Sony Xperia SP review: SPlendid

30 April 2013
It took some time but Sony had the big comeback many have been waiting for. The Xperia Z is selling well and we suspect it’s been the driver for turning the company's fortunes around in the first quarter of the year. It's now time to carry that momentum...

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  • pliex
  • m{7
  • 02 May 2013

AnonD-141511, 02 May 2013well.. notification works like a charm all the time.. u j... moreThanks. But I meant.that my old phone made me miss notifications. All creds to the Xperia SP. Thanks for the info though, nice of you to explain

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    • AnonD-141511
    • vIY
    • 02 May 2013

    pliex, 02 May 2013Whoop there it is! The light strip is a killer feature. ... morewell..
    notification works like a charm all the time..
    u just have to deactivate your stamina mode...and it works..

    with stamina mode on..
    u dont get unread sms and missed call alert..
    but u still get incoming call n incoming sms notification light...



    if you want to use both features at the same time..

    i advice you to disable stamina mode and enable low battery saver and assign condition to battery level 100%

    so it is activated all the time and notication led works too...


    any help?

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      • sxsp
      • m{7
      • 02 May 2013

      Really surprised that it was so great! Great move SONY.
      Worth to take a look at next time at Mediamarkt

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        • krishna
        • Hkq
        • 02 May 2013

        just waiting for c5303 n c5306 which both r LTE and the fone that came till date is c5302 which is not 4G nd costs 24k

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          • brnare
          • v0X
          • 02 May 2013

          i love you xperia sp, but i can't let go with my lenovo p770. it may not have the looks and may not compete head to head unto you but it does have the high end battery (3500 mah).. oh my! what should i do? still, i am a fan of you.. (sigh)

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            • luvmyarcs
            • nFK
            • 02 May 2013

            Kind of funny this morning, was in an Orange store and asked the guy to let me see the SP working.First he said they had none then got one out.He dropped it on the floor after he turned it on and said "the damn thing is too heavy" .. not very encouraging, no damage to it but it is a bit of a brick.Also he knew about the rubbish camera but didnt want to say much other than "but you wont use it that much cause its only a phone quality cam" .. haha so think definitely will pass on it now.

            When do we get comments from Sonyfans claiming they sold 4m SP's in the first week? lol

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              • zea88
              • YW2
              • 02 May 2013

              AnonD-87222, 02 May 2013Gosh, every LCD in a phone is Led backlit. The problem with... morecheck this out..a new screen tech is coming,its called "Sony Triluminos",
              hope it will solve the viewing angle issue.:)

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                • pliex
                • S37
                • 02 May 2013

                Whoop there it is!

                The light strip is a killer feature. I hate to not be able to see if I have a waiting message on my phone.
                And the benchmarks! OMG!

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                  • deceptor
                  • N@B
                  • 02 May 2013

                  AnonD-61530, 02 May 2013Poor viewing angles seem to be a "feature" of all... moreu will never feel this difference when u r using it

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                    • pixelpeeper
                    • 5GC
                    • 02 May 2013

                    pixelpeeper, 01 May 2013Old Xperia P does far better job in camera processing than ... moresry, the URL's are swapped. But the quality of the photos are speaking for themselves.

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                      • goal
                      • 0V4
                      • 02 May 2013

                      LGOG is better (IMO) for nearly the same price. But I want to see battery test of SP.

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                        • AnonD-87222
                        • 3ZH
                        • 02 May 2013

                        AnonD-126413, 02 May 2013Screen clarity is always good but 2 things Sony should corr... moreGosh, every LCD in a phone is Led backlit. The problem with Sony is that they use TN panels on their phones, and they are really, really low quality. They should either buy "SLCD" panels from Samsung or OLED screens from.. probably Samsung as well, but there are other companies making half-decent OLEDs that would still be great. A decent IPS screen would be the worst case scenario, but still much better than what they have right now.

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                          • psychok9
                          • mxn
                          • 02 May 2013

                          Mhhh I've waited this phone a lot, and i'm disappointed.
                          From Sony site preview, seemed a cell phone fast enough and focused on the camera. We can wait, seriously and with a good chance, a software fix?
                          Not even extra-SD card, and not removable battery? Now looking a decent smartphone with a good looking camera seems hard.

                          Thanks.

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                            • AnonD-119799
                            • wcd
                            • 02 May 2013

                            best phone in mid-range !!

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                              • AnonD-61530
                              • i2p
                              • 02 May 2013

                              Poor viewing angles seem to be a "feature" of all Sony phones.....

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                                • AnonD-141599
                                • Mf5
                                • 02 May 2013

                                Whats about the battery life ?

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                                  • AnonD-14841
                                  • fCR
                                  • 02 May 2013

                                  If the back panel is removable
                                  Why isn't the Battery

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                                    • AnonD-9845
                                    • KZ8
                                    • 02 May 2013

                                    Is it just me, or does anyone else see the benchmark results as power level ratings, like in Dragon Ball...hehehehhe

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                                      • AnonD-126413
                                      • uvw
                                      • 02 May 2013

                                      Screen clarity is always good but 2 things Sony should correct
                                      1 make the back home and menu key area black now it is grey and people think it is washed out
                                      2 use IPS or LED BACKLIT LCD or SUPER LCD 2

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                                        • AnonD-141511
                                        • vIY
                                        • 01 May 2013

                                        so i've been using dis phone fr 6 days....amazing phone...
                                        but there are few glitches....umm wid dat sleek notifications bar especially...

                                        incoming call n incoming sms LED works fine..but missed call n unread sms...m just not able to see dat...mayb its a software glitch or whtever...hopefully next update will fix that


                                        but performance..5 STARS all the way...
                                        screen is amazing too...well...but still i found colors to b bit dull...but dat dsnt reeli bother me...

                                        and oh ya....BIGGEST ARGUMENT...

                                        VIEWING ANGLES...dude...who gives a shit abt dat..cmon...dis phone is amazing...GREAT BUILD QUALITY...

                                        CAMERA- well main cam is good wid sony special settings n stuff...
                                        but i am a bit disappointed wid secondary one...i know its a VGA but still...not good as compared to other VGAs out der...but i hardly use it...so what the hell...



                                        and ya..timescape....BEST SKIN EVER..awesome UI




                                        well...

                                        design: 10
                                        performance: 10
                                        cam: 8
                                        display: 9

                                        pretty good deal fr 24k(NEW DELHI,INDIA)...as compared to QUADCORE ONE X (same price)