The Xperia SP was announced shortly after the Xperia Z as a mid-range alternative for people who didn't require a top of the line power-horse of a phone but wanted some novelty.
Build/ Design
The Sony Xperia SP is built on the lines of its more powerful cousin, the Xperia Z, and looks like a rectangular slab from the front except for a translucent bar at the bottom, that glows up in different colours at certain actions/ events. At 155 grams the phone is anything but easy to lug around.
The front mainly features the 4.6-inch display, with proximity and light sensors above it along with a VGA camera lens. There's a microphone below the screen and the white bezel continues till it reaches a translucent bar that houses an LED light that lights up with different colours when you're playing music or browsing a gallery or receive a message or call.
A Micro-USB port sits on the left side, while the 3.5mm headset jack is located on the top of the phone.The 8-megapixel camera lens is towards the upper part of the back, with a small speaker outlet next to it and an LED flash and microphone below it. There's subtle Xperia branding in the middle.
Display
The Xperia SP features a 4.6-inch screen with a resolution of 720x1280 pixels and the panel is made of tempered glass. Sony also includes its BRAVIA Engine 2 to enhance images and videos.
Software/ User Interface
The Sony Xperia SP ships with Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. It's not the most recent version, but that's consistent with many other new Android phones in the market. Sony has included its own UI skin on top of the software but it's not as deep as HTC's Sense UI, Samsung's TouchWiz or LG's Optimus UI, and is rather more close to the stock build.
Sony bundles its Walkman music player app, in addition to a gallery app that it calls 'Album'. In edition to displaying pictures on the phone, the app also allows users to connect to online services like Facebook and Picasa and view their online pictures. The app also includes a built-in photo editor.
For web browsing, the SonyXperia SP bundles the Chrome browser, and removes the stock Android browser. Since Chrome doesn't support Adobe Flash player, the phone is not capable of playing Flash videos even if the Flash plugin is side-loaded.
Camera
The Sony Xperia SP sports an 8-megapixel Exmor RS rear camera with auto focus and LED flash.
Performance/ Battery Life
The Xperia SP is powered by a 1.7GHz Qualcomm MSM8960 Pro dual-core processor with 1GB RAM onboard, and an Adreno 320 chip for processing graphics.
There is 8GB of internal storage, which is expandable by another 32GB via a microSD card. However, only 5.37GB of the 8GB is available to the user.With Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, the overall experience of navigation through the interface was impressive, thanks largely to Project Butter.
The call quality was good and the phone was able to latch on to the network in weak signal areas. The Xperia SP comes with a giant 2370mAh battery, which is one of the highest capacity battery among its class and in our usage, it lasted us a day and a half.
Verdict
The Sony Xperia SP is a good mid-range Android smartphone, especially if you want a phone that offers a good battery backup. Even performance wise, it does pretty well when it comes to doing day-to-day tasks and even playing medium to high end games, thanks to its Adreno 320 GPU.
However, at an asking price of around Rs.25,000, we feel that the phone has been priced a bit on the higher side as we were disappointed with its screen and the camera's low-light performance.
Pros:
Cons:
Ratings (Out of 5):(FROM NDTV GADGETS)
Design: 3.5,Display: 3,Performance: 4,Software: 3.5,Battery Life: 4.5,Value for Money: 3.5 ,Camera: 3
Overall: 3.5
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Build/ Design
The Sony Xperia SP is built on the lines of its more powerful cousin, the Xperia Z, and looks like a rectangular slab from the front except for a translucent bar at the bottom, that glows up in different colours at certain actions/ events. At 155 grams the phone is anything but easy to lug around.
The front mainly features the 4.6-inch display, with proximity and light sensors above it along with a VGA camera lens. There's a microphone below the screen and the white bezel continues till it reaches a translucent bar that houses an LED light that lights up with different colours when you're playing music or browsing a gallery or receive a message or call.A Micro-USB port sits on the left side, while the 3.5mm headset jack is located on the top of the phone.The 8-megapixel camera lens is towards the upper part of the back, with a small speaker outlet next to it and an LED flash and microphone below it. There's subtle Xperia branding in the middle.
Display
The Xperia SP features a 4.6-inch screen with a resolution of 720x1280 pixels and the panel is made of tempered glass. Sony also includes its BRAVIA Engine 2 to enhance images and videos.
Software/ User Interface
The Sony Xperia SP ships with Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. It's not the most recent version, but that's consistent with many other new Android phones in the market. Sony has included its own UI skin on top of the software but it's not as deep as HTC's Sense UI, Samsung's TouchWiz or LG's Optimus UI, and is rather more close to the stock build.
Sony bundles its Walkman music player app, in addition to a gallery app that it calls 'Album'. In edition to displaying pictures on the phone, the app also allows users to connect to online services like Facebook and Picasa and view their online pictures. The app also includes a built-in photo editor.
For web browsing, the SonyXperia SP bundles the Chrome browser, and removes the stock Android browser. Since Chrome doesn't support Adobe Flash player, the phone is not capable of playing Flash videos even if the Flash plugin is side-loaded.
Camera
The Sony Xperia SP sports an 8-megapixel Exmor RS rear camera with auto focus and LED flash.
Performance/ Battery Life
The Xperia SP is powered by a 1.7GHz Qualcomm MSM8960 Pro dual-core processor with 1GB RAM onboard, and an Adreno 320 chip for processing graphics.
There is 8GB of internal storage, which is expandable by another 32GB via a microSD card. However, only 5.37GB of the 8GB is available to the user.With Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, the overall experience of navigation through the interface was impressive, thanks largely to Project Butter.
The call quality was good and the phone was able to latch on to the network in weak signal areas. The Xperia SP comes with a giant 2370mAh battery, which is one of the highest capacity battery among its class and in our usage, it lasted us a day and a half.
Verdict
The Sony Xperia SP is a good mid-range Android smartphone, especially if you want a phone that offers a good battery backup. Even performance wise, it does pretty well when it comes to doing day-to-day tasks and even playing medium to high end games, thanks to its Adreno 320 GPU.
However, at an asking price of around Rs.25,000, we feel that the phone has been priced a bit on the higher side as we were disappointed with its screen and the camera's low-light performance.
Pros:
- Rich in features
- Good build quality
- Decent performance
- Great battery backup
Cons:
- Screen appears washed out
- offers below-average viewing angles
- Low light photos appear grainy Bulky
Ratings (Out of 5):(FROM NDTV GADGETS)
Design: 3.5,Display: 3,Performance: 4,Software: 3.5,Battery Life: 4.5,Value for Money: 3.5 ,Camera: 3
Overall: 3.5
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