{"id":13988,"date":"2017-06-12T08:00:24","date_gmt":"2017-06-12T06:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/?p=13988"},"modified":"2017-06-12T08:28:34","modified_gmt":"2017-06-12T06:28:34","slug":"sony-xperia-go-8-gb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/sony-xperia-go-8-gb\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony Xperia Go 8 GB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Sony Xperia Go is built and designed for an active lifestyle. Whether you\u2019re in water or on land, it will be enjoying the fun with you. So, let\u2019s take a look at what you can expect from your trusty companion.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a reliable, easy-going friend for the summer season; whether you take a dip in the pool or prefer to catch a tan on the beach, you can keep it close by because it\u2019s water and dust proof.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13991\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13991\" class=\"wp-image-13991 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Sony-Xperia-GO-ST27i-8GB-Black-908-300x213.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Sony-Xperia-GO-ST27i-8GB-Black-908-300x213.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Sony-Xperia-GO-ST27i-8GB-Black-908-269x192.png 269w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Sony-Xperia-GO-ST27i-8GB-Black-908.png 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13991\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Dust and water proof<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Sony Xperia Go carries a wallet-friendly price tag and because of this, the specs aren\u2019t mind blowing. However, its design is very eye-catching.<\/p>\n<p>Summer and spending time outdoors go hand-in-hand, and when you combine this with an on-the-go lifestyle, a phone with speedy connection to the internet and ability to run apps swiftly is essential \u2013 \u00a0this is exactly what you\u2019re going to get \u2013 it is, after all, called the \u201cGo\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Ready\u2026set\u2026let\u2019s GO!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key specs<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3.5\u201d LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen<\/li>\n<li>Resolution: 320 X 480 pixels<\/li>\n<li>Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)<\/li>\n<li>Protection: Scratch-resistant glass<\/li>\n<li>NovaThor U8500 Chipset<\/li>\n<li>Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9<\/li>\n<li>512 MB RAM<\/li>\n<li>8 GB on-board memory (only 4 GB accessible for user)<\/li>\n<li>Wi-Fi 802.11 b\/g\/n, DLNA, hotspot<\/li>\n<li>Bluetooth: v3.0, A2DP, EDR<\/li>\n<li>microSD, dedicated slot (expandable up to 32 GB)<\/li>\n<li>Non-removable Li-Ion 1305 mAh battery<\/li>\n<li>microUSB v2.0, USB Host<\/li>\n<li>Up to 5 h 30min (3G) talk time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Pros: <\/strong>Affordable; exquisite design; rugged; speedy, easy internet access; multimedia functionality; dustproof; waterproof (up to 1 metre); thin; compact; apps run quickly;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cons: <\/strong>Only 512 MB RAM; no physical camera button; only 4 GB (of 8 GB) accessible memory; poor image quality; dated OS (Gingerbread); mediocre camera<\/p>\n<p><strong>Verdict: 7<sup>1\/2<\/sup>\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sony Xperia Go is built and designed for an active lifestyle. Whether you\u2019re in water or on land, it will be enjoying the fun with you. So, let\u2019s take a look at what you can expect from your trusty companion. It\u2019s a reliable, easy-going friend for the summer season; whether you take a dip<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"\/blog\/sony-xperia-go-8-gb\/\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16983,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"amp_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[91],"tags":[2134,2136,2135],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Sony-Xperia-Go.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13988"}],"collection":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13988"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13988\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13990,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13988\/revisions\/13990"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}