When you look for the rugged Android smartphone but with a sleek design, then Sony Xperia acro S will be very appropriate for you. This smartphone is one of the company’s rugged devices besides the Xperia go which also has the rigorous build and water-resistant design which become one of its notable features. Therefore, let’s have a closer look at the below technical specifications overview of this rough smartphone.
Design
The overall design of Sony Xperia acro S is rather identical with the other Xperia model but it doesn’t come with the colored bottom part of the body. The device measures 126 mm in height, 66 mm in width, 11.9 mm in depth and weighs about 147 grams. The display measures 4.3 inches HD Reality Display with LED-backlit LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, 720x1280 pixels and 342 ppi pixel density. The display has been included with the multi-touch feature (up to 10 fingers), scratch-resistant shatter proof glass protection. Also, it has been IP67 certified (dust and water-proof) same with the Panasonic Eluga Power.
Hardware and OS
In terms of hardware specs, this smartphone boasts dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion processor combined with the GPU Adreno 220, Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset and 1GB of RAM. For the operating system, the device has been pre-loaded with the Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) combined with the Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine as being one of the typical features of this series. For storing files, there will be the 16 GB internal storage which can be expanded with microSD up to 32 GB.
Camera Specs
This can be another smartphone from company which has been packed with the 12 megapixels camera besides the Sony Ericsson Satio (Idou). With this camera, users can capture photo with the resolution up to 4000x3000 pixels but unfortunately it has not been added with Xenon flash as owned by Satio. The secondary camera has been improved to 1.3 megapixels (720p@30fps) and the primary camera can record HD videos (1080p@30fps) along with the continuous auto-focus, video light and video stabilizer.
Connectivity
The device supports for 3G network with the data speed up to 14.4 Mbps via HSDPA and up to 5.8 Mbps via HSUPA. There will be also the Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, WiFi hotspot, Bluetooth v2.1 (A2DP+EDR) and NFC feature. For transferring data or PC sync, there’s the high-speed microUSB v2.0 which supports for USB On-the-go feature.
Battery Power
As the power supplier, the standard battery of li-Ion 1910 mAh has been included which can deliver the stand-by time up to 290 hours (2G) and up to 310 hours (3G). The battery will also provide the talk-time up to 400 hours (2G) or up to 430 hours (3G) and the music playback up to 23 hours.
Price, Pros and Cons
The expected price of Sony Xperia acro S is around $599.99. The pros of this handset are the rugged build, dust and water-resistant concept, NFC support, great camera specs and decent processor and platform. However, the device lacks 4G capability and it’s a bit thicker than other model. [IS]
