Press Release
Xperia sola from Sony – the smartphone with a sense of magic
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Introducing “floating touch” navigation for magic web browsing without touching the screen

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Easily open apps and launch actions in an instant with NFC and Xperia SmartTags

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Reality Display with Mobile Bravia engine and fast capture camera boosted by a powerful dual-core processor

13 March, London, United Kingdom – Sony Mobile Communications today announced Xperia™ sola* as the latest addition to its portfolio of Android powered Xperia smartphones. Complete with Sony technology, premium entertainment and innovative floating touchTM navigation, the NFC enabled Xperia sola comes equipped with Xperia SmartTags, allowing consumers to change their smartphone’s settings and applications to fit their lifestyle in an instant. Xperia sola will be available to consumers globally in black, white and red in the second quarter. A floating touch of magic
Making its smartphone debut exclusively on Xperia sola, Sony’s unique floating touch lets consumers navigate the web by hovering their finger above the screen so it acts like a moving curser, without actually having to touch the screen. Once the desired link is found it can be highlighted and a simple tap will load the page. Floating touch will evolve with new user functionality and applications

through software updates and engagement with developers.
Calum MacDougall, Head of Xperia Marketing for Sony Mobile Communications, commented; “Xperia sola comes with the power of Sony and a sense of magic with floating touch, giving consumers a fun new way to browse the web and latest technology to show off. With Xperia SmartTags out of the box and access to the latest content through Sony Entertainment Network, Xperia sola is perfect for consumers looking for ease of use and the best in entertainment in a smart and innovative smartphone.”
Simplify the everyday with SmartTags
Xperia sola is NFC enabled and comes with two NFC Xperia SmartTags in the box as standard to simplify consumers’ everyday smartphone experiences. By touching an NFC Android smartphone on a SmartTag, a pre-configured profile in the smartphone will launch. The two SmartTags included with Xperia sola can be personalized with up to 10 commands. Out of the box one is ready for the living room to turn on Wi-Fi™ and launch Google™ news and weather apps, and the other one for the bedroom, which turns on the alarm and switches to silent mode. Xperia sola supports NFC pairing, allowing consumers to enjoy great connectivity with other NFC smartphones, applications and services by tapping their smartphones together.
Powerful entertainment anytime, anywhere
Xperia sola boasts razor sharp clarity with Reality Display powered by Mobile
BRAVIA® Engine, xLOUD™ and 3D surround sound audio technology delivering crisp and loud sound, and a 1GHz dual-core processor for super fast performance. Xperia sola also comes with fast capture to take the camera from sleep to snap in a little over a second with a single key press.
Consumers can also access premium entertainment experiences with Sony
Entertainment Network**, where they can watch the latest Hollywood blockbusters on Video Unlimited or listen to millions of songs*** through Music
Unlimited.

Key features for Xperia sola
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Floating touch navigation for an easy web browsing experience

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NFC enabled and Xperia SmartTags in the box to enable quick app loading and easy content sharing

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3.7” Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine gives razor sharp clarity

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Powered by a 1GHz Dual Core Processor for super fast browsing

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xLOUD and 3D surround sound audio technology for crisp and loud listening 

Direct access to Sony Entertainment Network* with pre-installed Video and Music Unlimited** apps

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Launches on Android platform 2.3, upgrade to Android 4.0 during summer
2012

* Xperia sola will be bought into the Italian market under the name “Sony Xperia™ sole” and in China P.R. under the name “Sony Xperia™ MT27i”
**Sony Entertainment Network services are subject to availability by region, please see www.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com for more details.
*** The number of available songs varies by region.

- ENDS Xperia sola specifications All services mentioned in this leaflet may not be available in every market.

Colours

Black
White
Red
Size: 116 x 59 x 9.9 mm
Weight: 107 grams
1 GHz STE U8500 dual-core processor
Google Android™ 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradeable to
Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
2D and 3D Sweep Panorama™
5 megapixel camera
16x digital zoom
Auto focus
Face detection
Flash/Photo flash
Geotagging
HD video recording (720p)
Red-eye reduction
Self-timer
Send to web
Smile detection
Video light
Video recording
3D surround sound
Album art
Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP)
Clear bass
Clear stereo

Facts

Camera

Music

Internet

Communication

Messaging

Design

Entertainment

Organiser

Music Player
PlayNow™ service
SensMe™
TrackID™ music recognition xLoud™ Experience
Google play™
Bookmarks
floating touch™
Google™ search
Google Voice™ Search
Google Maps™ for Mobile with
Street view and Latitude™
NeoReader™ barcode scanner
Pan & zoom
Web browser (WebKit™)
2 speakerphones
Call list
Conference calls
Facebook™ application
Facebook inside Xperia™
Google Talk™ application
Noise suppression
Twitter™ (with Timescape™ integration)
Xperia™ Timescape™
Conversations
Email
Google Mail™
Instant messaging
Multimedia messaging (MMS)
Predictive text input
Sound recorder
Text messaging (SMS)
Auto rotation
Gesture input
Keyboard (on-screen, QWERTY)
Live Wallpaper
Picture wallpaper
Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine
Screenshot capturing
Touch screen
3D Album
Accelerated Adobe Flash Video
Media browser
Motion gaming
Radio (FM radio with RDS)
Sony Entertainment Network
Video streaming
YouTube™
Airplane mode
Alarm clock
Calculator
Calendar
Contacts
Document readers
Notes

Connectivity

Setup guide
Stopwatch
Tasks
Timer
3.5 mm audio jack (CTIA) aGPS Bluetooth™ wireless technology
DLNA Certified®
Micro USB support
Media Go™
Media Transfer Protocol support
Modem
Native USB tethering
NFC
PC Companion
Synchronisation via Microsoft® Exchange
ActiveSync®
USB High speed 2.0 support
USB Host
Wi-Fi®
Wi-Fi® Hotspot functionality
Wisepilot™ turn-by-turn navigation
All services mentioned in this leaflet may not be available in every market. Display

Memory
Networks
Battery life

3.7” Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine
854 x 480 pixels
16,000,000 colour TFT
Scratch-resistant glass
8 GB internal storage (up to 5 GB user-accessible memory) microSD™ memory card slot (supporting up to 32GB)
Quad EDGE/GSM/GPRS 850, 900, 1800
W-CDMA Band I, II, V and VIII
Talk time GSM: Up to 6 hrs*
Standby time GSM: Up to 470 hrs*
Talk time UMTS: Up to 5 hrs*
Standby time UMTS: Up to 475 hrs*
Music listening time: Up to 40 hrs
Video playback time: Up to 6 hrs
Battery: 1320 mAh (built-in) typical, 1265 mAh minimum *Values are according to GSM Association Battery Life Measurement
Technique. Battery performance may vary depending on network conditions and configurations, and phone usage.

In the kit

Xperia™ sola, embedded battery, 2 SmartTags, stereo headset, charger, micro USB cable for charging, synchronisation and file transfer, and user documentation. “Sony” and “Sony Entertainment Network” are registered trademarks or trademarks of Sony Corporation. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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