Xperia™ acro S signature features – dust & water resistance, NFC and PlayStation® certification

Written By Life is Gadget on Friday 8 June 2012 | 22:24

Xperia™ acro S.
The features of the sleek Xperia™ acro S include:



  • 1.5 GHz Qualcomm MSM8260 Dual Core Processor.
  • Adreno™ 220 GPU.
  • GPRS 850, 900, 1800, 1900
  • W-CDMA Band I, II, V and VIII
  • Internal phone storage 16 GB (up to 11 GB user-accessible memory). Some portion of the capacity may be used by pre-installed applications.
  • 1 GB RAM.
  • Memory card slot: microSD™, up to 32 GB.

  • 4.3” Reality display with Mobile BRAVIA® engine.
  • xLOUD Entertainment.

  • 12.1 MP camera resolution.
  • 16x digital zoom.
  • Pulsed LED photo flash.
  • 1080p HD video recording.

  • Accelerometer.
  • Proximity sensor.
  • Ambient light sensor.
  • Magnetometer.
  • Gyroscope.

  • NFC.**
  • Bluetooth™.
  • GLONASS*.
  • aGPS*.
  • HDMI.

  • IP55 and IP57 certification.
  • PlayStation® certified.
  • DLNA Certified®.
  • Launched on Android™ 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich).

  • PlayNow™ service*.
  • TrackID™ music recognition*.
  • Facebook inside Xperia™.
  • Sony Entertainment Network*.
  • Sony channel in Play Shop*.
* This service is not available in all markets.
**Not available for payments.
Xperia™ acro S fully builds on the success of Xperia acro HD in Japan, which has been a bestseller in the country for DOCOMO for 10 weeks since launch in March. Xperia™ acro S also has an IP55 rating, which means it’s protected against dust limited to ingress and from water projected by a nozzle (6.3mm) against enclosure from any direction. It also has an IP57 rating, with the same dust protection as IP55, and further protects against the effects of immersion between 15cm and 1m.
Xperia™ acro S is also PlayStation®-certified, ensuring that the smartphone can run PlayStation® content smoothly. You also have access to the Sony Entertainment Network*, including Video Unlimited, Music Unlimited, and the PlayStation® Network for PlayStation-certified content to guarantee high-quality smartphone gaming and access to the PlayStation Store. Finally, Xperia™ acro S supports NFC, so that you easily open apps with one touch against an Xperia™ smart tag, or share content with other NFC-enabled smartphones (like Xperia sola, Xperia S, Xperia ion, and Xperia P). Read more about NFC in NFC blog post.
Amazing graphics plus OpenGL support
Xperia™ acro S incorporates a 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260 dual core processor for stunning, fluid graphics, plus long battery life. You’ll also find the Adreno™ 220 GPU for an enhanced level of 3D graphics performance, and allows for support of a number of APIs, including OpenGL ES 2.0, OpenGL ES 1.1 and OpenVG 1.1. For more information on OpenGL, see previous OpenGL blog post.
Xperia™ acro S boasts a 4.3-inch, HD reality display with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine for razor sharp clarity, a 12.1 MP fast capture camera with full HD and pulsed LED photo flash, and easy HDMI TV connectivity to enjoy content on a big screen. Patented xLOUD™ technology enhances loudness and maximises sound without breaking.
Develop Xperia™ games, apps and custom app extensions
A wide range of SDK and developer tools are available in conjunction with using Xperia™ go or Xperia™ acro S. With the Smart Extension SDK, you can create apps for Smart Extras™ accessories (SmartWatch and Smart Wireless Headset pro). You can also create extensions that enhance the capabilities of Timescape™ and Music player, signature apps in every Xperia™ smartphone, by using Extension Developer Kit (EDK). Post developer questions on the EDK forum thread on Google Groups. Developers interested in creating games for Xperia™ go and Xperia™ acro S will find it easy with the Unity game engine. See previous blog posts on using Unity for game development. For developer help on Xperia smartphones, post your questions on external developer forums.
Availability and colours
Xperia™ go and Xperia™ acro S will be available to consumers globally from the third quarter 2012. Xperia™ go will launch in the US market under the name “Xperia advance”. For Xperia™ go, the available colours are black, white and yellow. For Xperia™ acro S, the available colours are black, white and pink.
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