The Sony Xperia Miro is loaded with average features but the price tag is way too high at around Rs. 14,500. This is a single SIM phone powered by a mere 800MHz processor. Pre-Orders have already started and is listed on infibeam, it will hit the stores on 22nd September 2012.
There are quite a few good low cost brands that are providing better features than the Sony Xperia Miro, in fact smartphones from bigger brands like Samsung, HTC are also decently priced, lower than the Miro.
Design, display and OS
The Xperia Miro has got that typical Sony Xperia look with 3 dedicated touch sensitive buttons at the bottom followed by the Xperia logo. The display is scratch resistant and with anti reflecting coating. The size if smaller at 3.5 inches with a resolution of 480×320 pixels (165 ppi) supporting 16M colours. 2 point Multi touch is supported.
Now if you compare this with the Micromax A90, it has a better screen, higher resolution, 3 point multi touch and cheaper by Rs. 1,500. In fact there are many other brands including Samsung and HTC Desire C for example that is available for around 12K (with 600 Mhz CPU of course).
Android OS ver 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) runs on this handset and no word about the Jelly Bean update, but being a Sony brand they may most likely come with the JB update (not sure though).
Inside the Hood
The chipset used is Qualcomm MSM7225A with cortex A5 CPU clocked at 800MHz coupled with Adreno 200 GPU. In fact there are a few low cost handsets with same processing power well under Rs. 8K and some even with 1GHz CPU.
The ROM / RAM are at 512MB each with internal storage of 4 GB of which 2.2 GB is available for user. The internal storage for apps I believe will be between 500MB to 1GB.
Connectivity
The Sony Xperia Miro supports 3G (HSDPA 7.2Mbps, HSUPA 5.7Mbps), EDGE (237kbps), GPRS (86kbps), Wi-Fi with Hotspot / DIRECT / DLNA, Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR / A2DP and micro USB support with tethering.
Camera
There is a 5MP rear auto focus camera that can click photos in 2592×1944 pixels resolution. There is an LED flash at the rear for low light photography for use with the 5 megapixel camera. Videos can be recorded in VGA mode at 30fps.
Camera comes loaded with host of features such as Smile detection, 3D sweep panorama, Geo tagging, smile shot, face detection and touch to focus. On the front side you will find the VGA camera for video chats (using Skype) – native video calling (I think) is not supported.
Other features
Built in FM radio, SNS integration, Google services including access to Google play, Accelerometer, compass, proximity sensors and HTML5 browser.
Battery
The Xperia Miro comes with 1500 mAh battery with standby time of about 22 days, talktime of about 5 to 6 hours and music playback of over a day.
Sony Xperia Miro Review
There is nothing wrong with this Miro smartphones, moreover it is backed by a well known brand ‘SONY’, however the pricing is just not right. Rs. 14,499 for this handset is a big – huge disappointment. Guess what if you still want a Sony brand pay Rs. 2000 extra and get a Sony Xperia U with dual core processor. The specifications as on the Miro is worth not more than 8K, just look for some other brands if price is the issue.
Sony Xperia Miro Key features and Specifications
- 800 MHz Qualcomm MSM7225A – Cortex A5 with Adreno 200 GPU.
- ICS – Android 4.0.
- 3.5 inch capacitive screen with 480×320 pixels resolution – 16M colours. 2 point multi touch.
- 512MB RAM, 512MB ROM and 4GB internal storage with micro SD card support up to 32GB.
- 3G, 2G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, FM radio, full Facebook integration and micro USB.
- Sensors – Compass, Proximity and Accelerometer.
- Available Colours – White / Gold, Pink, Black and Silver / White.
- 1500 mAh li-ion battery with 545 hours standby and up to 6 hours of talktime.
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Hey there, I have just noticed that my Xperia Miro’s home, back touch doesnt glow ?Is that normal or any settings need to be changed..
i have not see video call option on skype (3g & wifi avilable) in Xperia Miro
Hey..
Pls help me to choose the phone… xperia miro or Micromx A90? and pls ans it with reason…
Hi Gogi, my Sony XPERIA MIRO has a red strip blinking around the screen whenever turning sm option on and off.. e.g. while turning wi-fi on/off it has started to do so in this week only…is it some setting defect? does sm1 have this problem? any solution/advice? thanks in advance
Deepak, in settings developer option unckeck everything in user interface and see if that works. -gogi.
Does sony xperia miro have a front camera feature on it? and can you let me know about sony xperia miro?
How touch sensitive button’s light will glow (Home, return button). Is there any setting to be changed?
Yawn! I'm fed up with launch dates for Karbonn handsets that's circling around the web. I had decided to x900 this weekend but now again I'll wait after reading this. I don't want to regret this time. I want to show my wife that I got better handset than Xepria S at a competitive price.
Though some of the features are good the mere 800 mhz processor and that extremely high price will keep 80% users away. One can buy a galaxy s duos at that price
Hello Gogi Sir,
I was waiting for this cell phone from almost last 4 months.
But i am very much disappointed with the reviews especially the cost for what the features are appearing. And hence dropped the idea for it finally.
I need your help to judge the selection between Sony Xperia Neo L and Sony Xperia U. Cost does matter a little bit.
your response on this matters a lot for my first Android device.
Thanks,
Maulik
Maulik, Between Neo L and Xperia U, the U is better but with a 3.5 inch screen. If you compare the specs its much better on the U. The U is with android 2.3 but it is upgradeable to 4.0 in fact Sony may already have done that. L is bigger screen (4 in), slightly bigger (1460) battery mAh minus very low internal storage, whereas U is smaller screen (3.5 in), smaller battery (1320 mAh) and with massive 8GB internal storage and minus magnetic sensors. U is way better than the L even with a smaller screen size.
Thanks a lot sir,
but at the same time, U is missing the front camera. And Neo L lacks in FM radio.
Do you think that with the expandable memory of 32GB L can sustain a little bit in font of U? Moreover, can Neo L be upgraded to Android Jelly Bean? How much is the processor performance difference between 1GHz single and Dual core?
Also please tell me what is DLNA? On some websites it is mentioned that Neo L supports HDMI connector for TV-out. Is it true?
Thanks,
Maulik
Hi the U does have a front VGA camera. The L has minimal internal storage and you will need a Micro SD card. For normal users the lower internal storage will be more than sufficient and for other downloads they can always move the apps to external sd card.
Dual core is better, faster but you will notice the difference when multitasking / playing games.
Xperia L does not support HDMI.
DLNA is for sharing data / content on you phone with other DLNA compatible devices, for example the TV. Now you will find this DLNA feature mostly on brands that sell both handset and other electronic devices like TV/HDTV etc.
you are perfectly priced it gogi, do you have any info for upcoming ICS budget phone (under 10K) that I should wait for, from any indian brand because they price it rightly now.
Sudip, there are some more waiting but we all know about the models i.e Mi-500 and the karbonn A24 but those will be on the higher side (price wise). I think most companies are waiting for the Jelly Bean and then launch handsets with the same as it will be an added advantage over the same hardware.
Na Na Na, Still One Smartphone Left Sudip Which You Should Look Forward to It and Its In Your Budget. Karbonn Still Left With One More Launch Before A24 That Is "Karbonn Smarty A21" with 1.2 Dual Or Single (not confirmed) with 4inch Display and price under 11,000 Rs. Thats The Smartphone That You Have to look Forward It Launched date is September end (not confirmed).
Hi Shashank
That seems to be a useful information about Karbonn A21. Are there any more details that you can share.
Ritesh
Yaa, karbonn still have two phones to launch a3 and a21 and after that only they will launch a24. I think from next launch after a18 will be a3 (not confirmed). Which will work on ics with 1ghz processor rest all other feature and about a21 they have said they will launch it with 1.2 ghz dual core (i dont think so) because karbonn is busy making a perfect smartphone with a24 so you have to wait for more. Thats it from me.