Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo deals & review

The Xperia Neo was originally known as the Halon before its official unveiling, and had caused quite a lot of buzz on internet technology websites and the wider phone industry. Joining Sony Ericsson´s illustrious range of Xperia smartphones alongside the likes of the highly popular X10 and Xperia Play, the Xperia Neo derives a lot of design inspiration from the earlier Sony Ericsson Vivaz.

The Xperia Neo comes with a 4" LCD screen employing multitouch input through capacitive technology. The screen is similar in nature to the one found on the Xperia Arc and introduces a whole new level of picture quality and brightness. This comes with a very detailed 854 x 480 pixel resolution displaying a beautiful rendering of the Android Gingerbread (2.3) operating system on board.

The Xperia Neo is powered by a 1GHz Scorpion processor and 512MB RAM that provides a speedy execution of the interface and apps on board. Like the earlier Vivaz that was famed for its photographic prowess, the Neo comes with a pretty impressive 8 megapixel camera that features an Exmor R sensor, LED flash and 720p HD video recording.

The Xperia Neo comes with an HDMI port so that videos can be played directly through an external TV or other device, and this can also be achieved with DLNA supported Wi-Fi. The Wi-Fi and 3G connections available make it an excellent phone for messaging and general online activity. Social networking sites like Facebook are integrated right into the phones interface and the Neo comes with threaded SMS and email support too.

There are excellent multimedia features on the Neo including music and video playback, both directly from the phone and streamed from online, 32GB of storage space with microSD cards, TrackID to help you identify music in your vicinity and also an FM radio for you to listen to the latest releases.

When the Vivaz was released a year ago it was a huge success due to its impressive camera but many felt that it was only let down slightly by its use of the aging Symbian operating system. The Xperia Neo still features a very impressive phone camera while at the same time featuring one of the most advanced and sought after operating systems available in the market, the latest Gingerbread Android from Google.