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Sony Xperia 10 now available for pre-order in the US: An interesting Moto G7 alternative

By Florin Troaca

Updated: Feb 25, 2019, 1:37 PM

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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.


Sony Xperia 10	Motorola Moto G7

Design

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

Display

Size
6.0-inch	6.2-inch
Resolution
2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 457 PPI	2270x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
79.21 %	82.58 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 (14 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 SDM632 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1800 MHz Kryo 250
GPU
Adreno 508	Adreno 506
RAM
3GB (LPDDR4)	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB, available to use: 42 GB	64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Capacity
2870 mAh	3000 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery	Motorola TurboPower

Camera

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
3840x2160 (4K UHD) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	8 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Step detector, Step counter	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
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