SONY ERICSSON XPERIA ACTIVE PREVIEW: FIRST LOOK

Sony Ericsson Xperia Active is a different kind of smartphone. It is one of a handfull water resistant and dust proof smartphones. It is not often we hear about water resistant touch screen models. As with all the latest Sony Ericsson Android models, Xperia Active is having the latest version of Android operating system installed (Android Gingerbread 2.3)

Observant readers will notice that both the Xperia Ray and the Xperia Active has touch keys instead of hardware keys. We prefer the physical feedback given by pushable keys, but without them, the front side of the phone get a more sleek and stylish form. Sony Ericssonhas kept the dedicated camera key as well as volume controls and the power key. A very visual hinge makes it easy to attach the included wrist strap to the phone. The built in GPS, barometer and compass in addition to ANT+ support are good news for those wanting to replace their Garmin or Polar fittness product. ANT+ makes it easy to log heartbeats and bike cadence using third party accessories. The pre-installed iMapMyFitness app could be one of the apps usefull for this, but there are other free apps in Android Market such as Endomondo Sports Tracker used by million others which could do the same thing.

The Xperia Active also has the four corner home screen shortcuts which often are found onSony Ericsson phone models with small screens. These extra navigation icons are convenient for one hand navigation.


Sony Ericsson Xperia Active Demo HD

Sony Ericsson Xperia Active:

1. 110.8 gram
2. 92 x 55 x 16.5 mm
3. Android 2.3 Gingerbread
4. Networks
5. GSM GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
6. UMTS HSPA 800/1900/2100 or UMTS HSPA 900/2100
7. 5 megapixel camera, autofocus, geo tagging, f/2.6 aperture
8. 720p HD video recording
9. 3 inch Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine, 320 x 480 pixel resolution, 16.777.216 colour TFT capacitive touchscreen, wet finger tracking, scratch-resistantmineral glass
10. FM radio
11. 3.5 mm audio jack
12. aGPS
13. Wi-Fi with Hotspot functionality
14. DLNA Certified
15. USB 2.0
16. 320 MB memory available to user. Expandable with microSD card up to 32 GB
17. 1200 mAh battery
18. Talktime: 4 hours and 53 minutes
19. Standby time: 351 hours
20. ANT+ compatible