Sony Xperia Go

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Sony Xperia Go
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"Made to Resist"
Brand Sony
Manufacturer Sony Mobile
Series Xperia
Predecessor Sony Ericsson Xperia active
Successor Sony Xperia tipo
Related Sony Xperia Sola Sony Xperia U
Type Smartphone
Form factor Slate
Dimensions111×60.3×9.8 mm
Mass110 g
Operating system Android 2.3.7, 4.0.4, Upgradeable to Android 4.1.2
Unofficial upgrade to Android 4.4.4 (KitKat) via XDA
System-on-chip ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500
CPU 1 GHz dual core
GPU Mali 400
Memory512 MB
Storage8 GB
Removable storage Up to 32 GB using microSD cards
Battery1305 mAh, stand by time up to 520 h (2G), up to 460 h (3G), talk time up to 6 h 60 min (2G), up to 5 h 36 min (3G)
Display3.5-inch
HVGA (480x320 pixels) (165 ppi)
16,777,216 colour TFT
Bravia Engine
Rear camera5 MPx, 720p video recording @ 30  frames/s 16x Digital Zoom, autofocus, LED flash, face and smile detection, Panorama and geo-tagging
Front camera No
Connectivity3G HSDPA up to 14.4 Mb/s, HSUPA up to 5.76 Mb/s Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n with Hotspot + Wi-Fi Direct, micro-USB v2.0 with USB OTG support, DLNA
Data inputs3-axis accelerometer, Multi-Touch touchscreen, AK8975 Orientation sensor, headset controls, barometer, a-GPS, Gravity sensor & stereo FM radio
OtherIP67 certified, water-resistant and dust-resistant (up to 1 meter for 30 minutes)
References http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/products/phones/xperia-go/

The Sony Xperia Go, also known as ST27i, is a mid-range smartphone developed by Sony. The Xperia Go is IP67-certified, enabling water-resistance and dust-resistance (up to 1 meter for 30 minutes). [1] It has a 3.5-inch HVGA capacitive display with multi-touch support and Sony Mobile Bravia engine. The phone is equipped with a 5 megapixel rear-facing camera capable of shooting up to HD videos and capturing high-resolution stills with autofocus and LED flash. The Xperia Go is powered by a ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500 SoC with 1 GHz dual core CPU and Mali-400 MP1 GPU. [2] [3] It has 8 GB of internal storage (4 GB system-reserved + 4 GB usable) that can be further expandable up to 32 GB using microSD cards.

It ships with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, [4] preloaded with an official OTA (Over The Air) upgrade to Android 4.0. It received Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean on 24 April 2013 after a 1 month delay by Sony.

The Sony Xperia Go has limited amount RAM available for running applications, so the system frequently needs to swap out data to disk.

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