The upcoming Sony Xperia sola will be the first phone by the company to feature the floating touch technology. With this, users will be able to navigate the web by simply letting their fingers hover above the screen.
Dressed in attractive shades of black, white or red, the sola weighs 107g and its dimensions measure 116 x 59 x 9.9 millimeters. Considering the general understanding about the unusual name of the phone, translations hint at meanings like ‘one’ and ‘only.’ The front panel shows off a 3.7-inch touchscreen with Mobile Bravia engine, which displays images in a resolution of 854 x 480p. The internal storage capacity of this phone is 8GB out of which, about 5GB is accessible to users. The external hoarding space can be expanded up to 32GB using a microSD card.
“Xperia sola comes with the power of Sony and a sense of magic with floating touch, giving consumers a fun new way to browse the web and latest technology to show off. With Xperia SmartTags out of the box and access to the latest content through Sony Entertainment Network, Xperia sola is perfect for consumers looking for ease of use and the best in entertainment in a smart and innovative smartphone,” said Calum MacDougall, Head of Xperia Marketing for Sony Mobile Communications.
The flip side of the sola is dotted by a 5MP camera with attributes like flash, auto focus, 16x digital zoom and more. It is also loaded with wireless connectivity options such as Bluetooth, NFC as well as Wi-Fi. Embedded with a 1GHz STE U8500 dual core processor, the handset operates on Gingerbread, but can be upgraded to ICS.
The Sony Xperia sola release date and price specifications are not known yet.