The device is equipped with a dedicated physical shutter button for capturing photos and speedily launching the camera. With its Fast Capture feature, it allows you to take a photo instantly from sleep mode in just 1.5 seconds. It also features a front-facing camera of 1.3 megapixels and is capable of recording video at 720p.
The rear camera has 12 megapixels with Exmor R for low light capturing and is capable of recording video at 1080p (Full High Definition) with stereo audio., both unveiled in 2012. It supports multi-touch and features High Definition Reality Display with mobile BRAVIA engine from Sony and is capable of displaying 16,777,216 colours.
The Xperia S capacitive touchscreen display features a 720p zero-air-gap display on a 4.3-inch chassis and at 342 ppi which, at release, was tied with the HTC Rezound for the highest pixel density in any mobile phone. The handset has been available in Barcelona since the 29 February 2012 after the Mobile World Congress, and in United Kingdom since March 2012 at a MSRP of 399 GBP or 449 EUR in France, in Singapore at $700, and in Malaysia at RM1899. The Xperia S has a 4.3 in (110 mm) touch-screen with the mobile BRAVIA engine which optimizes the picture, a 1.5 GHz dual core processor, a 12.0-megapixel rear camera, HDMI-out, 1 GB of RAM, and 32 GB of internal storage. It is the first Sony-only branded smartphone after Sony acquired Ericsson's stake in Sony Ericsson in January 2012. The Sony Xperia S (also known as the Sony Ericsson Xperia NX in Japan) is an Android smartphone from Sony launched at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show. PlayStation Suite, Sony Entertainment Network (specifically, "Music Unlimited" and "Video Unlimited") Micro-USB, HDMI 2.0, 3.5 mm Audio Jack, Bluetooth 2.1, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, aGPS, GLONASS, NFC, DLNA, USB On-The-Go Upgradeable to Android 4.1.2 ("Jelly Bean")ġ2.0 Mpx with 1080p video recording and 16× digital zoom Sony Xperia S running Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)