Sony Xperia ion HSPA LT28h Quick reference guide

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Table of contents
Product overview ........................................................................................................2
Sony Xperia™ ion HSPA – Experience big screen HD ..........................................2
Signature features .................................................................................................4
Facts – dimensions, weight, performance and networks ......................................5
Categorized feature list ..........................................................................................7
Technologies in detail .................................................................................................9
Device-to-device communications (local) .............................................................9
Bluetooth™ wireless technology ........................................................................9
Wi-Fi® ...............................................................................................................10
DLNA Certified® (Digital Living Network Alliance) ............................................11
Messaging ...........................................................................................................12
MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service)..............................................................12
Email .................................................................................................................12
Positioning – location based services .................................................................13
Provisioning (OMA CP) ........................................................................................13
Multimedia (audio, image and video) ...................................................................14
Synchronisation (OMA DS, EAS, Google Sync™) ...............................................15
Web browser .......................................................................................................16
Trademarks and acknowledgements ..................................................................17

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Product overview
Sony Xperia™ ion HSPA – Experience big screen HD
The premium HD smartphone that brings an everything in HD experience to a 4.6” screen.
See every detail
Watch the latest movies, TV shows or your own HD videos in razor sharp clarity on the stunning 4.6” HD
Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine. Crisp images. No jagged edges. With reduced light
reflection, the picture stays clear when you're outdoors too. Merely the best entertainment experience in
HD.
From sleep to snap – in just over a second
Happy faces. Spectacular scenery. Capture it all with Xperia™ ion HSPA’s fast capture 12 megapixel
camera. Keep shooting with only one second between shots. Or record vacation videos in full HD. View in
vibrant colors on the 4.6” touchscreen. Or wirelessly share your memories on your choice of HD screen.
Show it like it is
Connect your Xperia™ ion HSPA to an HDTV using DLNA or an HDMI cable. Now relive those moments
from the comfort of your couch, or pump up the volume on your playlist at the party. It’s up to you.

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Sony Entertainment Network*– Your ultimate source for digital entertainment.
Feasts for film fans, masses of music. Enjoy millions** of songs from Music Unlimited™. Or download your
favourite hit movies from Video Unlimited™. It’s all on Sony Entertainment Network. No trips to the store.
No late fees. Just pure entertainment.
* Sony Entertainment Network with Video Unlimited™ and Music Unlimited™ are not available in all
markets.
** The number of tracks available varies by country.

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Signature features
The Sony Xperia™ ion HSPA comes with a range of features as standard. Below is a summary of the key
signature features.
Xperia™ Timescape™
Communication made easy
The Timescape™ application manages all your communication with one person in one place. You can
effortlessly browse by category your Facebook™, Twitter™, email and text communications, as well as
view your photos. Now everything is all together and in chronological order, so you don't have to open
different applications to see what's going on.
Xperia™ Infinite button
Everything you want – from everywhere
Tap the infinite button in the Timescape™ application and smart filter each category of communication by
person. For example, when viewing a text message from a friend in Timescape™, tap the infinite button to
view a list of all chat messages with that friend.
Xperia™ Local connectivity
More control over your media
Using Sony Local connectivity, you can exercise more control over how media files get transferred and
stored. For example, you can select MTP mode to transfer files if you want to limit the risk of data corrup-
tion or select MSC mode if you want to have more control over the data storage.
Xperia™ Home screen application
The place you call Home
Customise your Home screen with widgets, shortcuts, folders, themes, wallpaper and other items.
Where’s best for you? Email top right? Music player bottom left? You decide. With four extensions to your
Home screen, you’ve got plenty of space to put things where you want. Just remember to flick left or right
to find them.

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Facts – dimensions, weight, performance and
networks
Operating system Google™ Android™ 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 1.5 GHz Qualcomm APQ8060 Dual Core
GPU Adreno 220
Size 133 x 68 x 10.8 mm
Weight 144 grams
Available colours Black
Red
SIM card Micro SIM
Main screen
Colours 16,000,000 colour TFT
Resolution 1280x720 pixels
Size (diagonal) 4.55 inches
Scratch-resistant Shatter proof sheet on scratch-resistant glass
Input mechanisms
Text input On-screen QWERTY keyboard
Touch screen Capacitive
Touch gesture Yes – multi-touch, up to 4 fingers supported
Memory
Internal phone storage 13.2 GB* (up to 11.24 GB user-accessible memory)
RAM 1 GB
Expansion slot microSD™ card, up to 32 GB
Camera
Camera resolution 12 MP
Digital zoom 16x
Photo light Yes
Video recording Yes – HD 1080p
Front Camera Yes – HD 720p for video chat and 1.3 MP for camera capture
Sensors
Accelerometer Yes
Proximity sensor Yes

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* Internal phone storage comprising 2 GB Phone memory for downloadable applications, and 11.2 GB
Internal storage used for music, pictures and movies, and some application data.
** Values are according to GSM Association Battery Life Measurement Technique as performed in control-
led laboratory conditions. Actual time may vary.
NOTE: All performance metrics are measured under laboratory conditions.
NOTE: Battery performance may vary depending on network conditions and configurations, and phone
usage.
Ambient light sensor Yes
Magnetometer Yes
Gyroscope Yes
Networks
LT28h UMTS HSPA+ 850 (Band V), 900 (Band VIII), 1700 (Band IV),
1900 (Band II), 2100 (Band I)
GSM EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
Data transfer speeds
GSM EDGE Up to 237 kbps
UMTS HSPA cat 6 (upload) Up to 5.8 Mbps
UMTS HSPA cat 24(download) Up to 42 Mbps
Talk t im e (GSM) Up to 10 hours**
Standby time (GSM) Up to 400 hours**
Talk t im e (UMTS) Up to 4 hours**
Standby time (UMTS) Up to 350 hours**
Music listening time Up to 12 hours**
Video playback time Up to 3 hours**
Embedded Battery 1900 mAh typical
1840 mAh minimum

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Categorized feature list
Camera
3D Sweep Panorama
12 megapixel camera
16x digital zoom
Auto focus
Face detection
Flash/Photo light
Front-facing camera (HD 720p)
Geotagging
HD video recording (1080p)
Image stabiliser
Red-eye reduction
Self-timer
Scene recognition
Send to web
Smile detection
Sony Exmor R™ for mobile image
sensor
Sweep Panorama
Sweep Multi Angle
Touch capture
Touch focus
Video light
Video recording
Music
Album art
Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP)
TrackID music recognition*
“WALKMAN” application
xLoud™ Experience
Internet
Bookmarks
Google Play™
Google™ search*
Google Voice™ Search*
Google Maps™ for Mobile with
Navigation, Places and
Latitude™*
Pan & zoom
Web browser (WebKit™)
Communication
Call list
Facebook™ application*
Google Talk™ application*
Noise suppression
Speakerphone
Twitter™ (Timescape™
integration)*
Xperia™ Timescape™
Xperia™ with Facebook™
Messaging
Conversations
Email
Google Mail™*
Messaging
Multimedia messaging (MMS)
Predictive text input
Sound recorder
Text messaging (SMS)
Design
Auto rotation
Gesture input
Gyroscope
on-screen QWERTY keyboard
HD Reality Display with Sony
Mobile BRAVIA® Engine
Screenshot capturing
Voice input
Wallpaper

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* This service is not available in all markets.
Entertainment
3D Album
3D games
Media browser
Motion gaming
PlayStation® Certified
Radio (FM radio with RDS)
Sony Entertainment Network*
TV launcher
YouTube™*
Organiser
Airplane mode
Alarm clock
Calculator
Calendar
Contacts
Document readers
eCompass™
Infinite button
LiveWare™ manager
Notes
OfficeSuite
Setup guide
Connectivity
3.5 mm audio jack (CTIA)
aGPS*
ANT+ sports fitness
Bluetooth™ wireless technology
DLNA Certified®
GLONASS*
HDMI support
Media Go™
Media Transfer Protocol support
Micro USB support
Native USB tethering
NFC
PC Companion
Synchronising via Facebook™
Synchronising via Google™
Synchronisation via Microsoft®
Exchange ActiveSync®
Synchronising via SyncML™
USB High speed 2.0 support
USB host
Wi-Fi®
Wi-Fi® Hotspot functionality