

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • ibe
                                        • 10 May 2011

                                        really nice fon

                                        im 1st!