Of the three smartphones announced at IFA in Berlin, the Xperia V is the only one that packs LTE connectivity as the default option.
Branded as the “Bond phone” for the Singapore market, we find out if this dust- and water- resistant handset is the perfect device for a secret agent.
GENERAL
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
SIM Micro-SIM
Announced – 2012, August
Status Available. Released 2012, December
BODY
Dimensions 129 x 65 x 10.7 mm (5.08 x 2.56 x 0.42 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz)
IP57 certified – dust and water resistant
Water proof up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
DISPLAY
Type TFT 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 2
Timescape UI
SOUND
Alert types Vibration; MP3 ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
MEMORY
Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB
Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
DATA
GPRS Yes
EDGE Up to 237 kbps
Speed HSPA+ (DL 42 Mbps/ UL 5.8 Mbps); LTE Cat3, (DL 100 Mbps/ UL 50 Mbps)
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
NFC Yes
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0
CAMERA
Primary 13 MP, 4128×3096 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, VGA
FEATURES
OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon
CPU Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 225
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email
Browser HTML5
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Colors Black, White, Pink
– TV-out (via MHL A/V link)
– SNS integration
– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
– MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
– MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
– Document viewer
– Photo viewer/editor
– Voice memo/dial
– Predictive text input
BATTERY
Standard battery, Li-Ion 1750 mAh
Stand-by Up to 300 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 7 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G)
Music play Up to 18 h
MISC
SAR US 0.86 W/kg (head) 0.73 W/kg
SAR EU 0.95 W/kg
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