Sony Xperia V

Not to be confused with Sony Xperia 5 or Sony Xperia 1 V.

Sony Xperia V
BrandSony
ManufacturerSony Mobile Communications
TypeTouchscreen smartphone
SloganThe ultimate LTE Smartphone experience
SeriesSony Xperia
First releasedQ4 2012
PredecessorSony Xperia acro S
SuccessorSony Xperia ZR
RelatedSony Xperia T
Sony Xperia TX
Sony Xperia J
Sony Xperia AX SO-01E (Japan)
Sony Xperia VL SOL21 (Japan)
Compatible networks2G GSM/EDGE/GPRS: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
3G UMTS/HSUPA/HSDPA+: 850, 900, 2100 MHz
4G LTE: 800, 850, 1800, 2100, 2600 MHz
Form factorSlate
Dimensions129 mm (5.1 in) H
65 mm (2.6 in) W
10.7 mm (0.42 in) D[1]
Weight120 g (4.2 oz)[1]
Operating systemAndroid 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) or Android 4.3 (Jellybean)
System-on-chipQualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8960
CPU1500 MHz dual-core Krait
GPUAdreno 225
Memory1 GiB RAM
Storage8 GiB
Removable storage32 GiB, microSD or microSDHC
Battery1750 mAh
Rear camera13 megapixels back-side illuminated sensor
LED flash
Aperture f/2.4
1920×1080 (1080p)
Auto focus
Image stabilizer
Face/smile detection
Geo tagging
High-dynamic-range mode (HDR)
Panorama
Front camera0.3 megapixels VGA
Display4.3 in diagonal with 16:9 aspect ratio widescreen
TFT 1280×720 (342 ppi) display
16M colors[1]
ConnectivityBluetooth 4.0
USB 2.0
Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n)
NFC
DLNA
MHL
USB tethering
Data inputsMulti-touch capacitive touchscreen
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Digital compass
GPS
GLONASS[1]
ModelLT25i
CodenameTsubasa
OtherAvailable in black, white and pink

The Sony Xperia V is a smartphone designed, developed and marketed by Sony Mobile. Presented initially on 29 August 2012 in Berlin, the Xperia V was released in December 2012 and belongs to Sony's handset line up of the second half of 2012, which includes the flagship Xperia T and the entry-level Xperia J. The 4.3-inch (110 mm) device employs a 1280×720 (720p) pixel resolution display, a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor and a 13-megapixel camera, and an interchangeable battery while protected by a water-resistant outer skin.[2][3] This is the first Sony Mobile's device alongside the Xperia J that does not feature the Sony Ericsson's liquid energy logo.

Availability

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The device was officially announced by Sony on 29 August 2012 in Berlin along with the Xperia J and T. The device is water and dust resistant which is similar to the Xperia go and Xperia acro S. It was to be released during the fourth quarter of 2012. As of January 2015, Sony has run out of replacement batteries in Hong Kong and is no long producing them, meaning it is no longer supporting the Xperia V.

Hardware

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The phone has a capacitive touchscreen display that measures 4.3 inches with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels at 342 ppi equipped with Sony's Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 which enhances the display of the device. It is capable of displaying 16,777,216 colours and supports multitouch. The camera of the device has 13 megapixels capable of 16 times digital zoom with Sony's Exmor R for low light capturing.

It is capable of video recording at 1080p HD and also video calling. The phone also features a VGA front-facing camera with 0.3 megapixels. The device has a 1.5 GHz Dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor with 1 GiB RAM, internal storage of 8 GiB and an external slot for storage expansion up to 64 GiB.

The device is also NFC (Near Field Communication) enabled which can be used with Xperia SmartTags,[4] or for low value financial transactions, as NFC becomes more widespread in use, with the appropriate applications from Google Play.[5] The device also features a micro USB connector with USB on the Go support It also has a scratch-resistant and shatterproof glass. Despite being equipped with a user-replaceable battery, the Xperia V has a dust- (IP5X) and water-resistant (IPX5/7) rating, similar to the Sony Xperia acro S.[6]

Software

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The phone is released with Sony's Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich integrated with Facebook and the Entertainment Network, allowing users to access Music & Video Unlimited. Other than that, the device also has the Walkman music player with a manual equalizer and is DLNA certified.[7]

The operating system can be upgraded to version 4.3 Jellybean from 29 January (see bottom of page), with it being the final version and no Android version 4.4 KitKat being released for Xperia V.

Though Sony did not release any software updates after Jellybean 4.3, they have always been supporting open source nature of Android; as a result, there are lot of ROMs available. Recently it also received Lollipop-based ROMSs which include cyanogenmod,paranoid android thanks to developers at XDA.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Sony Xperia V". Phone Arena. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  2. ^ Bennett, Brian (29 August 2012). "Sony unveils Xperia T, V, and J smartphones". CNET. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  3. ^ McCann, John (29 August 2012). "Sony Xperia J and Xperia V touch down in new range". TechRadar. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Xperia™ SmartTags". Sony Mobile Communications.
  5. ^ "Xperia™ SmartTags". Google Play.
  6. ^ "Xperia™ V LT25i August White Paper" (PDF). Sony Mobile Communications. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2012.
  7. ^ "Xperia™ V White paper" (PDF). Sony Mobile Communications. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
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