Oddly, the company's video streaming service, Video Unlimited, needs to be downloaded from the Google Play Store. Despite both of these content services use the same log-in details, they remain separate apps. Sony really needs to work out a way to combine these services into a single app to make it easier and more effective to use on smartphones like the Xperia Sola.
Sony has made a big deal about a new feature called floating touch which allows you to hover your finger above up to 20mm the screen of the phone as if it was a moving cursor. This feature is an interesting idea but it can only be used to highlight links on a web page. You still need to tap the Xperia Sola's screen to select a link and the function only works in the Web browser.
For now at least, this is little more than a gimmick. Two of these tags are included in the box and allow you to touch your phone against a tag can enable it to activate various settings. You can preconfigure the tags to activate a number of settings or toggle on and off certain functions. These could include turning your phone on silent when you get into the office, turning on Bluetooth when you get into your car, or launching a pre-selected app.
The tags are a handy feature and a good example of infant NFC technology being put to notable real world use. The Xperia Sola has a 5-megapixel camera but it still uses Sony's Exmor R image sensor found in higher end models. This claims to offer higher sensitivity and less image noise in low light areas than traditional mobile phone cameras.
It does a decent job, but photos we captured suffered from too much image noise and shutter speeds are slow. The camera is severely hindered by a poorly designed camera button. It requires way too much force to press and often results in out of focus shots.
Disappointingly, the Xperia Sola lacks a front facing camera. Sony doesn't include a card in the sales package, so you'll need to purchase this separately. The Sony Xperia Sola has average battery life. We managed to push the unit to a full day of use on most occasions, though heavy users will likely need to recharge before the end of the day.
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Add your opinion! Sony Sony Smartphones. The Xperia S features a Swype-like keyboard, but, for some reason, the Sola does not. With these tags, you can instantly change the phone's profile, activating a number of hardware features, like Wi-Fi or GPS, and launching apps simultaneously.
Other current uses for NFC include pairing two devices, such as the mobile phone with a wireless speaker unit, but expect to see more NFC tags and badges over the next year and beyond. Don't be fooled by the 5-megapixel resolution of the camera in the Xperia Sola. It might lack the overall number of pixels per picture, but it certainly feels like it takes photos of the same quality as the megapixel camera in the Xperia S.
Colourful photos pop when viewed on the screen thanks to Sony's Bravia Engine display software , and the auto-focus is often sharp and accurate.
This camera doesn't take photos as quickly as other models, but the results tend to be quite good, if a little overexposed on the default settings. Multimedia is one aspect of smartphone usage that Sony has started to own with its recent releases.
This is true for the Sola, too, though there are a few key features absent, or watered down. Videos and photos displayed on the phone receive the benefit of Sony's Bravia Engine — software that attempts to clean an image, as it's displayed, by reducing noise and increase sharpness and saturation.
The result is nearly always better than without the engine. The limited storage supplied in the sale package is another hurdle media-lovers will need to overcome to make the most of the Sola. Out of the box, you'll have 5GB to play with, which is plenty for storing photos and a selection of music, but not enough for keeping a collection of movies to watch. Sony's Xperia Sola is a respectable mid-tier phone, with a good smattering of features and decent performance. Some that will argue that its 3.
Both impact on multimedia use, as does the handset's limited internal storage and lack of supplied memory card. Though, if you look past these flaws, there is a lot the Sola does well. This deal may come and go, but if you are going to spend this money anyway, you might as well buy the S with its superior screen and features, if you can. Joseph Hanlon.
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