Sony Xperia S

Also known as Sony Ericsson Xperia Nozomi, Sony Ericsson Arc HD

Network
Technology
GSM / HSPA

2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 – LT26i

Speed
HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps

Launch
Announced
2012, January. Released 2012, February

Status
Discontinued

Body
Dimensions
128 x 64 x 10.6 mm (5.04 x 2.52 x 0.42 in)

Weight
144 g (5.08 oz)

SIM
Micro-SIM

Display
Type
LED-backlit LCD,

Size
4.3 inches, 51.0 cm2 (~62.2% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~342 ppi density)

Protection
Scratch-resistant glass

Platform
OS
Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)

Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3

CPU
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion

GPU
Adreno 220

Memory
Card slot
No

Internal
32GB 1GB RAM

Main Camera
Single
12 MP, AF

Features
LED flash, panorama

Video
1080p@30fps

Selfie camera
Single
1.3 MP

Video
720p@30fps

Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes

3.5mm jack
Yes

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

Bluetooth
2.1, A2DP, EDR

Positioning
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS

NFC
Yes

Radio
Stereo FM radio, RDS

USB
microUSB 2.0, OTG

Features
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

 ANT+
TV launcher
HDMI port
MP4/H.264/WMV player
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
TrackID music recognition
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial/commands
Predictive text input

Battery
Type
Non-removable Li-Ion 1750 mAh battery

Stand-by
Up to 450 h (2G) / Up to 420 h (3G)

Talk time
Up to 7 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 8 h 30 min (3G)

Music play
Up to 25 h

Misc
Colors
White, Black, Silver

Models
LT26i

SAR
1.31 W/kg (head)     0.60 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU
1.30 W/kg (head)    

Price
About 230 EUR

Tests
Display

Contrast ratio: 1038:1 (nominal)

Camera

Photo / Video

Loudspeaker

Voice 72dB / Noise 61dB / Ring 69dB

Audio quality

Noise -86.6dB / Crosstalk -86.9dB