Sony has announced its latest Xperia handset, the Xperia Sola
– which features the same styling as the Xperia S, P and U. Sony has also given
the Xperia Sola “floating touch” display, a new feature that will allow users
to navigate with fingers a few millimetres above the touchscreen
should be available globally by the end of the first half of
the year.
Feature details ---
| GENERAL | 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
|---|---|---|
| 3G Network | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | |
| SIM | Mini-SIM | |
| Announced | 2012, March | |
| Status | Available. Released 2012, May |
| BODY | Dimensions | 116 x 59 x 9.9 mm (4.57 x 2.32 x 0.39 in) |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 107 g (3.77 oz) | |
| - Touch-sensitive controls |
| DISPLAY | Type | LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 480 x 854 pixels, 3.7 inches (~265 ppi pixel density) | |
| Multitouch | Yes, up to 4 fingers | |
| Protection | Scratch-resistant glass | |
| - Floating touch display - Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine |
| SOUND | Alert types | Vibration; MP3 ringtones |
|---|---|---|
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers | |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes | |
| - 3D surround sound enhancement |
| MEMORY | Card slot | microSD, up to 32 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Internal | 8 GB (5 GB user available), 512 MB RAM |
| DATA | GPRS | Up to 100 kbps |
|---|---|---|
| EDGE | Up to 296 kbps | |
| Speed | HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR | |
| NFC | Yes | |
| USB | Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host |
| CAMERA | Primary | 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality |
|---|---|---|
| Features | Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, 3D sweep panorama, image stabilization | |
| Video | Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light,check quality | |
| Secondary | No |
| FEATURES | OS | Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | NovaThor U8500 | |
| CPU | Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9 | |
| GPU | Mali-400 | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, proximity, compass | |
| Messaging | SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email | |
| Browser | HTML5, Adobe Flash | |
| Radio | Stereo FM radio with RDS | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS support | |
| Java | Yes, via Java MIDP emulator | |
| Colors | Black, White, Red | |
| - SNS integration - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player - MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk - Document viewer - Voice memo/dial/commands - Predictive text input |
| BATTERY | Standard battery, Li-Ion 1320 mAh | |
|---|---|---|
| Stand-by | Up to 470 h (2G) / Up to 475 h (3G) | |
| Talk time | Up to 6 h (2G) / Up to 5 h (3G) | |
| Music play | Up to 40 h |
| MISC | SAR EU | 1.25 W/kg (head) |
|---|---|---|
| Price group |  |
| TESTS | Display | Contrast ratio: 1002:1 (nominal) |
|---|---|---|
| Loudspeaker | Voice 60dB / Noise 59dB / Ring 61dB | |
| Audio quality | Noise -81.6dB / Crosstalk -83.5dB | |
| Camera | Photo / Video |
