Sony Xperia T review: The "James Bond phone" from Skyfall, with a 13 MP Exmor R camera.
The James Bond phone.
The Xperia T earned fame as the phone James Bond used in Skyfall — a high-profile placement for Sony's 2012 flagship. Behind the marketing was a solid device with a strong 13 MP Exmor R camera and an ergonomic curved back, if hampered by a small battery.
01Display
60/10060/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2012.
02Camera
60/100At 60/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among flagship phones of 2012 — 8 points above the cohort average.
03Performance
56/100At 56/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among flagship phones of 2012 — 14 points above the cohort average.
04Battery
50/10050/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2012.
05Build
60/10060/100 trails the 63-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2012.
06Value
54/100At 54/100 this is one of the strongest value showings among flagship phones of 2012 — 9 points above the cohort average.
- 13 MP Exmor R camera was strong for 2012.
- Famous Skyfall product placement.
- Curved "arc" ergonomic back.
- microSD + jack.
- Small 1,850 mAh battery.
- HD (not full-HD) screen.
- Only 1 GB RAM.
- Mono speaker.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 8-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .