Sony Xperia M2 4G UK Sim Free Smartphone - Black

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However, start using the M2 and it becomes fairly apparent that this isn’t a phone of that grade. The first giveaway is the screen. It’s one of the reasons the Xperia M2 is so much cheaper than the Z2. Thankfully, the front of the Xperia M2 is Gorilla Glass 3, and so won’t scatch anywhere near as easily. In short, yes, but that is the really short answer. I can't help but feel that Sony's impressive flagship offering sets a very high standard, and will leave consumers expecting a little more from Sony's midrange offering. The M2’s Android 4.3 operating system also feels rather antiquated when you first take it out of the box, but a couple of system updates will soon see you running Android 4.4.4. Sony’s even confirmed it’s bringing Android 5.1 to the M2 via an OTA update once it’s been rolled out for the Xperia Z series. It’s not yet known how long this will take, but it’s great to see Sony isn’t leaving its lower-end devices behind when it comes to Android Lollipop updates. One of the main characteristics of the cameras is their image resolution. It states the number of pixels on the horizontal and vertical dimensions of the image, which can also be shown in megapixels that indicate the approximate number of pixels in millions.

Information about the height, i.e. the vertical side of the device when it is used in its standard orientation. Though the design is good, the build isn’t quite as exciting. It’s good, just not top-end. Sony has done away with the glass and metal it used in the Xperia Z2 and opted instead for mostly plastic. Chris Burns (2014-02-24). "Sony Xperia M2 specifications show mid-tier Z-line competitor". SlashGear . Retrieved 2014-02-24.

A mid-range classic in the making, or a phone at the wrong price point?

System on Chip (SoC) A system on a chip (SoC) includes into a single chip some of the main hardware components of the mobile device. SoC Strong competition from the cheaper EE Kestrel in the UK and the slightly better equipped Moto G will leave many looking elsewhere but Sony has given the Xperia M2 more than enough to warrant a second look, especially if you're going to be signing up to a two year contract. The Sony Xperia M2 is a mid-range 4G Android smartphone manufactured by Sony which was unveiled on 24 February 2014 at the Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain. It boasts of Sony's new Lifelog app, launched alongside the Sony Xperia Z2 and Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet. The Xperia M2 succeeds the Sony Xperia M with a faster processor and an improved camera. [2] Technical specifications [ edit ] Hardware [ edit ]

If you have trouble charging your device, start by making sure that you are using an original Sony charger and a USB cable specifically intended for charging your device. Try to charge the device with a different USB cable connected to the USB port of a computer. If the device starts to charge, this may be a sign that the charger is not working properly. The Xperia M2 faces stiff competition from one our favourite ever budget handsets, the Motorola Moto G. In many respects it’s not as good as the 4G version of that, and it does feel like you’re paying slightly over the odds in this case just for the Sony branding. This is less of an issue at the new, lower, price. If you’re looking for fairly large screen without breaking the bank, the 4.8-inch Xperia M2 is a decent mid-range choice.

Waterproofing without the premium price tag

This is a shame, as the M2’s 4.8in 960×540 display actually looks relatively decent despite its somewhat mediocre 87.7% coverage of the sRGB colour gamut. While it doesn’t have any of Sony’s X-Reality display options, colours still looked incredibly rich and vibrant and we actually preferred its warmer colour cast to the cooler hues present on both the Moto G. talk time is the time period a battery charge will last, if one is constantly talking on the phone in a 2G cellular network. Information about the manufacturer and model of the image sensor used by this camera of the device.

Make sure that your device is charged. If the battery is drained, it may take up to 30 minutes for your device to respond to the charging. During this time, the screen remains dark, not showing the charging icon. Also note that it can take up to 4 hours for a drained battery to charge fully. The only other design issue is that if you’re buying a phone for a younger person, they may find the Xperia M2 a little large. A 4.8-inch screen means the phone is a fair bit bigger than something like the Galaxy S4 Mini or Motorola Moto G. Sony Xperia M2 – Screen

The capacity of a battery shows the maximum charge, which it can store, measured in mili-Ampere hours. Introducing Xperia™ M2, the best smartphone technology in its class1 | Blog Portal - Sony Smartphones". Blogs.sonymobile.com . Retrieved 2014-02-24. Information about the number of pixels per centimeter (ppcm) or per inch (ppi) of the display. The higher the pixel density, the more detailed and clearer is the information displayed on the screen. Information about the width, i.e. the horizontal side of the device when it is used in its standard orientation. The battery type is determined by its structure and more specifically, by the chemicals used in it. There are different battery types and some of the most commonly used in mobile devices are the lithium-ion (Li-Ion) and the lithium-ion polymer battery (Li-Polymer).

One other victim of the Xperia M2’s design cuts is waterproofing, something you get in the Xperia Z2. There is a familiar flap on the right edge to cover the microSIM and microSD memory card slots, but it is not rubber sealed.Information about the process technology used in manufacturing the chip. The value in nanometers represents half the distance between elements that make up the CPU. The L2 (level 2) cache memory is slower than L1, but has a larger capacity, instead, which allows it to cache more data. Just like L1, it is much faster than the system memory (RAM). If the CPU does not find the data needed in L2, it proceeds to look for them in the L3 cache memory (if there is such) or in the RAM. Information about additional software and hardware features of the rear camera which improve its overall performance. Despite having a higher-spec sensor, the M2’s photos look uglier than the lower-cost competition thanks to overzealous sharpening. When Android 5.1 does eventually arrive, the M2’s quad-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor should be more than capable of running the OS smoothly. The Moto G has a newer version of this chipset – the Snapdragon 410 – but it still runs Android 5.0.2 perfectly fine. Admittedly, the M2 didn’t score quite as highly in our Geekbench 3 tests, as its scores of 309 in the single-core test and 1,024 in the multicore test are a fraction behind the Moto G’s scores of 341 and 1,156, but we saw very few signs of stuttering when swiping through its Android 4.4.4 app tray and browsing through its various menu settings.