Sony Xperia SP hands-on: First look

18 March 2013
Sony created quite the stir in the Android high end with its Xperia Z flagship - a slick device of elegant design and impressive spec sheet. Today, it's looking to capitalize on that momentum with a new midrange offering in the Xperia SP. Sony's most...

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  • AnonD-96573
  • YTZ
  • 02 Apr 2013

Sony's design is elegant,classy and high quality materials used in their products,no doubt about it but one thing I don't like about this great brand,lack of company support to the consumers after you purchased their product.(ATTN:SONY-PHILIPPINES!)

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    • AnonD-119799
    • tA$
    • 01 Apr 2013

    xperia sp wow i WANT !!

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      • AnonD-69171
      • wr4
      • 31 Mar 2013

      AnonD-130584, 30 Mar 2013oh really? dual core can beat quadcore? i dont believe in b... moreOf course it could be.

      Quadcore doesnt mean it faster than Dualcore, it depend on what apps using it.
      If the apps can not do multi threading (split job for each processor cores), have a dual, tri, octa, even 100 cores is useless.

      If the apps can do multi thread and maximize 4 cores, it will do good and maybe faster than other processor with faster clock like this S3 vs SP . But it's not all, processor thing is more complex than "cores" and "clock"

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        • AnonD-113056
        • thu
        • 30 Mar 2013

        Richard, 28 Mar 2013If what u say is right, Does it mean it can outperform devi... moreXPERIA SP is ARM cortex A15 dualcore and GALAXY S3 cortex A9 quadcore
        open this link it will answer your question
        www.androidauthority.com/dual-core-arm-cortex-a15-is-fast-135978/
        nexus 4 have cortex A15 but xperia SP have higher clocked 1,5 GHz vs 1,7GHz and sony have proved they doing better when it comes to optimization.
        Just compare XP Z and NEXUS 4 both of them use the same processor but sony score better than nexus even with bigger screen, resolution, and more ppi
        ( antutu 20000+ vs 15000+ ) (quadrant 8000+ vs 4000+) just check gsmarena benchmark result if you don't belive me

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          • AnonD-113056
          • thu
          • 30 Mar 2013

          lets compare xperia sp and S3 processor ( dualcore vs quadcore )
          xperia sp Dual-core ARM Krait 1.7 GHz cortex vs S3 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9
          just follow this link
          www.androidauthority.com/dual-core-arm-cortex-a15-is-fast-135978/
          you will find out that dual core A15 can outperform quadcore A9
          so dual core A15 is beat quad core A9 on benchmark and in real life

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            • AnonD-130584
            • KiU
            • 30 Mar 2013

            AnonD-113056, 27 Mar 2013can you tell me what phone is better because xperia sp scor... moreoh really? dual core can beat quadcore? i dont believe in benchmark.. because seeing the real thing is believing

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              • Richard
              • t1$
              • 28 Mar 2013

              AnonD-113056, 27 Mar 2013can you tell me what phone is better because xperia sp scor... moreIf what u say is right, Does it mean it can outperform devices like s3 or nexus 4 (considering on performance as design is not a very big issue for me)??

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                • sabeen
                • Lg4
                • 28 Mar 2013

                can you tell me how much dollar this phone

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                  • AnonD-113056
                  • tht
                  • 27 Mar 2013

                  MrX, 18 Mar 2013the screen is awfulyeah if you always look your phone from the side

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                    • bahram
                    • a3G
                    • 27 Mar 2013

                    when it comes ?

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                      • AnonD-113056
                      • tht
                      • 27 Mar 2013

                      Richard, 26 Mar 2013I realise the fact that there are better performance device... morecan you tell me what phone is better because xperia sp score 16000+ on antutu just like S3
                      new design, great build quality, with nice spec i think the price is fair

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                        • xpria
                        • tU3
                        • 27 Mar 2013

                        i want this phone

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                          • Richard
                          • t}F
                          • 26 Mar 2013

                          I realise the fact that there are better performance device than the SP. But I think this phone will mostly will recognized for it's built quality, design and the light strip. But come on, 27k for only this? Just another rip off from Sony. The price seems unjustified to me and needs more RAM.

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                            • Raj
                            • t}F
                            • 26 Mar 2013

                            Seems an interesting phone, beautiful too. But I think at this points nexus 4 seems more reasonable around this price range. Stock android (quick updates) + quad core + 2 GB of RAM (in all variants) + decent screen are impressive when compared with sony's SP.

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                              • Ashura
                              • thu
                              • 26 Mar 2013

                              Viewing angles...for those who's complaining about it, and touting about having a girl to share pic with, obviously haven't experienced a stranger looking at ur phone in some subway or other, having them memorizing what they see on ur screen, and kidnap ur daughter/wife/girl afterwards. So much for ur viewing angles. I'd rather share whats on my screen only with those I choose to. But that's just me. Coz I live in a not-so-safe country.

                              For myself, I like the way XSP looks. The aluminum body, narrow bezel n the glowstrip on the bottom.
                              But if the rumours that I read about the price is true, then with the spec being put on this phone, it'll be overpriced. Which is, sadly, often the case with Sony on my country. As a Sony lover, I know that their build quality is great, but at Rp. 5,4 mil (± US$ 525), its gonna be hard for XSP...

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                                • AnonD-126167
                                • 61s
                                • 25 Mar 2013

                                AnonD-3713, 24 Mar 2013LOL you are really telling me that a lossy format can make ... moreJPGs are often unreliable, give me PNG (or any other lossless format) and it will be a step better.

                                It's not my main point anyway

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                                  • AnonD-3713
                                  • L4C
                                  • 24 Mar 2013

                                  AnonD-126167, 21 Mar 2013I don't mean to be a troll, but come on?? They don't even ... moreLOL you are really telling me that a lossy format can make a screen viewing angles look bad? REALLY?

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                                    • Amit
                                    • vwe
                                    • 24 Mar 2013

                                    thats the nise conform that this mob...no word say about what i donig that can be saying that ......undoutly....thats....customer.....some time many custmer ser....happyliy....now.....

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • vj1
                                      • 22 Mar 2013

                                      AnonD-103271, 18 Mar 2013only haters comment about viewing angles... because they us... moreexactly! if you want to share multimedia to your friends, then they should adjust, not the phone! lol

                                      having that viewing angle means you have "more privacy". Isnt it irritating and annoying when someone is looking at your phone while you're texting?

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                                        • AnonD-126167
                                        • 61X
                                        • 21 Mar 2013

                                        MMK, 19 Mar 2013Obviously you don't have a girlfriend or a wife that someti... moreI don't mean to be a troll, but come on??
                                        They don't even use the same wallpaper, dude

                                        Btw, did you judge how good a display based only on internet pics?

                                        I'm not forcing you, i'll just suggest you to:
                                        - Have a look the real thing
                                        - Even if you judge on pics, don't believe in JPG. How can you judge thing based on a lossy format?