Sony Xperia SP C5302 Deal

AlexJouJou (D.C.) : Firstly I'd like to say I'm a 43 year old mom. I got into gaming several years ago and my kids and I have a lot of fun with the Nintendo DS. We have had the original DS, DS Lites, DSi's, and now the DSi XL. I got an XL for myself. My son has many GBA games so he doesn't want one (because the DSi XL cannot play any GBA - Gameboy Advance- games) and my daughter thought it was too big to be portable. She likes something that fits easily into a backpack or jacket pocket. Although I think the XL could I'd probably agree if you are going for portability then the regular DSi should do you just fine. The reason I chose the XL is because I play primarily at home and I play a lot of puzzle games. Someimes these types of games are hard to see, especially the seek and find. I'm hoping this larger sized one helps that.

Skeeter Di (USA) : I am a sixty year old gamer that likes to play Zelda and puzzle games. I had a black Nintendo dsi and loved the unit except for the fact that I was playing games two inches in front of my nose. In my own little nearsighted world, I got along okay and enjoyed the games. Then Nintendo came out with this XL unit......I got the bronze and think that it looks very fashion forward no matter what your age is. It is absolutely stunning and made my little black unit look pretty sad. That being said, Nintendo really did not promise anything other than a bigger screen and this unit delivers! You no longer have to struggle to see the screen. I have played Spirit Tracks on it so far and do not regret the upgrade from the dsi for even a nanosecond.

Always Samsung "ravereviews" (New York, NY): I have the bronze version and the only thing that is bronze is the side accent chrome and the back. The cover is a matte finish and yes, it's a finger magnet, but it has a sheik Manhattan trendy look to it (Very Fashion Forward). However, the cover and the inside look more like a charcoal grey and black more then it does brown or bronze. Even with my lamp turned on right next to the XL, it looks like black. It's still a very portable gaming device on the go. Despite what reviewers are saying, it's still a pocket friendly device and its easy to just throw in a purse, bag, or backpack on your way to work. Its exquisite use for a train ride, a plane ride, a scroll around Central Park, or when traveling abroad and you need a good diversion to keep yourself entertained.

Sony Xperia Honami Z1 16gb Deal

Gumpert : The 5 inch display on this phone has a resolution of 1080p. That is the same resolution as your HD tv on a 5 inch screen. This makes for 443 pixels per inch which results in an incredibly sharp picture. You cannot see pixels at all. The display also has Sony's Mobile Bravia Engine 2 which enhances color contrast while watching videos and viewing pictures. This really makes the pictures and videos pop, it makes them incredibly vivid. When the BE2 is not running the display's contrast is not as high, but you don't always need oversaturated colors. The viewing angles are far from stellar but most people will view the screen straight on anyways. Gaming with this screen really is a treat. The display is one of the best around.

Alejandro G.: Very sharp device. Responsive even with the Sony Skinned software. Clear audio when talking. Used on T-Mobile and Indonesian Networks. Fast downloads WiFi 4g/3g. I thought it would be uncomfortable to hold due to shape. Bit the device fits very nice in hand. Listened to music while in the shower. Awesomely clear dispite the reviews stating the sound was muffled. What do you expect from a sealed device. All in all very impressed with the screen the responsiveness and the overall functioning of the phone. Kudos Sony.

 Bindignavile: Microsoft announced that they were discontinuing support for Windows Phone 8, an OS they introduced only last year. That, along with their refusal to listen to customer feedback on the desktop version of Windows 8 completely turned me off, and now there was no way I was going to buy anything with Windows. So, now I was back to Android despite my privacy concerns about Google.

Sony Mobile Xperia advance Deal

JGD (California, USA): With an unlocked phone, you can avoid dealing with the major carriers direct. Instead, you can go to one of the companies that resell their services at a huge discount. Expect to pay around $45 a month -- with no extras -- for unlimited talk and text, plus as much data as anyone could be likely to use on a phone without doing much in the way of streaming. Over two years, you stand to save a lot of money by taking the unlocked route. (With this Sony, it's best to go to the AT&T resellers like Straight Talk and Pure Talk. It seems that you only get Edge data speeds if you use it on T-Mobile's network through one of their resellers and it won't even work with a Verizon or Sprint reseller.)

Rick W: I've had the black Xperia Advance for a week and am quite happy with it (it's called the Xperia Go outside the US if you're looking for more reviews). It looks stylish, is light and truly pocket-sized, feels solid and satisfying in the hand, has a great-looking display (despite the relatively low resolution, see below), and sounds good for calls and media. I also like the Sony interface for Android (it's running Ice Cream Sandwich), which I find elegant in a technological way, and smooth. The phone froze once when using the camera, on the first day, but went back to normal after a quick restart and has been fine since. The battery life is great for my (pretty low) intensity of use: it looks like it would last a couple of weeks in standby and about a day with constant use, just like the specs say.

George Fargone (Oregon, USA): WIth the Jellybean update, It works even better. Everything opens quickly, Google Now is great help and you are now able to put apps in the tray into folders, so keeping everything in order is very easy. Also, it comes with Xperia with Facebook which allows you to upload pictures to facebook and sync the calendar, without the need of the facebook app. I went ahead and deleted the facebook app since it works much better from the internet browser.

Sony Xperia Tipo ST21A Deal

MikeObermeyer: This phone is a good value. The phone's Honeycomb OS is responsive and polished. I have WiFi at home and at work. I don't care about the time in between. Buying this unlocked phone will save you from getting locked into an expensive data plan for two years. You will get the full smart phone experience when you have WiFi. This works fine in Los Angeles with a T-Mobile standard size SIM.

Eyaare : Now the first thing I noticed was touch screen issues. It is not something all these phones have, but it is a common issue. Supposedly any Sony Service Center will fix this, or you can get a third party fix online pretty easily. Or you could return the phone. Apparently, though, it's more common that it should be, but not an issue you get stuck with - five minutes and I fixed mine. It's still a pretty cheap touchscreen but it works okay.

Jim H. Liang: ecently purchased this phone, but I got the international unlocked version (ST21i) which is identical- just a different SKU. It is a joy to use. It cannot be overstated how refreshing it is to finally use a small handset again. The phone is snappy and quick due to the low amount of pixels it has to push. After swapping the stock launcher for something like NOVA, it is simply brilliant to use.

Sony Xperia E C1604 Dual-SIM Deal

MOODY "Listener Since 2000." (ST. JOHN'S, Antigua And Barbuda) : My gf bought this phone for herself as an upgrade to her Sony Xperia X10. She liked it, but I wanted to do a little digging of my own, I was blown away. For the price, you get alot. All the standard features of Android with Sony;s twist. The speed of the phone isnt all that superb but it handles multitasking fairly well but I wont take asway stars for that because I have to consider that it only cost $150.00. All in all a great buy!

Bryan D. George (Pleasanton, CA United States): Got this phone for my wife, as we were having trouble with our other phones on our carrier. She didn't need anything fancy, but I wanted to make sure her new phone had a newer version of Android as we plan to keep them for a few years. She likes it, and it does everything she wants it to do (which honestly, isn't much). Runs smoothly enough, and has great battery life if your aren't a hard user.

Diego Olivera: I would give it a 3.5. The phone is nice looking. The battery doesn't run low much fast, it's ok to be the whole day playing music and whatsapping if fully charged in the morning. But sometimes it gets really slow. It's like it wouldn't be completely awake. I downloaded a thrash cleaner and it became sort of fast again. Even though, don't recommend to use a whole bunch of applications at once. The camera is not the best, nor the worst in good light conditions; avoid taking pictures in cloudy and dark days, they wont work well. Guess that heavy apps and games wouldn't run so fast. But as a whole, for 500 MB of RAM it does the work if it doesn't get overcharged.

Sony LT22i Xperia P Deal

Marcial H : I was looking for a mid range phone but... without the cheap feeling, cause, being honest, we all want a superb phone to do "anything" but we end doing always the same basic.... calling, texting, whatsapp... facebook and other social apps... taking pics, videos and stuffs... so i didn't want to spend 600$ to end doing what i just mentioned. But i wanted a very sexy phone too... so after a lot of research, i found this one that fitted my needs and surpassed my expectations. To begin i dont like "phones" with huuuuuge displays, cause the are... logically.

Duffer. "Bo" (Conyers, GA United States): This phone has been working well and provides all the features I need and many more that I probably won't ever use. My usage is mostly voice and text with a bit of data thrown in for good measure. I upgraded to the latest version of android at the Sony site and all went smoothly. I also installed a battery saver app. Apparently the app is working because my battery life is satisfactory. I signed up with Consumer Cellular with no contract and they sent me a SIM card for free and it arrived activated without being charged for the activation either. I slipped the SIM card into this Sony and was all set to go.

Hypermessy : This is a very good phone with latest features from android. When I bought this phone, i got an ICS version of android already installed (I didn't have to install ICS, it was already there as SONY promised to come out with ICS version soon). But, the only problem as we all know was the battery. I had to charge my phone every one and a half day (one charge per 35-40 hrs) which was actually not so good. But, after a recent update which came out in 12/03/12, my batter life has improved almost twice!!! Good processor, excellent display, excellent camera, excellent sound, very good battery life, latest android features with no lags for just $300.

Sony Xperia Tipo Dual-SIM ST21A2 Deal

M. Tezel (San Antonio, TX): Why is there a lack of high end small smartphones? This phone has Ice Cream Sandwich Android, but only a 3 meg outward camera with no light. I really wish it had a compass and a slightly larger battery but I still love it anyway. I would consider it a middle-of-the-road between low end and high end. You'd be hard-pressed to find an equivalent size smartphone with the screen specs of this one and not everybody carries a purse for their giant pads. Some of us are men with tiny pockets! Tipo fits the bill and I got the dual sim version to boot (other countries always get the really cool smartphones from the same manufacturers).

Pawel Danielewicz (Okemos, MI USA): It has passive dual sims. This means you manually select which sim you want to call out on. You can setup phone settings to only use network data on one sim or alternate sims or split between times of the day. The sim switch is right below the volume so I accidentally hit it at least once per day, then purposely hit it again to switch back to my main sim. The phone will receive calls on either sim at any time unless you are already on a phone call, in which case, it disables the other sim during that call.

Robert Hoare : I contacted the seller (TechUstore).Seller said contact Sony customer center.Today morning i contaced sony customer care, they provided the solution saying that Reset the mobile. Now its working fine. But first day i felt very bad.
Second thing i noticed about touch screen, some times i am feeling that need to tap multiple times to open something.
Remaining things are good up to now. I hope it will work.
Finally the Brand name i am trusting and Customer care support is good.

Sony Xperia ION LT28i Deal

Carley: The item as described, claims to be an LT28i, but none of the sellers that are using Amazon to fulfill the item are actually selling an LT28i. What is being shipped is a left over AT&T phone that is an older model and the package is being opened so that the phone can be unlocked. The phone is then being put back into the same AT&T packaging and then sent as a NEW Factory Unlocked LT28i. The box even has a sticker that is not factory but then states that the item is a new LT28i. The factory seals are broken and all of the paperwork with the phone even states that it is an LT28at and the AT&T logo is still on the phone. For those not in the know the LT28at was made specifically for AT&T for sale in the US and uses the frequency bands for their coverage.

Photographer: This is a very sold performing phone. Yes, it does not have Android 4.0. I have that on my tablet. Is it a deal breaker? Nope. This is a great phone. The keys on the bottom do take half a day to get used to compared to my previous Android phones. On my old Android phones, I would accidentally hit the back key or the home key, not on this phone. Being a decently heavy data user, I get a solid day of battery. I bought the Sony NFC tags and they are cool too. The only negative that I have seen so far with this phone, is lack of accessories. Having no Otterbox is rough, but I'm trying the Dualtekk case and it has already survived a few drops on concrete, (not on purpose.)

Bleach288 : So, you may have heard that there are some new phones with quad-core processors. Now, those quad-core isn't really necessary yet for smart phones. There aren't really any apps that are optimized for a quad-core so its very pointless. Fortunately, the Xperia Ion has a dual-core processor that is still more than needed for a phone. So, it still has a reasonable battery life and a processor with incredible performance. Also this phone has a 12 mega pixel camera which is quite a bit more than the recent 8 mega pixels for phones lately. It can take panorama shots, 3d panorama shots so you can see it in 3d on a 3d tv or monitor, videos, and regular shots. It can take videos in full HD (1080p). Whats also really cool about this phone is the FM radio.

Sony Xperia P LT22i-SL Deal

Sono (California): Screen quality and brightness. Big and bright with 960x540 resolution. The indoor/outdoor visibility of the screen is just phenomenal. All the displayed text is legible and all the colors are only minimally washed out even in the southern California sunlight. At times, I use this phone in the dark and the backlight adjustment is just perfect. My eyes aren't strained at all when I do my 10-20 minute web browsing/Angry Birds session before I sleep. The screen is bright enough to be used outdoors and sensitive enough to be used indoors. As an added touch it comes with a screen protector applied by the factory.

 J. Fischer (California): This phone comes preloaded with tons of useful apps. It also has a few that I guess you wouldn't need that most likely run in the background. I read that you don't need antivirus on an android/smartphone? Whatever I'll leave that one for now, but I guess some other apps such as weather and multimedia player can be removed for faster processing speeds/less memory use. This being my first smartphone, you bet I went crazy in that app store! However, I have not removed any apps that were preloaded. You should always check your running tasks to ensure apps you thought you closed aren't still running in the background. That would kill the battery and slow the phone down.

Adrian Gomez: I bought this on a short trip to the Bay Area among other things. I was excited to have a phone that was cheap and looked great to develop some Android apps (after rooting it). But I got a big surprise when I opened the box and it was empty! It did have some cables (USB cable and power adapter) but the phone was missing. I am really sad, because as I said before I thought this phone was going to be great, but I am sure this problem will be solved thanks to Amazon's great customer support, and when that happens I will be happy to actually grade this phone based on its performance on day to day tasks.

Sony Xperia ZL C6506 3G 4G LTE Deal

 Tor Slettnes (SF Bay Area, USA):  did a side by side comparison with my ZL and a HTC One in a nearby AT&T Store. Yes the screen is visibly larger on the ZL, but you mostly notice that in terms of the width. That's because the Xperia (both Z and ZL) have "soft buttons" at the bottom of the screen, whereas the HTC one has dedicated capactive buttons below the screen. So the larger screen is mostly noticable when you use all of it, e.g. watching movies.

Pradyumna: This is a phenomenal phone , big screen in a very small form factor , IR blaster (which the z does not have) , camera is great and the benchmarks test that I have run are fantastic and have beat every other phone I have put it up against (iphone 5 , gs3 , and one x), sold my iphone 5 to buy this and I don't regret it a bit , if sony stays on top of software updates and releases them quickly it will be hard to beat this one.

 HRevie: I used Xperia Ray then went to iPhone4 after that choose Galaxy SIII then change operating system bought Nokia Lumia 920. Everything was right except lacking of applications in WP system I came back to Android and was waiting for something Stylist and has good features. Finally I found Sony Xperia Zl and the best part of it I can use any network.
I'm now using SIMPLE MOBILE and it's wroking great.
So far no problem. Love the phone.

SONY XPERIA T 16GB LT30p FACTORY Deal

Dowza13: Picked one up for $335, so this review probably applies to the phones in the sub 400 price range. Also there are several vendors, got mine from Hassel Free Cellphones or something... Yes, the phone is new in the box. No,it is not "brand new" or unopened. Yes, the phone comes unlocked, that is why the box is opened so they can program the unlock code. No, the phone is not in Chinese, it's in English and works fine. Yes, the phone comes with all accessories plus an adapter for the U.S. outlets. Yes, it is the LT30p model...some vendors sell the LT30at model, just make sure you pick the right one. Yes, it works with TMobile and gets 3g data speed just fine and has no problems reading the TMobile micro sim cards.

Roger D Clark: I can't comment on the stock software since I almost immediately started flashing custom ROMs (highly recommended, not as dangerous as you might think). As far as that goes, the latest cyanogen mod is officially supported, and there's a great variety of other ROMs on XDA (I prefer PAC-man). I played around with the BRAVIA engine a bit before I flashed it away, and I wasn't too impressed. It pretty much just ups the contrast.

Yunlin Hsu (CA USA): Just a heads-up, the adapter that I got was a UK one, so I had to order another one, although you can just charge the phone with the USB cable that is included. Also, the phone uses a microsim card. It also came with a screen protector.
The phone is beautifully designed. There is a slight curve in the back which makes it easier to hold, although it's already rubber on the back, which is really comfortable. Putting in the SIM card was somewhat of a pain, as it wouldn't register the first few times I put it in. I'd advise you to just keep it in and not fiddle with it once the phone registers it. I haven't added a microSD card yet, but the ability to do so is also a plus.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Deal

Andrew ngo: I would not recommend this phone. Initially I started out a bit happy, until I noticed the horrible battery life. I was averaging about 8 hours of low usage, which meant the phone would be dead before I got home at night. The 2.1 update (that took an extremely long time) made this somewhat better, but Sony has shown that they are terrible at rolling out updates at a reasonable pace.

J. Mcbee (Ont, Canada) : That actual deal breaker is a problem with the USB connection. Forums online have shown that it fails after 4-6 months, and I too have had this problem. While some people are successfully having it covered under the warranty, not all are. And the warranty is only a year long, so there is almost no chance this phone will survive the entire length of a 2 year contract. I'm hoping that SE comes up with a remedy for this fault, but I won't count on it. Until then, I would highly recommend that others avoid this phone..

V. Granados "rio4sure" (Chicago, IL. USA): I was so happy to know that SE was coming out with a android phone, but I still wait a whole year to buy this model because I know by expirience sony ericsson always has software issues with their phones,Im starting to realize that sony is not as good as they claim to be, their phone software is still has the same problems from 5or more years back, for example wifi connectivity, with my nexus one, my phone stays connected all the time even if the phone goes to a sleep mode, and when I go out my 3g mode kicks in, when Im back home my phone switches automaticly to wifi mode, sony ericsson phone are difficult to get connected to a wifi network, and dont let me get started on the other issues concerning their old and outdated interfaces, going back to the X10 they claiming is a 8 mp camera (whata joke!) the pic quality is awful and they calling the little light they put on the phone a camera flash.

Sony Xperia P LT22i-BK Deal

Sono (California): This phone has a 4" display, finished with a rounded aluminum backing in matte black. The bar that contains the android's back, home, and menu keys is transparent. The top of the phone has the 3.5mm jack. The bottom piece is a removable plastic cap. Removing it will expose a label that shows the serial/manufacturer info. The speakerphone is on the right side of the phone, below that is the power/unlock screen button, below that button is the volume adjustment, and ends with a 2-stage dedicated camera button. There is a front facing camera for skype and a rear facing 8mp camera (6mp when used in 16:9 widescreen) equipped with a bright LED flash.

J. Fischer (California): J. Fischer (California): Still no jellybean, which is version 4.1. Apparently it's an awesome OS, but the Xperia P will not have the ability to update to this version for a few months. Other 2012 models already have the capability of updating to jellybean, which was disappointing to hear about, but quite frankly it was not that expensive and the specs on this phone kick ass anyway. Hopefully February-March? Doesn't bother me, but I'm sure others would like to have the newest software now. For that matter, jellybean 4.2 is coming with wireless hdmi stream! (For Nexus tablet)

Moises!: I bought this on a short trip to the Bay Area among other things. I was excited to have a phone that was cheap and looked great to develop some Android apps (after rooting it). But I got a big surprise when I opened the box and it was empty! It did have some cables (USB cable and power adapter) but the phone was missing. I am really sad, because as I said before I thought this phone was going to be great, but I am sure this problem will be solved thanks to Amazon's great customer support, and when that happens I will be happy to actually grade this phone based on its performance on day to day tasks.