![]() ![]() For the first time in donkeys years, we actually didn't feel the need to disable the customisations. This makes the phone more user-friendly, and gives a more personalised look. Like the keyboard, the Ray has a Sony user interface skin, which the company has wrapped around the Android operating system. We use an app called keyboard from Android 2.3 which is a port from the stock, you guessed it, Gingerbread build of Android.Īnyway, none of this is a deal breaker, and virtual keyboards are replaceable, as long as you know that, you should never have to suffer a bad one again. It's not unusable, by any stretch of the imagination, but we think any user would be far better off using Swiftkey, Swype or any other keyboard replacement from the Android market. The home key can also be used to wake the phone up, as can the power button, which is located at the top of the handset, next to the headphone jack. For normal use though, it just glows with a standard backlight blue/white colour. The home key is surrounded by a notification light too, that glows green or red, to keep you updated as to what the phone status is. This layout breaks a little from the standard Android form, but we like it, and it works well. The third is a hardware home key, which is located between the other two controls. Two are soft-keys for back and the context sensitive menu control. There are three buttons on the front surface. ![]() We liked this, it's a bit different and the phone is incredibly good-looking as a result. That's a good thing though, and Sony Ericsson has really thought about its audience and has designed the phone to appeal to those people.įor example, there are several colours available, from a bog-standard black, to a tasty champagne sort of shade, which is the colour we got as a review sample. While we don't want to pigeon-hole anyone, it's clear that the Xperia Ray will appeal to users who are new to smartphones. In the month we've had it, the Ray has performed beautifully and won over our hearts. And, with the Ray, we're really sad that it's leaving us to go on to another reviewer somewhere else. When it comes to scoring a phone like this, or any gadget, the best possible critera we can judge it on is how sad we'll be when we have to send it back. And even people who are used to dual-core phones won't find this one too much of a slouch. The relative low processing power was never a problem either and as the phone isn't really aimed at power users, we doubt anyone will find it slow. We've been using this phone exclusively for several weeks now, and it has never once bothered us. Our initial concern about the raised edge of the screen has proven to be a non-issue. What's more, the screen is gorgeous, with exquisite detail and brilliant colours. It's compact, light with a mammoth battery that will get you through a whole day on a single charge - as long as you're a little careful. There is virtually nothing we don't love about the Ray. ![]()
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