With Sony Mobile be one of key players in the market. The tradition of producing attractive rugged droids dates back to the days of Sony Ericsson, and it’s great that it continues now, when Sony is fully controlling the company. Sony Xperia Acro S may not make Samsung Galaxy S III furious with fear, but its specifications are good enough to provide high-end smartphone experience and that is all that matters.
Key features:
· Quad-band 3G with 14.4 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA
· Bright 4.3″ 16M-color capacitive LED-backlit LCD touchscreen of HD resolution (720 x 1280 pixels) with Sony Mobile BRAVIA engine;
· IP57 certification – dust protected and water proof up to 1 meter and 30 minutes; Scratch-resistant shatter proof glass
· Android 4.0 ICS
· Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, 1 GB RAM, Adreno 220 GPU, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3 chipset
· 12 MP autofocus camera with LED flash
· 1080p video recording @ 30fps with continuous autofocus and stereo sound
· 1.3MP front-facing camera
· Wi-Fi b/g/n and DLNA
· Built-in GPS receiver with A-GPS and GLONASS support
· NFC connectivity
· 16GB built-in storage (13GB user accessible)
· microHDMI port, dedicated TV launcher
· microUSB port (charging) and stereo Bluetooth v3.0
· Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
· Stereo FM radio with RDS
· Accelerometer and proximity sensor
· Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Major Disadvantages:
· Chipset is rather modest for the class
· Thicker than most rivals
· Display viewing angles are mediocre
· No preinstalled document editor
· Non-user-replaceable battery
The difference in length between key features and Disadvantages is quiet sufficient enough to prove the point that Sony Xperia Acro S is worth considering.
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