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this coverage of MWC is brought to you by bitdefender mobile security while most of the excitement for Sony might have centered around their flagship release and tablet update there was also a mid-range offering that deserves as much attention hey it's Josh ragaar from Android authority what's going on everybody and this is the sony xperia m2 the Xperia m2 takes on the general design language that permeates throughout the Xperia Line especially taking inspiration from the recent crop of Z devices it bares quite a bit of resemblance to the Xperia z1 for example with its more rigid sides and corners that do have some subtle angles to them for a more comfortable experience in the hand it is a little smaller than the flagship devices however with the screen coming in at 4.8 inches while on one side of the phone you see a cover for the microSD card and SIM slot the microUSB charging port is uncovered on the other side know this phone does not have the IP certification thus that is a general Edition for other flagship devices in the Sony Line being a more mid-range offering the screen comes with a 960 by 540 resolution and it might not be a particularly high-end display but it does get the job done one thing we didn't like is the return of the large bezels like in the original Xperia z1 as far as performance goes we get a Snapdragon 400 quad-core processor here clocked in at 1.2 gigahertz and backed by 1 gigabyte of RAM while especially the less than standard Ram capacity is a little disappointing it is worth remembering that Timescape or the Xperia UI rather is pretty minimalistic and thus should run pretty smoothly still and as far as hardware goes the eight gigabytes of on-board storage is able to be expanded with a microSD card slots 2,300 milliamp hours is the capacity of the battery unit found inside and power saving features could mean the difference in longevity this is a 4G LTE compatible phone and for added mobile capability the m2 does have dual SIM support when we look at the camera it is an 8 megapixel version of the Exmor RS sensor that comes with HDR and the superior auto that we've come to expect from Sony Xperia cameras and finally when it comes to the software the Xperia UI continues its tradition of keeping things pretty simplistic and almost very stock like while adding in certain additions like the small apps and the Sony's specific apps like the Walkman and Unlimited services it might not be a powerhouse but the Xperia m2 still exhibits some of the best that Sony has to offer and it should come in at a very competitive price points we're trucking along here in Barcelona Spain for the Mobile World Congress so stay tuned - Andrea thority