The Sony Xperia TL ($99.99) is what the Sony Xperia Ion should have been. And had it come out back in June, it would have been a contender for top Android smartphone on AT&T. Now it's just a good phone for a good price. There's a lot to like, from its speedy performance, to its 13-megapixel camera, to its sub-$100 price tag. But it doesn't do anything particularly special or new, and the Editors' Choice-winning HTC One X ?can be had for the same price.
Design, Call Quality, and Network
Yes, this is the James Bond phone. No, it doesn't shoot out grappling hooks or anything like that, but it is the phone the dapper hero uses in the new film Skyfall. With its dark, minimalist look, I can see how it fits into the Bond universe, but design-wise, it doesn't do much to set itself apart from the competition.
The first thing that struck me is the array of buttons on the right side of the phone. At first I couldn't even figure out where the Power button was. But it's right there, above the volume rocker and the camera shutter. They're all crowded on top of one another, making the right side of the phone look sort of spiky. The close proximity of the buttons tripped me up every time I wanted to turn the phone on; I kept pressing the Camera button instead. Above those buttons is a covered port for your SIM and microSD cards. There's a microUSB charging port on the left, and a 3.5mm headphone jack up top.
The phone measures 5.09 by 2.65 by 0.37 inches and weighs 5.22 ounces. That makes it a little bit heavier than most new phones, but it feels well-built and classy. The back of the phone is made of matte black aluminum with rubber panels on the top and bottom; the serpentine Xperia insignia is featured prominently on the bottom. There's a ring of shiny black plastic around the all-glass display. The back of the phone is curved ever-so-slightly; you can see it, but you can't really feel it.
The 4.6-inch "Reality" display features 1,280-by-720-pixel resolution and is powered by Sony's Mobile Bravia engine. Those are a lot of buzz words, which are really just hyperbole. Simply put, this is a good, sharp display. It gets nice and bright, and while colors aren't as saturated here as they are on the Samsung Galaxy S III?, it avoids the PenTile pixel arrangement that can make text and images appear fuzzy up close on that phone. Typing on the onscreen keyboard feels fine, and there are no other buttons on the phone?all of your function keys are located on the display. And like every other phone with a display larger than 4.3-inches, it can sometimes be difficult to use the Xperia TL with just one hand.
The Xperia TL supports AT&T's 4G LTE network, as well as HSPA+ 21. AT&T scored high in our?Fastest Mobile Networks?tests earlier this year, especially for its LTE network. Speeds in New York City were slower than usual, at 8.8Mbps down and just under 4Mbps up. But testing was done in the wake of hurricane Sandy and a nor'easter, and cell service was slower than usual across the board.
Reception was good, but call quality is just average. Voices sound a little fuzzy and echoey in the phone's earpiece, with some faint background static. Calls made with the phone have a somewhat muted quality, with decent background noise cancellation. The speakerphone sounds fine but is not loud enough to use outdoors. The phone uses Bluetooth 3.1 and paired easily with my?Jawbone Era?Bluetooth headset; standard Android voice dialing worked fine.
The phone supports 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi on the 2.4GHz band.?The nonremovable 1850mAh battery was good for a solid 9 hours and 25 minutes of talk time.
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