Sony Xperia S

Specifications
Sony Xperia S
MORE PICTURES
  • 4.3" 720x1280 pixels
  • 12MP 1080p
  • 1GB RAM Snapdragon S3
  • 1750mAh
Released 2012, February 144g, 10.6mm thickness Android 2.3, up to 4.1.2 32GB storage, no card slot
read our review 0.2%
22,128,496 hits
1022
Become a fan

Also known as Sony Ericsson Xperia Nozomi, Sony Ericsson Arc HD

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - LT26i
Speed HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2012, January. Released 2012, February
Status Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 128 x 64 x 10.6 mm (5.04 x 2.52 x 0.42 in)
Weight 144 g (5.08 oz)
SIM Micro-SIM
Display
Type LED-backlit LCD,
Size 4.3 inches, 51.0 cm2 (~62.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~342 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass
Platform
OS Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3
CPU Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion
GPU Adreno 220
Memory
Card slot No
Internal 32GB 1GB RAM
Main Camera
Single 12 MP, AF
Features LED flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Single 1.3 MP
Video 720p@30fps
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR
Positioning GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
 ANT+
TV launcher
HDMI port
MP4/H.264/WMV player
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
TrackID music recognition
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial/commands
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Non-removable Li-Ion 1750 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 450 h (2G) / Up to 420 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 7 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 8 h 30 min (3G)
Music play Up to 25 h
Misc
Colors White, Black, Silver
Models LT26i
SAR 1.31 W/kg (head)     0.60 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.30 W/kg (head)    
Price About 230 EUR
Our Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 1038:1 (nominal)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 72dB / Noise 61dB / Ring 69dB
Audio quality Noise -86.6dB / Crosstalk -86.9dB

User opinions and reviews

I bought this phone in 2025 for only 10$ CRAZY! and I can't love it more, the audio quality is superb, it came with ICS 4.0.4 and updated with flashtool to 4.1.2 it opened the door for more apps, the camera is great it has a very distinct "...

  • Etherxp
  • 31 Jul 2025
  • auq

I bought it eleven years ago, of course I had most of the Xperia series. Today I happened to be testing the photos I had with the camera. When I bought it, I took a photo of a flower in the garden. I reviewed it on Google Memories. How much did I rea...

  • Pong
  • 01 Nov 2024
  • yDC

IKR

Related

More from Sony