Sony Xperia sola
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First released | May 2012 |
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Successor | Sony Xperia SP |
Type | Smartphone |
Dimensions | 116 mm (4.6 in) H 59 mm (2.3 in) W 9.9 mm (0.39 in) D |
Mass | 107 g (3.8 oz) |
Operating system | Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Upgradeable to Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Unofficial upgrade tomicro-USB , 3.5mm Audio Jack, Bluetooth 2.1, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, aGPS, GLONASS, NFC, DLNA |
Data inputs | On-screen QWERTY keyboard |
Other | PlayStation Suite, Sony Entertainment Network (specifically, "Music Unlimited" and "Video Unlimited") |
The Sony
Hardware
The
Floating Touch
The Xperia sola is the first device from Sony to include "Floating Touch" technology. The technology makes it possible for the smartphone to detect a finger floating up to 0.79 inches (20mm) above the screen using self-capacitive touch screen technology.
In Android 2.3 floating touch could be used with the browser (element highlighting upon hovering). An upgrade to Android 4.0.4 has brought the ability to use this feature for entire interface (so called "glove mode" ). The Glove mode allows users to operate the device using hand gloves of any material.[1][2]
However the functionality was largely limited to live wallpapers and the browser until the smartphone received an update to Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich which introduced "Glove Mode" an extension to this feature.[3]
Glove Mode
Glove Mode, as the name suggests, allowed users to control the smartphone wearing gloves. It is the second smartphone after Nokia Lumia 920 to sport this feature. Additionally the entire user interface could be controlled by hovering in combination with floating touch. In Glove Mode, a cursor ring showed where the touch was being registered by the screen. The software could also distinguish between a "normal" touch, and a gloved touch, meaning normal control of the device was possible without disabling Glove Mode on the device.
Software
The Xperia sola was released with
The Ice Cream Sandwich update introduced several features including:
- Sony first-party music, video and picture programs, "WALKMAN", "Movies" and "Album"
- Extended standby mode
- Redesigned Lock screen with additional functionality
- Re-sizable widgets
- A mobile data tracker
- Recent Apps button
- Glove Mode which allows operation of the phone using gloves
The ICS update removed the ability to record video with stereo sound.[5]
Reception
Xperia Sola has received mixed to positive reviews from critics and had a limited release in select markets only. The innovation of floating touch and its future capabilities has generated a high interest among developers. Although the device has also been criticized for an average battery life and absence of a front camera otherwise each and every spec of the smartphone has been praised. The phone received an ICS upgrade in 2012.
References
- ^ "Xperia Sola with floating touch". YouTube. Sony Mobile. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Sony erklärt Floating-Touch-Technik des Xperia Sola". Areamobile (in German). 14 March 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ Sony Xperia sola: „Floating-Touch“-Technology explained
- Sony. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
- ^ "Xperia Sola ICS Record Video in Mono confirmation from SonyMobile Support". 15 October 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.