First Looks: Sony Xperia Sola Android Smartphone

By | 25 May, 2012

Sony sent us a review unit of one of their latest smartphones, the Sony Xperia Sola. The Xperia Sola is a mid-range Android smartphone running Gingerbread, and featuring some of Sony’s proprietary multimedia technologies like the Bravia Engine and xLOUD.

Sony Xperia Sola Android smartphone with floating touch, NFC, Bravia Engine and xLOUD. (Image copyright: J. Angelo Racoma / Tech Wire Asia)

Another feature that Sony is highlighting in the Sola is its floating touch technology, which senses hovering motions above the touchscreen, so that users can actually manipulate on-screen elements without having to touch the screen itself.

Sony Xperia Sola Specs

  • NovaThor U8500 1.0GHz dual-core System-on-Chip processor
  • 3.7-inch display at 480×854 pixels (265 PPI)
  • 512MB RAM
  • 8 GB internal storage (5 GB usable)
  • up to 32GB via microSD card (card not included)
  • WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, WiFi hotspot
  • Bluetooth 2.1 w/ EDR
  • NFC (2 NFC tags included in package)
  • 5 megapixel rear autofocus camera with LED flash
  • 720p video recording
  • FM radio tuner
  • GPS with aGPS support
  • Android 2.3 Gingerbread
  • 1320 mAH Li-Ion battery
  • 116 x 59 x 9.9mm
  • 107 grams

We’ll be posting our thoughts on the Xperia Sola soon. So far, after a day playing with the phone, I can say the Xperia Sola is a capable mid-range smartphone that offers excellent multimedia features for the price.

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