Sony Xperia S Features, Specs, Overview, Pros & Cons

It is about time that Sony added a brand new phone to its collection. Last month, the company announced the arrival of the Sony Xperia S which might take the position of one of the top notch in the market. The phone has not been released yet but is expected to arrive soon. In today’s article, we are discussing the phone’s specifications and predicting its fate in the technology arena.

Ergonomics:

The phone measures 128 mm lengthwise, 64 mm breadthwise and 10.6 mm in thickness. It weighs about 144 g. It sports a pretty cool LED backlit LCD capacitive 4.3” touchscreen with pixel density of 342 ppi. It has a scratch resistant glass. The screen is powered by Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine. The phone also claims to have Timescape UI. The phone is solidly built and gives an amazing ergonomics feel.

Operating System:

The Xperia S runs on Android. The version is v2.3 (Gingerbread). An upgrade to v4.0 (Ice cream sandwich) is planned. The phone is powered by a dual core processor of 1.5 GHz. The graphics is enabled by Adreno 220.

Memory:

The phone houses an internal memory space of 32 GB and 1 GB RAM. It does not possess a card slot which is letdown as the user cannot expand the memory according to one’s convenience.

Camera:

The camera specifics of the phone are absolutely stunning. It sports a whopping 12 MP shooter as its primary camera. It has got some really cool features such as 3D sweep panorama along with the usual ones of geo tagging, LED flash, auto focus, etc. The video capturing facilities is pretty cool too with a quality of 1080p and a frame rate of 30 fps. It has some good features such as continuous auto focus, video light and video stabilizer which helps you take a steady shot. The secondary camera consists of a 1.3 MP shooter in the front and 720p @ 30 fps videos.

Connectivity:

The phone supports GSM frequency band in 2G network. The 3G network is enabled by HSDPA. GPRS (up to 86 kbps) and EDGE (up to 237 kbps) are enabled in the phone. The HSDPA speed is 14.4 Mbps which is reasonably good. WLAN is enabled through Wi-Fi 802.11 b/ g/ n, Wi-Fi direct, DLNA and Wi-Fi hotspot. Bluetooth and NFC features are also present in the phone.

Battery Life:

The phone has a Li-Ion battery rated at 1750 mAh. It offers a decent talk time, stand by time and music play.

Price:

The phone is priced at around $675.

Pros:

The phone is full of great things starting from its amazing display. Moreover, the screen has a great multi touch facility. It claims that 10 fingers can simultaneously work on the screen. The processor is fast and the camera is absolutely amazing and unmatched.

Cons:

The battery is not top notch given the standard of the phone. Android 4.0 is not pre-installed. The biggest disadvantage is the absence of a card slot.

Verdict:

Though the phone has some really amazing features, it falls behind in some crucial places such as battery and memory. Paying $ 675 to buy a phone which fails in these aspects is not exactly a good decision. A better decision would be to wait and watch out for better models.

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