Sony Xperia SL is loaded with the finest and latest technology. The 4.3†capacitive touch screen is embedded with the HD Reality display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine technology, which boosts viewing experience. The phone runs on Android v4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, and is supported by the 1.7 GHz Qualcomm MSM8260 Dual Core processor and 1GB RAM.
Network: Operating frequency bands of any mobile phone is the key part of its specification. The supported frequency bands only determine whether a certain handset is compatible with a certain network carrier. The operating frequency brands of this phone in 2G network are GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900, in the 3G network are HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100.
Body and Display: The dimensions of the phone are 128 x 64 x 10.6 mm. It weighs about 144 grams. The type of the touch screen is LED-backlit LCD capacitive touch screen with 16M colours. Capacitive touch screens work by recognizing the electrical properties of the human body instead of pressure and generally we can’t use stylus in capacitive touch screens and so handwriting recognition is not allowed in capacitive touch screens. But capacitive touch screens are more sensitive than resistive touch screens.
The screen size is 4.3 inches with approximately 342 ppi pixel density. Pixel density refers to the concentration of pixels on a particular display, measured in pixels per inch (ppi). Pixel density is calculated by dividing the diagonal pixel resolution of a display by its diagonal size. The screen resolution of the phone is 720 x 1280 pixels.
It has multitouch feature also. Multitouch refers to the ability of a touch sensing surface to recognize the presence of two or more points of contact with the touch sensing surface. The constant tracking of the multiple points allows the mobile phone interface to recognize gestures, which enable advanced functionality such as pinch-to-zoom. The touchscreen is protected by scratch-resistant glass - Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine.
Memory: The phone does not have a microSD card slot. Yet the internal memory of the phone is high. It comes with 32GB internal memory. The phone also comes with 1GB Random Access Memory. The features of the phonebook include Unlimited entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Search by both first and last name, Picture ID, Ring ID etc.
Connectivity: Sony Xperia SL utilizes both EDGE and GPRS technologies in order to connect to cellular networks. But it is easy to get access to Internet through both Wi-Fi networks as well as HSPDA connections. It has the facility of Bluetooth connection and micro USB which help to connect with other hardware devices directly or indirectly. NFC is also available.
Near field communication (NFC) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish radio communication with each other by touching them together or bringing them into close proximity, usually no more than a few centimetres. Present and anticipated applications include contactless transactions, data exchange, and simplified setup of more complex communications such as Wi-Fi. Communication is also possible between an NFC device and an unpowered NFC chip, called a "tag".
Camera: The set has a very powerful camera. It comes with 12 Megapixel primary camera. The camera has the resolution of 4000x3000 pixels. The picture quality is superb. The features of the camera include LED flash, auto focus, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization, 3D sweep panorama etc. There is a secondary camera on the front with 1.3MP to make video calls. The camera records videos with the resolution of 1080p and at the rate of 30fps. The video features include video light, video stabilization, continuous autofocus etc.
Features: OS: OS is an infrastructure operating component of a smartphone. It is the vital component of a smartphone as it controls all the basic operations of a smartphone. This phone comes with Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich).
CPU, GPU and Chipset: The CPU is 1.5 GHz. The processor is the main computing component of a phone and is a major factor when it comes to the overall speed of the device. Some powerful smartphones use dual core and quad core processors. This phone uses a dual core processor. The phone comes with Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon chipset. The GPU of the phone is Adreno 220.
Sensors, Radio, GPS and Java: The phone has sensors like Accelerometer, proximity, compass, compass etc. GPS is also available with A-GPS support and GLONASS. Global Positioning System is a space-based satellite navigation system that provides location and time information in all weather, anywhere on or near the Earth, where there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more GPS satellites. Java is available via Java MIDP emulator. It has Stereo FM Radio with RDS.
Key Features: The model is available in four colours – Black, White, Pink and Silver. It supports microSIM card. The key features of the phone include 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 etc.
Battery: The phone is powered by standard Li-Ion battery. The stand by time provided by the battery is up to 420 hours. The talk time is up to 7 hours 30 minutes. The stand by time and talk time are good for a smart phone like this.
Market Status: This model was announced on August, 2012. It was released on September, 2012.