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Hands-on: Sony plays it safe with new Android phones and tablets

Summary: The Japanese manufacturer's new Android phones - the Xperia T, V and J - all look very similar, while Sony's revamped Android tablet is a more stylish affair than before

David Meyer

By David Meyer |

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There's little bad to say about the design of Sony's latest Android devices, but, certainly on the phone side, there is a certain uniformity to them.

The template is set by the Xperia T, the 4.55-inch-screened flagship being modeled here by Sony chief Kazuo Hirai at IFA in Berlin.

The device has a 13MP camera and a dual-core 1.5GHz processor, which is not quite as chunky as the quad-core processors that power recent flagships from Samsung and Asus.

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Topics: Android, Smartphones, Tablets

David Meyer

About David Meyer

David Meyer is a freelance technology journalist. He fell into journalism when he realised his musical career wouldn't pay the bills. David's main focus is on communications, as well as internet technologies, regulation and mobile devices.

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  • 7

    Android does not need dual core, it doesn't even need more than ARM6 320Mhz CPU. But many apps do need at least 800Mhz ARM7 CPU to work well with GPU (games usually).

    The dual- or quad-core is just great bonus to save battery lifetime and actually make use nicer when multitasking.
    Fri13
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  • Samsung Is The New Sony

    Not sure where that leaves Sony...
    ldo17
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    • Stew on it

      Probably glad that they stopped making robot dogs.
      Robert Hahn
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