Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V Pro Reviews

We've had enough time to form impressions of these inexpensive smartphones. They're classic midrange packages with solid feature sets but the goal is clearly to stay within budget rather than impress anyone with specs. For a few bills more, users are getting better performance (especially in games) and a better camera (both stills and video) out of the Samsung Galaxy W I8150. But they'll have to install a custom ROM if they want Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (Cyanogen Group is working on one). Of course, the Samsung Galaxy W is not for geeks only, but they're usually the ones who care about benchmark scores and are keen on zooming into photos to look for artifacts. Buying the Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V will save you some cash and you'll be getting a hassle-free upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich and a simple way to view photos and videos on an HDTV. It has the better screen and a faster web browser too. The average user will be fine either way, knowing they got a good enough phone for a reasonable price. The Xperia Neo V is better than the Galaxy W on a couple of counts. It seems to be the one with more bang for your buck. Alternatively, the Samsung Galaxy W is the power player and also has the looks to go with it. We just don't think squeezing every drop of performance is make or break in this price range.

A downgrade. A B-lister. You can go ahead and call it what you want. The Neo V is the only kind of damage control SE could do in the aftermath of the dramatic events in Japan that held hostage half the mobile industry. The time was up for the Neo - and quite unexpectedly too. The Neo V was called in as an emergency replacement and no one expected miracles of it. Especially since the very essence of the original Neo was the cameraphone experience, which is exactly what got downgraded this time around. So the Neo V is not the cameraphone the Neo was meant to be. And it’s not only the lower resolution stills. The 720p videos are not quite up to scratch either.