Earlier this year we saw a flurry of devices being launched. Among those were Sony's new lineup consisting of the Xperia S, Xperia P, Xperia U and the Xperia sola. While Sony recenly launched the Xperia S in India, we take a quick look at what the other devices have to offer. Unfortunately, we do not have any photos or videos to share with you, as the devices were prototypes and we were strictly forbidden from taking any snaps.
Sony Xperia P
The Xperia P has a 4" screen with pixel dimensions of 540x960 and is powered by a 1 GHz dual-core CPU, coupled with 1 GB of RAM. The build quality of the phone seems sturdy and it has a nice brushed aluminium finish, which makes it less of a finger print magnet. The display was bright enough with decent colour reproduction.
Using the phone was breeze, as it has a very snappy interface with hardly any lag or framing. The phone I used was running Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and with no ICS update in sight yet, this does feel like a dampener of sorts. It boasts of an 8 MP camera with 1080p video recording, since it was an indoor location, the resulting low light images seemed fairly okay. However, I found the dedicated camera button to be hard to use, as it required a considerable amount pressure to operate.
Sony Xperia U
The Xperia U, basically is the younger sibling of the Xperia P. With a screen size of 3.5” and pixel dimensions of 480x854, it is powered by a 1 GHZ CPU and 512 MB of RAM. The build quality is fairly okay with its plastic body. The design of the phone is very similar to its elder brothers the Xperia S and P, with a translucent strip at the bottom with navigation buttons. Another interesting feature of the Xperia U, is that the translucent strip changes its colours based on the colour saturation of the content on the screen. Looks pretty cool, if you ask me.
The phone interface was fairly smooth, with a very slight noticeable lag, nothing that would mar your experience. Similar to the Xperia P above, the Xperia U was also running Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It has a 5 MP camera and offers 720p video recording. It also has a dedicated camera button, which is just as hard to use as with the Xperia P.
Sony Xperia sola
Finally we come to the Xperia sola, it looks like a standard Android phone when you first look at it, however it does offer something different than the rest, but more on that later. The sola comes with a 3.7" screen with pixel dimensions of 854x480, and features a 1 GHz dual-core CPU under the hood. It has a 5 MP camera with 720p video recording. It has a dedicated camera button too, which is again hard to use. On the design front it stands out from the Xperia P and Xperia U as it drops the translucent navigation bar, in favour of a slightly beveled design with standard capacitive touch buttons.
What sets the sola apart is the “floating touch” technology. So what does it do? Basically, it helps you highlight objects on the screen without actually touching the it. You just need to hover your finger slightly above the screen. Seems fairly cool, right? The only drawback is that can’t be used for navigating the device. It currently works only with the default browser, and that too only for highlighting text links. We are hoping this would change by the time the device finally hits the stores.
Sony Xperia P
The Xperia P has a 4" screen with pixel dimensions of 540x960 and is powered by a 1 GHz dual-core CPU, coupled with 1 GB of RAM. The build quality of the phone seems sturdy and it has a nice brushed aluminium finish, which makes it less of a finger print magnet. The display was bright enough with decent colour reproduction.
Using the phone was breeze, as it has a very snappy interface with hardly any lag or framing. The phone I used was running Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and with no ICS update in sight yet, this does feel like a dampener of sorts. It boasts of an 8 MP camera with 1080p video recording, since it was an indoor location, the resulting low light images seemed fairly okay. However, I found the dedicated camera button to be hard to use, as it required a considerable amount pressure to operate.
Sony Xperia U
The Xperia U, basically is the younger sibling of the Xperia P. With a screen size of 3.5” and pixel dimensions of 480x854, it is powered by a 1 GHZ CPU and 512 MB of RAM. The build quality is fairly okay with its plastic body. The design of the phone is very similar to its elder brothers the Xperia S and P, with a translucent strip at the bottom with navigation buttons. Another interesting feature of the Xperia U, is that the translucent strip changes its colours based on the colour saturation of the content on the screen. Looks pretty cool, if you ask me.
The phone interface was fairly smooth, with a very slight noticeable lag, nothing that would mar your experience. Similar to the Xperia P above, the Xperia U was also running Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It has a 5 MP camera and offers 720p video recording. It also has a dedicated camera button, which is just as hard to use as with the Xperia P.
Sony Xperia sola
Finally we come to the Xperia sola, it looks like a standard Android phone when you first look at it, however it does offer something different than the rest, but more on that later. The sola comes with a 3.7" screen with pixel dimensions of 854x480, and features a 1 GHz dual-core CPU under the hood. It has a 5 MP camera with 720p video recording. It has a dedicated camera button too, which is again hard to use. On the design front it stands out from the Xperia P and Xperia U as it drops the translucent navigation bar, in favour of a slightly beveled design with standard capacitive touch buttons.
What sets the sola apart is the “floating touch” technology. So what does it do? Basically, it helps you highlight objects on the screen without actually touching the it. You just need to hover your finger slightly above the screen. Seems fairly cool, right? The only drawback is that can’t be used for navigating the device. It currently works only with the default browser, and that too only for highlighting text links. We are hoping this would change by the time the device finally hits the stores.
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