Sony Ericsson Xperia acro s mobile phone

The Xperia acro s best selling point is that it is water and dust proof. The body including the screen have a higher resistance to scratches. This smartphone has a good camera although it might not replace your camera. This phone has the ability to capture your moments in HD. The Android phone also comes with fast capture so you don't miss those fleeting moments. The dual core processor makes this phone very responsive and capable of running your applications and switching between them with ease. It is important to note that all the ports are sealed and need opening to access this increases the risk of the covers snapping off when listening to music on the go. This issue exists in all waterproof phones and its imperative to purchase bluetooth headsets for these phones. This is the same reason that most if not all these phones also come with a dock or may require you to purchase one for purposes of charging.

Xperia acro s review

Pros:

• Water and dust proof
• High scratch resistance screen
• Powerful battery
• Loud and clear speakers

Cons:

• Capacitive buttons sensitivity need a while to get used to

Ratings: 4.5 out of 5

Xperia acro s specifications

     Dimensions

• 147 grams
• 5.2 ounces
• 126.0 x 66.0 x 11.9 mm
• 5.0 x 2.6 x 0.5 inches

     Battery

• Talk time (up to) 7 hours 10 minutes [1]
• Standby time (up to) 310 hours [1]
• Music listening time: 23 hours [1]

Camera and video

• 12.1 megapixel camera with pulsed LED flash and Auto focus
• Sony’s Exmor™ R for mobile CMOS sensor
• 16x digital zoom
• f/2.4 Aperture
• HD video recording (1080p)
• 3D Sweep Panorama
• Image playback, supported formats: BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG
• Image capture, supported format: JPEG
• Video playback and recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4, WebM, PIFF
• Video recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4
• Face detection and Smile detection
• Touch capture and Touch focus
• Fast Capture
• Front-facing camera (1.3 megapixel, 720p)

Display and design

• 4.3”, 1280 x 720 pixels 16,777,216 color TFT with wet finger tracking
• Reality display with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine
• Shatter proof sheet on scratch-resistant glass
• Capacitive touchscreen with on-screen QWERTY keyboard
• Screenshot capturing
• Dust protected and water resistant (IP55 / IP57) [2]
• Gyroscope

Pre-loaded applications

• Google Voice Search
• Google Talk2™ application
• Google Mail
• Google Maps with Street View and Latitude

Networks

• GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
• HSPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

Entertainment

• TrackID music recognition
• xLOUD Experience – audio filter technology from Sony
• FM Radio with RDS
• 3.5 mm audio jack for headphones
• Audio playback, supported formats: MP3, 3GPP, MP4, SMF, WAV, OTA, Ogg vorbis
• Audio recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4
• 3D and motion gaming
• Timescape with Twitter integrated
• Sony Entertainment Network (selected markets only)
• PlayStation® Certified
• TV launcher

Connectivity and communication

• USB High speed 2.0 and Micro USB support
• WiFi and WiFi Hotspot functionality
• HDMI Support
• DLNA Certified
• Synchronisation via Exchange ActiveSync
• aGPS
• WebKit web browser with Pan & zoom
• Bluetooth technology
• Native USB tethering
• NFC
• ANT+

Memory

• Internal phone storage: up to 16 GB (up to 11 GB user-accessible memory)
• RAM: 1 GB
• Expansion slot: microSD™ card, up to 32 GB