Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer
Sony
Phone model
Xperia SL
Year of release
2012

Appearance

Case type
Monoblock
Body length
128 mm (millimeters)
Body width
64 mm (millimeters)
Body thickness
10.6 mm (millimeters)
Weight
144 g (grams)
Volume
86.84 cm³ (cubic centimeters)
Body materials and finishes
  • Plastic
Colors

Processor (CPU)

Processor model
  • Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon
CPU clock speed
1700 MHz (megahertz) place #77
Number of processor cores
2
Level 1 cache (L1)
32 + 32 kB (kilobytes)
Level 2 cache (L2)
512 kB (kilobytes)
Processor size
32 bits
Instruction set architecture
ARMv7
Manufacturing process
45 nm (nanometers)

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU
GPU model
  • Adreno 220

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM
1 GB (gigabytes) place #11
RAM type
LPDDR2 (Low Power DDR2)
RAM frequency
500 MHz (megahertz)
Number of RAM channels
1 (single channel)

Internal storage

Built-in memory
  • 32 GB (gigabytes)
place #6

Mainboard

Chipset
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260

Operating system

Operating system
Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)

Battery

Battery capacity
1750 (milliampere hours)
Battery type
Li-Ion (lithium ion)
Charging the battery from USB
Battery charging time
2.5 h (hours)
Call duration in GSM networks
7 h 12 min (hours, minutes)
Standby time in GSM networks
410 h (hours)
Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks
8 h 12 min (hours, minutes)
Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks
390 h (hours)
Duration of listening to music
33 h (hours)
Video watching duration
6 h 30 min (hours, minutes)

Screen

Screen diagonal
4.3 in (inches) place #114
Screen resolution
1280 x 720 pixels place #85
Resolution formats
  • HD (1280 х 720)
Pixel density
342 ppi (pixels per inch)
Screen technology
TFT
Color depth
24 bit (16777216 colors)
Touch screen
Touch screen type
Capacitive
Anti-scratch screen
Glass screen
Aspect ratio
1.778 (16:9)
Auto-rotate screen
Ambient light sensor
Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels
12.1 Mp (megapixels) place #29
Maximum photo resolution
4000 x 3000 pixels
  • vga (640x480)
  • qvga (320x240)
  • 768x1024
Shooting resolution formats
  • Ultra HD (4K, 3840 x 2160)
  • Quad HD (2560 x 1440)
  • Full HD (1920 x 1080)
  • HD (1280 х 720)
The presence of a flash
Flash type
LED
Digital zoom
16 X
Photomatrix model
Sony Exmor R
Photomatrix type
CMOS BSI
Aperture
f/2.4
Shooting settings
Autofocus
Red eye reduction
Face detector
Smile detector
Panoramic photography
Touch focus
Self-timer
Digital image stabilization
Video capability
Maximum video resolution
1920 x 1080 pixels
Movie speed
30 fps (frames per second)
Movie settings
Extra
  • shooting three-dimensional panoramic photos using 3d sweep panorama technology

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels
1.3 Mp (megapixels) place #29
Maximum photo resolution
1520 x 855 pixels
Front camera video
Maximum video resolution
1280 x 720 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards
1
SIM card type
Micro-SIM (3FF, 15 x 12 x 0.76 mm)
MP3 ringtones
Polyphonic ringtones
Vibration mode
Speakerphone
Conference call
Speed dial
Video calls
Second microphone
Ability to mute the microphone during a call
Extended phone book
Contacts in the phone book
Unlimited
Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory
Extra
  • micro-sim

Mobile communications

Cellular generation
3.5G (up to 42 Mbps)
GSM support
GSM frequencies
  • GSM 850 MHz
  • GSM 900 MHz
  • GSM 1800 MHz
  • GSM 1900 MHz
UMTS support
UMTS frequencies
  • UMTS 850 MHz
  • UMTS 900 MHz
  • UMTS 1900 MHz
  • UMTS 2100 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards
  • HSPA+ (42/11 Mbit/s)
  • HSUPA (5.8 Mbit/s)
  • HSDPA (1.8 Mbit/s)
  • EDGE (E-GPRS, 384 kbit/s)
  • GPRS (64 kbit/s)

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11b (IEEE 802.11.b, 11 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz)
  • 802.11g (IEEE 802.11.g, 54 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz)
  • 802.11n (IEEE 802.11.n, 150 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz)
Wi-Fi hotspot mode

USB

USB connector
USB connector type
Micro USB (7 x 2 mm)
USB standard
2.0 (up to 480 Mbps)
USB OTG support
USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth
Bluetooth standard
3.0
A2DP support
AVRCP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS
A-GPS support
Installed GLONASS
Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver
Radio range
87.5 - 108.0
RDS support
DRM support

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor
Proximity sensor
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector
Micro USB (7 x 2 mm)
TRS jack (mini/micro jack)
3.5 mm (millimeters)
HDMI connector
Wireless NFC

Images

Supported image formats
  • PNG (Portable Network Graphics, .png)
  • JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group, .jpg, .jpeg, .jfif, .jpe)
  • GIF (Graphics Interchange Format, .gif)
  • BMP (Bitmap Picture, .bmp, .dib, .rle)
Installed image editor
Geo tags
DLNA support

Video

Installed video player
Supported video formats
  • MPEG-4 (MPEG-4 Part 14, .mp4, .m4a, .m4p, .m4b, .m4r, .m4v)
  • H.263
  • H.264 (MPEG-4 Part 10)
Video resolution formats
  • Full HD (1920 x 1080)
  • HD (1280 х 720)
Streaming video
Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player
Supported audio formats
  • AAC (Advanced Audio Coding, .aac)
  • AAC+ (HE-AAC v1 High Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding)
  • eAAC+ (HE-AAC v2 High Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding)
  • AMR-NB (Adaptive Multi-Rate Narrowband)
  • AMR-WB (Adaptive Multi-Rate Wideband)
  • FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec, .flac)
  • MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)
  • MP3 (MPEG-1/2/2.5 Layer 3, .mp3)
  • OGG (.ogg, .ogv, .oga, .ogx, .spx, .opus)
  • WMA (Windows Media Audio, .wma)
  • WAV (Waveform Audio File Format, .wav, .wave)
MP3 support
Streaming audio
Identifier of songs
Number of polyphony voices
64
Dictaphone
Voice notes
TRS jack (mini/micro jack)
3.5 mm (millimeters)
Extra
  • xloud experience

Control elements

Touch input
  • 2 touches
Multitouch
Pinch zoom
Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)
Office document support
Supported document formats
  • PDF (Adobe Portable Document Format, .pdf)
  • ZIP (Archive file, .zip)
Email

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection
Tethering support
OTA sync
Synchronization with services
  • MS Exchange (Microsoft Exchange Server)
  • Gmail (Google Email)
  • Facebook
  • Google Search
  • Google Maps
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Software features

Installed browser
  • HTML
  • HTML5
  • WAP
  • webkit web browser with panning and zooming
Extra
  • support for 3d games and motion gaming technology

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages
SMS T9 support
SMS output in the form of a chat
MMS support

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

Equipment

Equipment
  • network adapter
  • usb-cable
  • stereo headset
  • documentation