Sony Xperia S User Manual

To go to the Home screen
•
Press .
To browse the Home screen
•
Flick right or left.
To share an item from your Home screen
1
Press to open your Home screen.
2
Touch and hold an item until it magnifies and the phone vibrates, then drag the
item to .
3
Select an option and confirm, if necessary. You can now share the applications
and widgets you like with your friends so they can download and use them.
Widgets
Widgets are small applications that you can use directly on your Home screen. For
example, the Music player widget allows you to start playing music directly.
To add a widget to the Home screen
1
From your Home screen, press .
2
Tap Add > Widgets.
3
Tap a widget.
To get an overview of all widgets on your Home screen
•
Pinch on any area of your Home screen. All widgets from different parts of your
Home screen are now displayed in one view.
When all Home screen widgets are combined in one view, tap on any widget to go to the part
of the Home screen containing that widget.
Rearranging your Home screen
Customise the appearance of your Home screen and change the features that you can
access from it. Change the screen background, move items around, create folders, and
add shortcuts to contacts.
To open the options menu of your Home screen
You can open the Home screen options menu in two ways:
•
From your Home screen, press
.
•
Touch and hold on any part of your Home screen.
To add a shortcut to the Home screen
1
From your Home screen, press .
2
Tap Add > Shortcuts.
3
Find and select a shortcut.
Add an application shortcut directly from the Application screen by touching and holding the
application.
To add a folder to the Home screen
1
From your Home screen, press
.
2
Tap Add > Folder.
3
Enter a name for the folder and tap Done.
Drag and drop an item on top of another item on your Home screen to create a folder
automatically.
To add items to a folder
•
Touch and hold an item until it magnifies and the phone vibrates, then drag the
item to the folder.
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Sony Xperia S Specifications

General

Processor	Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion
RAM	1 GB
Internal Storage	32 GB
Rear Camera	12 MP, f/2.4, autofocus, LED flash
Front Camera	1.3 MP
Battery	Non-removable Li-Ion 1750 mAh battery
Operating System	Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Dimensions	128 x 64 x 10.6 mm
Weight	144 g
Network	GSM / HSPA
Announced	2012, January
Status	Discontinued
Technology	GSM / HSPA
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Speed	HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
GPRS	Yes
EDGE	Yes
SIM	Mini-SIM
Protection	Scratch-resistant glass
Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3
GPU	Adreno 220
Card slot	No
Video	1080p@30fps
Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth	2.1, A2DP, EDR
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS
NFC	Yes
Radio	Stereo FM radio, RDS
Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email
Browser	HTML5
Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Talk time	Up to 7 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 8 h 30 min (3G)
Display	4.3 inches
Colors	Black, White
Multitouch	Yes
Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection
USB	microUSB 2.0
Stand-by	Up to 420 h (2G) / Up to 420 h (3G)