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Thursday 31 May 2012

Sony Xperia Acro S – Rugged Water Resistant Smartphone



Review

Sony Xperia introduced Sony Xperia Acro S recently, adding another remarkable mobile device to the smartphone array of the company. Sony Xperia Acro S is engineered keeping in mind the increasing demands of consumers to get more durable mobile phones which can resist against weather odds and are dust resistant.
Design
On the first look, Sony Xperia Acro S Mobile appears quite identical with any other Xperia handset; you can consider it similar to the rest but it is given an additional spice of rugged construction.
Specification wise, the phone look inspired from Xperia S sporting similar 4.3inch capacitive touchscreen powered by Sony Mobile BRAVIA engine. The LED backlit LCD screen supports screen resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels.
The Ivory White chassis holds the display which is a scratch resistant Mineral Glass screen designed at par with International protection (IP) ratings to ensure safety against dust and water effects.
The phone inculcates high end specifications packed in beautiful Ivory White touch structure with additional durability.
Performance
Sony xperia Acro S Mobile is powered with Dual Core Scorpion Processor which clocks at 1.5GHz accompanied with Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset. Unlike its brother Xperia Go, Acro S mobile is equipped with 1GB RAM which ensures much smoother multitasking and swifter processing.
The phone is also packed with Adreno 220 GPU which makes sure that the user experience high level Graphics performance for your gaming and video needs. The phone is also A-GPS supported, which can be bliss for travellers who are habitual of referring Navigational help.
The phone runs on Android Latest OS – Ice Cream Sandwich by which you can download free of cost applications from Android market.
For storing your multimedia files and your favorite applications, the phone is incorporated with 16GB Internal Memory which is expandable up to 32GB using MicroSD card.
Camera
Sony Xperia Acro S mobile is integrated with powerful 12 Mega pixel camera which can capture 4000 x 3000 pixels images. Apart from LED Flash and Autofocus, the rear camera includes nice imaging features including 3D Sweep Panorama, Touch Focus, Continuous Auto Focus and Face/Smile Detection.
Similarly, you can make use of Video Stabilizer and Video Light for recording sharp videos in dim lights. The rear camera can shoot 1080 pixels video at 30 frames per second and the front camera of 1.3MP boasts video recording of 720p at 30fps.

Sony Xperia acro S Mobile Price in India – Rs. 31,000/- ( Approx )


Features and Specification

Status and Availability
  • Upcoming 2012, Q3
Network Frequency
  • 2G – GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • 3G – HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Hardware
  • Operating System – Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
  • CPU – Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion
  • GPU – Adreno 220
  • Chipset – Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon
  • GPS – A-GPS support
  • RAM – 1GB
Display
  • Size – 4.3 Inches
  • Touch – LED-backlit LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen
  • Colors -16M
  • Resolution – 720 x 1280 Pixels
Camera
  • Rear – 12 MP, 4000×3000 Pixels
  • Video Recording – 1080p@30fps
  • Front – 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps
  • Features – Geo-tagging, 3D Sweep Panorama, Continuous Autofocus, Touch Focus, Face and Smile Detection, Autofocus, LED flash, Video Light, Video Stabilizer
Media Playback
  • Video Playback – MP4/H.264/WMV/H.263
  • Audio Playback –MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+
  • Radio – Stereo FM radio with RDS
Storage
  • Unlimited phonebook entries
  • MicroSD card slot – Up to 32 GB
  • Internal Memory – 16 GB
Connectivity
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • Wi-Fi hotspot
  • GPRS Supported Up to 86 kbps
  • EDGE Supported Up to 237 kbps
  • v2.1 bluetooth with A2DP, EDR
  • microUSB v2.0
  • HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps 3G Supported
  • NFC Supported
  • 3.5mm Audio jack
Power
  • Battery Type – Li-Ion 1910 mAh
  • Stand-by Time – Up to 290 hrs (2G) / Up to 310 hrs (3G)
  • Talk time – Up to 6 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 7 hrs 10 min (3G)
Dimension
  • Layout – 126 x 66 x 11.9 mm
  • Weight – 147 g
Feature Build
  • Loudspeaker
  • SNS integration
  • Predictive text input
  • Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine
  • Touch-sensitive controls
  • Voice memo/dial/commands
  • Java via MIDP emulator
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • Scratch-resistant shatter proof glass Protection
  • Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
  • YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk
  • Vibration; MP3 ringtones
  • SNS integration
  • HTML5, Adobe Flash Browser
  • Multitouch up to 10 fingers
  • TrackID music recognition
  • Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Sensors
  • SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email Messaging
  • Document viewer
  • IP67 certified – dust and water proof (up to 1m for 30 mins)

Sony Xperia acro S Mobile Colors
  • White
  • Black
  • Pink

Sony S Series Android Tablet Review



Sony SGPT113IN/S Tablet Review


What if you get all Sony’s expertise perfectly fitted in your hands in the form of a tablet? Probably nothing more can you ask after that. Sony SGPT113IN/S tablet is one such masterpiece which brings to you the handful of specifications you would have ever desired in your mobile computing device.
Sony SGPT113IN/S Tablet is a tablet that would bring a delightful experience of your computing task providing a swifter and smoother experience.
Design
The tablet is ergonomically designed with the prime importance given to provide an ease of hold while you are busy holding the cup of coffee in your other hand. The 4 degree folding angle and shift in the center of gravity ensures that it doesn’t burden you with its holding when you pick it up with single hand.
Inside the robust chassis is a crystal clear TruBlack Display which is 9.4 inch wide LCD screen which comes with1280 x 800 pixels resolution. The Sony screen can be regarded equivalent to the brilliance of display which is thankfully due to Sony’s unique panel projection along with integrated Anti reflection system.
Apart from that the icing on the cake is the smooth and speedy touch experience with its “Quick Touch” and “Quick View” features.
Perfomance
Sony Tablet brings to you the reason to stay in touch with speedy performance with its Dual Core Cortex A9 Processor which allows faster web surfing, smoother animations and responsive touch sensitivity. Along with this, the inclusion of NVidia Tegra 2 Mobile processor makes sure that you enjoy your PlayStation certified gameswithout any disruptions.
You can access thousands of time saving and handy android applications using Android OS V3.2. Be it accessing your favorite social networking site or sending important mails using Google mobile services, with just one touch on your Sony Tablet you can take the world in your hands.
Features
Sony SGPT113IN/S tablet, also known as Sony Tablet S, comes with 5 MP effective megapixels which can fetch the image capturing of 2592 x 194 pixels. While the rear HD camera is powered by “Exmor for mobile”, the front camera is minimal 0.3 MP camera which can click 640 x 480 pixels pictures.
One of the unique features in the Sony Tablet is that it has the capability to connect to all your entertainment devices as a universal infrared remote control. Be it your Stereo, blu ray player or your cable box, the tablet can allow wireless sharing and instant control of all your entertainment devices at home.

Price in India

Sony Tablet S WI-FI+3G SGPT113IN/S – Rs. 29,900/-
Sony Tablet S WI-FI SGPT111IN/S – Rs. 22,890/-


Features and Specification


Network Frequency
  • 2G – GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • 3G – HSDPA 900 / 2100
Hardware
  • OS – Android OS, v3.2 (Honeycomb)
  • CPU – Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9
  • RAM – 512MB – DDR3
  • GPU – ULP GeForce
  • Chipset – Nvidia Tegra 2 T20
  • GPS – A-GPS support
  • RAM – 1GB
Display
  • Size – 9.4 Inch
  • Type – TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
  • Colors – 16M
  • Resolution – 800 x 1280 Pixels
Camera
  • Front – 5 MP, 2560?1920 Pixels
  • Video Recording – 720p@30fps
  • Secondary – 0.3 MP
  • Features – Touch focus, Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Face and Smile detection
Media Formats
  • Video Playback – MP4/H.263/H.264
  • Audio Playback – MP3/eAAC+/WAV/OGG
Storage
  • SD card slot – Up to 32 GB
  • Internal Memory – 16/32 GB
Connectivity
  • V2.0 MicroUSB Port
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • DLNA
  • Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP
  • 3.5mm Audio jack
  • HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps 3G Supported
  • GPRS not Supported
  • EDGE not Supported
  • Infrared Port
Dimension
  • Layout – 241.2 x 174.3 x 10.1-20.6 mm
  • Weight – 625 g
Feature Build
  • Organizer
  • Loudspeaker with stereo speakers
  • HTML, Adobe Flash Browser
  • Black Color
  • Multitouch
  • SNS integration
  • Accelerometer, gyro, compass Sensors
  • Java via MIDP emulator
  • Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
  • YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration
  • Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS Messaging
  • Voice memo