Sony Ericsson Xperia acro SO-02C Quick reference guide

White paper

May 2011

SO-02C

acro

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This document is published by Sony Ericsson

Mobile Communications AB, without any

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text necessitated by typographical errors,

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First released version (May 2011)

Publication number: 1246-7668.1

Purpose of this document

Sony Ericsson product White papers are intended to give an overview of a product and provide details in

relevant areas of technology.

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Document history

Sony Ericsson Developer World

For the latest Sony Ericsson technical documentation and development tools, go to

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Version

May 2011 First released version Version 1

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Table of contents

Product overview ........................................................................................................5

Xperia™ acro – That's Entertainment ....................................................................5

Facts – dimensions, weight, performance and networks ......................................6

Application overview list ........................................................................................8

Full feature list .....................................................................................................10

1. Signature features.........................................................................................10

2. Categorised features.....................................................................................11

Technologies in detail ...............................................................................................13

Device-to-device communications (local) ...........................................................13

Bluetooth wireless technology..........................................................................13

FeliCa ................................................................................................................14

Wi-Fi™ ..............................................................................................................15

DLNA (Digital Living Network Aliance) ..............................................................15

Messaging ...........................................................................................................16

Email .................................................................................................................16

Positioning – location based services .................................................................17

Provisioning (OMA CP) ........................................................................................17

Multimedia (audio, image and video) ...................................................................18

Digital TV (1seg) ................................................................................................19

Synchronisation (OMA DS, EAS, Google Sync™) ...............................................20

Web browser .......................................................................................................20

Trademarks and acknowledgements ..................................................................21

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Product overview

Xperia™ acro – That's Entertainment

Get entertained through the Xperia™ acro. Snap those special moments, share them with your family and

friends. Enjoy some time for yourself. Real life experience with wider than before images. Xperia™ acro is

the most entertaining Smartphone to hit Japan.

Try Widescreen for a Change

Shoot cherry blossoms in natural colours in spring. Record those joyous moments in HD even in low light,

which is beautifully enhanced by the technology, "Exmor R for mobile" and gaze in wonder when you

replay it on the crystal clear multi-touch 4.2 inches Reality Display driven by Sony Mobile BRAVIA®

Engine. The images are further enhanced by the clear black front panel wrapped in the classy form of the

Xperia™ acro. If that is not enough, try the HDMI and connect to your TV for even bigger viewing.

The Japanese touch

Stay tuned to the latest news or your favorite program even when you are away from home on the 1 seg

TV. Share your personal information by IrDA with friends and use the convenient FeliCa application for all

your financial transactions. Xperia™ acro will touch the life of every Japanese user.

Mind-Boggling applications

With the Android OS ver.2.3 on Xperia acro, you can enjoy many Google's services and applications.

Download free and paid applications from over 100,000 apps from Android Market™. You can get

whatever you want for whatever to make you smile.

High Speed Action

Sony Ericsson UX is classic. Timescape - a very convenient application which shows SNS conversation

and if you have missed that call from your girl friend or boss. Get easy access to your favorite applications

and widgets on the home screen. The HSDPA Cat 10 UMTS available on Xperia acro SO-02C enables

high speed internet.

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Facts – dimensions, weight, performance and

networks

Operating system Google™ Android™ 2.3 (Gingerbread)

Processor Processor - 1 GHz Qualcomm MSM8255

GPU Adreno 205

Size 127 x 63x 11.8 mm

Weight 135 grams

Available colours Black

White

Aqua

Main screen

Colours 16,777,216 colour TFT

Resolution 854 x 480 pixels

Size (diagonal) 4.2 inches

Scratch-resistant Shatter proof sheet on Scratch-resistant glass

Input mechanisms

Text input PO Box Touch (Japanese)

Touch screen Capacitive (multi-touch)

Touch gesture Yes, multi-touch

Memory

Internal phone storage 1 GB (up to 320 MB user free memory)

RAM 512 MB

Expansion slot microSD™, up to 32 GB

Camera

Camera resolution 8.1 megapixel

Smart zoom Up to 2.00x

Photo flash Yes, LED

Video recording Yes, HD 720p

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*Talk time/Standby time(GSM/UMTS) is according to the operator condition for Battery Life Measurement.

Note: Battery performance may vary depending on network conditions and configurations, and phone

usage.

Sensors

Accelerometer Yes

Proximity sensor Yes

Ambient light sensor Yes

Magnetometer Yes

Networks

SO-02C HSPA 800(Band VI), 850 (Band V), 2100 (Band I)

Data transfer speeds

GSM GPRS Up to 86 kbps

GSM EDGE Up to 237 kbps

UMTS HSPA cat 6 (upload) Up to 5.7 Mbps

UMTS HSPA cat 10 (download) Up to 14 Mbps

Talk time (GSM) 6 hours 30 min

Standby time (GSM) 260 hours

Talk time (UMTS) 5 hours 50 min

Standby time (UMTS) 400 hours

Battery 1500 mAh

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Application overview list

Sony Ericsson signature applications

Sony Ericsson Home application

Sony Ericsson Music Player

Sony Ericsson Timescape™

Sony Ericsson services

PlayNow™ service *

TrackID™ application

Sony Ericsson Local Connectivity

Open Handset Alliance™ applications

Alarm clock

Browser

Calculator

Calendar

Settings

Google Mail™

Google Latitude™*

Google Voice™ Search*

Navigation

Google Places

Google Maps™ with Street View*

Android Market™**

Google Search

YouTube

Google Talk™*

Downloads

News & Weather

Telephony

Clock

Google Gallery 3D *

Other applications

Instruction Manual

sp-mode mail

docomo market

Bee TV

ToruCa

PhoneBookCopy

Evernote

Phonebook backup

i channel

G-guide TV program

Melodycall

Map navi service

Everystar

iD setting

BOOK store 2Dfacto

McDonald

Twonky

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eco mode

Osaifu-Keitai

Rakuten auction

Twitter

Facebook™

Media Discovery

PC Companion

OfficeSuite

mora touch

FM Radio

Messaging

APPNAVI

Media Remote

International roaming

SE store

Campaign Navi

Media server

life.episode

LiveWare™ manager

*The service is not available in all markets.

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Full feature list

1. Signature features

Sony Ericsson Timescape™

The place to meet your friends

The Timescape™ application manages all your communication with one person in one place. Browse

through your conversations the bright way to check out your Facebook™, MySpace™, Twitter™, photos,

emails, and texts. Now they’re all kept together so you don't have to open loads of different applications

to see what's going on.

Infinite button

Everything you want – from everywhere

Find out all about your friends in a flash. Press the infinite button in the Timescape™ application and

smart filter everything that’s going on with each person.

Sony Ericsson Local connectivity

A great experience of transferring media files

Get a great experience of transferring media file. In Sony Ericsson Local connectivity, you can choose

between USB mass-storage device class (MSC) mode and Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) mode. You may

either choose MSC mode to have absolute control of the storage or you may choose MTP mode to focus

on transferring media files without risk of data corruption. Experience more with MTP via USB cable.

Sony Ericsson Home screen application

Your home screen – just like home

Where’s best for you? Email top right? Music player bottom left? You decide. Put your favourites in

thumb’s reach. Use the unique touchscreen interface to drag ‘n drop the icons into the corners of your

home screen. Messages. Calls. Web. Music. YouTube™**. Your favourite apps from Android Market™* or

the PlayNow™ service**. What you want, where you want.

* Applications in the Android Market™ varies widely in size, from less than 100 KB for small utilities to 3-4

MB for full games, music player applications, or other major offerings. The average size, if a representative

selection of useful and fun applications are selected, is about 1 MB. This mean that on average, more than

100 applications can be downloaded and used without problems. With the ready availability of Android

Market™ in the phone, it is also very easy to delete and later reinstall infrequently used applications.

**The service is not available in all markets.

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