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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  • 20 Mar 2013

Anti Symbian, 20 Mar 2013Take that crappy symbian device away.Yep, that "crappy" (you forgot do mention "old") Symbian device have a much better display than any device from Sony, nice isn't?

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    • wuc
    • 20 Mar 2013

    MMK, 19 Mar 2013Obviously you don't have a girlfriend or a wife that someti... moreThrough some wallpaper on the Xperia, then judge, its all black f.g.s. You simply can't judge the screen quality on a JPG pic.

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      • nick
      • S35
      • 20 Mar 2013

      Why are they provding TFT???

      LED back lit LCD's were awesome in last year phones.

      COME on SONY!!!!!

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        • Anonymous
        • t}E
        • 20 Mar 2013

        AnonD-4317, 18 Mar 2013They should use LG's plain IPS displays instead. those are... moreUse your LG "plain IPS" screen to watch horsecrap. I have seen BE, it's better than "plain IPS". So expect BE2 to be better. And most importantly GO AND SEE IT FOR YOURSELF. DONT JUDGE IT BY SEEING SOME 2-3 PICTURES ON THE NET. And by the way "plain IPS" is also used in cheap chinese phone.

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          • 20 Mar 2013

          AnonD-3713, 18 Mar 2013Take a look at the Nokia C6-01, small mid-range device of 2... moreTake that crappy symbian device away.

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            • Anti squirt
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            • 20 Mar 2013

            AnonD-4317, 19 Mar 2013Whatever it is. It's seer crap! Even mid-rangers from Sams... moreYou can keep your horsecrap samsung that has poor build quality and steals other's and then get sued. Always makes phones that sound good on specs but has old chipsets inside that ugly round device. Take a closer look it is horsecrap.
            As for LG, people never gave a crap about it. Always been a loser.

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              • AnonD-126928
              • t7V
              • 20 Mar 2013

              what? bad viewing angles? yeah Sony Xperia has it, even my Xperia P says gsmarena, but since my Xperia P is the brightest smartphone of the Xperia Range , me Ad my Friends don't have problem watching Anime on my Xperia, it's not yet on max brightness, i max the brightness outdoors only, cause my Xperia P can still be brighter even at direct sunlight, IDK you guys, but pls. buy an Xperia, I buy my Sony Xperia cause Samsung,apple is too mainstream , S3's everywhere, glad wwith my Sony , it's rare here, when they saw my ohone they're like wow!! it;s that the latest, HTC?? they're copycats.

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                • Anonymous
                • 19 Mar 2013

                I have a wife and friends, but don't share the media content so don't really care about the viewing angles. Design is almost boxy enough (Lenovo K900 is better :) ) and the features are OK, so I'm buying it if it's not a QC disaster like Xperia Sola seems to be and if it has a decent battery life.

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                  • 19 Mar 2013

                  MMK, 19 Mar 2013Obviously you don't have a girlfriend or a wife that someti... moreDon't even need to have a wife, people who think that good viewing angles is not important probably don't even have friends to share media content.

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                    • 19 Mar 2013

                    Anonymous, 19 Mar 2013I think bravia is a software not a hardwareWhatever it is. It's seer crap!
                    Even mid-rangers from Samsung and LG have better display quality than Sony's flagship devices.

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                      • 19 Mar 2013

                      AnonD-103271, 18 Mar 2013only haters comment about viewing angles... because they us... moreObviously you don't have a girlfriend or a wife that sometimes would be setting next to you to watch photos or some clips.

                      and for those who say that you cannot judge the screen just by looking at a JPG pic.. well, I can see which one has the better screen in this pic..

                      http://cdn.gsmarena.com/vv/reviewsimg/sony-xperia-z-vs-htc-butterfly/phone/gsmarena_001.jpg

                        Loving this phone. Seems a good mid-ranger. Sony and HTC are the only companies that brings decent updates to the phones. They are putting technology to good use, instead of putting every latest crap in even if it is not ready.

                        Just until the end last year, I have recommended people to stay away from Sony or HTC if they want a efficient phone, but it seems that this year, it will be the other way round.

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                          • 19 Mar 2013

                          Shinigami, 18 Mar 2013Strip's nice to have as an indicator, but I'm fine with hav... moreno one forced you to buy sony ..

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                            • 19 Mar 2013

                            this always has been a problem for sony. sometimes it seems that they deliberately don`t want to do some things when they are not impossible for them.

                            like

                            screen : ips, affs, amoled, super amoled but they go for their bravia crap.

                            cpu`s : they offer dual core phones at quad core price.

                            Battery : sony has been known for their laptop batteries why they lag behind in smartphones then.

                            Os : launch version of os always behind the competition.

                            camera : the one area where sony should be supreme they are mere passable. when many competions use sony`s sensor why the camera quality still falls behind criphone, samsung .

                            this is unacceptable from sony. just a good design won`t do.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • 4sp
                              • 19 Mar 2013

                              AnonD-4317, 18 Mar 2013They should use LG's plain IPS displays instead. those are... moreI think bravia is a software not a hardware

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                                • Anonymous
                                • 4sp
                                • 19 Mar 2013

                                Anonymous, 18 Mar 2013Viewing angles are minor problems for me. Quality comes fir... moreI agree with you!

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                                  • 19 Mar 2013

                                  Wanna native video call buy samsung galaxy

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                                    • 19 Mar 2013

                                    AnonD-103271, 18 Mar 2013only haters comment about viewing angles... because they us... moreLol! Ur ryt!

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                                      • 19 Mar 2013

                                      I dont see anything wrong with their screen, but with wallpaper that they used, i have a XU, and Using default XZ wallpaper look bad.

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                                        • P64
                                        • 19 Mar 2013

                                        AnonD-103271, 18 Mar 2013only haters comment about viewing angles... because they us... morenot haters man...this is a matter of taste...you dont care ok...imo i like to hold and simply look at the display and i know i have a good view, not worring about tilting it to see it in an specific angle to get the "best view"...for instance, you are lying in bed and im sure you´ll be more comofortable holding a good viewing angle phone, especially when you´re reading or watching pics and photos...there´s also gaming, when you gotta tilt your phone to play, no matter what angle is the phone, you´re gonna "see the action" better with a good viewing angle phone...its not a matter of ability to see. i like it cuz it fells more practical and premium and not that i want to show thing to my friends..its like buying a good tv. you buy it thinking of the quality of the display...That just me, again IMHO.