One of the talented smartphone from the Xperia family will be the Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V which is the closest brother of the Xperia Neo. Actually, this can be considered as the downgrade version of its brother or the original version. So now, let’s take a closer look at the below detailed technical specifications of Xperia Neo V smartphone.
Design, Dimension and Display
In terms of design, Xperia Neo V comes with the curved touchscreen bar style which can be similar with Sony Ericsson Vivaz or the Xperia X8. As a matter of fact, this design is very identical with the original model. The phone comes with the solid all-plastic material and measures about 116 mm in height, 57 mm in width, 13 mm in depth and it weighs about 126 grams. With this dimension and weight, the device is somehow pocket-friendly for everyday use.
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.
Hardware and Software
When it comes to the hardware specs, the device has been equipped 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. For the main system, the device sports the Android OS 2.3.4 (Gingerbread) combined with the Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine and Timescape user interface. To store the data files, you will get the built-in storage of 320 MB which 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 included in the device which can deliver the standby time up to 400 hours and the talk-time up to 7 hours.
Camera
The camera of 5 MP (2592Ñ…1944px) 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.
Data Access and Connectivity
To gain access to the internet, the Xperia Neo V runs on the GPRS and EDGE network for the 2G connection and also the HSDPA (up to 7.2 Mbps) and HSUPA (up to 5.76 Mbps) for the 3G connection. For the wireless networking necessities, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n (hotspot), DLNA, and Bluetooth 2.1 (A2DP) are already included in this phone.
Price, Pros and Cons
The price of Xperia Neo V is about $259 - 339 (unlocked). The advantages of this phone will be the sleek design, high pixel density, big capacity of battery power, and also Wi-Fi hotspot feature. Unfortunately, the camera spec is actually the downgrade of the original model with its 8 MP camera and also there is no NFC support. [IS]
