It also features a front-facing VGA camera - excluded from the Xperia Arc - which allows for video chat.

Generally, the phone has received positive reviews from sites such as GSMArena, being praised for its camera and Android operating system as opposed to the Symbian equivalent used for the Vivaz.

[5] A similar model named Xperia Neo V was released in October 2011.

Unlike the Xperia Neo, it has a 5-megapixel camera without Exmor R. Sony Ericsson has stated that it is due to a shortage of 8-megapixel camera sensors.

[8] The other specifications are exactly the same, apart from internet speed, which is slower as compared to Sony Ericsson Neo.