Sony Xperia 10 now available for pre-order in the US: An interesting Moto G7 alternative
Earlier today, at Mobile World Congress 2019, Sony announced four new smartphones: the high-end Xperia 1, the mid-range Xperia 10 and Xperia 10 Plus, and the lower-end Xperia L3. While all four handsets will be released in the US eventually, for now, only one of them is available for pre-order: the Xperia 10 (pictured above).
Priced at $349.99 unlocked, the Sony Xperia 10 can be pre-ordered from Best Buy, which says it'll launch the phone on March 18. The handset is fully compatible with AT&T and T-Mobile (plus prepaid brands like MetroPCS and Cricket), but it will not work on Verizon, Sprint, or US Cellular.
The Xperia 10 is a very interesting mid-range phone, as it sports a super-tall 6-inch IPS display with 1080 x 2520 pixels and a 21:9 aspect ratio (not found on too many handsets today). This screen is good not just for watching movies recorded in this aspect ratio, but also for multi-tasking: there's more room when you want to use two apps simultaneously. You can take a closer look at this new Sony phone in our Xperia 10 hands-on.
Pre-order the Sony Xperia 10 at Best Buy
The price and features of Sony Xperia 10 make the device compete with the Motorola Moto G7 - another new unlocked phone that's now available for pre-order and will be launched in the US in March. Both these handsets run Android 9 Pie while offering 64 GB of expandable storage space and dual rear cameras. However, the Xperia X10 uses a Qualcomm 630 processor and 3 GB of RAM, while the Moto G7 comes with a newer and slightly better Snapdragon 632 aided by 4 GB of RAM. Other two advantages that the Motorola phone has are its lower price ($299.99) and the fact that it's compatible with all major US carriers. A full specs comparison between the Sony Xperia 10 and Motorola Moto G7 is waiting for you below.
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| Sony Xperia 10 | Motorola Moto G7 |
| Dimensions | |
|---|---|
| 6.14 x 2.68 x 0.33 inches 156 x 68 x 8.4 mm |
6.18 x 2.96 x 0.31 inches 157 x 75.3 x 8 mm |
| Weight | |
| 5.71 oz / 162.0 g | 6.07 oz / 172.0 g |
| Materials | |
| Back: Plastic | Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) Frame: Plastic |
| Resistance | |
| Splash | |
| Biometrics | |
| Fingerprint (touch) | 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) |
| Keys | |
| Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key | |
| Colors | |
| Black, Silver, Pink, Blue | Black, White |
| Size | |
|---|---|
| 6.0-inch, 79.21% screen-to-body | 6.2-inch, 82.58% screen-to-body |
| Type | |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Resolution | |
| 2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 457 PPI | 2270x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 403 PPI |
| Protection | |
| Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| System chip | |
|---|---|
| Snapdragon 630 SDM630 (14 nm) | Snapdragon 632 SDM632 (14 nm) |
| Processor | |
| Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53 |
Octa-core 1800 MHz Kryo 250 |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 508 | Adreno 506 |
| Memory | |
| 3GB (LPDDR4)/64GB | 4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB |
| Storage expansion | |
| microSDXC up to 512 GB | microSDXC up to 512 GB |
| OS | |
| Android (10, 9.0 Pie) | Android (9.0 Pie) |
| Type | |
|---|---|
| 2870 mAh, Li - Polymer | 3000 mAh |
| Charging | |
| USB Power Delivery | Motorola TurboPowe |
| Rear | |
|---|---|
| Dual camera | Dual camera |
| Main camera | |
| 13 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.12 μm |
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 1.25 μm |
| Second camera | |
| 5 MP Aperture size: F2.4 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.4 μm |
5 MP (Depth information) |
| Flash | |
| LED | LED |
| Video recording | |
| 4K UHD EIS, Video calling, Video sharing | 4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing |
| Front | |
| 8 MP (Wide Angle, HDR) Video capture: 1080p |
8 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p (30 fps) |
| Bluetooth | |
|---|---|
| 5.0 | 4.2 |
| WLAN | |
| dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac |
dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n |
| USB | |
| Type-C, USB 2.0 | Type-C, USB 2.0 |
| Sensors | |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Step detector, Step counter, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor |
| Location | |
| GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning | GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo |
| Other | |
| NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync | VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync |
| Headphones | |
|---|---|
| 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| Speakers | |
| Earpiece, Loudspeaker | Earpiece, Loudspeaker |
| Features | |
| Album art cover, Background playback | Album art cover, Background playback |
| Screen mirroring | |
| Wireless screen share | Wireless screen share |
| Radio | |
| FM | FM |
| Additional microphone(s) | |
| Noise cancellation | Noise cancellation |
| LTE Bands | |
|---|---|
| 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 32 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 66 |
| TDD Bands | |
| 38 | 38, 40, 41 |
| 3G Bands | |
| 5, 8, 2, 1 | 5, 8, 4, 2, 1 |
| Data Speed | |
| LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS | LTE-A Cat 7 (300/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS |
| Dual SIM | |
| Yes | |
| SIM type | |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| Officially announced | |
|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2019 | Feb 07, 2019 |
| Prices (MSRP) | |
| $349 | $299 |
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