Sony Ericsson Xperia acro SO-02C Quick reference guide

White paper
May 2011
SO-02C
acro

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First released version (May 2011)
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Table of contents
Product overview ........................................................................................................5
Xperia™ acro – That's Entertainment ....................................................................5
Facts – dimensions, weight, performance and networks ......................................6
Application overview list ........................................................................................8
Full feature list .....................................................................................................10
1. Signature features.........................................................................................10
2. Categorised features.....................................................................................11
Technologies in detail ...............................................................................................13
Device-to-device communications (local) ...........................................................13
Bluetooth wireless technology..........................................................................13
FeliCa ................................................................................................................14
Wi-Fi™ ..............................................................................................................15
DLNA (Digital Living Network Aliance) ..............................................................15
Messaging ...........................................................................................................16
Email .................................................................................................................16
Positioning – location based services .................................................................17
Provisioning (OMA CP) ........................................................................................17
Multimedia (audio, image and video) ...................................................................18
Digital TV (1seg) ................................................................................................19
Synchronisation (OMA DS, EAS, Google Sync™) ...............................................20
Web browser .......................................................................................................20
Trademarks and acknowledgements ..................................................................21

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Product overview
Xperia™ acro – That's Entertainment
Get entertained through the Xperia™ acro. Snap those special moments, share them with your family and
friends. Enjoy some time for yourself. Real life experience with wider than before images. Xperia™ acro is
the most entertaining Smartphone to hit Japan.
Try Widescreen for a Change
Shoot cherry blossoms in natural colours in spring. Record those joyous moments in HD even in low light,
which is beautifully enhanced by the technology, "Exmor R for mobile" and gaze in wonder when you
replay it on the crystal clear multi-touch 4.2 inches Reality Display driven by Sony Mobile BRAVIA®
Engine. The images are further enhanced by the clear black front panel wrapped in the classy form of the
Xperia™ acro. If that is not enough, try the HDMI and connect to your TV for even bigger viewing.
The Japanese touch
Stay tuned to the latest news or your favorite program even when you are away from home on the 1 seg
TV. Share your personal information by IrDA with friends and use the convenient FeliCa application for all
your financial transactions. Xperia™ acro will touch the life of every Japanese user.
Mind-Boggling applications
With the Android OS ver.2.3 on Xperia acro, you can enjoy many Google's services and applications.
Download free and paid applications from over 100,000 apps from Android Market™. You can get
whatever you want for whatever to make you smile.
High Speed Action
Sony Ericsson UX is classic. Timescape - a very convenient application which shows SNS conversation
and if you have missed that call from your girl friend or boss. Get easy access to your favorite applications
and widgets on the home screen. The HSDPA Cat 10 UMTS available on Xperia acro SO-02C enables
high speed internet.

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Facts – dimensions, weight, performance and
networks
Operating system Google™ Android™ 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Processor Processor - 1 GHz Qualcomm MSM8255
GPU Adreno 205
Size 127 x 63x 11.8 mm
Weight 135 grams
Available colours Black
White
Aqua
Main screen
Colours 16,777,216 colour TFT
Resolution 854 x 480 pixels
Size (diagonal) 4.2 inches
Scratch-resistant Shatter proof sheet on Scratch-resistant glass
Input mechanisms
Text input PO Box Touch (Japanese)
Touch screen Capacitive (multi-touch)
Touch gesture Yes, multi-touch
Memory
Internal phone storage 1 GB (up to 320 MB user free memory)
RAM 512 MB
Expansion slot microSD™, up to 32 GB
Camera
Camera resolution 8.1 megapixel
Smart zoom Up to 2.00x
Photo flash Yes, LED
Video recording Yes, HD 720p

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*Talk time/Standby time(GSM/UMTS) is according to the operator condition for Battery Life Measurement.
Note: Battery performance may vary depending on network conditions and configurations, and phone
usage.
Sensors
Accelerometer Yes
Proximity sensor Yes
Ambient light sensor Yes
Magnetometer Yes
Networks
SO-02C HSPA 800(Band VI), 850 (Band V), 2100 (Band I)
Data transfer speeds
GSM GPRS Up to 86 kbps
GSM EDGE Up to 237 kbps
UMTS HSPA cat 6 (upload) Up to 5.7 Mbps
UMTS HSPA cat 10 (download) Up to 14 Mbps
Talk time (GSM) 6 hours 30 min
Standby time (GSM) 260 hours
Talk time (UMTS) 5 hours 50 min
Standby time (UMTS) 400 hours
Battery 1500 mAh

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Application overview list
Sony Ericsson signature applications
Sony Ericsson Home application
Sony Ericsson Music Player
Sony Ericsson Timescape™
Sony Ericsson services
PlayNow™ service *
TrackID™ application
Sony Ericsson Local Connectivity
Open Handset Alliance™ applications
Alarm clock
Browser
Calculator
Calendar
Settings
Email
Google Mail™
Google Latitude™*
Google Voice™ Search*
Navigation
Google Places
Google Maps™ with Street View*
Android Market™**
Google Search
YouTube
Google Talk™*
Downloads
News & Weather
Telephony
Clock
Google Gallery 3D *
Other applications
Instruction Manual
sp-mode mail
docomo market
Bee TV
ToruCa
PhoneBookCopy
Evernote
Phonebook backup
i channel
G-guide TV program
Melodycall
Map navi service
Everystar
iD setting
BOOK store 2Dfacto
McDonald
Twonky

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eco mode
Osaifu-Keitai
Rakuten auction
Twitter
Facebook™
Media Discovery
PC Companion
OfficeSuite
mora touch
FM Radio
Messaging
APPNAVI
Media Remote
International roaming
SE store
Campaign Navi
Media server
life.episode
LiveWare™ manager
*The service is not available in all markets.

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Full feature list
1. Signature features
Sony Ericsson Timescape™
The place to meet your friends
The Timescape™ application manages all your communication with one person in one place. Browse
through your conversations the bright way to check out your Facebook™, MySpace™, Twitter™, photos,
emails, and texts. Now they’re all kept together so you don't have to open loads of different applications
to see what's going on.
Infinite button
Everything you want – from everywhere
Find out all about your friends in a flash. Press the infinite button in the Timescape™ application and
smart filter everything that’s going on with each person.
Sony Ericsson Local connectivity
A great experience of transferring media files
Get a great experience of transferring media file. In Sony Ericsson Local connectivity, you can choose
between USB mass-storage device class (MSC) mode and Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) mode. You may
either choose MSC mode to have absolute control of the storage or you may choose MTP mode to focus
on transferring media files without risk of data corruption. Experience more with MTP via USB cable.
Sony Ericsson Home screen application
Your home screen – just like home
Where’s best for you? Email top right? Music player bottom left? You decide. Put your favourites in
thumb’s reach. Use the unique touchscreen interface to drag ‘n drop the icons into the corners of your
home screen. Messages. Calls. Web. Music. YouTube™**. Your favourite apps from Android Market™* or
the PlayNow™ service**. What you want, where you want.
* Applications in the Android Market™ varies widely in size, from less than 100 KB for small utilities to 3-4
MB for full games, music player applications, or other major offerings. The average size, if a representative
selection of useful and fun applications are selected, is about 1 MB. This mean that on average, more than
100 applications can be downloaded and used without problems. With the ready availability of Android
Market™ in the phone, it is also very easy to delete and later reinstall infrequently used applications.
**The service is not available in all markets.