Sony Xperia SP

DESIGN

• Device type:
  • Smart phone
• OS:
  • Android (4.1)
• Form factor:
  • Candybar
• Dimensions:
  • 5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 inches (130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm)
• Weight:
  • 5.47 oz (155 g)
    the average is 4.3 oz (123 g)
• Side Keys:
  • Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
• Colors:
  • Black, Red, White

DISPLAY

• Physical size:
  • 4.6 inches
• Resolution:
  • 720 x 1280 pixels
• Pixel density:
  • 319 ppi
• Technology:
  • TFT
• Colors:
  • 16 777 216
• Touchscreen:
  • • Capacitive, Multi-touch
• Features:
  • Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Scratch-resistant glass

BATTERY

• Talk time:
  • 10.41 hours
    the average is 10 h (601 min)
• Stand-by time:
  • 26.5 days (635 hours)
    the average is 17 days (418 h)
• Talk time (3G):
  • 18.88 hours
    the average is 9 h (512 min)
• Stand-by time (3G):
  • 30.6 days (734 hours)
    the average is 24 days (569 h)
• Stand-by time (4G):
  • 709.0 days (17016 hours)
    the average is 11 days (273 h)
• Music playback:
  • 39.00 hours
• Video playback:
  • 7.60 hours
• Capacity:
  • 2370 mAh

HARDWARE

• System chip:
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960T
• Processor:
  • Dual core, 1700 MHz, Krait
• Graphics processor:
  • • Adreno 320
• System memory:
  • 1024 MB RAM (Dual-channel, 500 MHz) / LPDDR2
• Built-in storage:
  • 8 GB
• Storage expansion:
  • microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GB

CAMERA

• Camera:
  • • 8 megapixels
  • Flash:
    • LED
  • Features:
    • Back-illuminated sensor (BSI), Auto focus, Touch to focus, Face detection, Smile detection, White balance presets, Burst mode, Digital zoom, Geo tagging, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR), Panorama, Scenes, Effects, Self-timer
• Camcorder:
  • • 1920x1080 (1080p HD)
  • Recording format:
    • MPEG4, 3GPP
  • Features:
    • Video calling
• Front-facing camera:
  • • 0.3 megapixels VGA

MULTIMEDIA

• Music player:
  • Filter by:
    • Album, Artist, Playlists
  • Features:
    • Album art cover, Background playback
  • Supported formats:
    • MP3, AAC, eAAC, FLAC, WAV, OGG
• Video playback:
  • Supported formats:
    • MPEG2, MPEG4, H.263, H.264, 3GPP, MKV
• Radio:
  • • FM, Stereo, RDS
• Speakers:
  • Earpiece, Loudspeaker
• Streaming:
  • • Audio, Video
• YouTube player:
  • Yes

INTERNET BROWSING

• Browser:
  • • supports: HTML, HTML5
• Built-in online services support:
  • YouTube (upload), Picasa

TECHNOLOGY

• GSM:
  • 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
• UMTS:
  • 850, 900, 2100 MHz
• LTE:
  • 850 MHz, 1700/2100 MHz, 1900 MHz, 2100 MHz
• Data:
  • LTE, HSPA (unspecified), UMTS, EDGE, GPRS
• Global Roaming:
  • Yes
• Positioning:
  • GPS, A-GPS
• Navigation:
  • Yes

PHONE FEATURES

• Phonebook:
  • Unlimited entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Search by both first and last name, Picture ID, Ring ID
• Organizer:
  • Calendar, Alarm, Calculator
• Messaging:
  • SMS, MMS, Threaded view, Predictive text input
• E-mail:
  • • IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange
• Instant Messaging:
  • • Google Talk
• OTA Software updates:
  • Yes

CONNECTIVITY

• Bluetooth:
  • • 4.0
• Wi-Fi:
  • • Yes
  • Mobile hotspot:
    • Yes
• USB:
  • • USB 2.0
  • Connector:
    • microUSB
  • Features:
    • Mass storage device, USB charging
• Headphones connector:
  • 3.5mm
• HDMI:
  • • via microUSB
• Charging connector:
  • microUSB
• Other:
  • NFC, DLNA, MHL, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

OTHER FEATURES

• Notifications:
  • Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
• Sensors:
  • • Accelerometer, Compass
• • Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

AVAILABILITY

• Officially announced:
  • 18 Mar 2013
• Scheduled release:
  • Q2 2013 (Official)

Alternative variants

We list only the specs that are different than the main variant

Sony Xperia SP

Differences:

• UMTS:
  • 1700/2100, 1900 MHz
• LTE:
  • 800 MHz, 850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz

Pros

• Dual core processor
• Very big display (4.6 inches)
• Extremely high pixel density screen, over 300ppi (319 ppi)
• High-resolution display (720 x 1280 pixels)
• High-resolution camera (8 megapixels)
• Very fast processor (1700 MHz)
• Lots of RAM (1024 MB RAM)
• Fast mobile data support (4G)
• NFC
• HDMI connector for TV-out (via microUSB)

Cons

No cons

Description

The Sony Xperia SP sports aluminum frame and Sony's NXT design cues, with an illuminated transparent strip at the bottom, which pulsates in different colors, depending on the notification. Still, we get this year's power/lock key, and a variety of different colors. It also sports a generous 4.6" 720p display, 1.7 GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro, 1GB of RAM, and an 8 MP Exmor RS camera sensor to round up a good mid-range package. It is still amazing that now we are calling such a handset mid-range, but that's the law of the land in the Android world. The handset is likely destined for the European and Asian markets with price tag rumors hovering around the EUR 300 mark SIM-free.