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Sony Xperia SX SO-05D
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Full Specifications September 2, 2026
Sony · 2012

Sony Xperia SX SO-05D

Sony Xperia SX SO-05D Android smartphone. Announced May 2012. Features 3.7″ display, Snapdragon S4 Plus chipset, 8 MP primary camera, 1500 mAh battery, 4 GB storage, 1000 MB RAM, Scratch-resistant glass.

Display 3.7"
Chipset Snapdragon S4 Plus
RAM 1 GB
Storage 4GB 1GB RAM storage, microSDHC slot
Camera 8 MP
Battery 1500 mAh
Build 95g, 9.4mm thickness

Launch

Announced 2012, May. Released 2012, September
Status Discontinued

Platform

OS Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
CPU Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 225

Display

Type LED-backlit LCD,
Size 3.7 inches, 37.7 cm 2 (~60.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~298 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass

Memory

Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 4GB 1GB RAM

Main Camera

Single 8 MP, AF
Features LED flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps

Selfie camera

Single VGA

Body

Dimensions 115 x 54 x 9.4 mm (4.53 x 2.13 x 0.37 in)
Weight 95 g (3.35 oz)
SIM Micro-SIM

Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 280 h (2G) / Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 6 h (2G) / Up to 5 h 50 min (3G)

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes

Comms

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 3.1, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
Infrared port Yes
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out)

Network

Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 2100 / 800
4G bands 1
Speed HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat2 50/25 Mbps

Features

Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
featuresother Mobile FeliCa client (v2.2.0) Digital TV and TV launcher MP4/H.264/WMV player MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player TrackID music recognition Document viewer Voice memo/dial/commands Predictive text input

Misc

Colors Black, White, Pink, Orange
SAR 1.07 W/kg (head)     0.51 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 0.97 W/kg (head)
In depth

Full specifications

Announced 2012, May. Released 2012, September
Status Discontinued
OS Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
CPU Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 225
Type LED-backlit LCD,
Size 3.7 inches, 37.7 cm 2 (~60.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~298 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 4GB 1GB RAM
Single 8 MP, AF
Features LED flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps
Single VGA
Dimensions 115 x 54 x 9.4 mm (4.53 x 2.13 x 0.37 in)
Weight 95 g (3.35 oz)
SIM Micro-SIM
Type Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 280 h (2G) / Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 6 h (2G) / Up to 5 h 50 min (3G)
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 3.1, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
Infrared port Yes
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out)
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 2100 / 800
4G bands 1
Speed HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat2 50/25 Mbps
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
featuresother Mobile FeliCa client (v2.2.0) Digital TV and TV launcher MP4/H.264/WMV player MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player TrackID music recognition Document viewer Voice memo/dial/commands Predictive text input
Colors Black, White, Pink, Orange
SAR 1.07 W/kg (head)     0.51 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 0.97 W/kg (head)
Price About 220 EUR
PhoneInsight Benchmark
27.7/100
Entry-level

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Processor 21.5
Display 52.3
Camera 42.8
Battery 32
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