Sony Ericsson Xperia Acro
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The Sony Ericsson Xperia acro is a Android smartphone
produced by Sony Ericsson
in Japan
. The device has several additional functions for Japan customers from Xperia Arc
. It was launched in June 24, 2011.
" and "au by KDDI
" which are Japanese mobile phone operators. Each operators' devices are called Xperia acro SO-02C (NTT docomo) and Xperia acro IS11S (au).
Each mobile phone operators adopt different communication interfaces. The "Xperia acro IS11S" supported CDMA2000
with Japanese Xperia product first.
The Xperia Acro is available in a choice of either Black, White, Aqua (SO-02C only),or Ruby (IS11S only).
Smartphone
A smartphone is a high-end mobile phone built on a mobile computing platform, with more advanced computing ability and connectivity than a contemporary feature phone. The first smartphones were devices that mainly combined the functions of a personal digital assistant and a mobile phone or camera...
produced by Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB is a joint venture established on October 1, 2001 by the Japanese consumer electronics company Sony Corporation and the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson to manufacture mobile phones....
in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. The device has several additional functions for Japan customers from Xperia Arc
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
The Sony Ericsson Xperia arc is an Android smartphone from Sony Ericsson. It was launched on April 1st, 2011 in Europe. The Xperia arc has a touch-screen, the mobile BRAVIA engine which optimises the picture and runs at a resolution of 854×480 pixels, a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor,...
. It was launched in June 24, 2011.
Basics
The Xperia acro is supplied by "NTT docomoNTT DoCoMo
is the predominant mobile phone operator in Japan. The name is officially an abbreviation of the phrase, "do communications over the mobile network", and is also from a compound word dokomo, meaning "everywhere" in Japanese. Docomo provides phone, video phone , i-mode , and mail services...
" and "au by KDDI
KDDI
is a Japanese telecommunications operator formed in October 2000 through the merger of DDI Corp., KDD Corp., and IDO Corp. It has its headquarters in the Garden Air Tower in Iidabashi, Chiyoda, Tokyo....
" which are Japanese mobile phone operators. Each operators' devices are called Xperia acro SO-02C (NTT docomo) and Xperia acro IS11S (au).
Each mobile phone operators adopt different communication interfaces. The "Xperia acro IS11S" supported CDMA2000
CDMA2000
CDMA2000 is a family of 3G mobile technology standards, which use CDMA channel access, to send voice, data, and signaling data between mobile phones and cell sites. The set of standards includes: CDMA2000 1X, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. 0, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. A, and CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. B...
with Japanese Xperia product first.
The Xperia Acro is available in a choice of either Black, White, Aqua (SO-02C only),or Ruby (IS11S only).
Specs
- OS - Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
- CPU - 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor
- RAM - 512 MB
- SDHC - 32 GB microSDHC (expandable up to 32GB)
- Display - 854x480 pixels, 4.2 inch Reality display, Sony Mobile BRAVIABRAVIABRAVIA is a Sony brand used to market its high-definition LCD televisions, projection TVs and front projectors and for the PlayStation 3 , along with its home cinema range under the sub-brand BRAVIA Theatre. The BRAVIA name is an acronym of "Best Resolution Audio Visual Integrated Architecture"...
Engine - Image sensor - 8.1 mega-pixel camera (Exmor RExmorExmor is the name of a technology Sony implements on some of their CMOS image sensors. It performs on-chip analogue/digital signal conversion and two-step noise reduction in parallel on each column of the CMOS sensor...
) - Image output - HDMIHDMIHDMI is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital data. It is a digital alternative to consumer analog standards, such as radio frequency coaxial cable, composite video, S-Video, SCART, component video, D-Terminal, or VGA...
-out
Added functions for Japan
- FeliCaFeliCaFeliCa is a contactless RFID smart card system from Sony in Japan, primarily used in electronic money cards. The name stands for Felicity Card...
/NFCNear Field CommunicationNear field communication, or NFC, allows for simplified transactions, data exchange, and wireless connections between two devices in proximity to each other, usually by no more than a few centimeters. It is expected to become a widely used system for making payments by smartphone in the United States...
- used for Wallet MobileOsaifu-Keitai, literally meaning "Wallet Mobile", is a trademark of NTT DoCoMo, which developed the system. It refers to mobile phones that integrate Sony's Mobile FeliCa ICs, as well as to services provided by applications on these phones....
in Japan - IrDAInfrared Data AssociationThe Infrared Data Association defines physical specifications communications protocol standards for the short-range exchange of data over infrared light, for uses such as personal area networks ....
- used for the exchange of the address book with the existing Japanese cell-phone. (Refer to 'Feature phoneFeature phoneA feature phone is a mobile phone that, like smartphones, combines the functions of a personal digital assistant and a mobile phone.Today's models typically also serve as portable media players and camera phones with touchscreen, GPS navigation, Wi-Fi and mobile broadband access.Feature phones is...
', 'Mobile phone industry in JapanMobile phone industry in JapanThe Japanese mobile phone industry is one of the most advanced in the world. According to statistics announced from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, as of June 2009 there were 113.025 million mobile phones in use in Japan...
') - 1seg1segis a mobile terrestrial digital audio/video and data broadcasting service in Japan, Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Peru. Service began experimentally during 2005 and commercially on April 1, 2006. In Brazil, the broadcast started in late 2007 in just a few cities, with a slight difference from...
- is a mobile terrestrial digital audio/video and data broadcasting service in Japan.
See also
- List of Android devices
- List of Xperia devicesXPERIAXperia is the range of Sony Ericsson handsets which are smartphones. Since 2010 the company's main focus has been on these devices which now account for more than half of all sales. Xperia is derived from the word 'experience' which was used in the branding of the Xperia X1 in the catch line, "I ...
- Xperia ArcSony Ericsson Xperia ArcThe Sony Ericsson Xperia arc is an Android smartphone from Sony Ericsson. It was launched on April 1st, 2011 in Europe. The Xperia arc has a touch-screen, the mobile BRAVIA engine which optimises the picture and runs at a resolution of 854×480 pixels, a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor,...
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