Sony continue to bring out interesting and well put together Android handsets. The latest handset I’ve had the chance to review is the Xperia SP, a mid-range handset available worldwide, that mixes a budget price with some impressive specifications.
The clue is in the name. Sony has carried on with the Xperia branding, but by combining the two letters of their handsets announced at the start of 2012 the Xperia S and the Xperia P have laid out their hopes for the SP handset. While the Xperia S was last year’s ‘high-end’ handset and the P was the midrange equivalent, the SP is the best of both world.[
Sony is clearly aiming this handset to the mid-range market, as you can see with the pricing of the handset. But it really is close to a high-end device, with a dual core processor running at 1.7 GHz, 1GB of RAM, an 8 megapixel camera, and a 720p screen with a physical size of 4.6 inches.
Apart from the RAM not being 2GB, that’s as close to a high end specification as I’ve seen for a mid-range Android handset. The 8 GB of storage is a bit tight, so heavy users will need a microSD card to carry a significant amount of music and video. The lower RAM does mean Android itself can get a bit laggy and unresponsive, so if you are looking for an instant response at all times you might find the SP is a touch underpowered. Personally it was never an issue for me on the few occasions I noticed it, but it might be an issue for some.
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