Definitely at the low end, it'll need to be around $150 or less to be relevant. The SoC is quite weak (a $5 jobbie at best) and whilst the screen is large and IPS, the resolution is going to jar people unless they're coming from a two/three year old low-end phone.
Still, it's probably better than most phones of three years ago, so always good to keep things in perspective.
it all comes down to the price.they should put it on par or lower than moto E also off topic but i would love to see flagship Z series reviews by anandtech
I definitely agree. And in my opinion, Motorola should be producing more high end phones like the Moto G, highly rated (see ranking http://www.phonestop7.tk/ for example...) instead.
so, we have a phone with a sub 720p screen, a mediatek chipset, and no android 5. I can sort of understand the no android 5 if it was a little buggy, but no HD screen and mediatek? not saying resolution is everything, but under 720p kinda cripples the idea of quality video on the screen. and seriously, why mediatek? this thing is gonna be a tough sell with the moto g around.
Reminds me of Lumia 535, even specs are reasonably close. Cheap large phone. Boring, but it brings $$$. At least if Sony doesn't price themselves out of the market by setting price too close to Moto G.
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psychobriggsy - Tuesday, February 10, 2015 - link
Definitely at the low end, it'll need to be around $150 or less to be relevant. The SoC is quite weak (a $5 jobbie at best) and whilst the screen is large and IPS, the resolution is going to jar people unless they're coming from a two/three year old low-end phone.Still, it's probably better than most phones of three years ago, so always good to keep things in perspective.
josephnero - Tuesday, February 10, 2015 - link
it all comes down to the price.they should put it on par or lower than moto Ealso off topic but i would love to see flagship Z series reviews by anandtech
bretpowell - Wednesday, February 11, 2015 - link
I definitely agree. And in my opinion, Motorola should be producing more high end phones like the Moto G, highly rated (see ranking http://www.phonestop7.tk/ for example...) instead.TheinsanegamerN - Tuesday, February 10, 2015 - link
so, we have a phone with a sub 720p screen, a mediatek chipset, and no android 5. I can sort of understand the no android 5 if it was a little buggy, but no HD screen and mediatek? not saying resolution is everything, but under 720p kinda cripples the idea of quality video on the screen. and seriously, why mediatek? this thing is gonna be a tough sell with the moto g around.blck_brd - Tuesday, February 10, 2015 - link
Just checked the specifications on the Sony Mobile page, an Adreno 330 (?) is listed just as Lollipop, the only terrible thing is the resolution.Zizy - Tuesday, February 10, 2015 - link
Reminds me of Lumia 535, even specs are reasonably close. Cheap large phone. Boring, but it brings $$$. At least if Sony doesn't price themselves out of the market by setting price too close to Moto G.Lolimaster - Tuesday, February 10, 2015 - link
2015 and still Cortex A7?Every mid/low end phone should have at min 4 A53 cores. Mediatek sells them for few pennies more.
LuckyWhale - Sunday, February 22, 2015 - link
MediaTek MT6582 does not have an internal LTE modem. Most probably this phone doesn't support 4G.