Sony Xperia S
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- Posted: 09 Jan 2012 Announced: 10 Jan 2012
- Market Status: Not yet released
- Release date: Q1 2012
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Sony Xperia S is packing a 4.3-inch display with 720 by 1280 pixels of resolution and a MSM8260 dual-core chipset clocked at 1.5GHz. 12-megapixel camera with an Exmor R sensor will be present on its back side, a front-facing shooter is present as well. In terms of storage, 32 gigs are at your disposal. Unfortunately, instead of Ice Cream Sandwich, Android 2.3 Gingerbread will come out of the box, but an update is scheduled for the second half of 2012.
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Sony Xperia S specifications
also known as Sony Ericsson Nozomi, Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc HD, Sony LT26
Pros
- Extremely high pixel density screen, over 300ppi (342 ppi)
- Big screen (4.30 inches)
- High-resolution display (720 x 1280 pixels)
- Dual core processor
- Very fast processor (1500 MHz)
- Lots of RAM (1024 MB RAM)
- High-resolution camera (12.1 megapixels)
Cons
- Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
Design
- Device type:
- Smart phone
- OS:
OS - Phone that has capabilities, not usually associated with phones. Usually it has some of the above features: - Email, Web browsing - Personal information management - LAN connectivity etc
- Android (2.3.5)
- Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Candybar
- Dimensions:
Dimensions - Phone's dimensions
- 5.04 x 2.52 x 0.42 (128 x 64 x 10.6 mm)
- Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 5.08 oz (144 g)
the average is 4.3 oz (123 g)
- 5.08 oz (144 g)
Display
- Physical size:
- 4.30 inches
- Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 720 x 1280 pixels
- Pixel density:
- 342 ppi
- Technology:
Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED
- TFT
- Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 16 777 216
- Touchscreen:
- Capacitive, Multi-touch
- Features:
- Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Scratch-resistant glass
Battery
- Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 7.50 hours
the average is 7 h (447 min)
- 7.50 hours
- Stand-by time:
- 18.8 days (450 hours)
the average is 16 days (390 h)
- 18.8 days (450 hours)
- Talk time (3G):
- 8.50 hours
- Stand-by time (3G):
- 17.5 days (420 hours)
- Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 1750 mAh
Hardware
- System chip:
- Qualcomm MSM8260
- Processor:
- Dual core, 1500 MHz
- Graphics processor:
- Yes
- System memory:
- 1024 MB RAM
- Built-in storage:
- 32000 MB
Camera
- Camera:
Camera - Camera specs
- 12.1 megapixels
- Flash:
- LED
- Features:
- Back-illuminated sensor (BSI), Auto focus, Touch to focus, Image stabilizer, Face detection, Panorama, Scenes
- Camcorder:
- 1920x1080 (1080p HD)
- Features:
- Video light
- Front-facing camera:
- 1.3 megapixels
Multimedia
- Music player:
Music player - Audio support such as MP3
- Filter by:
- Album, Artist, Playlists
- Features:
- Album art cover, Background playback
- Filter by:
- Radio:
- FM, Stereo, RDS
- YouTube player:
- Yes
Internet browsing
- Browser:
Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- Yes
- Supports:
- HTML, Flash
- Built-in online services support:
- Facebook, YouTube (upload), Picasa, Twitter
Technology
- GSM:
GSM - Global System for Mobile communications. A world standard for digital cellular communications using narrowband TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), which allows up to eight calls at a time on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. Introduced in 1991. Is the standard most commonly used in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States. GSM phones use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) smart card that contains user account information. Any GSM phone becomes immediately programmed after plugging in the SIM card, thus allowing GSM phones to be easily rented or borrowed. SIM cards can be programmed to display custom menus for personalized services.GSM provides a short messaging service (SMS) that enables text messages up to 160 characters in length to be sent to and from a GSM phone.
- 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
- UMTS:
UMTS - Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service, also called WCDMA, is a 3G (Third Generation) packet-based transmission of text, digitized voice, video, and multimedia at data rates up to 2 Mbps. It is based on GSM standard and is supported by major standards bodies and manufacturers
- 850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz
- Data:
Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.
- HSPA (unspecified), UMTS, EDGE, GPRS
- Satellite system:
- GPS, Glonass
- Navigation:
- Yes
Phone features
- Phonebook:
- Unlimited entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Search by both first and last name, Picture ID, Ring ID
- Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, Document viewer, Calculator, Stopwatch
- Messaging:
- SMS, MMS, Threaded view, Predictive text input
- E-mail:
E-mail - Shows if the phone supports email features
- IMAP, POP3, SMTP
Connectivity
- Bluetooth:
Bluetooth - Low power radio technology replacing the need for wires connecting electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, palm top computers and mobile phones.
- Yes
- Wi-Fi:
Wi-Fi - Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) - used radio waves (RF) or infrared signals to send and receive data over the air. Most popular WLAN solutions today is Wi-Fi (802.11b and 802.11g) standards. 801.11b provides data speeds of around 11mbps while 802.11g can go up to 54 mbps.
- Yes
- USB:
- USB 2.0
- Connector:
- microUSB
- Features:
Features - Universal Serial Bus - is a plug-and-play interface for connection a computer and add-on devices such as joysticks, keyboards, wireless phones, scanner, cameras etc. USB supports hot-swap (ability to add a new device without having to reboot the computer). USB supports data speed of 12 megabits per second.
- Mass storage device, USB charging
- HDMI:
- Yes
- NFC, DLNA, Computer sync, OTA sync
Other features
- Notifications:
- Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
- Sensors:
- Accelerometer, Compass
- Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording
Availability
- Officially announced:
- 10 Jan 2012
- Scheduled release:
Scheduled release - Shows when is the particular phone scheduled to be made available to the public in North America
- Q1 2012
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