Smartphone Sony Xperia Miro: reviews and features

At one time, Sony faced a rather serious problem. Only one device was ready for release on the smartphone market. It was Xperia S. One might ask: "What was wrong with the rest of the devices?". It's very simple: they were unfinished, not optimized to produce them serially.

Prehistory of creation

The company could offer nothing to mobile operators and the smartphone market. The only move that could keep Sony afloat is to make a large circulation of models that would have the same hardware platform. At the same time, it was supposed to reduce the cost of devices so that their purchase was beneficial to users, but this would bring the maximum possible profit to the company's pocket.

This concept was born of Sony Xperia Miro. Reviews about the device we will analyze in this article, try to find out what strengths and weaknesses the smartphone has. In addition, we will figure out which user it is designed for.

It's easy to see similar design elements for the Xperia S and Sony Xperia Miro ST23I. Feedback from users also confirm this fact. But design alone can not be limited, so we will quickly go through the elements of design, and then talk about the filling of the device and its speed, technical characteristics.

Design

More than once it was noted that the company clearly needs new, more creative designers. Either they have no fantasy at all, or they have serious problems with free time. Why is this thesis true? If you look, for example, on the U and Solo models, and then on the object of our review, then it will be quite problematic to distinguish them immediately. Designs are very similar to each other, and with this you can not argue.

In the case of the Sony Xperia Miro, reviews say that the difference between these models is only a small curvature that takes place under the screen of the device. Users who are already more or less beginning to orient in the size of the screens can also note a reduced diagonal and a reduced resolution.

Maybe for someone it will look ridiculous, but Sony engineers believe that if the hardware keys were moved to new positions or simply changed, then this parameter is already considered a new design. In fact, this can be argued, but it's not about that now.

A look at the verge

Under the screen, you can find the control and navigation keys. In the situation with the Sony Xperia Miro reviews say that the keys are sensory, not mechanical. Above the screen is the front camera. You can see it without any problems, as to hide its engineers did not even think. The negative moment for the model is the fact that the light sensor in the device is missing.

From the top there is a socket for a wired headset standard 3.5 mm. There is also a power button, with which you can turn the phone on and off, and also lock the screen.

On the left flank we have a connector for synchronization with a PC. It is of the standard type MicroUSB. On the opposite side is a key, with which you can adjust the volume of the device and play music.

On the lower edge is the main microphone. There is also a small indent there. Its purpose is to make it easy for the user to remove the lid. With the help of indent it can be easily poddet.

But behind it is the main camera, which has a resolution of 5 megapixels. Next to it is an LED flash and an additional speakerphone.

Design can not be called original. There is a small update in this regard. It consists in a light indicator, which was integrated into the box under the hardware keys. If a text message arrives on the phone or an incoming call is detected, the indicator will start to pulsate. But it is executed on an ordinary level, without access to the settings. As they say, cheap and angry.

Display

As mentioned earlier, Sony is betting on the availability of the phone. And as a benefit to buyers, they try to present a screen. The budget category includes the Sony Xperia Miro phone, the reviews say that it is not necessary to count on anything more. The screen of the device has a resolution of 320 by 480 pixels. Its diagonal is 3.5 inches.

If we talk about color reproduction, then on a five-point scale, she confidently went to 4, but then something happened, and she was stuck halfway. Engineers attempted to hide the flaws in the display by using the user interface. But under sunlight the screen burns out, and this could not be avoided in any way. The sensor has an average responsiveness. But the phone belongs to the budget category, so it's not surprising.

From the experienced eye, it is difficult to hide the graininess that occurs in the case of the Sony Xperia Miro ST23I. Reviews user says that if you look closely at the icons, you can easily view individual pixels, from which the general picture is added. The problem is again in low resolution and low pixel density per inch.

Food

The battery of the device has a capacity of 1460 mAh. Sony Xperia Miro, the characteristics of which are technically very modest, with such self-contained power for a long time does not work. However, an average user can easily spend with the phone all day, without worrying about recharging it.

With the battery of this model, sometimes strange things happen. At times Sony Xperia Miro ST23I does not turn on, whatever the user did. In such situations, there is no need to worry prematurely. It is easy to check the reliability of the connection of the contacts. Immediately it is necessary to say that a similar problem was observed in the case of other Sony models.

In general, according to the logic of things, the power consumption of the phone should not be so high. The fact is that the hardware stuffing from the smartphone is clearly not the best, so it's not going to consume energy just like that.

Properly distributed load, in principle, you can squeeze out of the device two days of battery life. But for active users it's better to turn your eyes to models more powerful, although one of the few advantages that distinguishes Miro is its time of work.

Set of communications

In this regard, will not be able to surprise Sony Xperia Miro. The characteristics of communications are quite standard for an ordinary device running the Android operating system.

The Wi-Fi wireless module works in the b and g bands, but the standard n does not support. The device can "distribute" the Internet to other devices by creating an access point.

Bluetooth is available, its version is 2.0. No problem profiles should arise.

MicroUSB-connector allows you to synchronize the device with a personal computer or laptop, make the exchange of files. Some modes are not supported, because the engineers decided that they do not need a device.

As we see, the smartphone Sony ST23I Xperia Miro has nothing special in communication stuffing. But this is not surprising, since the device belongs to the budget type. In general, everything is not bad, especially for ordinary users.

CPU

Probably one of the key features of Sony is the move when they use older platforms in new devices. The last few years about the family of Qualcomm, or rather, the model 7225 was not audible. And suddenly this platform is integrated into the smartphone Sony Xperia Miro.

Of course, it was slightly modified and modernized. So, the processor frequency was increased, the architecture was changed, the work was optimized in some way. But everything could be better. Applications run for a long time, although the overwhelming majority work stably. The processor is rather weak, its work is easily demonstrated by the Internet browser. "Heavy" pages are downloaded long enough, this can make even quiet users.

Memory

The internal memory in the device is 512 MB. Some users ask what to do if the Sony Xperia Miro does not turn on. RAM can contribute to this, if the phone was in working order. The fact is that it sometimes hangs and therefore does not respond to user requests. It seems that the phone is off, but it's not. Therefore, you can try to simply pull out the battery and turn on the device again.

For personal needs of the user in the device allocated 2 GB of long-term memory. The phone has a slot for memory cards standard MicroSD. The maximum size of flash drives that are supported by Miro, can be 32 GB.

Camera

The rear camera has a resolution of 5 megapixels. It is equipped with an automatic focus. Also, next to the camera is an LED flash. The user interface has not changed. Everything remained the same as it was in Xperia P. It has all the necessary elements, so it's not advisable to complain about the unchanged interface. You can take a picture only with the touch button on the screen, because there are no shutter keys.

Results

Instruction Sony Sony Xperia Miro, coming bundled with the phone, will quickly get comfortable with the management of even the most inexperienced user. Easy to use and manage - another advantage of this model, which surely falls into the piggy bank of the device.

With sound quality, no problems are observed. The volume of the speaker is at a high level. Skipping the incoming signal will not allow the high volume of the call. Distortion of communication is reduced to a minimum. All this together makes the device pretty attractive for people who like to talk on the phone all day.

After a while, users are wondering how to flash Sony Xperia Miro ST23I. Updates do not come out very often, which, incidentally, is not surprising. For Sony Xperia Miro firmware is available on the official website of the manufacturer, and indeed, to find it on the vast international network is not difficult. Stabilize the work of the device will help and third-party programs. If you install the driver on the Sony Xperia Miro ST23I, then it's easy to get the maximum performance out of the device.

Well, for the budget segment the model is quite decent. If the engineers had worked on the chipset, the processor might have managed to bring the device to a new level, better quality. However, all this is still beyond the scope of the company's intentions, as they have their own policy and their view of the promotion in the smartphone market.