Sony Xperia Tipo

Buying guide 20 best mobile phones in the world today We were fairly impressed with the Sony Xperia Tipo. Barring the occasional slowdown or judder you wouldn't know it had such modest specs. It's generally fast and responsive, it's got solid battery...

The Sony Xperia tipo is a very decent foray in the world of entry level Androids. It has the performance and stability of Android Ice Cream Sandwich going for it, as well as a pleasant to hold, and comfortable to operate with one hand chubby chassis...

The Sony Xperia tipo has good sound output and might therefore appeal to music fans. But the fact that it runs Android 4.0 isn't such a big hook as to make me blind to a number of features that clearly mark this handset as one suited to its price....

The Sony Xperia Tipo is good value at a tad over 100 quid – it’s one of the cheapest phones to run on Ice Cream Sandwich too. The performance is good, especially considering the processor, and the camera is basic but produces decent-enough Facebook...

How about the Motorola Defy Mini with its water and dust resistant credentials, or the Samsung Galaxy Y, or the rather nice Huawei Ascend G300? HTC's lowest cost handset, the Desire C is closer to £200, but then that's Android 4.0 so what do you...

The Sony Xperia Tipo delivers Android Ice Cream Sandwich to people on a tight budget. Sadly, so many bugs and glitches make this phone dismally unreliable. What's more, the screen, camera and build quality are poor. Even at this budget price, there...

Cheap, compact, stylised and up to date, the Sony Xperia Tipo is off the bat a contender in the budget phone category with its £89 price tag, pocketable form factor and characteristic design. What really sets it apart from other phones under £100 is the...