Sony Ericsson is agog to alpha 2011 in actualization with able additions to the XPERIA calendar to amuse every taste. The Arc is the one accurate flagship, the Pro is the business agent and the Play is the gaming smartphone. What’s in there for the Neo then?

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo has the actualization of a Vivaz and an Android heart. Is this what the aboriginal Vivaz should accept been? A cessation would be abortive at this point but accede the advantages. Android instead of the rough-around-the-edges Symbian, bigger and bigger display, multi-touch abutment and greater processing power. We assumption we shouldn’t be searching at the accomplished though. The XPERIA Neo is endlessly in for a quick examination and we wish to accomplish the best of the abbreviate time we accept with it afore it’s released.


Having met with the Arc already, it feels appropriate to put things into perspective. There are accomplished differences amid the two smartphones and awning admeasurement abandoned won’t be abundant to tip the scales. The Neo will accept to appearance some account but it’s not a simple flagship - convoying baiter hierarchy.

The amount tags will ultimately accomplish the better aberration and – the way things attending – the Neo will accomplish a lot of faculty as the added affordable phone, which offers accordant appearance like connected autofocus and video light.

The Sony Ericsson XPERIA Neo will be marketed as a cameraphone. An 8 megapixel camera and HD video abduction are a able mix and we’re added than acquisitive to see them in action.

General: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS 900/2100 MHz, 7.2Mbps HSDPA, 5.76Mbps HSUPA
Form factor: Touchscreen bar phone
Dimensions: 116 x 57 x 13 mm, 126 g
Display: 3.7" 16M-color TFT capacitive touchscreen, 854 x 480 pixels, Sony Mobile Bravia engine, multi-touch input, scratch-resistant surface
CPU: Qualcomm MSM8255 1 GHz Snapdragon platform
OS: Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Memory: 320MB storage, 380MB RAM, microSD card slot, 8GB card included in the retail box
Camera: 8 megapixel auto-focus camera with LED flash, face detection and touch focus; 720p video recording at 30fps with continuous autofocus
Connectivity: Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, standard microUSB port, GPS receiver with A-GPS, 3.5mm audio jack, microHDMI port
Misc: Sony Ericsson Timescape UI, built-in accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, secondary VGA video-call camera