Sony Xperia SL is present to greet fans. Sony’s latest smartphone appeared in the official Sony UK website and it seems will soon be marketed.
Sony Xperia SL is touted as the successor Xperia S. Indeed, both are very similar shape. There are only a few improvements pinned in Xperia SL.
The Xperia SL is powered by a super fast dual core 1.7 GHz processor. The latest version of the Android platform makes your smartphone experience complete. Enjoy Face unlock wave goodbye to passwords and use your face to unlock your phone. You can also easily keep track of your consumption of data and set limits or warning levels.
Sony Xperia SL come with the capture fast 12 megapixel camera, you’ll never miss another shot again. It goes from sleep to snap in just over a second. Low light? No worries. The Exmor R sensor for mobile camera lightens up any gloomy day. Make the most of your pictures you’ll love Xperia SL’s photo effects and apps like Instagram.
Xperia SL presented with two additional colors are silver and pink. Sony Xperia SL is shipped with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and Sony Wisely do not promises any future free updates to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.
The 4.3 inch display with 720 x 1280 HD resolution and 341 PPI put the Xperia SL on top of the list of smartphones with the highest pixel density on any smartphone available today.
| GENERAL | 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | |
| Announced | 2012, August | |
| Status | Coming soon. Exp. release 2012, Q4 | |
| BODY | Dimensions | 128 x 64 x 10.6 mm |
| Weight | 144 g | |
| Touch-sensitive controls | ||
| DISPLAY | Type | LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size | 720 x 1280 pixels, 4.3 inches (~342 ppi pixel density) | |
| Multitouch | Yes, up to 10 fingers | |
| Protection | Scratch-resistant glass | |
| Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine | ||
| Timescape UI | ||
| SOUND | Alert types | Vibration; MP3 ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes | |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes | |
| MEMORY | Internal | 32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM |
| Card slot | No | |
| DATA | GPRS | Up to 86 kbps |
| EDGE | Up to 237 kbps | |
| Speed | HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR | |
| NFC | Yes | |
| USB | Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support | |
| CAMERA | Primary | 12 MP, 4000×3000 pixels, autofocus, LED flash |
| Features | Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection | |
| 3D sweep panorama, image stabilization | ||
| Video | Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer | |
| Secondary | Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps | |
| FEATURES | OS | Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) |
| Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon | |
| CPU | Dual-core 1.7 GHz | |
| GPU | Adreno 220 | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | |
| Messaging | SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email | |
| Browser | HTML5, Adobe Flash | |
| Radio | Stereo FM radio with RDS | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | |
| Java | Yes, via Java MIDP emulator | |
| Colors | Black, White, Silver, Pink | |
| MicroSIM card support only | ||
| 50 GB of Cloud storage (time limited offer) | ||
| TV launcher | ||
| SNS integration | ||
| HDMI Port | ||
| Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | ||
| MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player | ||
| MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player | ||
| TrackID music recognition | ||
| Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk | ||
| Document viewer | ||
| Voice memo/dial/commands | ||
| Predictive text input | ||
| BATTERY | Type | Standard battery, Li-Ion 1750 mAh |
| Stand-by | Up to 420 h | |
| Talk Time | Up to 8 h 30 min | |
| Music Play | Up to 25 h |
As there’s no official press release just yet, we don’t know anything on the availability and pricing of the Sony Xperia SL. We should found out about that on August 29, when the smartphone will get its proper announcement.