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Sony Xperia V User Reviews

9.5 Based on 2 Reviews

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Multimedia10/10
Internet10/10

Call quality9/10
Battery7/10

Reception10/10
Display9/10

Build quality9.5/10
Text input9/10

Everyday usage9/10
UI speed9.5/10

Camera9.5/10

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ernstlu posted on 02 Mar 2013, 15:34

9

Great mobile

ernstlu has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

What can I say, this is one of the best Mobiles out there. Great and water resistand, photo quality is great. But battery life is terrible. Sync with Playstation 3 and so on. Well what else can a person want from a mobile.

Build quality 10/10
Reception 10/10
Call quality 8/10
Internet 10/10
Multimedia 10/10
Camera 10/10
UI speed 10/10
Everyday usage 8/10
Text input 8/10
Display 8/10
Battery 5/10 Battery is terrible. When using this mobile at work I have to charge the mobile at least 2 times during one work day.

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nutnnut posted on 17 Feb 2013, 01:09

10

Good one

nutnnut has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review

My score: Overall 9.5/10

-My English isn't perfect.
-In overall this is a good phone at this price.
The phone is fast and responsive, but not always.
-Cameras aren't as good as I expected.

If budget isn't your problem, you better go with Xperia Z [I pre-ordered this before i know Xperia Z]

Build quality 9/10 -Scratches and marks all over the place without using protective case +I love the side buttons they are easy to reach +The screen are not too big, the entire screen can be reached when using only 1 hand
Reception 10/10
Call quality 10/10
Internet 10/10 +Fast!
Multimedia 10/10 -Stock Music player and Movie player are nowhere near feature-rich. +1080p Playback are smooth. +Other stuff are smooth. +Great graphic processor
Camera 9/10 +Great quality: 13MP pics & 1080p videos +HDR +Good Macro Capability: can focus objects at very close. [closer than 10 cm] -Medium Noises at indoor/medium light. -A lot of noises at night/low light. -JPEG compression is horrible and it can't be changed. only 2MB per picture -Pictures aren't very detailed when zoomed. -Digital zoom is stupid, quality is very bad when zoomed. -Auto focus can be annoying sometime. -No manual focus and touch to focus is not as responsive as I expected. -Quick launch takes 1.5-2.5 seconds.. not 1 second as advertised
UI speed 9/10 -Some delay when entering some apps, especially camera.
Everyday usage 10/10
Text input 10/10 *I don't use stock keyboard, but I guess it is all the same? -Native chinese and japanese keyboard which can't disabled.
Display 10/10 +Awesome 720p display at high ppi *Not super bright, but it is bright enough.
Battery 9/10 *Not bad, not best. +It can survive my day with wifi always on and few hours of net surf & FB without needing to be recharged during the day.

Pros

  • Fast 1.5GHz Dual Core + 1GB Ram
  • SD Card slot
  • Above average camera 13MP & 1080p
  • Decent battery
  • Fast Internet, 4G
  • Nice 720p display + high ppi
  • Fast Graphic Processor, I have never experienced a FPS drop in any game.

Cons

  • Freezes and auto-restart. Not common, but not rare.
  • Android 4.0.4 it has already been a few months and still no 4.1 for me
  • Camera not as good as expected, but still a good camera.
  • Easy and highly visible[mine is black model] scratch marks without protective case.

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