- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How they compare
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
Compare with...
- Sony Xperia acro S
- Sony Xperia J
- Huawei Ascend G300
- Sony Xperia U
- Sony Xperia Sola
by c|net (Sep, 2011)The Ray's aluminum chassis measures just 9.4mm thick and contains a 3.3-inch display.
by GSM Arena (Dec, 2011)The high-quality LED-backlit LCD has pleasing colors; contrast and sunlight legibility are good too.
Conclusion Which is better for you?
Features Key features of the Sony Xperia ray compared to the Sony Xperia neo V
1 GHz
Android 2.3 Gingerbread 3.5G
by GSM Arena (Dec, 2011)The pano shots quality is the same as the standard ones - lack of detail, but other than that satisfying contrast and colors.
screen size
3.3"
3.7"
Xperia neo V by GSM Arena (Dec, 2011)The Optimus Black costs almost the same as the neo V, so it is an excellent option if you are into big screens.
screen resolution
Xperia neo V by Karen (Oct, 2012)The screen is amazing, you can see every picture in high resolution.
memory
| 0 GB | 0.51 GB | 0.6 GB |
processor
Xperia ray by GSM Arena (Sep, 2011)It's no match for dual-core, but if it's good enough for the gaming-centered Xperia Play, the ray shouldn’t have any issues with speed.
Xperia neo V by c|net (Nov, 2011)The lower-end Xperia Neo V has a slower processor, a 3.7-inch touch screen, a 5-megapixel camera with 16x digital zoom, a front-facing camera, and also comes in three different colors.
camera resolution
| 0 MP | 8 MP | 8 MP |
Xperia ray by GSM Arena (Sep, 2011)The Xperia ray boasts an 8 megapixel camera, complete with a single LED light.
Xperia neo V by GSM Arena (Dec, 2011)Someone at Sony Ericsson must've thought 5-megapixel photos didn't take so much space.
Performance Real world tests of Sony Xperia ray vs Sony Xperia neo V
cpu speed
Xperia ray by GSM Arena (Sep, 2011)The ray is powered by the 1GHz processor with 512MB RAM and Adreno 205 graphics, courtesy of the Qualcomm MSM8255 chipset that is prevalent in the Xperia line.
browser benchmark
Xperia ray by GSM Arena (Sep, 2011)It may take a few seconds to refocus after you re-frame but that's better than fast but constant focus hunting that may ruin a video.
Xperia neo V by GSM Arena (Dec, 2011)The neo V web browser is an example of how a mobile browser should look and behave.
talk time
390 min
414 min
Xperia ray by TrustedReviews (Feb, 2012)Despite Sony Ericsson's claims that the handset uses a high capacity battery, we found that its battery life was actually quite poor.
Xperia neo V by ATR-DRIFTS (May, 2012)Battery life is good; it will last a full day with constant use (i.e. web browsing, music, text, call, videos, etc.).
Differences What are the advantages of each
Advantages compared to the Xperia neo V
| Significantly smaller | 53 x 111 x 9 mm | vs | 57 x 116 x 13 mm |
|---|---|---|---|
| Around 40% smaller | |||
| Much newer operating system | Android 4.1 Jelly Bean | vs | Android 2.3 Gingerbread |
| Newer Android OS; Get all the latest features and security updates with a more recent version | |||
| Significantly higher resolution front camera | 8 MP | vs | 5 MP |
| 60% higher resolution front camera; Video chat with other people | |||
| Lighter | 100 g | vs | 126 g |
| More than 20% lighter | |||
| Quite a bit thinner | 9 mm | vs | 13 mm |
| Around 30% thinner | |||
| Faster real world upload speeds | 1.02 Mb/s | vs | 0.52 Mb/s |
| More than 90% faster actual upload speed | |||
| Sharper screen | 295 ppi | vs | 263 ppi |
| More than 10% sharper PPI; enjoy photo-realistic, crisp images | |||
| Better browser benchmark | 1,000 ms | vs | 1,509 ms |
| More than 30% better browser benchmark; load pages more quickly on your mobile device | |||
| Slightly lower network latency | 109 ms | vs | 172 ms |
| Around 40% lower network latency | |||
Advantages compared to the Xperia ray
| Outputs video to TV | HDMI | vs | None |
|---|---|---|---|
| About half of smartphones can output to TVs; the modern day slide projector, great for sharing your photos & videos | |||
| Bigger screen | 3.7" | vs | 3.3" |
| More than 10% bigger screen | |||
| More highly reviewed by consumers | 81.78% | vs | 78.02% |
| Almost the same | |||
Reviews Word on the street
Sony Xperia ray | Sony Xperia neo V | ||
 |   Rated by 75 users at amazon.com Rated 80% by by purplep (Jan, 2013)   Rated 80% by by purplep (Jan, 2013) Rated 100% by by sergio (Dec, 2012) |  Rated by 26 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by Margie (May, 2012) Rated 80% by by C.C.-from-Florida | |
|---|---|---|---|
performance
Sony Xperia neo V | by GSM Arena (Dec, 2011)As we suspected the Xperia neo V showed similar results on the synthetic benchmarks as the Xperia ray and lower than the Sensation XL's results.
Sony Xperia ray | by GSM Arena (Sep, 2011)Looking back at some of our other benchmarks, the Xperia ray even manages to outperform old high-enders like the Samsung Galaxy S. Sony Ericsson Xperia ray (1GHz CPU, 512MB RAM, Adreno 205, Android 2.3).
Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | Sony Xperia acro S Better than usual battery capacity |
 | 2 | Sony Xperia J Longest battery life during active use |
 | 3 | Huawei Ascend G300 Rated the best by consumers |
 | 4 | Sony Xperia U 4-way tie: Most CPU cores |
 | 5 | Sony Xperia Sola 3-way tie: Supports NFC |
 | 6 | HTC One V 3-way tie: OK |
 | 7 | Sony Xperia neo L 6-way tie: Has a removable battery |
 | 8 | Samsung Galaxy S III mini Screen uses OLED technology |
