SONY XPERIA V (LT25i)
Also known as Xperia AX on NTT DoCoMo and Xperia VL on KDDI.
Also known as Xperia AX on NTT DoCoMo and Xperia VL on KDDI.
Status Available. Released 2012, December
BODY
- IP57 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water proof up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
DISPLAY
Size 720 x 1280 pixels, 4.3 inches (~342 ppi pixel density)
MEMORY
Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
CAMERA
Primary 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Secondary Yes, VGA
FEATURES
OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon
CPU Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 225
BATTERY
Li-Ion 1750 mAh battery
Read more for full specifications: GSM Arena Xperia V Specs
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LIST OF STOCK ROMS FOR XPERIA V
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LIST OF CUSTOM ROMS FOR XPERIA V
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LIST OF USEFUL TOOLS/APPS
1. FLASHTOOL
How to use flashtool, please see [Link 1] [Link 2]
2. BACKUP TA FOR SONY XPERIA
- Backup TA Partition of your device. This means all DRM keys intact, Bravia Engine working in Album and last but not least your warranty when needed.
3. Doomlord Easy Rooting toolkit for Firmware version 9.1.A.1.140/ .142/ .145
4. ROOT MANY ANDROID BY BIN4RY
5. CLOCKWORKMOD
-Recovery
6. GMD AUTO HIDE SOFT KEYS
- Auto hide soft keys to free up screen space. Needed mostly when playing games.
7. FOLDERMOUNT
- Link folders from internal SD to external to free space
~to be updated~
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OFFICIAL SONY UNLOCKING BOOTLOADER
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Running CyanogenMod RC5 (JellyBean 4.2.2) By VALIUM10
Unlock Bootloader/Flashing your Xperia V
How to Relock Bootloader/Reflash to Original Stock ROM
Installing Google Apps on your Custom ROM
Screenshots
Lockscreen
Homescreen
Call Menu
Call Menu 2
App Drawer
Widgets Drawer
Widgets Drawer 2
Apollo
Apollo 2
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ADDITIONAL ROOTING, FLASHING AND OTHERS, SEE 2ND POST
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GSM Arena's Review. Just click the link below
Sony Xperia V review: Bond’s wetsuit
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NILLKIN CASE FOR Xperia V
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Ang aking mumunting review
PIC 1
Ang design ng Xperia V ay seksi ,sinabi kong seksi kasi sa likod nito,hindi flat ang surface niya kundi pakurba,at rubbery-feel
ang takip sa likod kaya ok na ok hawakan, manipis na magaan pa, san ka pa.
Ang display niya ay napakaganda, bright colors at crisp ang mga images dahil sa bagong Bravia Engine 2, 4.3” ang size ng display
pero mas lumiit dahil dito nakalagay din yung 3 common buttons sa mga android phones,mas ok sana kung ginawang dedicated
yung 3 buttons na yun kaysa sa nilagay sa mismong display pero ok lang, di naman yun nakakaapekto sa performance ng phone.
Mabilis ang response ng screen.
Yung battery life, ok lang naman,di naman ganun kabilis ma-drain, unang subok ko 94% siya after mahigit 6 hours na
wifi,internet,games,benchmarking,picture taking at iba pang pagkukulikot sa phone na ito(bago ko lang nahawakan e,hehe) ay
naging 10% nalang. Tapos naglaro laro ulit gang sa maging 8% tapos yun natulog na kaming dalawa, paggising ko kinaumagahan,
ayun 8% parin, OK NA OK!! Excited naman akong tignan yung phone ko paggising dahil sa nabasa ko na “Sleep of Death” bug sa
mga Xperia V phones,pero sa awa ng Diyos,nag-open naman agad yung screen at ok na ok naman ito.
Ang maganda pa dito ay removable ang baterya niya,kaya kung malowbat at may backup battery ka,salpak mo lang and you’re
good to go na ulit with your smartphone.
Walkman app? Superb! Ang ganda ng sound quality pag ginamit na yung included headset,how much more nalang kung
yung mga magagandang headset/headphones na ang kinabit, andaming options para sa sound enhancement. Kapag sa speaker
naman,ok lang din.
Album app, ang ganda rin ng pagkakagawa,maayos lahat ng pics from the date they are taken. Walang lag kahit super bilis mong
ibrowse ang mga pics tapos zoom-in zoom-out.
So far wala naman akong nararanasang mga issues dito o problema,at sana tuloy tuloy na ito na walang problema, mahal na
mahal ko na itong phone na ito at sana umabot ng ilang taon ang aming pagsasama, lol!
Big leap kasi ako, from Sony Ericsson W880i to Xperia V kaya baguhan palang ako sa Android OS. Medyo nangangapa pa pero
learning naman by reading some posts here at walang sawang pagtatanong sa mga kakilala,haha.
Sony Xperia V FTW!! Wala kang talo dito..
Waterproof daw ito? Let’s put it to the test.
Proof 1
Proof 2
Some popular benchmarking apps.
Quadrant
Antutu
Some pictures taken from the camera.
Sample 1
Sample 2
Sample 3
Sample 4
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