Phone comparison

Sony Xperia S

4.2/5

298 votes

GENERAL

Introduced

February 2012

Announced

January 2012

Network (2G)

GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 / GSM 850

Network (3G)

HSDPA 2100 / HSDPA 900

Form factor

Block

Antenna type

Internal

SAR Value

0.780 W/Kg

HARDWARE SPECS

Sony Xperia S

Shared memory

32 GB

Extras

- 1GB RAM
- 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon CPU
- Adreno 220 GPU

SIZE

Sony Xperia S

Weight

144.0 g (with battery)

Dimensions

128.0 x 64.0 x 10.6

DISPLAY

Sony Xperia S

Type

Graphical

Coloured

Yes, LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Size

4.30 inch

Resolution

720 x 1280 pixels

Extras

- Touch-sensitive controls
- Scratch-resistant glass
- Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine
- Timescape UI
- Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

RINGTONES

Sony Xperia S

Polyphonic ringtones

Yes

Ringtone profiles

Yes

Extras

- MP3

NETWORKING

Sony Xperia S

GPRS

Yes, Up to 86 kbps

EDGE

Yes, Up to 237 kbps

WLAN

Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes, 2.1 with A2DP, EDR

Browser

Yes

Email client

Yes

Extras

- Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
- HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps
- GPS with A-GPS support and GLONASS
- Push Email, IM

CAMERA

Sony Xperia S

Type

Builtin

Extras

- 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, eo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, 3D sweep panorama, image stabilization, video (1080p@30fps), secondary 1.3-megapixel camera

FEATURES

Sony Xperia S

Vibration

Yes

SMS

Send / Receive

MMS

Send / Receive

Java

Games

Yes, (changeable)

Clock

Yes

Alarm

Yes

Calculator

Yes

Calendar

Yes

To-do list

Yes

Voice dialing

Yes

Voice memo

Yes

Multiple numbers / contact

Yes

Handsfree

Yes

Headset jack

Yes

FM Radio

Yes

Extras

- MicroSIM card support only
- TV launcher
- SNS integration
- HDMI port
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
- MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
- TrackID music recognition
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Cale