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SONY Xperia SP Specifications Features and Review

The Xperia SP has a few differences from the flagship model of the series. The first being that it is not dust or waterproof for starters. However, not everyone is willing to pay more for such protection so the Xperia SP could suit a lot of people. The SP version comes with an aluminium body ( rather than glass ) which may also suit many people as it will definitely be tougher and less prone to chips and scratches than the Xperia Z.

The Xperia SP comes with Android Jelly Bean (4.1), a 4.6 inch Mobile Bravia 2 Display and a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, a 1.7 Ghz dual-core processor, 8GB on-board memory with microSD support, 8 mega-pixel Exmor R camera and NFC & 4G LTE Support.

Physically, the SP measures 130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm and weighs 155g so its pretty much an all round mid-range smartphone and this is just where Sony has placed it within the Xperia range. The Xperia SP will arrive sometime in either May, June or July and come in three colours : White, Red & Black.

Sony Xperia SP - Full Phone Specifications

GENERAL

• 2G NetworkGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
• 3G NetworkHSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C5303 -HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C5302 -HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - C5306
• 4G NetworkLTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C5303
• LTE 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C5306
• SIMMicro-SIM

WEIGHT

• 155 g 
• 5.47 oz

DISPLAY

• 4.6" touchscreen - scratch-resistant TFT
• 16,777,216 colours, 1280x720 pixels
• Corning Gorilla Glass
DIMENSIONS

• 130,6 x 67,1 x 9,98 mm
• 5.14 x 2.64 x 0,39 inci
CONNECTIVITY:

• 3G & 4G: HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps
• LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
• WLAN (WI-FI): Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
• EDGE: Yes
• GPRS: Yes
• Bluetooth: Yes, v4.0
• USB: Yes
• NFC: Yes
• GPS: Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
ON THE INSIDE

• Google Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
• 1.7 GHz Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ S4
• MSM8960Pro Dual Core
• HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
BATTERY

• Li-Ion 2370 mAh battery
• Talk time (up to): 18 hours and 53 mins
• Standby time (up to): 734 hours
• Music listening time (up to): 39 hours
• Video playback time (up to): 7 hours and 36 mins
CAMERA

• 8 mp camera, 3264 x 2448 pixels 
• Auto focus
• 16x digital zoom, pulsed LED flash
MEMORY:

• Built-in Memory: 8 GB
• External Memory: 32 GB,microSD
• Ram: 1 GB RAM
MULTIMEDIA:

• Loudspeaker: Yes
• 3.5mm jack: Yes
• Video Formats: MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV
• Audio Formats: MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV
• Radio: Stereo FM radio
• Other:SNS,TV-out,Document viewer
MESSAGES:

• SMS: Yes
• MMS: Yes:
• Push Mail: Yes
• IM: Yes
• Email; Yes
SONY Xperia SP - Features

Disain




Quality precision craftsmanship
Xperia SP lifts craftsmanship to a whole new level. Using co-moulding technology which allowed us to create a unique solid design, this HD phone comes with a seamless look and feel that melts into ones hand. Paired with premium materials, Sony engineering and precision-crafted details, you’ll get a smartphone that lets you experience true design innovation.

Display


Truly impressive viewing – HD Reality Display
Feel like you’re there with the razor sharp and super bright HD screen. An HD phone, Xperia SP brings you one of the highest levels of screen resolution available – 720 progressive scan, for crisp pictures and no jagged edges. Expertise from our BRAVIA® TV engineers goes into our mobile screens, to bring you the same quality you’d expect from a top quality HDTV. The 4.6” HD Reality Display provides razor sharp pictures – and superior brightness. And with the wide colour gamut it gives you the widest colour spectrum, so you can view every detail in vivid colour.    

True Screen intelligence – Mobile BRAVIA® Engine 2 The second generation of our acclaimed Mobile BRAVIA® Engine, Mobile BRAVIA® Engine 2 delivers an even better viewing experience by adding new real-time contrast optimisation to the sharpness enhancement, high-quality colour management and noise reduction. Mobile BRAVIA® Engine 2 is also able to analyse content type and adjust the image accordingly. Adding Mobile BRAVIA® Engine 2 to the Reality Display makes for an intelligent screen – one that adapts automatically to display your content in the best way.

1. Contrast enhancement
   Contrast in images and video is enhanced by making the darkest parts slightly darker, which brings out details in the picture.
2. Colour Management
   Colour saturation is increased for specified colour ranges, which makes the colours deeper and more vivid. And the intelligent Mobile BRAVIA® Engine 2 software reproduces skin colour exactly as it appears to the naked eye.
3. Noise reduction
   Distortion and noise is reduced when streaming low-quality video from online sources, such as YouTube. Noise is reduced both to individual frames and between frames, for clearer viewing.
4. Sharpness filter
   Mobile BRAVIA® Engine 2 applies a sharpness filter to increase the overall detail level in the image. This is done by enhancing the edges and contrast without increasing noise.
Building something bright and brilliant BRAVIA® engineers have discovered that we remember colours more vividly than they really are. That’s the kind of knowledge they put into creating brilliant colours for our screens. Get a peek at this precision craftsmanship in the video.

 SONY Xperia SP - Review  
JAPANESE PHONE MAKER Sony unveiled the Xperia SP smartphone earlier this week, along with the cheaper Sony Xperia L handset. Both phones should appeal to those that dont fancy coughing up big bucks for Sonys flagship Xperia Z smartphone, and they offer some of that handsets standout features. We got our mitts on the Sony Xperia SP handset, which looks nothing like its older, more expensive brother. The handsets fully plastic casing feels much cheaper than that of the Xperia Z, but thats okay, considering that its much cheaper. The XP isnt a bad looking device. We got the white model, which has a minimalistic, stylish feel to it, aided by the illuminating bar at the bottom of the phone that lights up to match whats showing on the screen.


The Sony Xperia SP features a decent 4.6in HD 720p Bravia display. While this doesnt match the HD 1080p touchscreen found on the Xperia Z, it proved impressive during our hands-on time, displaying vivid images and crystal-clear text. Our only slight gripe is that colours can look a little washed out, compared to the Clearblack displays on Nokias Windows Phone devices.


This screen is backed up by a Qualcomm Snapdragon dual-core 1.7GHz processor, and we noticed no lag whatsoever while using the handset. However, we have yet to put the Sony Xperia SP through its paces, but well be sure to do so in our full review. Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is the Sony Xperia SPs mobile operating system of choice, and while its not Googles most up to date Android 4.2 version, it furnishes the phone with most of the latest features. However, Sony has marred this somewhat by loading the Xperia SP with its custom user interface. As we pointed out in our Sony Xperia Z review, this custom skin is not nearly as obtrusive as previous iterations, but it still loads up the handset with a bunch of apps that most users will probably never give a second look at.


For example, fire up the handset and youre greeted with Sonys Walkman and Video apps, which during previous tests have proven to be no better than the stock Android alternatives. The Sony Xperia SP, despite being a mid-range handset, sports an 8MP camera on its rear complete with autofocus, LED flash, HDR mode and the ability to shoot HD 1080p video. We had a quick play with the camera, and although we were in a dark venue, it managed to perform well. We did find that the flash made pictures slighty overexposed and noisy, so well be sure to test this further in our full review. Theres also a 0.3MP front-facing camera for video calling, although we have yet to put this through its paces. On first impressions the Sony Xperia SP is a decent, well configured mid-range smartphone. However, it has some fierce competition in the mobile market from Nokia and Samsung, and were not fully convinced that Sony has done enough here to win over budget conscious smartphone buyers. Check back soon for our full Sony Xperia SP review