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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  • 11 May 2013

Say, 07 May 2013Why does not have battery test for this phone? This phone ... morehttp://blog.gsmarena.com/sony-xperia-sp-runs-through-our-battery-test-gauntlet-with-impressive-numbers/

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    • sisore
    • Kxx
    • 10 May 2013

    luvmyarcs, 09 May 2013but it is .. when SP is in a leather pouch. I think they... moreFew grams heavier and few milimetres thicker for for more hours of usage... I think I can live with that :D

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      • luvmyarcs
      • nFB
      • 09 May 2013

      sisore, 09 May 2013Glad to hear that. But its kind of hyperbolic by saying tha... morebut it is .. when SP is in a leather pouch.

      I think they could have made it a little less heavy and thinner ... also don't see the point of a non removable battery and then they add a reset switch which you still have to take the back cover off to get at. May as well have had a removable battery.

      Maybe someone will figure out how to remove SP battery and upload the video :D

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        • sisore
        • 6%i
        • 09 May 2013

        luvmyarcs, 09 May 2013Yeah I like Sony because I have an ArcS (Sony Ericsson) but... moreGlad to hear that. But its kind of hyperbolic by saying that its as thick as a book, no?

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          • Gagan77
          • t}M
          • 09 May 2013

          Does it has Continuous Autofocus in Video Camera..??

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            • AnonD-15216
            • IV}
            • 09 May 2013

            "Will compete with a number of quad-core smartphones" is in cons?

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              • AnonD-78488
              • PPg
              • 09 May 2013

              GiG, 08 May 2013Sony phones have always very weak loudspeaker, hate that...... moreMy Xperia Play speakers are far from weak. It's the loudest phone I ever owned.

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                • luvmyarcs
                • nFB
                • 09 May 2013

                sisore, 08 May 2013Excuse me, do you like Sony or not? Because I somehow see t... moreYeah I like Sony because I have an ArcS (Sony Ericsson) but when a product comes out that should be better than it really is I can criticise, right? or are you implying that just because I have a Sony phone I am not allowed to criticise the poor quality of stuff Sony are now releasing. If SP had not been a metal brick (maybe a bit less metal and more attention to detail like ArcS and decent camera like ArcS) I might have upgraded!

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                  • AnonD-44008
                  • iD6
                  • 09 May 2013

                  I would like to ask gsmarena Are the results of Loudspeaker Is With Xloud On Or Off? Plz Clarify

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                    • sisore
                    • 6%g
                    • 08 May 2013

                    luvmyarcs, 08 May 2013I saw an SP in a snappy leather pouch today and it's as thi... moreExcuse me, do you like Sony or not? Because I somehow see that you're not a fan of Sony, unlike what your nick implies. Why don't you just support your fave brand? Because your comments across Sony-labelled news tend to become irritating, really.

                    But I'm not stopping you, you can go on as you like :)

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                      • GiG
                      • 36E
                      • 08 May 2013

                      Sony phones have always very weak loudspeaker, hate that...What can't they make a speaker you can actually hear ringing in your bag ?? Won't buy Sony for that reason

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                        • luvmyarcs
                        • TkQ
                        • 08 May 2013

                        I saw an SP in a snappy leather pouch today and it's as thick as a book!

                        Seems to be taking long time to release the L so we can compare the camera quality etc ...

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                          • tijn
                          • mZw
                          • 08 May 2013

                          brize, 07 May 2013I guess the lack of battery test must mean that the phone p... morehaha that must be the reason!
                          I've been coming back here every day since last week, still nothing..

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                            • opetia
                            • tVm
                            • 08 May 2013

                            I like Sony product, I used to have a CMD J5, but somehow I just feel that Sony will always design a cool looking, rather trendy phone, but then always seem to lack some substance inside. For example, my gf use to have xperia mini, and I have a xray, pretty cool phone at the time they were released, but after a while, the limitation of such phones just become so overwhelming. Nowadays, in particular in terms of smartphone, there is no justification of small screen size at all, and lack of internal memory, especially the user accessible one, will be a big No No. So the SP is flawed in that it has only 8gb of internal memory, and even having a SD slot still.make this phone a slight disappointment. No matter whether you have a phone that is high end or mid range, you are still utilizing the same system, same bunch of apps, so lack of memory space is a big turn-off. Additionally, the poor performance of the camera on a Sony phone is totally inexcusable. I was considering a SP, but now I rather look some place else.

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                              • brize
                              • nvX
                              • 07 May 2013

                              I guess the lack of battery test must mean that the phone performs really good and you have not run it through yet. Or whats the holdup?

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                                • Gagan77
                                • t}M
                                • 07 May 2013

                                When are you going to add Battery Test for this phone..!!!

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                                  • Say
                                  • tEr
                                  • 07 May 2013

                                  Why does not have battery test for this phone?
                                  This phone look great for less budget.

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                                    • luvmyarcs
                                    • nEr
                                    • 07 May 2013

                                    Anonymous, 06 May 2013You would really rather have an all plastic phone instead o... moreFunny how the Xperia L was launched at same time as SP yet not released at same time ... probably because Sony worried more people will buy it than SP.Nice touch of metal does not make up for poor camera in SP.

                                    Does a phone really need to be thick and 155g in 2013?

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                                      • AnonD-3778
                                      • vbG
                                      • 07 May 2013

                                      AnonD-87222, 02 May 2013Gosh, every LCD in a phone is Led backlit. The problem with... morei personally prefer IPS screens to Amoled displays... only gud thing on amoled is perfect blacks.., everything else in IPS is better.. AMOLEDS loose their wow factor after 1 yr of use... as happened in my Galaxy s2,.