Sony Xperia TL

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 5 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

3
Average:

1
Bad:

1

Pros:

Fast performance. Good camera. Nice display.
Astonishing hardware design, excellent 13 megapixel camera, and elegant UI
Fast, reliable performance, Fantastic 13megapixel camera, Attractively priced

Cons:

Bloatware. A little heavy
Odd button placement and behindthetimes software

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Last revision on November 26, 2014

Reviewers Liked

Fast performance. Good camera. Nice display
Astonishing hardware design, excellent 13 megapixel camera, and elegant UI
Fast, reliable performance, Fantastic 13megapixel camera, Attractively priced
Great balance of price & hardware, Sturdy construction, Snaps photos quickly

Reviewers Didn't Like

Bloatware. A little heavy
Odd button placement and behindthetimes software
Very reflective display and poor viewing angles, Muted call quality, Physical buttons are too crowded

Expert reviews and ratings

Sony made a gorgeous phone that seemingly has the potential to be the device that finally delivers its elusive home run hit. That potential is sadly wasted on a device that has just enough frustrations to be another link in a chain of...

By TechSpot on November 25, 2012

Sponsored links, if any, appear in green. The Sony Xperia TL is the latest in a long line of attempts by Sony to produce the phone that fits comfortably in a smartphone world dominated by Android. Since the company embraced Android with the Xperia...

By MobileBurn on November 12, 2012

The Xperia TL for AT&T brings Sony up to speed with a fast, reasonably priced smartphone that will please average users and James Bond aficionados...

By PC Mag on November 12, 2012

WIth the Xperia TL, Sony comes close to delivering its best phone. Most of the TL's features perform consistently well, which is not something that can always be said of Sony's devices. My biggest gripe is the hardware. It just doesn't work well for me...

By Phone Scoop on November 08, 2012

The Sony Xperia TL is a fantastic value and Sony's best U.S. smartphone...

By CNET Australia on November 03, 2012

Part of being a world famous secret agent, James Bond will surely appreciate that he’s finally given a smartphone for his missions – as opposed to the dummy phones of yesterday, though, the Ericsson concept phone in Tomorrow Never Dies was an...

By Phone Arena on November 02, 2012

The Sony Xperia TL aka the Bond phone is a clean and slick device from Sony, it sports a 4.6inch 720p HD Reality display powered by Mobile BRAVIA Engine, 13-megapixel rear module capable of “sleep to snap” fast capture and runs a skinned build of Ice...

By booredatwork.com on February 26, 2013

Video Review: If the Sony Xperia TL is good enough for James Bond, then it should be good enough for us! Matt Mira and Michael Kosta review the Android smartphone with 13 megapixel HD camera, 4.6-inch 720p display and dual-core processor for $30 with...

By G4tv.com on December 20, 2012

The Xperia TL is Sony's first true flagship for the US market. But despite its aggressive $99 on-contract pricing, the TL fails to overtake HTC's superior One X, casting it as a second-place budget...

By Engadget on November 02, 2012

No. Not unless Sony fixes its software (or you can). Weve seen phones with the exact same processor, RAM, and resolution perform extremely well, so theres nowhere to look for the gaps in performance but that Sony skin. If there were just stock Jelly...

By Gizmodo on November 02, 2012

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