SpecEagle review · Sony

Xperia Tipo review: 2012 first Sony-only branded Android.

Item: Xperia Tipo
Rating: 56
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Aug 2012·$150

Overall

56/100

Class rank

#13 of 29

Tier

Budget

Buy?

Look elsewhere

The verdict, up front

Sony Xperia Tipo.

Sony's 2012 Xperia Tipo was the first Sony-only Android (post Sony Ericsson dissolution) — $150 entry.

01Display

56/100

56/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2012.

TypeTFT

Size3.2"

Resolution240 x 320 QVGA

02Performance

56/100

At 56/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among budget phones of 2012 — 7 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetMSM7225A

CPU800 MHz Cortex-A5

RAM512 MB

03Camera

56/100

56/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2012.

Main3.2 MP fixed-focus

04Battery

70/100

70/100 puts it above the 65-point average for budget phones of 2012.

Capacity1,500 mAh (removable)

05Software

64/100

64/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2012.

What works

First Sony-only (post-Ericsson) Android.
$150 entry.
99 g featherweight.
4 colours.

What doesn't

QVGA 3.2".
512 MB RAM.
800 MHz single-core.
Fixed-focus cam.

Cross-shop it against

Motorola Triumph WX435

$300 · score 64/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 29-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .