Sony Xperia S specification and prices
First information about the Xperia S by Sony appeared on January 2012 and the first offers appeared on February 2012. This cell phone belongs to the middle price range: the lowest Sony Xperia S price in USA for today is $344.00. The cell phone is on sale from carriers including AT&T Wireless, Verizon Wireless, Boost Mobile, Metro PCS as well as retail stores like RadioShack, Best Buy.
The cell phone runs on the most popular platform on the market for now - Android OS. Xperia S was produced with the already outdated at the moment Android version: 2.3 (Gingerbread). It means that the cell phone owner will not be able to play the newest games and run the newest apps with the current OS version. The mobile phone has Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion CPU which provides a great performance. The model runs 1 GB RAM which is an average amount of memory for normal usage.
The Xperia S has powerful 12 megapixel primary camera. With such camera owner of this cell phone will be able to make high quality pictures and videos. Primary camera of Sony Xperia S can capture full HD high definition video, which is only second to 4K.
The Xperia S has a small 4.3 inch display.
This mobile phone has non-removable Li-Ion 1750 mAh battery, that will guarantee up to 420 hours of standby time, about 8 hours of talk time and up to 25 hours of playing music. It is poor battery life results.
The mobile phone's weight is 144 grams (5.08 oz), it is 128 mm (5.04 in) high, 64 mm (2.52 in) wide and has a 10.6 mm (0.42 in) depth which means that this model is thick.
You can purchase Xperia S in White, Black or Silver colors.
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- 2012, January
- Available. Released 2012, February
- Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
- Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3
- Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion
- Adreno 220
- 12 MP, autofocus, LED flash
- 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps
- 1080p@30fps
- Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama
- 4.3 inches
- 720 x 1280 pixels (~342 ppi pixel density)
- LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Scratch-resistant glass
- Yes, up to 10 fingers
- Non-removable Li-Ion 1750 mAh battery
- About 450 h / About 420 h
- About 7 h 30 min / About 8 h 30 min
- About 25 h
- 128 x 64 x 10.6 mm (5.04 x 2.52 x 0.42 in)
- 144 g (5.08 oz, 0.32 lb)
- Micro-SIM
- White, Black, Silver
- 32 GB, 1 GB RAM
- No
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
- v2.1, A2DP, EDR
- Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
- Yes
- Stereo FM radio, RDS
- microUSB v2.0, USB Host
- Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
- SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email
- HTML5, Adobe Flash
- Yes
- Yes
- GSM / HSPA
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - LT26i
- HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
- Up to 86 kbps
- Up to 237 kbps
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