good thanks

Good

NA

If you're looking for a decent then this is the smartphone to go for. It definitely has an edge over Samsung Galaxy Y, LG Optimus Me, LG Optimus L3 and HTC Explorer, which run on the dated Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS. Not to forget that it has a good battery life and a great music playback.

Good, A sub Rs; 10,000 Android smartphone, Good music playback especially from the loudspeaker

Bad; Underwhelming camera

Sony Xperia Tipo ST21a

It is small enough to fit in any pocket, It has an easily replaced battery, and it does not require some awful program like ITunes to load music or videos onto it. All you do, is pull up Windows Explorer, and Drag & Drop your files to the device. Contacts can be loaded in from Windows Outlook.

Sony Xperia Tipo review: Sony Xperia Tipo

Update, 12 September 2012: CNET UK originally published this review with a score of one and a half stars because of extremely poor software stability on the handset we were sent by Sony. We've since received a second device, which doesn't suffer from those major functionality flaws, so we've updated our review and increased the score to reflect the improved performance of this more stable phone.

The Sony Xperia Tipo delivers Android Ice Cream Sandwich to people on a tight budget. It's small in the hand and under the hood so it's only going to appeal to folk with fairly modest mobile needs. But it could be worth a look if you're after ICS on a budget. Just be aware there are more powerful Android phones with larger, clearer screens at this price.

Android Ice Cream Sandwich on a budget; MicroSD card slot.

Cramped, unresponsive screen; Creaky build quality; Poor camera.