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After leaks, Sony’s let loose the successor to last year’s Arc S, only it’s now sitting under the Xperia umbrella. While the Xperia T doesn’t have the same “slab” aesthetics of the Xperia S, the specs are more top-notch, boding well for a review (we gave the Xperia S a four out of five stars in our review). Hey, if it’s good enough for James Bond to use in the upcoming Skyfall film…
While it’s only running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), an update will likely materialise at some point further down the line. In the meantime, it’s a usual Sony Xperia phone, where the emphasis is firmly on multimedia — the camera is a 13MP affair (it shoots 1080p video too), and the screen just so happens to measure 4.6-inches, slightly larger than the 4.3-inch Xperia S. Speaking of the screen, the forward-facing camera now shoots 720p, which is just one of the advantages it has over the Xperia S.
Getting down to the nitty-gritty, let’s talk processors: Sony’s whacked a dual-core 1.5GHz Qualcomm Krait processor into the Xperia T, which may offend anyone looking for a quad-core beast. But Sony’s taken pains to point out to us that they went with the dual-core option for a better battery life, which is something I can’t argue too much with, given poor battery life is the number one reason people throw their phones out of the window. Trufax. We’ll obviously put the Xperia T through its paces when we get a review sample, and see if that battery life was worth the compromise.
Like other Sony phones, it’s PlayStation certified — which basically means you can download lots of classic titles (and new stuff) from their online store.
The full specs are below in the Top Trumps run-down, but all you really need to know is that it’ll be available in black, white and silver, very shortly.
Camera
13 megapixel camera
16x digital zoom
Auto focus
Face detection
Flash / Photo light
Flash / Photo flash
Front-facing camera (720p)
Geotagging
HD video recording (1080p)
Image stabiliser
Red-eye reduction
Self-timer
Scene recognition
Send to web
Sony Exmor R™ for mobile image sensor
Touch capture
Touch focus
Video light
Video recording
Video stabiliser
Music
3D surround sound
Album art
Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP)
Clear bass
Clear stereo
“WALKMAN” application
PlayNow™ service
Shake control
TrackID™ music recognition
xLoud™ Experience
Internet
Google Play™
Bookmarks
Google™ search
Google Voice™ Search
Google Maps™ for Mobile with
Street view and Latitude™
NeoReader™ barcode scanner
Pan & zoom
Web browser (WebKit™)
Communication
Call list
Facebook™ application
Xperia™ with Facebook
Google Talk™ application
Noise suppression
Xperia™ Timescape™
Speakerphone
Twitter™ application
Twitter™ (with Timescape™ integration)
Messaging
Conversations
Gmail™
Instant Messaging
Multimedia messaging (MMS)
Predictive text input
Sound recorder
Text messaging (SMS)
Design
Auto rotation
Gesture input
On-screen QWERTY keyboard
Picture wallpaper
Reality Display with Mobile
BRAVIA® Engine
Screenshot capturing
Touch screen
Live Wallpaper
Voice input
Entertainment
Accelerated Adobe Flash Video
Motion gaming TBD
Radio (FM radio with RDS)
Sony Entertainment Network
Xperia™ Mediascape
Video streaming
YouTube™Organiser
Airplane mode
Alarm clock
Calculator
Calendar
Contacts
Document editors
Document readers
eCompass™ TBD
Infinite button
LiveWare™ manager
Notes
Setup guide
Stopwatch
Tasks
TimerConnectivity
3.5 mm audio jack (CTIA)
aGPS
Bluetooth™ wireless technology
DLNA Certified®
MHL support
MediaGo™
Media Transfer Protocol support
Micro USB support
Native USB tethering
NFC
PC Companion
Synchronisation via SyncML™
Synchronisation with computer
Synchronisation via Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®
USB High speed 2.0 support
USB mass storage
USB support
Wi-Fi®
Wi-Fi® Hotspot functionality
Facts
Size: 129.4 x 67.3 x 9.35-10.45 mm
Weight: 139 gramsScreen
4.6” 720p HD Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine
1280 x 720 pixels
16,777,216 colour TFT
Shatter proof sheet on scratch-resistant glass
There’s a surprise. The last Bond film was basically an advert for Sony, so I am guessing this will be too.
It’s odd considering the amount of product placement apple does, I don’t think I’ve ever seen one in a bond film.
An apple placement? or product placement?
You won’t see an Apple device due to the Sony linkup. The studio that makes Bond films is owned by Sony. Warners are basically broke (well $3billion in debt) so Sony did a deal with them – use of the studio for all the product placement they could get.
Well, that explains it. I assumed it was because q branch were more likely to be android fans.
The only product placement I hate is everyone in every movie uses a Mac, I went years without ever touching one simply because no one I knew had one yet they’re everywhere on TV.
It all depends on how it is done. It only really bugs me when EVERY computer used is a Mac. Or EVERYONE is drinking Heineken..
I always find it odd when I see a ‘Windows’ branded laptop.
http://stritar.net/Upload/Images/MicrosoftHowIMetYourMother.jpg
Yup. All the laptopts In have owned are either plain or have the manufacturer’s logo on them. Certainly not a windows one.
I love those things, also have you seen the Windows branded monitors they are using on The Mentalist, or Bones
The worst product placement I’ve ever seen was in Modern Family when the iPad was first released. They weren’t even pretending, it was a half a hour advert for the bloody thing.
30 Rock and Chuck also have Windows Brand laptops
Really… Chuck?
I always expected him to be using some super cool version of Linux. The nerf-herder has disappointed me
Are you sure about 30 Rock.
First it makes no sense that a load of writers would use a windows PC.
Secondly, I’m pretty sure it says that promotional consideration is given to Apple in the credits. Tina Fey uses an iPhone.
http://www.istartedsomething.com/20091024/windows-branded-laptop-30-rock/
But in that link it also mentions that they always use Aple products aswell.
Or Apple products even!
Lol yup. Bit shameless that. I wonder how much they paid for the episode.
It’s wasn’t shameless it was unwatchable. They just abandoned the TV show and became an advert.
NCIS and Hawaii Five-O also have Windows branded computers, both shows also quite heavily show Windows Phone mobiles and say really cringe worthy things like “send it to my skydrive!”
To be fair, I had never heard of SkyDrive until Hawaii Five-0 so I suppose it worked on me.
arg your image bothers me haha
I almost wonder if he has changed his avatar to the broken image logo just to annoy people?
I suspect he has, cheeky monkey
If this is sold at the right price, then this is a very nice phone indeed! Not surprised about the movie tie-in, happens in so many other Sony owned/partnered studios. One of the worst culprits I’ve seen so far is the new Amazing Spiderman movie, spot how many Sony gadgets are in there!
This may be my next phone unless Sony bring out a model that looks as nice as the Arc. Everything’s gone a bit black slab like at the moment. The arch in the back is nice but it’s not quite as eyecatching.