After Sony and Ericsson separation the newly launched Xperia Lineup appeared with only Sony branding instead of Sony Ericsson. Sony Xperia S is one of the newly launched Xperia phone in this lineup, we will discuss about Sony Xperia S Specifications and Features in this article. It is a high specs Android handsets. Xperia S already starts shipping in some regions with or without carriers and will be available soon in other countries.

The Phone measures 128 x 64 x 10.6 mm in size with 144 gm of weight. Sony Xperia S features 4.3 inch LED-backlit LCD capacitive touchscreen supported by Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine with Scratch-resistant glass, Multitouch, bright and HD 1280 x 720 pixel resolution of 342 ppi pixel density better than any other Sony phone i.e. Sony Ericsson Xperia X12 Arc etc.

Sony Xperia S Specifications are powered by Dual-core 1.5 GHz Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon processor with Adreno 220 GPU, 1 GB RAM and 32 GB storage, although there is no memory card slot for expansion. The Xperia S runs on Google Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) operating system and will be upgraded to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) in near future. The OS will be supported by Sony’s Timescape User Interface. The phone only has support for MicroSIM card instead of normal SIM card.

Sony Xperia S Features 12 megapixel rear camera with 4000 x 3000 pixels image resolution, 16x digital zoom, Autofocus, LED flash, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, 3D sweep panorama, image stabilization etc. The 12 MP camera support Full HD video recording (1080p @ 30fps ) with continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer. Xperia S also have 1.3 Megapixel front facing camera with 720p recording @ 30fps.

Sony Xperia S Specifications also includes USB High speed 2.0, Micro USB support, WiFi and WiFi Hotspot functionality, HDMI Support, DLNA Certified, Synchronisation via Exchange ActiveSync, Google Sync and Facebook, A-GPS support, WebKit web browser with Pan & zoom, Bluetooth technology, Native USB tethering, NFC Support, Accelerometer, Gyro, proximity, compass, Stereo FM radio with RDS, Standard Li-Ion 1750 mAh battery with Talk time up to 8 hours 30 minutes and Standby time up to 420 hours according to Sony. Xperia S will be available in Black and White Colors. Sony Xperia S Price will be £459.99 for unlocked version.

Sony Xperia S Features and Specifications

• Dual-core 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor with Adreno GPU
• Google Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) operating system
• 4.3”, 1280×720 pixels 16,777,216 colour TFT
• Reality display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine
• Scratch-resistant, shatter proof sheet on mineral glass
• Capacitive touchscreen with on-screen QWERTY keyboard
• Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
• Screenshot capturing
• 12.1 megapixel camera with LED flash and Auto focus
• Sony’s Exmor™ R for mobile CMOS sensor
• 16x digital zoom
• f/2.4 Aperture
• HD video recording (1080p)
• 3D Sweep Panorama
• Image playback, supported formats: BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, WBMP
• Image capture, supported format: JPEG
• Video playback and recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4
• Accelerated Adobe Flash Video
• Front-facing camera (1.3 megapixel, 720p)
• Face recognition and Smile Shutter
• Internal phone storage: 1 to 1.5GB
• RAM: 1GB
• Flash memory: 32GB eMMC
• TrackID music recognition
• xLOUD Experience – audio filter technology from Sony
• FM Radio with RDS
• 3.5 mm audio jack for headphones
• Audio playback, supported formats: MP3, 3GPP, MP4, SMF, WAV, OTA, Ogg vorbis
• Audio recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4, AMR
• 3D and motion gaming
• Timescape with Twitter integrated
• Facebook inside Xperia 2.0
• Sony Entertainment Network (selected markets only)
• Clear stereo and clear bass
• 3D surround sound
• PlayStation Certified
• TV launcher
• USB High speed 2.0 and Micro USB support
• WiFi and WiFi Hotspot functionality
• HDMI Support
• DLNA Certified
• Synchronisation via Exchange ActiveSync, Google Sync and Facebook
• aGPS
• WebKit web browser with Pan & zoom
• Bluetooth technology
• Native USB tethering
• NFC

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