The Sony Xperia ST27i phone, which will be discussed today, is presented by the Japanese developer as a youth solution and is in the budget segment. The device cannot boast of prohibitively high technical characteristics, compared even with its direct and closest competitors. Nevertheless, the device managed to take an advantageous position in the market, and it gained really impressive popularity. This suggests that there is something bewitching in this once-new smartphone market. Well, if so, let's take a closer look at the smartphone. So, meet Sony Xperia Go.
Screen
Today we will do something different than usual. We will not give technical specifications at the beginning, but we will do it at the end of the review in order to draw a line under everything that will be said. But first things first. What do we have in this case? Before us lies the Sony Xperia GO ST27I. The screen diagonal is 3.5 inches, as in the good old fourth iPhone. The resolution does not particularly spoil users, only 480 by 320 pixels. I would like to note that with such a budget, we have fairly good viewing angles. In parallel, we can note a good supply of brightness so that you can read the text in sunlight.
In general, users are in favor of the fact that for its class the device has not just a good screen, but, one might say, optimal. By the way, a special coating is applied to the display. It makes it possible to work with it even if there is water on the screen itself. This is useful for those people who often work with smartphones with wet hands. That is to say, very impatient people. An excellent solution for regular use near the sea. Interestingly, this model stands out from its segment due to the use of mineral glass. This is unusual for a state employee.
Hardware
Sometimes there are cases when the Sony ST27I does not turn on. In part, this problem is connected just the same with the hardware of the device. But what is it here? Let's make a reservation right away: on board the smartphone there is an operating system of the Android family. Its version is 2.3.7. A number of changes have been made to the shell. Specialists of a Japanese company worked on them. The changes affected the design, as well as the interface as a whole. And now from general words to specific names.
Processor
The NovaThor U8500 fixture is installed as a chipset. It works with two cores of the “Cortex A9” generation. The clock frequency of the processor cores is one gigahertz. The amount of RAM is small - only 512 MB. As we can see, everything here is within the framework of budgetary rules. Another thing is the pre-installed software. That's really the reason for a separate discussion.
Lockscreen
Qualitatively designed lock slider. When using the Sony Xperia ST27I, you will have to make long movements. By swiping from left to right, we can unlock the screen of the device. If we swipe from right to left, we activate the camera. At the bottom, by default, there are four icons at once. What are they represented by? The first icon is a folder with additional programs. They can be used by people leading an active lifestyle. The second is the transition to the company store. The third is to open the text message menu. Fourth - to open the menu with calls.
Features
It should be noted that there are branded floating wallpapers. They are beautiful enough. They are blue by default. However, the user has the right to decide for himself what shade they should be. The range of active programs is represented by a compass, a speedometer, a FigureRunner utility, a program for using a flash as a flashlight, and another utility from Adidas. It is designed for training. What awaits us, besides this software?
Additional programs and widgets
They are not so good in the Sony ST27ifew. For example, there is a widget that allows you to control wireless interfaces, as well as change the brightness level, activate flight mode, turn navigation on and off, and other similar functions. Its external design is quite good, the Japanese have worked on it, as they say, to the glory.
The second widget allows you to see what the weather expects us not only today, but also tomorrow, as well as the whole next week. Hourly splitting is possible to view the most accurate weather forecast. By default, there is help that is periodically displayed on the screen. It contains tips that allow the owner of the phone to optimize its performance through the use of chips with a battery. Help, in general, will be useful for people who have just started to master the operating system of the Android family.
Do I need a newsfeed?
Sony ST27I, the characteristics of which we will present in this article, is equipped with a program called TimeEscape. It displays a feed of user actions that the owner of the phone previously added as friends. To be honest, there is no practical sense from this utility as such. Nevertheless, certain categories of users may well be interested in it. The Music Unlimited program will allow you not only to listen to music, but also download it to your device. In terms of watching videos, it is useless. Which, by the way, can already be understood from the name of the application.
Corporate identity
Separately, I would like to talk about the music player, since wegot to this thread. It is decorated in the best traditions of the Japanese company. Using the interface, files can be quickly transferred, as well as transferred to a playlist, where the user has the right to add the necessary tracks or compositions.
If the buyer understands the equalizer settings, then he will be able to please himself with high-quality and surround sound, since the equalizer itself is present in the settings of the multimedia player built into this unit. With the help of a special add-on, you can increase the volume of the speakers. This is a very useful add-on, since the speakers themselves cannot be called loud. It's more of a conversational thing. We can say that the conversational speaker with the voice quality of the interlocutor is doing well.
A service called Unlimited, which is built into the multimedia player, allows you to find information about the artist of the song currently playing. The information will be found using third party services such as YouTube or Wikipedia. Sony Xperia Go ST27i, the characteristics of which will be given at the end of today's review, is well suited for listening to music. In this area, among analogues of the budget segment, it is probably the leader. Actually, that's why the smartphone was presented as a youth solution. You can buy this model for 7 thousand rubles.
Interaction with social networks
There is a pre-installed FaceBook application. There you can share the songs you listen to. This is probably again one of the factors that was applied in order toto show that this model is a youth solution.
Tired of music? No problem! You can use analog radio. The list is selected quickly, it can be edited manually. The radio is also designed in the typical Sony style. To determine the music that plays, for example, in a cafe, you can use a traditional Japanese developer program called TrackID. It works smartly, with almost no delays, for which the Japanese can say “thank you”.
Not very functional, but really beautiful is the clock widget. Accessory management is done using a program called LiveWare. Customization is additionally represented by its own wallpapers and themes, and this is one of the strengths of this model.
Photographic opportunities
It is unlikely that a lot will be said about the camera of the device. However, we can walk through the pivot points. First of all, it should be noted that, of course, one should not expect a miracle from this model. The quality here is average. Even if the pictures are taken in normal lighting, it remains to be desired. Yes, the main module has a resolution of five megapixels. But something is not clear, either there are problems with the processing algorithm, or the optics are of poor quality, but still the pictures even of this resolution do not really match.
There is a blessing in disguise
What saves the day? Probably a whole range of built-in effects from the company. The simplest are 3D panoramas. The coolest is face detection. Auto focus on the subjectpresent, working at medium speed. Digital zoom can be used, but in order not to be disappointed, it should not be. This is done with the volume buttons. When shooting a movie, the image is stabilized. Striking results are produced by shooting clips. Unlike photos, videos are of high quality, they can be shot in HD quality. Why the Japanese this time focused on video shooting is not clear. It would be better if they finalized the creation of photos too.
Work offline
The developer himself stated that in second-generation networks the smartphone will be able to work for six and a half hours, in 3G mode - one hour less. Music can be played for 45 hours. However, in order to soberly assess such indicators and analyze the situation, remember that we have an operating system of the Android family on board and take a look at a lithium-ion battery. It has a capacity of 1305 milliamps per hour. The battery, by the way, is built into the smartphone itself, it cannot be replaced manually. With such a small capacity, you immediately begin to think that Android will land the device by noon. However, it turns out that even when used with activity above average, Sony can live until the evening. The result was extremely surprising, and in a pleasant way. The device is charged from zero to one hundred percent in about two hours.
Sony Xperia Go ST27I specs and reviews
So, it's time to briefly talk about what characteristics this model has. The Sony ST27I phone has a screen with a diagonal of 3.5 inches with a resolutionability of 320 by 480 pixels. The camera has a resolution of five megapixels. There is protection against moisture and dust of the IP67 standard. Dual core processor running at 1 GHz. The amount of RAM is 512 MB. The operating system version is “Android 2.3”. You can upgrade to 4.0.
What do customers say about this machine? From the point of view of use for "gatherings" in social networks, this is a good device. It will also be interesting for those who regularly use the device to listen to music. However, users in the reviews complain about low performance (and what to expect with such a processor and memory?) And a weak camera. If you're going to take quality pictures to share on social media or elsewhere, you'll need to look elsewhere.
