Sony Xperia S
Sony Xperia S Review
The Sony Xperia S is about to hit the market anytime soon and guess what, it is going to rock your world. A super smooth and graceful body with the functions that make you fall in love this device is simply stunning. With Sony Xperia S, what you see is way much less than what you get.
The front of this amazing gadget is a 4.3 inches scratch-resistant touch screen that has an amazing 720 x 1280 pixels resolution with an amazingly smooth solid looking back that gives a wholesome durable feel.
What runs, it is a Dual-core 1.5 GHz with an Adreno 205 graphics processor and runs with an Android 2.3.5 (Gingerbread) operating system and 1GB of RAM. The applications run extremely smooth and the touch-screen is undeniably very responsive.
On the back of it is the of the first camera phones that supports 12MP that supports 4000×3000 pixels of resolution and comes with an autofocus and LED flash that makes it very amazing phone.
Video recording support with other features like smile detection, 3D panorama sweep work simply amazingly. To make it a wholesome multimedia phone, the Xperia S comes integrated with a multimedia player that will exhilarate you. Other features like the Google apps, document viewer, games and java support are all standard.
Overall, if you are looking for a multimedia phone with superb performance every inch of it, the Sony Xperia S is what you want.
Sony Xperia S Specifications
Announced/Release Date
- Announced 2012, January
- Status Available. Released 2012, February
Internet Functions
- Facebook Yes
- Youtube Yes
- Google Search Yes
- Twitter Yes
- Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash
Connectivity Features
- USB (Universal Serial Bus) Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
- Bluetooth Connection Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
- GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) Up to 86 kbps
- EDGE Up to 237 kbps
- WLAN For Connecting Internet Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
- NFC (Near Field Communication) Yes
- 3G (Speed) HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps
Battery Type And Timing
- Battery Non-removable Li-Ion 1750 mAh battery
- Stand-by Time (Approx.) 450 h (2G) / 420 h (3G)
- Talk Time (Approx.) 7 h 30 min (2G) / 8 h 30 min (3G)
- Music Play Time 25 h
Hardware And Memory
- OS (Operating System) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
- CPU Capacity Dual-core 1.5 GHz
- Chipset Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon
- GPU For Graphics Adreno 220
- Internal Memory 32 GB storage
- External Memory No
- RAM and ROM 1 GB RAM
Network Coverage And SIM Info
- 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- 3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - LT26i
- 4G Network No
- SIM Type Micro-SIM
Body Structure And Style
- Display Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Display Size 720 x 1280 pixels, 4.3 inches (~342 ppi pixel density)
- Body Weight 144 g (5.08 oz)
- Body Dimensions 128 x 64 x 10.6 mm (5.04 x 2.52 x 0.42 in)
- Colors White, Black, Silver
Camera And Multimedia
- Backside Camera (Primary) 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
- Frontside Camera (Secondary) Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps
- Photo Editor No
- Video Recording Quality Yes, 1080p@30fps
- Audio Player Support MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
- Video Player (File Types) MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
- Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
- 3.5mm jack Yes
- Loudspeaker Yes
Business Features
- Document Editor No
- MS Word Support Yes
Sony Xperia S Features
- 4.3 inches Screen Size
- Internal Memory of up to 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
- 12 MP, 4000×3000 pixels, autofocus Camera with LED flash
- Android OS
- Dual-core 1.5 GHz Processor
- Available in Black and White Colors
- MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
- MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk