Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo: What's in the box?

Just as Sony Ericsson announces another set of Xperia Android phones, we get hold of one from earlier in the year. The Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo is here and we've dutifully freed it from it's cardboard prison for a Recombu What's in the box?-ing.

As well as coming from Sony Ericsson's Xperia stable of Android phones, the Neo is also part of Sony Ericsson's GreenHeart range. GreenHeart phones are made from recycled components and feature minimal packaging to help cut down on waste. As you can see, the two manuals above aren't exactly War and Peace-sized.

Previously, GreenHeart phones have included mid-range efforts like the Cedar and Naite. So the Neo is something of a milestone, being the first GreenHeart phone that could be comfortably labelled a smartphone and the first that runs Android (2.3 Gingerbread) as well.

So the Xperia Neo then is proof that phones don't have to be low-specced in order to be environmentally friendly; it has a powerful 8.1-megapixel camera that records HD video (at 720p) and an Exmor R light sensor that lets in more natural light for taking snaps in gloomy locations. This is essentially the same camera that's present in the Xperia Arc smartphone which we reviewed a while back and praised for it's imaging capabilities.

We've seen the Neo a few times before, both at Mobile World Congress and during a secretive mission where we got to see the Vodafone-exclusive cherry red Neo as well.

So before we crack on with our full review, feast ye weary eyes on our hands on pics and see what else you get (or rather don't get) in the box.

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