Xperia SP any good?

You don't have to reply if my question offends you so badly. ;) But thanks for the reply. Appreciated. I like that youtuber review. ill check his other reviews. Your comment suggested a vast difference in gaming a few dropped frames doesn't sound so bad. But im more interested in the camera and gsm arena called it the worst 8mp. I never considered comparing the Moto G with the SP as just assumed from the price it was a class above. The bigger battery and notification light are a big draw for me. Though Sonys over past years seem to have quality issue so I've tended to avoid them. I was going for a moto g till i read this topic. When something is cheap you can over look a few compromises.

Thanks for the links
 
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You don't have to reply if my question offends you so badly. ;) But thanks for the reply. Appreciated. I like that youtuber review. ill check his other reviews. Your comment suggested a vast difference in gaming a few dropped frames doesn't sound so bad. But im more interested in the camera and gsm arena called it the worst 8mp. I never considered comparing the Moto G with the SP as just assumed from the price it was a class above. The bigger battery and notification light are a big draw for me. Though Sonys over past years seem to have quality issue so I've tended to avoid them. I was going for a moto g till i read this topic. When something is cheap you can over look a few compromises.

Thanks for the links
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My replies are for the benefit of the OP principally.

With respect it is definitely not a "a few dropped frames" the benchmark that I linked to show a 20% difference in raw power - this is very much evident in real usage and, I'm sure we can agree, a 20% difference is massive (often a reason for an upgrade if we transpose the situation, for fun, to a graphics card or PC CPU) - it translates to an additional 4-5 fps - which is the difference between a smooth game and clear judder.

the SP beats the Galaxy S3 in general usage and gaming performance even though in this video, for example, the benchmarks are underperforming:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7XmgXZBN5A

So, considering the price point on the Galaxy S3, to be honest it is a class above the Moto G and offers higher performance than the S3. Regarding the camera it is fine - these - the above video compares both standard and video camera to the S3. the SP has a slightly weaker camera but excellent 1080p 30fps video recording.

oh it's worth waiting for the revised 4.3 update as this is supposed to make changes to the camera (the over processing is attributed to the software it seems)

The Moto G is an excellent budget phone though but considering the SP has 4G too and out performs a Samsung Galaxy S3 and can be had often for £20 more (with one of the cashback offers that I got) than the 16GB moto G it was an easy choice for me.

EDIT: I must submit, though, that the VGA camera on the front of the SP is an insult. Forget video calling with the SP if you care about clarity - it offers a pathetic VGA camera.
 
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Thanks for all the discussion, there has been a lot of interesting debate!
I have ordered a Xperia SP, sim free, for £205. Should get it next week.
 
Received the phone today. Just had a 20min play and it feels like a good quality device. The screen is fantastic when viewed straight on, it definitely loses its vibrancy when viewed of axis but I can live with this.
Only disappointment is that there's no sign of the 4.3 firmware update.
 
Rumoured before the end of march - getting sick of waiting myself but I'm glad Sony are taking things seriously and correcting the issues.

Feel quite bad for the Aussies though as rev 1 of 4.3 was released there, it seems, on trial and there were a few niggles.
 
did you retire from a backup from another android phone?

have had issues in the past with restores and then getting the notification light to work.

Moto have an app for this exact issue, not sure about sony.
 
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