DESIGN
Sony Xperia S has got some really unique design from sony.Some factors of design seems little old fashioned at the same time some features seems really innovative.Sony Xperia S has got a rectangular design with thick edges gives this phone little old fashioned look where as the innovative illuminated glass lining at the bottom provide with some really good appearance .Sony had gone further by making illuminated glass lining change colour according to the theme set,while browsing through pictures or music in this device,which is really cool and innovative .The build quality of this phone seems pretty nice,the 4.3 inch display with nicely curved back panel makes this phone comfortable to hold in hand.The key placement of this device is also interesting with three capacitive buttons in the front panel and all others(lock/power ,volume rocker,camera shutter button) in the right side of the device which is convenient for the right handed people but not so good for the left handers .On the top they have provide 3.5mm audio jack & the noise cancellation microphone,on the left we can see the charging and data syn king port.The device also comes with removable bottom covers in different colours which can changed according to the mood of the user.
DISPLAY
Sony Xperia S comes with 4.3 inch LED backlight LCD display with a display HD resolution of 720 x1280 pixels.The pixel density of the display is 342ppi which is excellent for this device .The pixel density of this device is uncomparable to any other device in this price range.The hd resolution of the display together with high pixel density make it one of the best display in its class. Sony has also integrated Reality display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine which make the display further more intense a give a wider colour spectrum and depth.The viewing angles of this device is also good,and anti-reflection coating on mineral glass makes the phone ideal for outdoor usage also,the scratch ressistant glass on the display improves safety and ensure the display remain attractive for ever.
CAMERA
Sony Xperia U comes with 12 MP camera capable of taking pictures with a resolution of 4000x3000 pixels & recording HD vedios of 1080p @30fps.Sony has intoduced the revolutionary Exmor RS for mobile sensor technology with image stabilization which removes shakiness ensures professional picture quality for the device.It also supports 16x digital zoom in the primary camera which is good for taking pictures of distant object . The features like Auto focus,LED flash,Face & smile Detection,Geo-Tagging,Touch focus , 3D sweep panorama makes this phone one of the best in case of camera performance.
The device also comes with a 1.3MP front facing camera which is capable of recording videos in 720p@30fps which is great and improve the video calling experience of this device .
OPERATING SYSTEM
Sony Xperia s runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) which can be upgraded to Android 4.1.2 (Jelly bean) .Sony has used their Timescape UI in this device which looks really nice .Sony has done some nice customization in the UI which enhances the user experience with this device.In our test the device runs smooth ,multitasking experience with this device was also seamless.we expect this device to improve further in UI experience with the jelly bean update.
HARDWARE
Sony Xperia S was the first device with dual core processor in the xperia series comes with some really good hardware,the processing power of this device comes from a Dual-core 1.5 GHz processor together with Adreno 220 GPU makes this phone a good option for medium gaming .INn our benchmarking test with nenanmark 2 the device was able to score 37.5 fps which is farly good score.The device is also provided with 1GB RAM which ensure seamless multitasking performance for this device .The internal memory of this device is kept 32GB but sony is not providing an external sd card slot which limits the total memory to 32GB.
BENCHMARKING SCORES OF Sony Xperia
S
QUADRANT STANDARD : TOTAL 3062
CPU 6034
MEM 2480
I/O 4812
2D 333
3D 1643
NENAMARK 2 :37.5 FPS
SPECIFICATIONS
Processor : Dual-core 1.5 GHz
RAM : 1GB
DISPLAY
CAMERA
Sony Xperia U comes with 12 MP camera capable of taking pictures with a resolution of 4000x3000 pixels & recording HD vedios of 1080p @30fps.Sony has intoduced the revolutionary Exmor RS for mobile sensor technology with image stabilization which removes shakiness ensures professional picture quality for the device.It also supports 16x digital zoom in the primary camera which is good for taking pictures of distant object . The features like Auto focus,LED flash,Face & smile Detection,Geo-Tagging,Touch focus , 3D sweep panorama makes this phone one of the best in case of camera performance.
The device also comes with a 1.3MP front facing camera which is capable of recording videos in 720p@30fps which is great and improve the video calling experience of this device .
OPERATING SYSTEM
Sony Xperia s runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) which can be upgraded to Android 4.1.2 (Jelly bean) .Sony has used their Timescape UI in this device which looks really nice .Sony has done some nice customization in the UI which enhances the user experience with this device.In our test the device runs smooth ,multitasking experience with this device was also seamless.we expect this device to improve further in UI experience with the jelly bean update.
HARDWARE
Sony Xperia S was the first device with dual core processor in the xperia series comes with some really good hardware,the processing power of this device comes from a Dual-core 1.5 GHz processor together with Adreno 220 GPU makes this phone a good option for medium gaming .INn our benchmarking test with nenanmark 2 the device was able to score 37.5 fps which is farly good score.The device is also provided with 1GB RAM which ensure seamless multitasking performance for this device .The internal memory of this device is kept 32GB but sony is not providing an external sd card slot which limits the total memory to 32GB.
BENCHMARKING SCORES OF Sony Xperia
S
QUADRANT STANDARD : TOTAL 3062
CPU 6034
MEM 2480
I/O 4812
2D 333
3D 1643
NENAMARK 2 :37.5 FPS
SPECIFICATIONS
Processor : Dual-core 1.5 GHz
Graphic Accelerator : Adreno 220
Chipset : Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon
Internal Memory : 32GB
Card slot : No
OS : Android OS v2.3 (Gingerbread),Upgradable to 4.1.2(Jelly bean),Timescape UI
Display : 4.3 Inch LED backlight LCD capacitive touch screen(upto 10 fingers),scratch resistant
glass
glass
Display resolution : 720 x1280 pixels(342 ppi ),Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine
Camera : 12 MP , 4000 x 3000 pixels,Auto focus,
LEDflash,Face & smile Detection,Geo-Tagging, touch focus,image
stabilization,3Dsweep panorama
stabilization,3Dsweep panorama
Video :Yes, 1080p@30fps
Secondary camera :Yes, 1.3MP,720@30fps
GPRS & EDGE : YES,GPRS upto 86kbps,EDGE upto 237Kbps
GPS :Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
GPS :Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
3G : YES,HSDPA,14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.876Mbps
LAN : Wi-Fi 802.11 a/ac/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
LAN : Wi-Fi 802.11 a/ac/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth : YES, V2.1 with A2DP,EDR
USB : YES, USB v2.0,USB on the go
SOUND : Loud speakers,3.5 mm jack
2G : GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
WEIGHT :144 g
Battery : 1750 mAh Li-Ion,460 hrs (2G)/Upto
420hrs(3G)standby,7hrs 30min (2G)/8hrs 30min(3G)talktime
PRICE :24,430Rs/- (17-7-2013)
PRICE :24,430Rs/- (17-7-2013)