Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo preview: First look

09 March 2011
Sony Ericsson is keen to start 2011 in style with strong additions to the XPERIA lineup to please every taste. The Arc is the one true flagship, the Pro is the business messenger and the Play is the gaming smartphone. What’s...

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  • Anonymous
  • jFF
  • 12 Mar 2011

sorry but vidEo quality is so poor . even nokia c7 vidEo is better then SE neo

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    • jhoravi
    • v0X
    • 12 Mar 2011

    AnonD-3485, 11 Mar 2011You are right. At least half of the phone hardware is spent... moreAndroid interface LAGS not because its Java but rather because Android UI doesn't support GPU acceleration while Iphone and WP7 does.

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      • AnonD-367
      • vGy
      • 12 Mar 2011

      AnonD-3625, 12 Mar 2011TO all who is talking about laggs on Xperia Neo. All vid... moreIf u want awesome camera then why not you go for nokia n8 ?

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        • B.E.N.
        • s0E
        • 12 Mar 2011

        Well , S-E tend to *eventually* get it right...
        This is the Vivaz, as it *should* have functioned and performed.

        Remember the dreadful XPERIA 1 ? -Horrible!-
        X2 - still not good.
        X10 - well, that one is working.
        And now, the ARC - looking *Good* !

        This XPERIA Neo seems to me a handsome & powerful mid segment phone.
        For sensible people who are *NOT* in the "Boast-and-Pose" business ! ;)

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          • Lineker
          • nHb
          • 12 Mar 2011

          No sense compare to GSII...
          Different architectures, different price range.
          Neo looks perfect for average use.

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            • AnonD-3625
            • iAd
            • 12 Mar 2011

            TO all who is talking about laggs on Xperia Neo.

            All videos that you have been seen are pre-release units' videos. In commercical versions Xperia Neo is smooth and snappy)))

            I am going to buy it cause of it's awesome camera)

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              • jinga
              • 9xE
              • 12 Mar 2011

              sonyericsson should use oled screen that sony uses in its walkman and just announced psp2, cos lcd just can measure up

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                • AnonD-3485
                • LpI
                • 12 Mar 2011

                AnonD-1544, 12 Mar 2011 I can't understand why Gsmarena claims that the Bravia is... moreDid you ever used an AMOLED display? Not even iPhone 4 display can match the ammount of contrast that a regular AMOLED have.

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                  • AnonD-1544
                  • kJX
                  • 12 Mar 2011


                  I can't understand why Gsmarena claims that the Bravia is no match for superamoled.

                  Actually when I watch this video I believe the Bravia is as good as the superamoled, what do you guys think? Seeing is believing and this is what I'm seeing.

                  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tkb1VFmmE7A&feature=related

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                    • AnonD-3485
                    • LpI
                    • 11 Mar 2011

                    I like the kinect scrolling on the pinch-zoom of Android gallery, really nice, but that's all.

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                      • AnonD-3485
                      • LpI
                      • 11 Mar 2011

                      greg, 11 Mar 2011i am talking about speed of system (what i see on screen).U... moreYou are right. At least half of the phone hardware is spent for run the extremely demanding Android interface, almost all Android phones lags even when you are simply scrolling the menu.
                      Reason? Android interface is based in Java, Java is an emulated and very demanding plataform, so even a 680Mhz S^3 runs alot smoother than most Android on the market.

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                        • AnonD-3485
                        • LpI
                        • 11 Mar 2011

                        AnonD-3527, 11 Mar 2011should i buy this or samsung galaxy s ? If you want a phone that you can put on your pocket, that cost at least the half of the price of Galaxy 2, and have the same functionality and interface, buy this one. The only thing that Galaxy have that is better is the Super AMOLED screen.

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                          • AnonD-3527
                          • 3iS
                          • 11 Mar 2011

                          should i buy this or samsung galaxy s ?

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                            • greg
                            • ntd
                            • 11 Mar 2011

                            dan, 10 Mar 2011@greg,Neo it has 1ghz CPU and android 2.3.3 gingerbread,not... morei am talking about speed of system (what i see on screen).U wake up- on nearly every video u may observe huge hicups! This is a prove that symbian 3 may work well despite 680mhz proc and kids are to stupid to judge such companies like nokia.U loook on specs only-not on real behaviour.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • iie
                              • 11 Mar 2011

                              if the price is right..would be my upgrade from my e72 :D

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                                • AnonD-3352
                                • ibm
                                • 11 Mar 2011

                                AnonD-2651, 11 Mar 2011how do u know it has 512 mb ram can u give the link from w... moreSony Ericsson XPERIA PLAY
                                Internal 400 MB, 380 MB RAM user-available

                                Sony Ericsson XPERIA Pro
                                Internal 320 MB

                                Sony Ericsson XPERIA Neo
                                Internal 320 MB

                                Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc
                                Internal 320 MB storage, 512 MB RAM

                                compare pro neo arc,
                                found any similar digits?
                                put commonsense abit and u will get the answer

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • PBR
                                  • 11 Mar 2011

                                  AnonD-2651, 11 Mar 2011how do u know it has 512 mb ram can u give the link from w... moreit is still not confirmed, but if you check neo's and pro's white papers: neo - phone memory up to 320 MB, RAM is not mentioned and pro - phone memory 1 GB (up to 320 MB user free memory), RAM 512 MB

                                  neo White paper 2th released
                                  http://developer.sonyericsson.com/cws/download/1/922/664/1299580726/neo_WP_2.pdf

                                  pro WP 5th
                                  http://developer.sonyericsson.com/cws/download/1/922/663/1299581294/pro_WP_5.pdf

                                  considering both phones are using the same hardware, it is possible if neo also has 512 mb ram like pro (according to the white paper)

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                                    • AnonD-2651
                                    • mg5
                                    • 11 Mar 2011

                                    Pavel, 10 Mar 2011Guys relax,320mb it is internal phone memory wich you not g... morehow do u know it has 512 mb ram can u give the link from where u got it thanks

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • PBR
                                      • 11 Mar 2011

                                      XAn4ETO, 10 Mar 2011SE NEO is a really good phone,but I expected better video q... moreExmor R sensor is the world's first marketing gimmick that won TIPA award
                                      http://www.tipa.com/english/award-details.php?iId=1774&sAward=Best+Compact+Camera

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                                        • AnonD-367
                                        • vGx
                                        • 11 Mar 2011

                                        XAn4ETO, 10 Mar 2011SE NEO is a really good phone,but I expected better video q... morebut sony ericsion Sony Exmor R videos on youtube show that it is different from normal camera phones ?