Sony Xperia M2 Dual

Overview

Stellar Combination of Great Looks and Zippy Performance

Design and Build Quality

Sony Xperia M2 Dual is another flagship from Sony which was released in February, 2014. On the back it has got a metallic finish which makes it superior from the other android phones available in the market. The device stocks a non-removable 2300 mAh battery which offers a talk-time of 11 h 14 min (2G) and up to 12 hours (3G). The phone is designed using bar format and therefore, can be handled easily.

User Interface and Comfort to use

The front of Sony Xperia M2 Dual is dominated by a 4.8-inch TFT capacitive display with 16M colors and provides a good resolution of 960x540 pixels. There is no hard button present on the display, only three feather touch keys for Back, Options and Home. The power button is placed on the side of phone along with volume down and up keys. In terms of hardware, the device is powered by a Quad-core, 1.2 GHz processor and a RAM of 1GB.

Telephony and Messaging

The smartphone has a Dual SIM support with 2G and 3G network. The device has a capacity to store an unlimited number of contacts. The phone gives superb call quality at all the times. There is messaging and email facility available for Sony Xperia M2 Dual which includes SMS(threaded view), MMS, IM, Email and Push Mail. All of these enables you to send and receive data. The device also features predictive text input which helps in typing.

Camera and Image Quality

The back houses an excellent camera of 8MP with LED flash, auto-focus, Geo-tagging, touch-focus, face detection, HDR and panorama while the front has a VGA camera which enables the users to video calling. The camera delivers pictures of good quality at all the times with a photo resolution of 3264x2448 pixels.

Multimedia

Games and videos looks very good on the HD display. The phone comes with an impressive music player with an easy to use interface. The sound is loud and clear with the twin loudspeakers and even better with the supplied headphones. One can record 1080p videos on to the device. 

Connectivity options

The phone supports 3G, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPRS, EDGE, micro USB and NFC. It also supports a A-GPS and GLONASS for navigation. Sony Xperia M2 Dual comes pre-loaded with a lot of the Google apps like Google search, G mail, Google Talk, YouTube, Calender, Maps, Document viewer, Photo viewer and editor.

Shades

The smartphone is dipped in various elegant colors that includes: Black, White and Purple.

Value for Money

The excellent phone is priced around Rs.20,999. This is the approximate price which may vary.

Conclusion

It looks stylish, performs brilliantly and costs a whole lot lesser than other Android flagships. The automatic updates are the icing on the cake. Moreover, the excellent camera is the another plus point. Those looking for an alternative can also consider the Samsung Galaxy S3 with a price tag of Rs.21,999.