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Sony Ericsson Xperia active
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Full Specifications September 4, 2026
Sony Ericsson Xperia active Android 2.3
Sony · 2011

Sony Ericsson Xperia active

Sony Ericsson Xperia active Android smartphone. Announced Jun 2011. Features 3.0″ display, Snapdragon S2 chipset, 5 MP primary camera, 1200 mAh battery, 1000 MB storage, 512 MB RAM, Scratch-resistant glass.

Display 3.0"
Chipset Snapdragon S2
RAM 512 GB
Storage 1GB storage, microSDHC slot
Camera 5 MP
Battery 1200 mAh
OS Android 2.3, up to 4.0
Build 110.8g, 16.5mm thickness

Launch

Announced 2011, June. Released 2011, October
Status Discontinued

Platform

OS Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2
CPU 1.0 GHz Scorpion
GPU Adreno 205

Display

Type LED-backlit LCD,
Size 3.0 inches, 26.8 cm 2 (~53.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~192 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass
displayother Touch sensitive controls

Memory

Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot), 2 GB included
Internal 1GB (320MB user available), 512MB RAM

Main Camera

Single 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video 720p

Selfie camera

cam2modules No

Body

Dimensions 92 x 55 x 16.5 mm (3.62 x 2.17 x 0.65 in)
Weight 110.8 g (3.88 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
bodyother IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min) Flashlight

Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion 1200 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 351 h (2G) / Up to 335 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 4 h 53 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 31 min (3G)
Music play Up to 25 h

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes

Comms

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR
Positioning GPS, A-GPS
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0

Network

Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps

Features

Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash
featuresother ANT+ MP4/H.264 player MP3/eAAC+/WAV player TrackID music recognition Document viewer Voice memo Predictive text input

Our Tests

Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 70dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 68dB
Audio quality Noise -89.5dB / Crosstalk -91.4dB

Misc

Colors Orange/Black, White/Black
SAR 1.12 W/kg (head)     1.07 W/kg (body)
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In depth

Full specifications

Announced 2011, June. Released 2011, October
Status Discontinued
OS Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2
CPU 1.0 GHz Scorpion
GPU Adreno 205
Type LED-backlit LCD,
Size 3.0 inches, 26.8 cm 2 (~53.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~192 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass
displayother Touch sensitive controls
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot), 2 GB included
Internal 1GB (320MB user available), 512MB RAM
Single 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video 720p
cam2modules No
Dimensions 92 x 55 x 16.5 mm (3.62 x 2.17 x 0.65 in)
Weight 110.8 g (3.88 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
bodyother IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min) Flashlight
Type Removable Li-Ion 1200 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 351 h (2G) / Up to 335 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 4 h 53 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 31 min (3G)
Music play Up to 25 h
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR
Positioning GPS, A-GPS
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0
Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash
featuresother ANT+ MP4/H.264 player MP3/eAAC+/WAV player TrackID music recognition Document viewer Voice memo Predictive text input
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 70dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 68dB
Audio quality Noise -89.5dB / Crosstalk -91.4dB
Colors Orange/Black, White/Black
SAR 1.12 W/kg (head)     1.07 W/kg (body)
Price About 170 EUR
PhoneInsight Benchmark
36.5/100
Entry-level

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