Sony XPERIA tipo ST21A Quick reference guide

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XperiaTM tipo
ST21a, ST21i
White paper
June 2012

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Table of contents
Product overview ........................................................................................................2
Xperia™ tipo ..........................................................................................................2
Signature features .................................................................................................3
Categorised feature list ..........................................................................................6
Technologies in detail .................................................................................................8
Device-to-device communications (local) .............................................................8
Bluetooth wireless technology ............................................................................8
Wi-Fi® .................................................................................................................9
Messaging ...........................................................................................................10
MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service)..............................................................10
Email .................................................................................................................10
Positioning – location based services .................................................................11
Provisioning (OMA CP) ........................................................................................11
Multimedia (audio, image and video) ...................................................................12
Synchronisation (OMA DS, EAS, Google Sync™) ...............................................13
Web browser .......................................................................................................14
Trademarks and acknowledgements ..................................................................15

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Product overview
Xperia™ tipo – Smart has never been this simple
The new Xperia™ tipo
Buy the phone. Switch on. Relax. Xperia™ tipo makes it easy to set up your Google™ and Facebook™
accounts and much more. It’s easy to use too. The latest apps and music are just a click away from your
home screen. Worried about data costs? Don’t be. Simply switch to the other SIM card, or set the limits
you want to use data to surf, chat or game online. Fancy an all-nighter? The long lasting battery gives you
24 hours of service when you’re on-the go.
made to make life easy
Open the box. Switch on the phone. Enjoy the entertainment. Xperia™ tipo is so easy to use. Simply
follow the guide to set up your accounts, such as Google and Facebook, and transfer contacts from your
phone. Running on the latest Android platform, it makes web browsing quicker and easier too. Enjoy.
made to control your costs
Enjoy shock horror on-screen. Not on your phone bill. With two SIM cards and the data usage app, which
lets you set limits on how much data you transfer, you never need to spend more than you want to.
made to keep in touch – for longer
Chat on the phone. Or have an all-night gossip using Facebook™ inside Xperia™. For longer. With the
powerful battery you can charge your phone and then use it for 24 hours without having to charge it again.
Long battery life means you’ll never miss that important call – or funny status update again.
made to match your moods
Xperia™ tipo is a smartphone. It gives you instant access to the web and online content, and a whole host
of apps, like email, Google Maps™ and Google Search™. Make your phone your own with hundreds of
thousands of apps to choose from. All apps appear on the home screen, so they’re easy to get to.

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Music Unlimited™*. We’ve got what you want to hear.
Millions and millions of songs on demand from Music Unlimited™. Listen offline and with no annoying
ads. Enjoy dozens of preset channels and easily sync with your own music collection. Get the most from
your music with Music Unlimited™.
• Enjoy millions and millions of songs
•Noads
• Offline playback
• Preset channels
*Music Unlimited™ is a subscription service, please refer to Terms Of Service for details of fees. Music
Unlimited™ is not available in every market.

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Signature features
The Sony Xperia™ tipo 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™ and Twitter™ 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 Xperia™ 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 net-
works
Operating system Google™ Android™ 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 800 MHz Qualcomm Snapdragon™ MSM7225AA
Size 103x 57x13 mm
Weight 99.4 grams
Available colours Classic Black
Classic White
Deep Red
Navy Blue
Main screen
Colours 262,000 colour TFT
Resolution 320x480 pixels
Size (diagonal) 3.2 inches
Scratch resistant Yes -Shatter proof sheet on PMMA
Input mechanisms
Text input On-screen QWERTY keyboard
Touch screen Capacitive
Touch gesture Yes - multi-touch, up to 2 fingers supported
Memory**
Internal phone storage 2.9 GB (up to 2.5 GB user-accessible memory)
RAM 512 MB
Expansion slot microSD™ card, up to 32 GB
Camera
Camera resolution 3.2 MP
Digital zoom 4x
Video recording Yes - VGA
Sensors
Accelerometer Yes
Proximity sensor Yes
Networks
ST21i UMTS HSPA 900 (Band VIII), 2100 (Band I)
GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900

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*Values are according to GSM Association Battery Life Measurement Technique as performed in controlled
laboratory conditions. Actual time may vary.
Note: Battery performance may vary depending on network conditions and configurations, and phone
usage.
Note: Performance metrics measured under laboratory conditions.
ST21a UMTS HSPA 850 (Band V), 1900 (Band II), 2100 (Band I)
GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
Data transfer speeds
GSM GPRS Up to 86 kbps (download and upload)
GSM EDGE Up to 237 kbps (download and upload)
UMTS HSDPA cat 8(download) Up to 7.2 Mbps
Talk t ime (GSM) Up to 5 hours*
Standby time (GSM) Up to 470 hours*
Tal k t i m e (UMTS) Up to 4 hours 30 min.*
Standby time (UMTS) Up to 545 hours*
Music listening time Up to 30 hours*
Video playback time Up to 3 hours*
Battery 1500 mAh Typical
1460 mAh Minimum

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Categorised feature list
Camera
3.2 megapixel camera
4x digital zoom
Geotagging
Self-timer
Send to web
Touch capture
Video recording
Music
Album art
Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP)
PlayNow™ service*
Music Player
TrackID™ music recognition
application*
xLoud™ Experience
Internet
Bookmarks
Google Play™
Google™ search*
Google Voice™ Search*
Google Maps™ for mobile with
Street View and Latitude™
NeoReader™ barcode scanner
Pan & zoom
Web browser (WebKit™)
Communication
Call list
Conference calls
Facebook™ inside Xperia™
Google Talk™ application
Speakerphone
Messaging
Conversations
Email
Google mail™
Handwriting recognition
Instant messaging
Picture messaging (MMS)
Predictive text input
Text messaging (SMS)
Design
Auto rotate
on-screen 12 key keyboard
on-screen QWERTY keyboard
Picture wallpaper
Touch screen
Wallpaper animation

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*This service is not available in all markets.
Entertainment
3D games
Media browser
Motion gaming
Radio (FM radio with RDS)
Sony Entertainment Network*
Video streaming
YouTube™ *
Organiser
Alarm clock
Airplane mode
Calculator
Calendar
Contacts
E-Manual
Infinite button
Setup Wizard
Connectivity
3.5 mm audio jack (CTIA)
aGPS*
Bluetooth™ wireless technology
Media Transfer Protocol support
Micro USB support
Native USB tethering
Synchronisation via Facebook™
Synchronisation via Google™
Synchronisation via Exchange
ActiveSync®
Synchronisation via SyncML™
USB High speed 2.0 support
USB mass storage
Wi-Fi®
Wi-Fi® Hotspot functionality