subject: Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V Review - The Good Looking Middle Range Smartphone [print this page] Among the promising smartphones from the Xperia family is the Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V which is the closest brother of the Xperia Neo. Actually, this can be viewed as the downgrade version of its brother or the original version. Therefore, let us take particular notice at the following detailed technical specs of Xperia Neo V smartphone.
Design
With regards to design, Xperia Neo V has the curved touch-screen bar style which may be equivalent with Sony Ericsson Vivaz or the Xperia X8. As a matter of fact, this design is really equivalent with the original model. The phone delivers the reliable all-plastic material and measures about 116 mm tall, 57 mm in width, 13 mm in depth and it weighs about 126 grams. Having this sizing and bodyweight, the device is somehow pocket-friendly for day to day use.
Screen
For the display specs, the Xperia Neo V boasts the 3.7 inches capacitive touchscreen with LED-backlit LCD, 16 million colors, 480 x 854 pixels and 265 ppi of pixel density. The screen resolution is simply not the highest that you can get but fortunately it comes with the higher pixel density. As the complement, there will be also the multi-touch, light sensor, proximity sensor and scratch-resistant glass features.
Performance
With regards to the hardware specifications, the device has been built with the single-core processor of 1 GHz Scorpion (Snapdragon chipset) combined with the Adreno 205 GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) and 512 MB of RAM. Towards the operating system, it boasts the Android OS 2.3.4 (Gingerbread) and also the Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine and Timescape UI. To save the data files, you will have the internal storage of 320 MB that can be expanded with microSD or microSDHC card with the maximum capacity of 32 GB. The standard battery of Li-Po 1500 mAh has been bundled with the device which will provide the standby time up to 400 hours along with the talk-time up to 7 hours.
Camera
The camera of 5 MP (2592x1944 pixels) comes with several useful features including auto-focus, LED flash, touch focus, geo-tagging, face and smile detection, and 3D sweep panorama. You will also be given complete features for video recording like HD video quality (720p@30fps), continuous autofocus, video light and video stabilization. At the front, there is the secondary for video-chats with VGA quality.
Internet Access and Connections
To access the web, the Xperia Neo V works on the GPRS and EDGE network for the 2G connection along with the HSDPA (up to 7.2 Mbps) and HSUPA (up to 5.76 Mbps) for the 3G network. Towards the wireless networking necessities, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n (hotspot), DLNA, and Bluetooth 2.1 (A2DP) are already included in this smartphone.
Cost, Advantages and Disadvantages
The price range of Xperia Neo V is around $259 - 339 (off-contract). The key benefits of this phone are the compact design, high pixel density, big capacity of battery power, and also Wi-Fi hotspot feature. Unfortunately, you will not find significant enhancements in its camera spec and also there's no NFC support.
