Sony Xperia Sola

General Information

• Colors:
• Black, White, Red

• SAR EU:
• 1.25 W/kg (head)    

• Price:
• About 120 EUR

Network/Bearer

• Technology:
• GSM / HSPA

• 2G bands:
• GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

• 3G bands:
• HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

• Speed:
• HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps

Launch

• Announced:
• 2012, March. Released 2012, May

• Status:
• Discontinued

Physical Specifications

• Dimensions:
• 116 x 59 x 9.9 mm (4.57 x 2.32 x 0.39 in)

• Weight:
• 107 g (3.77 oz)

• SIM:
• Mini-SIM

Display

• Type:
• LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

• Size:
• 3.7 inches, 37.7 cm2 (~55.1% screen-to-body ratio)

• Resolution:
• 480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~265 ppi density)

• Protection:
• Scratch-resistant glass, Floating touch display

Platform

• OS:
• Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

• 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 (5GB 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, 3D surround sound, Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Connectivity

• WLAN:
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot

• Bluetooth:
• 3.0, A2DP, EDR

• GPS:
• Yes, with A-GPS

• NFC:
• Yes

• Radio:
• Stereo FM radio, RDS

• USB:
• microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go

Features

• Sensors:
• Accelerometer, proximity, compass

• Messaging:
• SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email

• Browser:
• HTML5, Adobe Flash, MP4/H.264/WMV player, MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player, Document viewer, Voice memo/dial/commands, Predictive text input

Battery

• Browser:
• HTML5, Adobe Flash, Non-removable Li-Ion 1320 mAh battery

• Stand-by:
• Up to 470 h (2G) / Up to 475 h (3G)

• Talk time:
• Up to 6 h (2G) / Up to 5 h (3G)

• Music play:
• Up to 40 h

Tests

• Display:
• Contrast ratio: 1002:1 (nominal)

• Camera:
• Photo / Video

• Loudspeaker:
• Voice 60dB / Noise 59dB / Ring 61dB

• Audio quality:
• Noise -81.6dB / Crosstalk -83.5dB