Sony Xperia SP M35c White Paper

M35c

White paper

August 2013

XperiaTM SP

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First released version (March 2013)
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August 2013 Second released version Version 2

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Table of contents

Product overview ..........................................................................................................2

Xperia™ SP – Experience the brilliance of Sony inside and out ...........................2

Signature features .................................................................................................4

Facts – dimensions, weight, performance and networks ......................................5

Categorised feature list ..........................................................................................7

Technologies in detail ...................................................................................................9

Device-to-device communications (local) .............................................................9

Bluetooth™ wireless technology ........................................................................9

Wi-Fi® ...............................................................................................................10

DLNA Certified® (Digital Living Network Alliance) ............................................11

Messaging ...........................................................................................................12

MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service)..............................................................12

Email .................................................................................................................12

Positioning – location based services .................................................................13

Provisioning (OMA CP) ........................................................................................13

Multimedia (audio, image and video) ...................................................................14

Synchronisation (OMA DS, EAS) .........................................................................15

Memory in Android™ phones ..............................................................................16

Trademarks and acknowledgements ..................................................................19

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Product overview

Xperia™ SP – Experience the brilliance of Sony
inside and out

High definition entertainment in a premium design.

With its exquisite co-moulded aluminium frame, Xperia SP has the looks of a true design connoisseur’s
smartphone. The super-sharp HD screen covers almost the entire front. It stays spectacularly black when
off, turns vibrantly colourful when on. This phone runs on the latest Android platform, and it’s got all you
need for moment-catching too. The 8 megapixel camera goes from sleep to snap in less than a second.
Feel a still’s not enough? Shoot scenes and scenery in beautiful HD video. You’ll get a perfect result every
time. It’s a wrap? Then easily view it all on your TV via one-touch sharing.

Beauty well crafted

How would you define quality? Run your fingers over Xperia SP’s precision-crafted co-moulded
aluminium frame and you just might have your answer. To add that extra touch of you-style, try the
customisable illuminations. They notify you of events, Facebook updates and more. And give that extra
oomph to your music and pictures.

Closer to reality

Lost in the woods, wolfpack closing in. On the pitch, dodging that sliding tackle. Xperia SP’s 4.6” HD
screen is so vivid you feel you’re in the middle of it all - no matter what you’re viewing. The Reality Display
is powered by Mobile BRAVIA® Engine 2. That means razor sharp images, vibrant colours and the
enhanced contrast you recognize from Sony TV’s.

Easy connectivity with one-touch functions

The NFC-enabled smartphone lets you share pictures with other phones in a single touch. Or you can
touch your Xperia SP to a Bluetooth™ speaker and listen to music saved on the phone.

Share your phone screen on a TV

You can play your videos on a big screen by connecting a standard HDMI cable to your HDTV using an
MHL adapter* or a compatible TV Dock* accessory. If you prefer to go wireless, you can use the Screen
Mirroring** feature to share content from your phone via the TV. With the touch of a button, you can watch
your selected photo pop up on the TV screen or listen to the current music track play on the TV’s
speakers.

Snap and shoot – anytime, any light

Getting dark? Don’t let that stop you. The Exmor RS™ for mobile sensor gives you radiant pictures even in
low light. No need to worry about getting the camera settings right either. Superior Auto mode helps you
to that perfect picture without further ado - noise reduction is automatically activated when needed.

Music the way you want it

Ragga, grime or boy bands? With the “WALKMAN” app, you customise your music experience as you
please. Create your own playlists and listen in Soul shaking clarity with Clear Audio+*** and xLoud
loudness enhancement. Can’t get enough? Go further into Music Unlimited and choose from millions of
songs. When you’ve found the right track, crank it up and get the sound just right with graphic equalisers.
Or connect to wireless speakers with just a touch and use your smartphone as the ultimate DJ deck.

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* Separate accessory, not included.

** Your TV must support screen mirroring based on Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Miracast™ for the screen mirroring
feature to work. If your TV does not support such screen mirroring, you need to purchase a wireless
display adapter separately. When using screen mirroring, the image quality may sometimes be negatively
impacted if there is interference from other Wi-Fi networks.

*** Requires Clear Audio+ certified headset.

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Signature features

The Sony Xperia™ SP comes with a range of features as standard. Below is a summary of the key
signature features.

Xperia™ Local connectivity

More control over your media
Using Local connectivity, you can exercise more control over how media files get transferred and stored.

Xperia™ Home screen application

The place you call Home
Customise your Home screen with widgets, shortcuts, folders, themes, wallpaper and other items.
Where’s best for you? Email top right? Music player bottom left? You decide. With six extensions to your
Home screen, you’ve got plenty of space to put things where you want. Just remember to flick left or right
to find them.

Xperia™ Socialife™*

Use the Socialife™ application from Sony to get your favorite news, videos and social networking feeds in
one place. It colour-codes and sizes articles for easy reading, adding photos and cropping images of your
friends’ faces to illustrate each story.

* This service is not available in all markets.

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Facts – dimensions, weight, performance and
networks

Operating system Google™ Android™ 4.1 (Jelly Bean)

Processor 1.7 GHz Qualcomm MSM8660A-1-AB Dual Core

GPU Adreno 320

Size 130.6x67.1x9.98 mm

Weight 155 grams

Available colours Aprico

Black
White

SIM card Two micro-SIM slots

Main screen

Colours 16,777,216 colour TFT

Resolution 1280x720 pixels

Size (diagonal) 4.6 inches

Scratch-resistant Corning™ Gorilla™ glass

Input mechanisms

Text input On-screen QWERTY keyboard

Touch screen Capacitive

Touch gesture Yes – multi-touch, up to 10 fingers supported

Memory

RAM 1 GB

Flash memory Up to 16 GB*

Camera

Camera resolution 8 MP

Digital zoom 16x

Photo light Yes – Pulsed LED

Video recording Yes – HD 1080p

Front Camera Yes – VGA

Sensors

Accelerometer Yes

Proximity sensor Yes

Ambient light sensor** Yes