Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer
Sony
Phone model
Xperia sola
Year of release
2012

Appearance

Case type
Monoblock
Body length
116 mm (millimeters)
Body width
59 mm (millimeters)
Body thickness
9.9 mm (millimeters)
Weight
107 g (grams)
Volume
67.76 cm³ (cubic centimeters)
Body materials and finishes
  • Plastic
Colors

Processor (CPU)

Processor model
  • STE U8500
CPU clock speed
1000 MHz (megahertz) place #88
Number of processor cores
2

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU
GPU model
  • Mali 400

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM
512 MB (megabytes) place #15

Internal storage

Built-in memory
  • 5 GB (gigabytes)
place #22

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards
  • microSDHC (Micro Secure Digital High Capacity)
  • microSD (Micro Secure Digital Card, TransFlash)
Maximum expandable memory
32 GB (gigabytes)
Hot swappable memory card

Operating system

Operating system
Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)

Battery

Battery capacity
1320 (milliampere hours)
Battery type
Li-Ion (lithium ion)
Charging the battery from USB
Call duration in GSM networks
6 h (hours)
Standby time in GSM networks
470 h (hours)
Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks
5 h (hours)
Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks
475 h (hours)
Duration of listening to music
40 h (hours)
Video watching duration
6 h (hours)

Screen

Screen diagonal
3.7 in (inches) place #127
Screen resolution
854 x 480 pixels place #106
Pixel density
265 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
1.779 (16:9)
Auto-rotate screen
Ambient light sensor
Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels
5 Mp (megapixels) place #37
Maximum photo resolution
2592 x 1944 pixels
  • vga (640x480)
  • qvga (320x240)
  • 768x1024
Shooting resolution formats
  • 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
Shooting settings
Autofocus
Red eye reduction
Face detector
Smile detector
Video capability
Maximum video resolution
1280 x 720 pixels
Movie speed
30 fps (frames per second)
Movie settings

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards
1
MP3 ringtones
Polyphonic ringtones
Vibration mode
Speakerphone
Conference call
Speed dial
Second microphone
Noise reduction during a call
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

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
  • 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
  • 802.11 b

USB

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

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth
Bluetooth standard
2.1 + EDR
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
Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector
Micro USB (7 x 2 mm)
TRS jack (mini/micro jack)
3.5 mm (millimeters)
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
MTP 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)
  • WMV (Windows Media Video, .wmv)
Video resolution formats
  • 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)
  • MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)
  • MP3 (MPEG-1/2/2.5 Layer 3, .mp3)
  • OGG (.ogg, .ogv, .oga, .ogx, .spx, .opus)
  • WAV (Waveform Audio File Format, .wav, .wave)
MP3 support
Streaming audio
Identifier of songs
Dictaphone
Voice notes
TRS jack (mini/micro jack)
3.5 mm (millimeters)
Extra
  • xloud experience technology

Control elements

Touch input
  • 2 touches
Multitouch
Pinch zoom
Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)
Office document support
Email

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection
Synchronization with services
  • MS Exchange (Microsoft Exchange Server)
  • Gmail (Google Email)
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Youtube
  • Google Talk

Software features

Installed browser
  • HTML
  • WAP

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)
Barcode scanner
Extra
  • Motion Gaming technology

SAR level

SAR level
1.25 W/kg (watts per kilogram)

Equipment

Equipment
  • charger
  • microusb cable
  • documentation
  • stereo headset