Sony Xperia V

Sony Xperia V

Xperia V at IFA 2012
Codename Tsubasa
Brand Sony
Manufacturer Sony Mobile Communications
Slogan The ultimate LTE Smartphone experience
Series Sony Xperia
Model LT25i
Compatible networks 2G GSM/EDGE/GPRS: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
3G UMTS/HSUPA/HSDPA+: 850, 900, 2100 MHz
4G LTE: 800, 850, 1800, 2100, 2600 MHz
First released Q4 2012
Predecessor Sony Xperia acro S
Successor Sony Xperia ZR
Related Sony Xperia T
Sony Xperia TX
Sony Xperia J
Sony Xperia AX SO-01E (Japan)
Sony Xperia VL SOL21 (Japan)
Type Touchscreen smartphone
Form factor Slate
Dimensions 129 mm (5.1 in) H
65 mm (2.6 in) W
10.7 mm (0.42 in) D[1]
Weight 120 g (4.2 oz)[1]
Operating system Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) or Android 4.3 (Jellybean)
System on chip Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8960
CPU 1500 MHz dual-core Krait
GPU Adreno 225
Memory 1 GiB RAM
Storage 8 GiB
Removable storage 32 GiB, microSD or microSDHC
Battery 1750 mAh
Data inputs Multi-touch capacitive touchscreen
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Digital compass
GPS
GLONASS[1]
Display 4.3 in diagonal with 16:9 aspect ratio widescreen
TFT 1280×720 (342 ppi) display
16M colors[1]
Rear camera 13 megapixels back-side illuminated sensor
LED flash
Aperture f/2.4
1920×1080 (1080p)
Auto focus
Image stabilizer
Face/smile detection
Geo tagging
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Panorama
Front camera 0.3 megapixels VGA
Connectivity Bluetooth 4.0
USB 2.0
Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n)
NFC
DLNA
MHL
USB tethering
Other Available in black, white and pink

The Sony Xperia V is a smartphone designed, developed and marketed by Sony Mobile. Unveiled on 29 August 2012 in Berlin, the Xperia V belongs to Sony's handset line up of the second half of 2012, which includes the flagship Xperia T and the entry-level Xperia J. The 4.3-inch (110 mm) device employs a 1280×720 (720p) pixel resolution display, a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor and a 13-megapixel camera, while protected by a water-resistant outer skin.[2][3]

Availability

The device was officially announced by Sony on 29 August 2012 in Berlin along with the Xperia J and T. The device is water and dust resistant which is similar to the Xperia go and Xperia acro S. It was to be released during the fourth quarter of 2012. As of January 2015, Sony has run out of replacement batteries in Hong Kong and is no long producing them, meaning it is no longer supporting the Xperia V.

Hardware

The phone has a capacitive touchscreen display that measures 4.3 inches with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels at 342 ppi equipped with Sony's Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 which enhances the display of the device. It is capable of displaying 16,777,216 colours and supports multitouch. The camera of the device has 13 megapixels capable of 16 times digital zoom with Sony's Exmor R for low light capturing. It is capable of video recording at 1080p HD and also video calling. The phone also features a VGA front-facing camera with 0.3 megapixels. The device has a 1.5 GHz Dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor with 1 GiB RAM, internal storage of 8 GiB and an external slot for storage expansion up to 64 GiB. The device is also NFC (Near Field Communication) enabled which can be used with Xperia SmartTags,[4] or for low value financial transactions, as NFC becomes more widespread in use, with the appropriate applications from Google Play.[5] The device also features a micro USB connector with USB on the Go support It also has a scratch-resistant and shatterproof glass and a dust- (IP5X) and water-resistant (IPX5/7) rating, similar to the Sony Xperia acro S.[6]

Software

The phone is released with Sony's Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich integrated with Facebook and the Entertainment Network, allowing users to access Music & Video Unlimited. Other than that, the device also has the Walkman music player with a manual equalizer and is DLNA certified.[7]

The operating system can be upgraded to version 4.3 Jellybean from 29 January (see bottom of page), with it being the final version and no Android version 4.4 KitKat being released for Xperia V. Though Sony did not release any software updates after Jellybean 4.3, they have always been supporting open source nature of Android; as a result, there are lot of ROMs available. Recently it also received Lollipop-based ROMSs which include cyanogenmod,paranoid android thanks to developers at XDA.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sony Xperia V". Phone Arena. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  2. ↑ Bennett, Brian (29 August 2012). "Sony unveils Xperia T, V, and J smartphones". CNET. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  3. ↑ McCann, John (29 August 2012). "Sony Xperia J and Xperia V touch down in new range". TechRadar. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "Xperia™ SmartTags". Sony Mobile Communications.
  5. ↑ "Xperia™ SmartTags". Google Play.
  6. ↑ "Xperia™ V LT25i August White Paper" (PDF). Sony Mobile Communications.
  7. ↑ "Xperia™ V White paper" (PDF). Sony Mobile Communications.
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