Sony Xperia Acro S Price and Features with Pictures
Sony Xperia Acro S Review
Keeping up with the competition in the mobile phone market requires companies to release mobile phones with features larger than life. Each new phone has some feature that makes it better than the previous phone and this chain continues. Sony has released yet another mobile phone in the Xperia series, this one has features never seen before in a mobile phone and is called the Xperia Acro. To begin with, the phone has touch sensitive controls, and is IP57 certified for being dust and water proof.
The extremely good looking Xperia Acro is a beautiful finish of glass on the front and smooth, fine black at the back. Its geometrical shape is highly complimented by its dimensions of 126 x 66 x 11.9 mm and weight of 147 grams. Being slim and smart makes it look good, even though its slightly heavy weight might weigh your pockets or purses down.
Coming to the frontal appearance of the phone, a 4.3 inch screen is the only feature evidently taking over. This LED backlit LCD, capacitive touch screen has a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels which makes the display look stunningly clear. Furthermore it is made of scratch resistant shatter proof glass and contains the Sony Mobile BRAVIA engine.
Xperia Acro runs son the Android OS, v4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, has a Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon chipset, a Dual-core 1.5 GHz Snapdragon CPU. This not only makes the phones processing and performance fast; it also makes it devoid of any lags or lacks. On a communication and connectivity level, the Xperia Acro has all the latest features. Supporting 2G and 3G networks, it also comes with EDGE, GPRS, Wi-Fi, WLAN, Bluetooth, NFC and a micro USB port. This connects the phone to everything, from a hotspot, to the internet, to your own PC.
What further makes this phones performance faster is the fact that it comes with an internal memory of 16GB, 11Gb out of which is available for users; 1GB of RAM and a micro SD slot for external memory of up to 32GB is also given. Not only does this give users extra space to store all their data and video, audio, and visual memories; it also lifts the phones image up as a multimedia phone, given its amazing visual and audio quality.
Talking about multimedia the Xperia Acro must be credited for its great audio quality. However, whats most prominent is undoubtedly the phones camera which comes with a par excellence result along with some brilliant features. The Xperia Acro features a 12 megapixel camera which comes with LED flash, geo tagging, auto focus, face and smile detection, 3D sweep panorama, and image stabilization; the secondary camera is a 1.3 megapixel camera at the front that allows for video calling. Furthermore the video quality is great with continuous autofocus, video light and video stabilization.
While your memories will be saved in great quality and result, your communication and other tasks on your phone will also be fast and easy with your Sony Xperia Acro S. Overall this phone is a great combination of features and even though it comes with a high price tag, it is justified considering what the entire phone has to offer.
Sony Xperia Acro S Specifications
Announced/Release Date
- Announced 2012, May
- Status Available. Released 2012, August
Internet Functions
- Facebook Yes
- Youtube Yes
- Google Search Yes
- Twitter Yes
- Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash
Connectivity Features
- USB (Universal Serial Bus) Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
- Bluetooth Connection Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR
- GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) Up to 86 kbps
- EDGE Up to 237 kbps
- WLAN For Connecting Internet Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
- NFC (Near Field Communication) Yes
- 3G (Speed) HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps
Battery Type And Timing
- Battery Non-removable Li-Ion 1910 mAh battery
- Stand-by Time (Approx.) 290 h (2G) / 310 h (3G)
- Talk Time (Approx.) 6 h 40 min (2G) / 7 h 10 min (3G)
- Music Play Time 23 h
Hardware And Memory
- OS (Operating System) Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
- CPU Capacity Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion
- Chipset Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon
- GPU For Graphics Adreno 220
- Internal Memory 16 GB (11 GB user available)
- External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB
- RAM and ROM 1 GB RAM
Network Coverage And SIM Info
- 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- 3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
- 4G Network No
- SIM Type Mini-SIM
Body Structure And Style
- Display Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Display Size 720 x 1280 pixels, 4.3 inches (~342 ppi pixel density)
- Body Weight 147 g (5.19 oz)
- Body Dimensions 126 x 66 x 11.9 mm (4.96 x 2.60 x 0.47 in)
- Colors White, Black, Pink
Camera And Multimedia
- Backside Camera (Primary) 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
- Frontside Camera (Secondary) Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps
- Photo Editor No
- Video Recording Quality Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
- Audio Player Support MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
- Video Player (File Types) MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
- Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
- 3.5mm jack Yes
- Loudspeaker Yes
Business Features
- Document Editor No
- MS Word Support Yes
Sony Xperia Acro S Features
- 4.3 inches LED-backlit LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen
- 147 g Weight
- 16 GB storage Internal Memory with 1 GB RAM
- microSD, up to 32 GB
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
- 2 MP, 4000×3000 pixels, autofocus back camera with LED flash
- 1.3 MP Front Camera
- Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1
- Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion Processor
- Stereo FM radio with RDS
- Available in White, Black and Pink Colors
- MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player and MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk
- Standard battery, Li-Ion 1910 mAh
- Stand by up to 290 h (2G) / Up to 310 h (3G)
- Talk Time up to 6 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)
- Music play up to 23 hours