Customer Ratings & Reviews

I’ve been a big fan of Sony products especially of their mobile division that used to go by Sony Ericsson back in the day. What differentiated Sony phones back then was on how stylish they were and their added media capabilities whether it was the 3.5mm jack or FM radio with MP3 support before the iPhone made it a norm. So how does the Xperia 10 Plus stand out from the strongly competitive mid-range market most of it has to do with the tall display. For my usage, I set it up exactly the same as my Note 9 except for some apps due to storage limits. I replaced the home launcher with Nova launcher and restored it with a backup from my Note 9. My apps placement and widgets are exactly as they were on my Note 9. I did this because I wanted to use the Xperia as I would using my Note 9. Let me tell you not once during my usage did I wanted to run back to my Note 9 even with some small performance hiccups. I’m not saying this will replace your flagship phone but it will feel like one for those looking for a device that won’t break the bank. Media consumption on mobile devices has been increasing and Sony knows how important a display can make or break a device. The resolution is an FHD+ 1080 x 2520 pixels 422 PPI density that is stunning for a mid-range device. It’s a bright color display that can hold his own against some of the top mid-range displays. The display almost takes up the entire phone except for the large chin on the top. Bezels below the chin are thin. Sony does provide 3 color gamut options from off (no image enhancement), Standard Mode (enhances images for photos and videos) to Super Vivid Mode that dials up the saturation and gives you those punchy colors you typically find on AMOLED displays. Since my previous phone was the Note 9 right away I went for Super Vivid Mode. It won’t beat the Note 9 display with those inky blacks. Even though it’s an LCD the blacks are still pretty good without that gray shade you typically find on LCD displays. The aspect ratio is 21:9 which most films are recorded. There are pros and cons to this Aspect ratio. Pros: You can comfortably use 2 apps at once without that cramped feeling. No black bars on most movies. Since the width is short you can somewhat use it 1 handed. Sony does offer a convenient way to shrink the display by double tapping the home bar. The extra screen space displays a lot more information especially on websites and Social Media apps. Cons: About 60% of the time you will be needing two hands to use the phone. Shrinking the display does help but I doubt it you will want to be doing that constantly trying to reach those top corners to close an app or access the menu. Media that is not recorded in the 21:9 ratio will have significant black bars or crop out a lot more to fill in the entire screen. Some apps outside of YouTube or Netflix don’t have a zoom in option which leaves you with black bars. Hopefully, Sony can release an update and give it a system-wide zoom in option like Samsung did when the S8 first came out. Just like media, some apps will show black borders and for now, I wasn’t able to find an option to full screen the app as I do on my other phone. For media consumption, you will want to plug in some headphones or use Bluetooth headphones. Even though there are 2 grill speakers located on the bottom is still a single speaker. Most devices that have a single bottom firing speaker aren’t that great but they sound much better compared to Xperia 10. The Xperia 10 Plus speakers sound tinny and could benefit from some more loudness. At max volumes, they start to crackle. Battery Life Battery life has been amazing even though the battery capacity is 3000mAh which is on the small side for a large device. I honestly expected the battery to be terrible since even on smaller devices with that capacity my experience has not been good.. Either way, unless you’re pushing this device hard like gaming or live streaming you should be happy with the results. My average screen on time was over 5 hrs with some days coming at 6.5 hrs. Typical day usage for me is in between light to heavy usage and consist of Social Media browsing from FaceBook, Instagram, Snapchat, Reddit and Discord. I also have 3 email accounts sync to my Gmail app. With some music streaming from Spotify or Sirius XM app along with some Bluetooth headphones pair for most of the day. I would also video stream about 3-5 hrs from Netflix or YouTube. For gaming, my daughter likes to play Roblox on my phone which sometimes goes over an hour. Even on heavy days usage I still end up with over 5 hrs of on screen time. If you ever find yourself without access to a charger Sony has your back with 2 Stamina modes to help extend that battery life. Charging speeds are on par as my Note 9. Performance and Software Performance out the box it's good for the most part. For the first 2 days, I use the phone with the stock launcher but eventually switched over to Nova launcher which I prefer due to the customizations options it provides. It’s not the fastest device when it comes to opening apps I still noticed a 1-2 second delay on some of the core apps like Gmail or Android messaging app for texting. There’s room for improvement and something that can be fixed via an update. For an almost stock Android build those hiccups should only be present when opening big games likes PUBG or Fortnite. The phone is powered by a Snapdragon 636 pair with 4gb of Ram. Even though it’s not as powerful as the 855 it still has plenty of power for a smooth experience that for now seems to be more of a software optimization issue. Overall it’s just minor issues that are not a deal breaker since for the most part it’s been a positive experience that can only get better. I believe most of the bad feedback was due to the software the phone shipped with before the latest update which is 53.0.A.4.79 as of this review. Sony did a good job of releasing a quick update to address those performance issues. I have not had any major issues like system lockups or apps crashing. Overall it’s almost a complete android stock with some slight adjustments for specific Sony features. Some of those features are the display shrinking and the side sense feature. The side sense is a bar on the side of the screen that predicts your most used apps similar to the edge feature on Galaxy Phones for quick access to those apps. For navigation buttons, you have access to Android Pie Gestures or the 3 button setup home, back, and overview. There is a slight learning curve to the Gesture set up. Tap to go the home screen, Long Press to summon Google Assistant, Swipe up to enter the overview screen, Long swipe up pulls up your app drawer, flick right to switch to the last app used, swipe right to browse opened apps, and back button to return to the previous screen. For bloatware, there’s not much that comes with the phone besides some Sony-specific apps that you have the option not to install during the set-up process. As for security features, you don’t get a fancy face ID scanner or ultrasound fingerprint scanner under the screen. What you do get is a good old fast reliable fingerprint scanner located on the right side in between the power button and volume button. It’s a good size even with a case I have not had any issues with recognizing my prints. I would like to see some extra features like being able to bring down the notification area with a swipe as other phones do with their fingerprint scanner. Build quality is excellent even though the back is made out of plastic. It’s a matte black that looks more like the iPhone 7 back finish. Unfortunately, there is no wireless charging. Overall I like the look of the phone. It’s like a holding a Hershey’s chocolate bar that is slightly taller than a Note 9. It has that Sony candy bar style that's been a trademark of their devices for the last couple of years. Cameras On the back, you have a 12 MP + 8 MP dual camera and 2x optical zoom with an 8mp front face camera. The couple of pictures I took came out looking pretty good. You can also take a wide picture with the 21.9 aspect ratio and record too. You can also record with 4K resolution with both Aspect Ratios 16:9 or 21:9 along with FHD at 60fps. The front facing camera pictures came out looking good too. For video recording, the max resolution is FHD along with the option to record in 21:9. For nighttime photos, they came out ok with some noise on them. Sony also a mode called AR that allows you to take pictures or record video, with moving on-screen objects from different scenes like a dinosaur island or space. My kids had a blast going through all the different scenes available on the AR mode. Most of them are free with some costing around $2.99. Overall is a good camera with the weakness being nighttime pictures. Call Quality and Data/Wifi Signal Call quality has been good no issues with dropped calls on the T Mobile network. The phone does a good job of holding on to an LTE signal. Areas of poor coverage were normally my signal drops to 1 bar with the Xperia 10 drops down to 2-3 bars instead just enough to be able to still browse the internet. WiFi signal is good with speeds reaching around 200mb. My final thoughts on the Xperia 10 Plus has been mainly a good experience. It’s slim to hold but too tall to operate with a single hand. The only cons were some minor performance issues with core apps and the below average speaker. My favorite feature of the phone is the display especially when consuming media that is recorded in 21:9. If you’re like me and consume most of your media on your phone this should be a top pick. Battery life has been impressive and that’s only with a 3000mAh just imagine how much better it would have been if Sony would have included a bigger battery. The Xperia 10 Plus it’s an excellent daily driver device that is also stylish.

The problem is Sony underestimated by customers, so please don't judge it until you try it. looking at the beauty of the product and the stylish design with its durability and smooth use, Sony outperforms others on this side. This phone offers a beautiful and elegant design in a light weight and a very fast operating system Android Pie 9 under the hood with a stunning camera. I am a big fan of Sony and I can say that Sony has actually made a great device by putting good hardware at an acceptable price. Fingerprint scanner is very responsive, screen is 6.5 FHD Gorilla Glass 5, 21:9 aspect ratio wide screen, 4 GB RAM, CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 is good for mid-range phone, front camera is 12MP and rear is 8MP with 4k video recording, sound quality is amazing with DSEE "Sony Digital Sound Enhanced Engine" NFC for fast pairing. $429.99 price point is acceptable taking into consideration this device offers vivid screen colors, great sound and fluid use. at the beginning I was concerned about device being tall but actually seems great in hand and doesn't really bother as I get to use the split screen feature nicely and good for movie streaming.happy with my Sony Xperia 10 Plus specially with my Sony WH-1000XM3 makes it a great ecosystem.

The Sony Xperia 10 Plus brings a refreshing take to the crowded smartphone market. It has a giant 6.5 inch screen that uses a 21:9 aspect ratio that is often used for movies. Even though the phone is tall it feels very comfortable in the hand and is great for watching video content and for web browsing. The screen gets very bright and I had no issues using it outside in direct sunlight. The build quality is top notch and the phone features a tool less sim & micro sd card slot so it is very easy to get your phone up and running. The Xperia 10 Plus also features a dual rear camera design which allows you to take bokeh style photos that blurs the background behind the subject of your photo. Phone calls were loud and clear on both the earpiece and speaker phone. There is a fingerprint scanner on the side of the phone which quickly unlocks your phone. Sony did a great job in not including much bloatware on the phone and only making a few changes to the Android operating system user interface. One of these changes is the addition of the Side Sense side bar (shown in my ui photo), this bar gives you easy access to your apps and quick toggles. There is even a headphone jack on this phone that sounded great with my headphones and there is a FM stereo application too. The Xperia 10 Plus is also one of the few Android phones that lets you stream your PS4 or PS4 Pro games to your phone so you can enjoy rich video game graphics on the go. Battery life was above average and easily lasted me all day with normal to heavy use. The only feature of the phone that I wished was better was the bottom speaker, the single speaker is loud but an extra front facing speaker would go a long way especially since the phone is already a great media device. If you have any questions about the phone please feel free to ask me here and I'd be glad to answer.

So far, I love my 10 plus a lot! It's fast, smooth, glitch free, and beautiful. The processor and pixels are actually upgraded compared to my Xa2 Ultra (last year's midranger). The polycarbonate back feels great and not slippery. I did put a simple clear case on it just to be safe while still showing the beauty of my silver 10 plus. I don't wanna get it damaged for sure, but I guarantee it won't break during drops. The front glass is Gorilla Glass 5, a step up from my Ultra. I've watched 21:9 movies and it's a very immersive experience. Netflix has 70% 21:9 content and major heavy games like Fortnite and Asphalt 9 are formatted in this ratio too. I haven't tested out gaming yet, but I've seen videos the plus can handle big games although most have black bars on the side yet the display is still large. More media will soon adapt, but in the meantime, you will see black bars also on most YouTube videos although there are some 21:9 videos to view. You can zoom in to fill the screen, but obviously the viewing window is slightly cropped. Not a deal breaker for me. Also, the narrower display feels very good in my hand, weighs less than my fat and heavy Xa2 Ultra, and I don't have to reach far across with my thumb like I did in my wide ultra. This is more manageable. And with a double tap of the home button, it will automatically shrink your display for better one handed use if needed. Also, the taller screen is great for multi-tasking since it allows two apps to be shown equally in good size. I compared the camera to my xa2 ultra and I must say it is better. Both take great pictures in good lighting, but in low light, it's not as grainy as my Ultra. Although it has a smaller battery than my Ultra, Sony has great battery optimization with Stamina Mode and Battery Care along with Android Pie which all will help with battery life. I'm getting great battery life and I've been on it heavily, especially when watching, browsing, fine tuning my homepage and settings. There's a new feature that let's you restrict battery usage for each app that runs in the background. I've restricted all of my apps to get the best battery life. So far, I've been on it for 5 hours straight and I still got 70% left! I don't normally stay on my phone that long in one sitting, but hey, I'm excited to use my new and first 21:9 smartphone. I've had Apple, LG, Samsung, Motorola, ZTE, Sony Ericsson, Xperia, and I must say that my experience so far has been great enough for me to write my first review on a smartphone. Great job Sony, I'm happy and pleased!!!

I have been using my Sony Xperia 10 Plus phone for about a week now, and I’m quite happy with it. I had read that one of its selling points is its more TV-remote size, being narrower and longer than the typical smartphone. Thus it would be more comfortable to hold in your hand. Generally, I have found this to be true, but I would never mistake this phone for a TV remote as remotes are typically thicker and narrower still. But the 10 Plus is more comfortable in my hand, which I like, and its narrowness makes it fit better in my coat and pants pockets, which is a big plus for me. To put some numbers on it, my previous phone, an LG VS995 and one of the largest I had ever owned, is, with protective case attached, 3.375 inches wide, 6.5 inches long, 0.5 inch thick, and it weighs 8.4 oz. The 10 Plus, with protective case attached, is 3.0625 inches wide, 6.75 inches long, 0.375 inches thick, and weighs 7.7 oz. The narrower, thinner (and lighter) aspects of the phone are what make it more comfortable to hold. The 10 Plus is only 5/16-inch narrower and only 1/2-inch longer, but, together, the effect is that you’re holding a long, narrow device. As far as using it, I find that each smartphone is slightly different in terms of how features are implemented, how screens, wallpaper, etc. are set up and chosen, what sounds are available (I’ve never had two phones with the same choices of ringtone, so each time I get a new phone, unless I want to download ringtones separately, it’s getting used to new ring and notification tones all over again), and so forth, and this phone is no different. The display is crisp and clear. The in-call sound quality is fine. One of the distinct features of this phone is the large length-to-width ratio of its display with the idea that movies viewed on the device will be at the aspect ratio at which they were originally filmed, which is 21 x 9. I measured the display area, and it is exactly 6 inches by 2.875 inches, which is a length-to-width ratio of 2.09 and very close to the 21-to-9 (2.33 to 1) aspect ratio of movies. (My LG phone, by comparison, has the same display width, but it is a full one inch shorter in length.) The wide-screen aspect of the phone won’t be as much benefit when viewing TV shows, YouTube videos, and the like, as those are not filmed in 21 x 9, but there are other benefits to a wider screen, such as the ability to have two apps open side-by-side or to see more of a particular app. Again, to put numbers on it, the LG screen area is 14.4 square inches while the 10 Plus screen is almost three square inches (21%) larger at 17.3 square inches. Overall, I think I’m going to like having the greater screen real estate whether or not I ever watch movies on it. So, in summary, as I look at my old and my new phones side by side on my desk, the Sony Xperia 10 Plus is thinner, longer, and narrower than my previous phone, yet it has significantly more screen real estate. As I said, I’m going to very quickly get used to and like the more comfortable feel in my hand and the easier storage in my pockets while having a more versatile, useful display.

First off, the battery life on this thing is amazing...I can get a full 16-20 hours of charge on moderate use...phone calls, texts, internet searches, bluetooth music. Love the finger print feature as it works flawlessly. It also has a customization feature like the "one hand side" sense for the right hand or left handed people. The camera takes great pictures during the day but at night not so much. However, my old Moto X Pure with it's 21 megapixels didn't take great pictures at night either. If there was any light in the background you might as well consider it a white-out cause the camera was not going to capture it. I also didn't have good battery life, I got maybe 10 hrs at best. I went from one Motorola to the next and got tired of the same ole same! I don't know who these people are that are giving this phone a terrible rating. It's fantastic! Stop comparing apples to grapes, like you can't compare a $1K phone to a $400-$500 phone. For that kind of money that phone better do everything I want it to do and more, anything less is a waste of my money! Anyway, I love my new phone, it does exactly what I need it too and it's reliable!!

I really like this Sony Xperia Plus! I needed to replace an older phone that started slowing down and this was a cost saavy upgrade. This phone is the perfect size, attractive and with great features. Had a nice Sony cell some years back, so I bought this one with confidence. I appreciate the affordable price because I shouldn't have to break the bank for a cellphone. Best buy offered it for half the price of other stores and delivered it in only a few days!!

I've had the Xperia 10 Plus for a couple of weeks now. The long/wide screen is very nice with videos and games. You can reduce the size to accommodate if you want. The sound is excellent. Very good quality. I find myself turning it down because of how loud it can get, unless I have it sitting down playing music while I do other stuff. Storage space is good. I added a microSD card for my music and photos. Highly recommend getting one. Gotta have extra space for stuff, lol. The camera. I'm still figuring out the camera settings since it has more options than I was previously accustomed too. The quality of the photos I've taken so far are good. Once I have the camera options figured out I'll enjoy that more. Overall, this phone is exceeding my expectations. If you don't wanna pay the high price for a Galaxy or Pixel, or iPhone, I highly recommend this phone. This phone has comparable stats to those other phones.

I bought this phone on July 28th of 2019 and since then, It has been incredible. The only thing that I dislike about Sony is their prices, this phone is pretty expensive from what it offers, there isn't a significant change between its predecessors. Anyways, I think that Xperia never disappoints me, and I'm pleased with the performance of this phone. I constantly use my phone to play games and it has always been fantastic while playing COD Mobile, PUBG, or other games that need a massive performance of the devices.

This smartphone is not heavy at all, and I like that. Sony made a good job with this cellphone. It was not expensive and takes good pictures, in case you do not want to spend a lot of money!

I switched, from a galaxy note 8, phone is comparable to that. Camera is great, takes great pictures. The price is great and no contract on AT&T,

Got it at a good price match with amazon, and feel that I prefer this to my Samsung Galaxy S10. The camera takes surprisingly nice photos as well.

Coming from a LG G7 thin Q and I must say it feel nice to be running AOSP Android Pie. The device is fast and responsive. The Display is nice as well especially for watching videos and I don't feel like the display ever get hot like the G7. The camera is awesome as well. The picture quality is up to par with the G7 and the G8. The only downside is no remote play for the PS4 and the fingerprint sensor placement especially with a case.

I was so excited to receive this phone. From Z3, which i had used for 4yrs, to 10 plus is a very big change. I love the size of this phone. User-friendly. Only few differences in features from the Z3 like the side sense and fingerprint access. I wish Sony didn't remove the double tap to use screen though but not that much of a big deal. I ordered the phone in-store and had it sent to my home. Arrived in 3 days. Price is so worth it, not having to spend over 400-1000 for an unlocked phone ;)

This is a great phone with all the bells and whistles your going to ever need. And its fast!! I love the size.

This phone has an excellent 21:9 widescreen display. All video looks great. It has the same great features for phone, email , internet and programmability that previous Sony Xperia phones have. Excellent camera for still shots and 4K video. It is easy to load data from other smartphones. No problem connecting to any GSM cellular network. For a mid priced phone it has a lot of features, too many to list here. Good value for the money. I enjoy using it.

Sony doesn’t have many good phones, but this one is the exception I Am pleased with this purchase.

Decent phone (a little large but pocketable--about same size as my wife's Galaxy Note). Most important to me was twin lens with telephoto (instead of wide angle) as the secondary lens. Camera performance is decent, though not as flexible as the high priced phones. Interesting feature, screen can be split between two simultaneous apps. Handy sometimes. Minor complaint, fingerprint sensor is on the side, I prefer the back like my old phone.

Love this phone it's fast and the size fits perfectly in my hands. Screen size is fantastic camera is great

Great price and good quality phone. Fast speed. Awesome camera quality. Love the memory and speed.