Sony Xperia S

Sony Xperia S

Brand: Sony

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Key Features

4.3 inches

Display

12 MP

Camera

1GB

RAM

1750

Battery

Full Specifications

Overview

Brand
Sony
Model
Sony Xperia S
Released
2012, January. Released 2012, February
Status
Discontinued
Dimensions
128 x 64 x 10.6 mm (5.04 x 2.52 x 0.42 in)
Weight
144 g (5.08 oz)
OS
Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)

Body

SIM
Micro-SIM
Weight
144 g (5.08 oz)
Dimensions
128 x 64 x 10.6 mm (5.04 x 2.52 x 0.42 in)

Misc

SAR
1.31 W/kg (head)     0.60 W/kg (body)
Price
About 230 EUR
Colors
White, Black, Silver
Models
LT26i
SAR EU
1.30 W/kg (head)

Comms

NFC
Yes
USB
microUSB 2.0, OTG
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Radio
Stereo FM radio, RDS
Bluetooth
2.1, A2DP, EDR
Positioning
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS

Sound

3.5mm jack
Yes
Loudspeaker
Yes

Tests

Camera
Photo, /, Video
Display
Contrast ratio: 1038:1 (nominal)
Loudspeaker
Voice 72dB / Noise 61dB / Ring 69dB
Audio quality
Noise -86.6dB / Crosstalk -86.9dB

Launch

Status
Discontinued
Announced
2012, January. Released 2012, February

Memory

Internal
32GB 1GB RAM
Card slot
No

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Ion 1750 mAh battery
Stand-by
Up to 450 h (2G) / Up to 420 h (3G)
Talk time
Up to 7 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 8 h 30 min (3G)
Music play
Up to 25 h

Display

Size
4.3 inches, 51.0 cm, 2, (~62.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Type
LED-backlit LCD,
Protection
Scratch-resistant glass
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~342 ppi density)

Network

Speed
HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - LT26i
Technology
GSM / HSPA

Features

Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Platform

OS
Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
CPU
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion
GPU
Adreno 220
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3

Main Camera

Video
1080p@30fps
Single
12 MP, AF
Features
LED flash, panorama

Selfie camera

Video
720p@30fps
Single
1.3 MP

About Sony Xperia S

Sony Xperia S is a discontinued device from Sony's popular line of first class Android phones, released in the 2012.

Sony Xperia S has a wide variety of great specifications such as 32GB 1GB RAM with Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3 , as well as ultrasonic fingerprint sensor. The thing that makes this decent smartphone special is its sleek design and an amazing all-screen design with no notches at all.

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