Sony Xperia Go

Sony Xperia Go

General Information

  • Colors:
  • White, Black, Yellow
  • SAR:
  • 1.12 W/kg (head)     0.96 W/kg (body)    
  • SAR EU:
  • 0.89 W/kg (head)    
  • Price:
  • About 160 EUR

Network/Bearer

  • Technology:
  • GSM / HSPA
  • 2G bands:
  • GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • 3G bands:
  • HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST27i, HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST27a
  • Speed:
  • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps

Launch

  • Announced:
  • 2012, May. Released 2012, July
  • Status:
  • Discontinued

Physical Specifications

  • Dimensions:
  • 111 x 60.3 x 9.8 mm (4.37 x 2.37 x 0.39 in)
  • Weight:
  • 110 g (3.88 oz)
  • SIM:
  • Mini-SIM

Display

  • Type:
  • LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
  • Size:
  • 3.5 inches, 36.5 cm2 (~54.5% screen-to-body ratio)
  • Resolution:
  • 320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~165 ppi density)
  • Protection:
  • Scratch-resistant glass, IP67 dust and water proof (up to 1m for 30 mins)

Platform

  • OS:
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Chipset:
  • NovaThor U8500
  • CPU:
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
  • GPU:
  • Mali-400

Memory

  • Card slot:
  • microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • Internal:
  • 8GB (4GB user available), 512MB RAM

Main Camera

  • Single:
  • 5 MP, AF
  • Features:
  • LED flash, panorama
  • Video:
  • 720p@30fps

Selfie Camera

  • Video:
  • 720p@30fps, No

Sound

  • Loudspeaker:
  • Yes
  • 3.5mm jack:
  • Yes

Connectivity

  • WLAN:
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
  • Bluetooth:
  • 3.0, A2DP, EDR
  • GPS:
  • Yes, with A-GPS
  • Radio:
  • Stereo FM radio, RDS
  • USB:
  • microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go

Features

  • Sensors:
  • Accelerometer, proximity, compass
  • Messaging:
  • SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
  • Browser:
  • HTML5, Adobe Flash, MP4/H.264/WMV player, MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player, TrackID music recognition, Document viewer, Voice memo/dial/commands, Predictive text input

Battery

  • Browser:
  • HTML5, Adobe Flash, Non-removable Li-Ion 1305 mAh battery
  • Stand-by:
  • Up to 520 h (2G) / Up to 460 h (3G)
  • Talk time:
  • Up to 6 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
  • Music play:
  • Up to 45 h

Tests

  • Display:
  • Contrast ratio: 859 (nominal) / 1.577:1 (sunlight)
  • Camera:
  • Photo / Video
  • Loudspeaker:
  • Voice 65dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 76dB
  • Audio quality:
  • Noise -86.7dB / Crosstalk -87.3dB