First Looks: Sony Xperia Sola Android Smartphone

Sony has since broken away from its former partnership with Ericsson in making smartphones. With Sony now taking sole control over the Xperia product line, we have seen a resurgence in Xperia smartphones, ranging from the low mid-range to premium smartphones.

Sony has sent us their latest midrange Xperia Sola for review. I posted my first thoughts on the Sony Xperia Sola at Tech Wire Asia.

We’ll be posting our thoughts on the Xperia Sola soon. So far, after a day playing with the phone, I can say the Xperia Sola is a capable mid-range smartphone that offers excellent multimedia features for the price.

Sony Xperia Sola Specs

• NovaThor U8500 1.0GHz dual-core System-on-Chip processor
• 3.7-inch display at 480×854 pixels (265 PPI)
• 512MB RAM
• 8 GB internal storage (5 GB usable)
• up to 32GB via microSD card (card not included)
• WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, WiFi hotspot
• Bluetooth 2.1 w/ EDR
• NFC (2 NFC tags included in package)
• 5 megapixel rear autofocus camera with LED flash
• 720p video recording
• FM radio tuner
• GPS with aGPS support
• Android 2.3 Gingerbread
• 1320 mAH Li-Ion battery
• 116 x 59 x 9.9mm
• 107 grams

The Xperia Sola has an SRP of PhP 16,990, but sells for PhP 15,800 with some retailers.