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Sony Xperia go

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ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500

7.0

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8.5

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Design
Dimensions	4.37 x 2.37 x 0.39 inches 111 x 60.3 x 9.8 mm
Weight	3.88 oz (110.0 g)
Resistance	Water (up to 1529 meters), Dust; IP67
Keys	Right: Volume control
Colors	Black, Yellow, White

Display
Size	3.5-inch
Resolution	480x320px, 165 PPI
Technology	TFT
Screen-to-body	54.59 %
Colors	16 777 216
Features	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor, Scratch-resistant glass

Hardware
System chip	ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500
Processor	Dual-core 1000 MHz ARM Cortex-A9
GPU	ARM Mali-400
RAM	0.5GBROM: 8192 MB
Internal storage	available to use: 4 GB
Storage expansion	microSDHC up to 32 GB
OS	Android (2.3.7)

Battery
Capacity	1305 mAh

Camera
Rear	Single camera
Main camera	5 MP (Autofocus)
Flash	LED
Video recording	1280x720 (HD) Video light, EIS

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	3.0
WLAN	802.11 b,g,n Hotspot
USB	microUSB, USB 2.0
Location	GPS
Sensors	Accelerometer, Compass, Barometer
Other	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia
Headphones	3.5mm jack
Speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features	Album art cover, Background playback, Music recognition, Sound effects
Screen mirroring	DLNA
Radio	FM, Stereo, RDS

Cellular
3G	Bands 8(900), 1(2100)
Data Speed	HSDPA 14.4 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS

Phone Features
Notifications	Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Buyers information
In The Box	Stereo headset, charger, micro USB cable for charging, synchronisation and file transfer, and user documentation.

Availability
Officially announced	May 30, 2012

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News

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Overall User Rating

(10 reviews)

8.5

Build quality

9.2

Camera quality

8.9

Performance

8.1

Display

Battery life and charging

miltosmic

Arena Apprentice

Excellent

Edited: Apr 17, 2014, 7:00 AM

Phone owned for less than a year

REALLY GOOD PHONE!!! IT WAS ON ICS WHEN I BOUGHT IT(4.0.4) AND I UPGRADED IT TO JELLYBEAN (4.1.2). REALLY SNAPPY, LOADS APPS REALLY QUICK, MOST GAMES PLAY WITHOUT ANY SIGN OF LAG(EXCEPT ONE). THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT AFTER THE UPDATE TO JB, I COULD MAKE OR ANSWER CALLS, BUT THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO FIX WHEN I FACTORY RESETED THE DEVICE. HAVENT TESTED HOW WATERPROOF THE PHONE IS, BECAUSE THE "DOOR" FOR THE USB CABLE HAS BROKEN(ANYONE LOOKING TO BUY IT, NOTE THAT THE DOORS FOR THE PORTS BREAK EASILY).THE BUILD QUALITY IS EXCELLENT, THE SCREEN AND THE OVERALL SIZE IS JUST RIGHT, FILLS YOUR HAND WITHOUT BEEING TOO BIG.OVERALL GREAT PHONE I WOULD RECOMMEND IT TO EVERYONE!

Build quality

Camera quality

Performance

Display

Battery life and charging

What I like

BUILD QUALITY
REALLY SNAPPY
5 MP CAMERA
HD VIDEO RECORDING
AWESOME CALLS
NICE SONY UI
WALKMAN/3D SURROUND
GOOD HEADPHONES

What I don't like

NO FRONT FACING CAMERA
DISPLAY COULD BE A BIT BETTER

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feri_kp

Brilliant

Posted: Dec 23, 2013, 2:30 AM

Phone owned for less than a year

every thing is good & im pleased with my phone
suggest every one to buy this phone
1GHZ dual 5mp camera 110g 3.5"inches water resisntant dust proof call quality mobile bravia engine very slim
i lovvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvve my phone.X)

simpsel [deleted]

Three months.

Posted: May 24, 2013, 8:00 AM

Phone owned for less than 3 months

So, a lovely phone with lovely design though may lose it's headphone and USB cover quite easilly.

It has had two updates since I've had it, in almost three months so I have it like a new gadget quite often...

And hmh, I don't really have anything to write here anymore, used the rating boxes already...

Anyway, I'd suggest this phone if you're looking for a decent phone with affordable pricetag since it's movie quality is great at least in picture, sound ain't top notch though.
Umm... It has quite a lot memory as in media storage and it doesn't really lag that much most of the time though bringing up phone keyboard for calling... It just takes a lot to start up at times and I'm done, I messed up the review text part, sorry. :D