Inside Xperia Neo V

Its been a couple of weeks since the first time I brought my new Android Phone. Yes, finally after long months of saving I finally got one. :) The brand that I brought was by Sony Ericsson which is the Xperia Neo V. At first I was like what's this? (As I was a Nokia baby back then). But after some hours of exploring, I finally understand how to use my phone. :)

Xperia Neo V

Just to be clear I'm not that geek when it comes to mobile technology. So most of the things that I'll share to you today is based on my day to day experience when using this phone. You may seek assistance to your phone manufacturer if ever you have technical questions about your phone. You may leave some comment to if you'll have questions and suggestions. :)


Let us look first at the specifications of Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V. (Mind you, I find it hard to find this phone in the Philippines).


Camera:
Primary: 5 MP camera with LED flash
Secondary: VGA
OS: Android OS (Gingerbread), planned update to version 4
CPU: 1 Ghz
Data: WiFi, Bluetooth
Media: FM Radio, 720p Video recorder, Music/Video playback
Memory: Expandable up to 32GB, 
Note: for detailed specification you may refer to this link: Neo V


Alright now lets have a tour to my Xperia Neo V.


Home Screen.
Every standard Android smartphone has this Home screen. Its like your desktop where you can place all your shortcuts and widgets that you normally use. You can create folders in order to sort your shortcuts in the Home screen. 

Home Screen

Home Screen (with Folders)

Messaging.
In Xperia Neo V you have an option whether you'll use a full key board or a phone pad, which is good specially when your not that used to qwerty keyboard. It also has a word suggestions and can learn new words as well which you can choose even without finishing the word your typing.

Portrait Keyboard

Standard Phonepad

Word Suggestion

Landscape Keyboard

Call.
For the dial pad, nothing's change its like your normal telephone. It also has a favorites tab where all those people you marked as favorite will definitely be placed there :)

Dial Pad

Favourites

Camera.
It has a dedicated camera button on the lower right side portion of your phone. It also has a touch capture capability. You can also create a panoramic picture using the 3D camera. And of course record a 720p video for capturing your most memorable moment.

Camera

Music/Video Player.
I'm a frustrated singer on my own little way. :D You can use Neo V to listen to your favorite songs. You can create playlist according to your mood. You might as well try to play your recorded video using the HD camera or a music video. By the way the supported formats are MP4 and 3GPP. But there is application available on the Play Store that can play different files types such as MKV, FLV and AVI. 


Customization.
You can freely customize your phone according to your style. Aside from the default theme, you can also download a theme which is freely available on the Play Store. There's also Live wallpapers available. But I prefer the default once since its elegant. :) If your proud of your creations/ customization Neo V has a default screen capture so you don't need an app for that. Just long press the power button and then take a screenshot. :)

Theme

Live Wallpaper

Screen Capture

Applications.
What's the use of your smartphone without an apps. Its alright to download all the apps as much as you want. But please be reminded that this might ruin the performance of your phone. Of course all that is too much is bad even if your device is high end. So if I were you, I'll just download the apps that I normally use. In Xperia Neo V, its so easy to manage your apps, You can also freely move your apps from phone to SD card. However there are some apps that requires phone memory which is an exception. Apps are freely available on Play Store. So if ever you glanced on an application which requires payment, try to search for a free version first. It may lock some functionality but still you're able to use it for free. Its good that you spend your money for your primary necessity.


Here's a list of the apps and games that I used. I got all of them for free. So prepare yourself in an array of choices. And again I remind you to install only what you'll used frequently. This is to ensure that you'll get the most out of your android smartphone. 


Utilities:
Any.DO - This app is a scheduling assistant as well as a reminder. It helps me track the things I need to do within a day. Great app for those who have short term memory :)
StopWatch & Timer - Unfortunately, Neo V doesn't have a default Stopwatch. Good thing is that its freely available on the market so you have nothing to worry about. 
Battery Widget - I have to install this widget in order to keep track of my battery usage. It displays the remaining percentage of my battery as well as the current cellphone temperature.
Work Out Trainer - There is a free version of this app, it displays set of exercises that you can follow. In the end its all in the matter of discipline I guess. :) I have to make exercise a habit. :)
Bible - This app contains verses from the bible. If your fond of reading scriptures your free to go.
OfficeSuite - Pre-installed app on Xperia phone. Used for viewing document files.
MOBO Player -  since Neo V only supports 2 video formats, I downloaded this video player that plays the other video formats like FLV, MKV, AVI, etc. (I haven't tried others.) This is a very effective player. Its open for download for free
BPI Express Mobile -  BPI application available for android. Lets you do your BPI banking needs. 
Retro Camera and Aging Booth - app for additional camera features. There are other camera apps on Play store available to download for free. :)


Editing Tools
You can use PhotoShake, Photo Grid, PicsArt and Instagram all of them have standard editing tools for creating beautiful photos. 


Games
For the games I'll have this in bullet as some of them I know your familiar of. :)

• Temple Run (My favorite)
• Memory trainer
• IQ Test
• GeoQuiz  (My favorite)
• Word Search  (My favorite)
• Draw Free 
• Ant Smasher
• Fruit Ninja
• Glow hackey
• Tiki Kart 3D
• Angry Birds Space
• Building Tower
• Simsimi (Its not a game, I just classified as game for organizing my application. :)) )

Social Network

I guess I'll have to enumerate this one as we all know about this stuffs. :))

• Facebook for android
• Twitter
• Google Plus
• Youtube
• Sound Cloud
• Instagram
• Yahoo Messenger
• Wordpress

My Downloaded Apps_1

My Downloaded Apps_2

Android is Google.

If your utilizing Google services, then you've chosen the right product. For me android is really for Google. You'll find a lot of pre-installed app from Google on your Neo V. You have nothing to worry about. Below is a list of some. Of course you can search for them in Play Store if ever its not installed on your phone.

• Gmail
• GTalk
• Places
• Navigation
• Latitude
• Google Maps

In a nutshell, there's a lot of options out there. Just make sure you assess yourself while purchasing a phone. If you know for yourself you'll go most for games and apps then you need to purchase a high end device probably a dual core processor to suit your needs. If you are into business side with a bit of apps, there's a phone in the market also that you can find. What's important is that you're enjoying the most out of your phone.  Also be contented of what you have. Don't buy electronic device so frequent. Consider also recycling to lessen e-waste in order to help save our environment.  Be contented. If you keep on comparing you'll end up hating. Thanks for taking time reading this. Have a nice day.

Last note.

Its better if you'll subscribe into a data plan in order to fully enjoy your smartphone. Specially security. There are a lot of security apps in the Play store that needs a continues internet connection. This will ensure that your phone is safe. By the way Neo V is also GPS enabled so there. Enjoy! :)