The Xperia neo V is not an upgrade of the original Neo. It’s actually a downgrade forced by circumstances. The only difference is the camera sensor - down from 8 to 5 megapixels - and the more recent Android version. Sounds so little, doesn't it? That's the price for saving the Neo. Straddle the peaks. Dive into the depths. Make your breathtaking mountain panoramas look, well, breathtaking. Select Sony’s 3D Sweep Panorama and catch the scene. Now amaze your mates and show it on a
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Xperia Arc, Xperia Arc S, Xperia Play, Xperia Neo, Xperia Neo V, Xperia Mini and Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, Xperia Active, Xperia Ray as well as the Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman. The novelties arriving with Gingerbread 2.3.4 include Google Talk with video chats, Facebook inside Xperia, 3D sweep panorama, swipe input and support for screenshots. The update also brings extended connectivity with USB peripherals as well as the Sony Ericsson LiveDock station.
It will be the first Xperia handset to ship with Android 2.3.4, the 3D-friendly software update that Sony Ericsson also announced today with a few Facebook updates and the ability to take screenshots. The Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V is one of the manufacturer's first handsets to ship with Android 2.3.4 out of the box. An update to the Xperia Neo released earlier this year, the Neo V features a 3.7-inch display, 1GHz Snapdragon CPU, and 5MP camera.
Powered by a Li-Po 1500 mAh battery that has stand-by time of up to 430 hours (on a 2G network), this model comes with features such as a T9 Trace predictive text input, voice memo, document viewer, organizer, TrackID music recognition, a digital compass among others. Additionally, the update will add a 3D camera function from Sony which will allow users to take 3D images.