The Sony Xperia Go, also known as ST27i, is a mid-range smartphone developed by Sony. The Xperia Go is IP67-certified, enabling water-resistance and dust-resistance (up to 1 meter for 30 minutes).[1] It has a 3.5-inch HVGA capacitive display with multi-touch support and Sony Mobile Bravia engine. The phone is equipped with a 5 megapixel rear-facing camera capable of shooting up to HD videos and capturing high-resolution stills with autofocus and LED flash. The Xperia Go is powered by a ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500 SoC with 1 GHz dual core CPU and Mali-400 MP1 GPU.[2][3] It has 8 GB of internal storage (4 GB system-reserved + 4 GB usable) that can be further expandable up to 32 GB using microSD cards.
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| Brand | Sony |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Sony Mobile |
| Type | Smartphone |
| Series | Xperia |
| Predecessor | Sony Ericsson Xperia active |
| Successor | Sony Xperia tipo |
| Related | Sony Xperia Sola Sony Xperia U |
| Form factor | Slate |
| Dimensions | 111×60.3×9.8 mm |
| Weight | 110 g |
| Operating system | Android 2.3.7, 4.0.4, Upgradeable to Android 4.1.2 Unofficial upgrade to Android 4.4.4 (KitKat) via XDA |
| System-on-chip | ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500 |
| CPU | 1 GHz dual core |
| GPU | Mali 400 |
| Memory | 512 MB |
| Storage | 8 GB |
| Removable storage | Up to 32 GB using microSD cards |
| Battery | 1305 mAh, stand by time up to 520 h (2G), up to 460 h (3G), talk time up to 6 h 60 min (2G), up to 5 h 36 min (3G) |
| Rear camera | 5 MPx, 720p video recording @ 30 frames/s 16x Digital Zoom, autofocus, LED flash, face and smile detection, Panorama and geo-tagging |
| Front camera | No |
| Display | 3.5-inch HVGA (480x320 pixels) (165 ppi) 16,777,216 colour TFT Bravia Engine |
| Connectivity | 3G HSDPA up to 14.4 Mb/s, HSUPA up to 5.76 Mb/s Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n with Hotspot + Wi-Fi Direct, micro-USB v2.0 with USB OTG support, DLNA |
| Data inputs | 3-axis accelerometer, Multi-Touch touchscreen, AK8975 Orientation sensor, headset controls, barometer, a-GPS, Gravity sensor & stereo FM radio |
| Other | IP67 certified, water-resistant and dust-resistant (up to 1 meter for 30 minutes) |
| References | http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/products/phones/xperia-go/ |
It ships with Android 2.3 Gingerbread,[4] preloaded with an official OTA (Over The Air) upgrade to Android 4.0. It received Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean on 24 April 2013 after a 1 month delay by Sony.
The Sony Xperia Go has limited amount RAM available for running applications, so the system frequently needs to swap out data to disk.
References
edit- ^ Johnson, Luke (31 July 2012). "Sony Xperia Go review". TechRadar. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "Sony Xperia go – Full phone specifications". GSM Arena. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "Specifications of NovaThor U8500 SoC".
- ^ "Sony Xperia Go review". CNET UK. Archived from the original on 13 January 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2013.