- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How it compares
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
Sony Xperia Sola
- Android 2.3 Gingerbread
- 3.5G
- 3.7"
- Dual core 1 GHz
Released May, 2012
by GSM Arena (May, 2012)Overall, the Xperia sola has a competitive set of features for its price range and the Floating Touch technology adds a measure of exclusivity.
Conclusion Check out the Sony Xperia Sola
First reviewed May, 2012
Features Key features of the Sony Xperia Sola
1 GHz
Android 2.3 Gingerbread 3.5G
by GSM Arena (May, 2012)Here is where you can admire (but not touch)!
screen size
3.7"
4"
4"
Xperia Sola by Luciano-Martins (Oct, 2012)The size of its screen is perfect, it is not too big so it can still be used single handed.
Xperia Sola by David-Bradshaw (Sep, 2012)I also, like this phone since it is the same size as the iPhone 4 (almost identical), this one has a large screen, but the body is identical (just a mm or so larger).
screen resolution
Xperia Sola by GSM Arena (May, 2012)It's the kind of processed sharpness, which some might find overdone, but we did like the crisp, vibrant screen of the Xperia sola.
Xperia Sola by GSM Arena (May, 2012)Videos were nicely smooth and there was a reasonable amount of detail in them.
memory
| 0 GB | 1 GB  | 1 GB |
processor
Xperia Sola by William-K.-Frank--wkfrank (Jan, 2013)The phone is right-sized, and with a dual-core processor and 512MB of RAM, it's smart enough for me.
Xperia Sola by GSM Arena (May, 2012)The Sony Xperia sola is powered by a dual-core NovaThor U8500 processor clocked at 1 GHz and 512 MB of RAM.
camera resolution
| 0 MP | 5 MP  | 5 MP |
Xperia Sola by Yris-Rodriguez--yrisrh (Nov, 2012)After reading wonders with this Xperia model, I can tell you is super fast compared to other teams in that range, has good internal memory, which frees you to be annoying and clearing the cache that, I like the camera is excellent resolution, the 50gb that give the download Box app.
Xperia Sola by GSM Arena (May, 2012)The Xperia sola boasts a 5 megapixel camera, complete with a single LED light.
Performance Real world tests of Sony Xperia Sola
cpu speed
Xperia Sola by GSM Arena (May, 2012)These include a super-crisp Reality display with Floating Touch and a powerful dual-core processor, which promises tp run Gingerbread perfectly smooth.
Xperia Sola by J.-Gingerich (Dec, 2012)I got this phone so I could buy an affordable phone without a contract and it was one of the cheaper phones with the promise of being upgradeable to Ice Cream Sandwich (a newer Android version than the Gingerbread it comes with), and because it had a dual core processor, FM radio and expandable memory.
talk time
360 min
506 min
450 min
Xperia Sola by GSM Arena (May, 2012)The battery is a 1320 mAh unit, which is said to provide about 470 hours of 2G stand-by (475 hours in 3G) or up to 6 hours of talk time (5 hours in 3G).
Xperia Sola by David-Bradshaw (Sep, 2012)battery was not that great before, but it seems worse (I am not using the battery saver thing, since it turns off networking when sleep, and that defeats the purpose of a smartphone).
Our analysis How does it stack up against its top 10 competitors
pros
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3.5 mm -
Android Market (Android) -
Capacitive -
5 MP -
Enables payment by phone and other wireless communications -
59 x 116 x 10 mm -
107 g -
82.26% -
Listen to music and news from local radio stations -
Share your cellphone's data plan with other devices -
10 mm
cons
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Dead batteries may require the entire phone to be replaced -
None -
1,320 mA·h -
Android 2.3 Gingerbread -
Doesn't support the fastest, most reliable networks -
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360 min -
Cannot detect when the tablet is rotated
Reviews Word on the street
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 |   Rated by 64 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by John (Oct, 2012)  Rated 20% by by Klutch--Klutch (Dec, 2012)  Rated 80% by by Snarker--Snarker (Nov, 2012) |
Screen
Sony Xperia Sola | by GSM Arena (May, 2012)Anyway, the Xperia sola screen has average blacks, but its good brightness secured an overall contrast ratio of just over 1000:1.
Sony Xperia Sola | by GSM Arena (May, 2012)While the viewing angles are better than in previous Xperia phones, there's significant color shift and contrast compression when looking at the display from the side.
Sony Xperia Sola | Rated 20% by by David-Bradshaw (Sep, 2012)The phone has a great looking display responds quickly (no dragging) and looks great!
Apps
Sony Xperia Sola | Rated 20% by by David-Bradshaw (Sep, 2012)The music player on the phone is also pretty sweet and can download all the music info for you (cover art, and metadata).
Sony Xperia Sola | Rated 100% by by itatsu (Jul, 2012)love this product, i am not a super fan of iphone nor samsung galaxy series, instead i love sony phones, i think they have better designs, anyways, this phone is exactly how i imagined, the vesolution is good, the apps are good, and i bought the smart watch with it.
Sony Xperia Sola | Rated 100% by by Carey-A-Dehmer (Jan, 2013)I have an ipod already for music so I have not tried using it for listening to music, however Sony provides an application to store music and other media on a pc similar to using itunes and makes it easy to transfer and update the phone.
Camera
Sony Xperia Sola | Rated 100% by by Daniel-Flores (Dec, 2012)great phone everythings was perfect, the smart tag very usefull, batery life is prety decent, the best thing about the phone is the camera.
Sony Xperia Sola | Rated 100% by by rajil (Feb, 2013)realy nice phone working good camera super picture clarity internet conection verry fast overall good performance and friendly use.
Sony Xperia Sola | Rated 100% by by Luciano-Martins (Oct, 2012)I was very impressed by the quality of its camera, the photos looks very good!
Video
Sony Xperia Sola | Rated 80% by by Crabby (Dec, 2012)I should add though that the resolution is very good and videos come in bright and clear as well as pictures.
Sony Xperia Sola | by GSM Arena (May, 2012)The first smartphone to come with a dual-core processor offers 1080p video capture, a larger 4.0" display and an 8 MP camera.
Sony Xperia Sola | by GSM Arena (May, 2012)In good lighting the Xperia sola can produce sharp images which are pretty nice to look at.
Type
Sony Xperia Sola | Rated 100% by by Carey-A-Dehmer (Jan, 2013)The android system has been pretty intuitive and the documentation that Sony provides is very easy to find, read and understand.
Sony Xperia Sola | Rated 60% by by Carlos-E.-Coelho-Ferreira--cferreira (Jan, 2013)I love android and Sony is a great brand, but I thought it would come with Gorilla glass just like iPhone does.
Sony Xperia Sola | Rated 100% by by Ivaylo-Penev (Jan, 2013)She already has a Android phone but she now prefers to use this one since it is so good looking.
Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | Sony Xperia J Longest battery life during active use J vs Sola |
 | 2 | Sony Xperia U Sharpest screen U vs Sola |
 | 3 | Samsung Galaxy S Advance 2-way tie: Most built-in storage Samsung Galaxy S Advance vs Sony Xperia Sola |
 | 4 | Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 OK standby time Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 vs Sony Xperia Sola |
 | 5 | HTC Desire X Average battery capacity HTC Desire X vs Sony Xperia Sola |
 | 6 | Sony Xperia neo L 4-way tie: Highest resolution screen neo L vs Sola |
 | 7 | Sony Xperia go Is waterproof Xperia go vs Xperia Sola |
 | 8 | Samsung Galaxy S III mini Rated the best by consumers Samsung Galaxy S III mini vs Sony Xperia Sola |
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Xperia Ray has better Proccessing Power
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Beginner II
Sony Xperia go
- Android 2.3 Gingerbread
- 3.5G
- 3.5"
- Dual core 1 GHz
1 more Sortable user recommendeds the Xperia go over the Xperia Sola.
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votes It has HD display with sharp screen and it is stylish design
- 0 comments
- December 7, 2012
- Reply to: Which phone should i buy?
Beginner I
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votes If you are not concerned about updates and just want to use this phone like a normal person then you should buy this.
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- Reply to: What would be a good phone for office and personal use?
Sony Xperia U
- Android 2.3 Gingerbread
- 3.5G
- 3.5"
- Dual core 1 GHz
2 more Sortable users recommended the Sola over the U.
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vote The you can install many app on sony xperia u. it still need a few space on internal for the system with 4gb internal. i prefer sola
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votes It has HD display with sharp screen and it is stylish design
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Sony Xperia ray
- Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
- 3.5G
- 3.3"
- 1 GHz
It's a tie. Cast the deciding vote!
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votes It has HD display with sharp screen and it is stylish design
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