Customer Reviews on Amazon.com

1. 11 of 11 people found this review helpful

   By Mark Twain on Amazon.com 8 January, 2012

   Nice surprise package

   This is a handy little phone that I am growing to like more and more everyday. I wanted and looked quite a bit for the bigger phones - Arc S, SGS2, etc. But for my work, where I am on my feet and about all day, I decided a smaller phone will work best. Quite happy so far. My dad bought an Arc last week, and I played with it as well. Very much the same phone, but the looks, feel and displays are much much better on Ray.
   
   Good:
   - Handy, and although small for my big hands, i hardly ever use landscape mode. thats bcoz i use Swipe, its awesome
   - Similar to bigger phone platforms
   - Great display, really much better than the bigger phones generally
   - Typical users - phone, text, some web, some social networking, some music, some video, lots of photos
   - LED light; its useful for my situation
   - Screen off button on top
   - front facing camera
   - quite decent battery
   - integration to social networking
   
   Bad:
   - Screen can be very sensitive to touch
   - No backlight on back and menu
   - timescape is ok. but all interface themes (text, music, gallery, etc) are very bland and boring. makes no use of awesome display
   - too many touches to make a phone call.
   - only for light/med app users. loading a higher # of apps slows down the phone quite a bit
   - need customizable widgets, shortcuts, themes, etc.
2. 6 of 6 people found this review helpful

   By Tony on Amazon.com 11 April, 2012

   SONY ERICSSON XPERIA RAY / ST18i (BLACK) : UNLOCKED INTERNATIONAL GSM ANDRIOD PHONE

   where to begin, where to begin
   
   so i bought this phone and it came in a brown box 3 days after ordering. the box contained the retail box with the phone in it. i was so excited cause i was shaking the box before opening, thinking "hmmm whats in it ^^". ok, so in the box is the standard things, the phone in a plastic wrap on top. under you get standard headphones, usb cable and charging thing. the charging thing is ugly. just saying. its this white plug with the black thing with 2 prongs. yea its stupid. it also came with the fcc statment sar information booklet, the getting started guide, and something else i cant remember. it also came in another language. now heres the first disappointment with my order. now on youtube and on this amazon page, you read the the package comes with a 1500 mAh battery. i repeat, a 1500 mAh power battery. i got a 1460 mAh power. of course, 40 mAh difference really isnt much, but i think if a seller is going to sell you or another consumer something, they should sell exactly what you said. but i dont think the battery is that bad
   
   it did come with a 4gb memory card, but i swapped it with a sandisk 8gb micro sd card. i placed in my sim card (tmobile prepaid in nyc usa) and there were no problems. phone took that signal without a problem. it asked to transfer contacts, choose language, etc. it also also you to disable data usage on the spot, which was nice. after the phone boots up, it lags a little, but then disappears. i guess it was to load all the stuff it needed to do at first. afterwards, omg the phone doesnt noe how to lag.
   
   so the final overview, after many testings
   
   pro :
   battery life is decent
   screen is beautiful. it really is.
   the camera is jaw dropping
   the call quality is nice.
   the speakers with xloud really pack a punch
   it feels nice in your hands, certainly a 260 dollar phone.
   i can show it off to people. cant do that with an iphone ;) its not like you can go to somebody and say, i got a new iphone, it can do this and this and that. i mean, everybody knows what an iphone is capable of. so boring
   it has swype, which is basically you type without having to lift your finger off the keyboard.
   easy to put music in and out.
   no video lag
   front facing camera
   i cant think of anything else here, but the phone is amazing
   
   cons:
   the touch screen starts to annoy me if you get near the edges of the screen. everywhere else it response like you want it to. the edges, you should be a little more accurate. but thats okie dokie, since i ive already gotten use to it.
   
   ugly charger. seriously, tall and fat
   
   no back light on the soft keys.
   
   the screen is not really scratch resistent. i place it in my pocket, no keys no coins no nothing. the fabric is really soft to touch, but when i take it out, minor minor scratches. yes they are minor, u cant see them when the screen is on, but still.... it hurts not just the phone, but my heart =(
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   thats basically it really, the phone is amazing, im in love with it and im never letting it go. in fact, im going to it right now. baii
3. By Ohm on Amazon.com 1 April, 2013

   Awesome gift

   I bought this to gift it to my dad in India. This is awesome till now and he loves the phone. being said that my dad is not so handy with the technical stuff, this phone is so easy for him. Its so compact and durable too.... Awesome phone for a great price.
4. By Rli on Amazon.com 23 July, 2012

   a phone fits to me

   Compared with other smartphone, this phone has a good appearance and it was thin and light. The only problem is that the phone is easy to freeze if many functions operate at the same time.
5. By Dotan Nimrod on Amazon.com 20 July, 2012

   Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray st18i

   Pros: Small, light and thin. Sleek design. Excellent screen resolution, great camera, video cam and voice recording quality.
   Easy to use. Great wifi reception. Holds very good battery charge. Fast computer connection.
   
   Cons:
   Primeraly Gets hot fast, omits radiation.
   Screen size might be a bit small if you like to surf a lot, speaker could be a bit louder. Touch screen could be a bit better.
   
   Conclusion: A great 360 degrees device, has everything you need in an attractive and compact design. Great for light surfing and everything else providing you use a head set or the likes. I personaly love it!
6. By Amazon Don on Amazon.com 13 March, 2012

   Hong Kong Version

   While it just so happens I am working in Hong Kong and could buy the phone here, I found a much better price here. So, I ordered and picked up when visiting home I was somewhat surprised to find the model/version I had at home had a UK plug, an US adapter the Seller put on and the product started up in Chinese. This is a Hong Kong Version Phone. No issues here, as you select English upon start up and you are set. None of this bothered me as it was NEW (and I bought my last SE mini pro in Hong Kong.)
   
   This all being said, this phone is GREAT ! Like the others wrote, great feel, clear screen and the Android interface with the Sony tweaks is great. This version of Android offers background themes so you can change that Sony blue if you do not care for it.
   
   NO PROBLEMS typing on the keyboard, as noted on some reviews, this version also has a swipe function you can turn on. On landscape, this works GREAT !
   
   If you like thin, smaller phones, this one is a good choice
   
   I would have given five stars, but the surprise HK version deserves one less....It MAY bother some more than me....
7. By PTR on Amazon.com 21 November, 2011

   Nice cellphone but not the best one

   overall design of the phone is great and you can be proud of your prestigious cellphone,
   but beside of its smart design, it is an ordinary smartphone,
   not really useful for reading or business purposes but it's good for your daily requirements of your cellphone.
   However mine battery was not good at all, I've expected better lifespan for a smartphone battery, maybe my battery is bad and I'm telling you that Sonyericsson guys do not care about customers in US as they did nothing in my case.
8. 0 of 1 people found this review helpful

   By Horace Hsieh on Amazon.com 15 November, 2011

   No bad in general

   So far, the only uncomfortable thing is the back cover is made by plastic, which isn't aluminum like its frame.
   
   P.S.
   I'm expecting the official upgrade of ice cream sandwich comes soon!