Not each smartphone needs to be the Samsung Galaxy S II. There’s copiousness of room in the marketplace for the arguable workhorse which delivers well-spoken capability as well as media but maxing out your credit limit. The Xperia Neo aspires to precisely this grounded ambition, offered for £320 ($515) off-contract in the UK (or giveaway upon stipulate from £20 per month), contra £400 ($650) for the bigger-screened sibling, the Xperia Arc. For the money, you’ll get the Gingerbread handset with the 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8255 processor, 8 megapixel camera, as well as the 3.7-inch (854×480) display. The Neo rides the not-so-fine line — it can be the reliable messenger during best, or the means of every day teeth-grinding during worst. Let’s find out why.
