Sony announces Xperia R1 and Xperia R1 Plus mid-rangers

27 October 2017
Priced at about $215 and $245, respectively.

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  • Anonymous
  • t7F
  • 27 Oct 2017

Their actually cheap, was expecting it to be $300+ not below it.

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    • AnonD-711110
    • Kg2
    • 27 Oct 2017

    If someone from Sony is reading this, here's the recipe that works for you.

    1. 5 inch HD screen with Gorilla Glass 3 (sharp enough for midrange and less power hungry)
    2. Snapdragon 450 (14 nm process)
    3. The cameras that you used in Xperia S (better than all your midrange offerings)
    4. 3 GB RAM
    5. Rear-mounted finger-print sensor
    6. Small bezels - nothing more than what Nexus 5 had
    7. At least 3000 mah battery.
    8. MRP no more than Rs. 12,500
    9. For God's sake, bring back the stamina mode algorithm from Xperia Z1/Z2.
    10. A headphone jack with your trademark audio experience.

    Forget Redmis and Lenovos. Even copycats like Yu/Micromax offer better hardware than you do. I really wish you pull up your socks.

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      • Anonymous
      • 0V7
      • 27 Oct 2017

      India-only? PLEASE don't go the Panasonic route, Sony... Last thing I want is Sony's low/mid end devices to stay India-exclusive. Hopefully they re-brand these and sell them in Europe too.

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        • Anonymous
        • Js{
        • 27 Oct 2017

        In my country J5 and J7 always arrive more than $400.
        No tech site says it is overpriced because they are Galaxy phones.

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          • Anonymous
          • Js{
          • 27 Oct 2017

          MrJulli, 27 Oct 2017This is SONY. This is a legend. Not your usual cheap Chines... moreBecause XA1 was 300.
          There is a huge difference.

          P20 is way stronger than SD 430.
          Imx300 vs imx258
          XA1 probably has faster memory, faster ram, better/faster updates.

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            • Anonymous
            • 3uW
            • 27 Oct 2017

            R1 means radius of 1mm :D

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              • Anonymous
              • Js{
              • 27 Oct 2017

              ImTheOne, 27 Oct 2017Finally! No MediaTek on Sony's midrangers.. hopefully the 2... moreThere will be 2 devices with the 630.
              One is 5" HD ( 72% screen) and a 6" FHD ( 78% screen)

                midranger huh!!!! more like low end + 'insert tier 1 brand logo here'.

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                  • Shabeer
                  • rAQ
                  • 27 Oct 2017

                  Sony phones are known for their build quality and durability. Bit people are are blindly purchasing other cheap phones just because they have extra RAM and ROM which these people don't even need and they don't use. However I would advise Sony to market their products properly. I want to buy this phone for sure.

                    Now Sony comes with Snapdragon chipsets....wow.. Trust Sony.. it's not like chinese junks.

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                      • sam
                      • 2SW
                      • 27 Oct 2017

                      same6630, 27 Oct 2017Where is the fingerprint of this legend ???? Nokia 5 is ov... moreGo and buy mi A1 with dual camera full hd display 3080mah battery, avery loud speaker, fingerprint sensor, sony gonna die soon.

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                        • crazyboys_tp
                        • X$e
                        • 27 Oct 2017

                        Dear Sony, first start selling your mobiles offline. In Bangalore the silicon city of India and one of the biggest mobile market, we don't get Sony mobiles in any of the Stores.

                        Secondly please change the design which I think you are following from 4 years and price the devices properly as we have lots of compitators in the market now and brand value doesn't matter for people too much regarding to mobiles.

                          Jeez, I don't see anyone buying this who knows anything about mobiles. 😂

                            MrJulli, 27 Oct 2017This is SONY. This is a legend. Not your usual cheap Chines... moreWhere is the fingerprint of this legend ????
                            Nokia 5 is over this at price point..

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                              • AnonD-393912
                              • 61{
                              • 27 Oct 2017

                              A bit pricy for the spec, but if not because i just get a new phone (xiaomi one, hence "a bit pricy for the spec" comment) i might consider buying it.

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                                • AnonD-85136
                                • 6Ps
                                • 27 Oct 2017

                                Great I love r1 plus

                                  Finally! No MediaTek on Sony's midrangers.. hopefully the 2018 XA lineup will run on the SD 630/660. Cause carrying a heater in your pocket is not comfortable..

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • tZ0
                                    • 27 Oct 2017

                                    Sony Fanboy Bitches, 27 Oct 2017The difference is that the Mi A1 sounds good ONLY on specsh... moreXperia R1 vs Xiaomi Mi A1

                                    2 GB vs 4 GB RAM
                                    16 GB vs 64 GB storage
                                    SD 430 vs SD 625
                                    NO FPS vs FPS
                                    NO gyro vs gyro sensor
                                    1080p vs 4k video recording

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                                      • AnonD-249626
                                      • KSE
                                      • 27 Oct 2017

                                      SZtadir, 27 Oct 2017From the pictures it looked like that the bezels have been ... moreIps is one type of tft

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • sSU
                                        • 27 Oct 2017

                                        imRGZ, 27 Oct 2017Yes i heard and that too unworthy of that price. It got sol... morethey got only few sales... and people are not satisfying with nokia 6. you can check with amazon reviews

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