Launched in the Philippines around the 3rd week of April along with the Xperia S, P and U, the Sony Xperia Sola deviated from the line-up and introduced some nifty features we’ve only seen on this smartphone.
The “Floating Touch” feature on the Xperia Sola allows you to hover
your finger on the screen when using the browser (also acts as a cursor
when you hover over links on a web page).
We’ve tried this feature and it works but really could not figure the
importance or practical use until we discovered it will still work even
if you’re using gloves or touching the screen with cloth.
Short of calling it magic, Sony promises to expand this feature to other apps in the future.
Since the Sola came with built-in NFC, there were NFC tags included
in the box that allows you to customized commands when you touch it with
the handset.
The handset design and construction closely resembles the Xperia S, P, U line-up but with some minor design changes.
It’s noticeably thinner with a more boxy figure and less curved back panel. The semi-translucent border at the bottom is gone.
The display panel is raised a few millimeters above the body leaving a small depressed surface at the bottom end.
The normal Gingerbread soft bottoms are situated at the bottom of the black bezel.
There’s also a dedicated camera button on the side, along with the volume rocker and the micro-USB port along the right side.
The hardware configuration of the Sola is pretty close to the Xperia U.
Sony Xperia Sola specs:
3.7-inch display @ 480×854 pixels, 265 ppi
NovaThor U8500 1.0GHz dual-core
512MB RAM
8GB internal storage (5GB usable)
up to 32GB via microSD card
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA< WIFI hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1 w/ EDR
NFC
5MP rear autofocus camera with LED flash
720p video recording
FM radio tuner
GPS with aGPS support
Android 2.3 Gingerbread
1320mAH Li-Ion battery
116 x 59 x 9.9mm
107 grams
What is sorely missing is the front-facing camera and though it’s now
on Gingerbread, Sony promises an ICS update later this year.
The Xperia Sola has a suggested retail price of Php16,990 but the unit we got from Widget City was selling for just Php15,800 (see here).
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