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Table of contents
Signature features .................................................................................................4
Device-to-device communications (local) .............................................................9
Bluetooth wireless technology............................................................................9
Wi-Fi®...............................................................................................................10
Positioning – location based services .................................................................12
Provisioning (OMA CP) ........................................................................................12
Web browser .......................................................................................................16
Memory in Android phones .................................................................................17
Trademarks and acknowledgements ..................................................................20
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Product overview
Xperia™ E dual – Expertly created for simplicity
Ready to make life a little easier? Xperia™ E dual has all the fancy features you’d expect from a
smartphone - easy access to thousands of apps, a quality camera and a great music experience. And
Xperia™ E dual also remembers why phones were made in the first place: phone calls are as easy as ever,
and sound quality is enhanced with HD voice and noise cancellation. Try it. It’ll become your new best
friend in no time.
Stay on top of your data and battery usage
With Xperia™ E dual, there’s no risk of starting off on the wrong foot. Just open the box, switch on the
phone and follow the easy setup guide. You’ll be up and running before you can say ‘who needs a printed
multilanguage instruction manual?’. Xperia™ E dual also has everything you need to remain in control.
The data usage app helps you manage your costs and keeps your phone bill free from unwanted
surprises. You’ll be on top of battery drain too – just use the power management app.
First class basics
Xperia™ E dual doesn’t compromise on essential functions. This smartphone makes simple phone calls
even better. HD voice makes sure you make yourself heard, loud and clear. Calls from school yards and
city streets are no problem either. The noise cancellation feature filters out the background sounds.
Music the way you want it
Easy listening isn’t just a music genre. The “WALKMAN” app is all about ease of use – and great music.
You create your own playlists in a snap. So you can spend your time listening to music, instead of trying to
figure out how features and functions work. Can’t get enough? Go further into Music Unlimited*, choose
from millions of songs and in 3D surround sound. Crank it up with xLoud loudness enhancement, and get
the sound mix just right with graphic equalisers.
* Music Unlimited is a subscription service. Please refer to Terms Of Service for details of fees. Music
Unlimited is not available in every market.
Make the most of it
Set your smartphone to work. On Google Play, you’ll find apps for everything you can think of - and more.
Stressful day at the office? Wind down with a movie on the bus home. View the flick on the crisp 3.5”
display. If you get stuck in rush hour traffic, you probably won’t complain. The long-lasting, removable
battery has enough power to keep you entertained for hours.
Convenient call handling – dual SIM cards
The dual SIM cards are perfect when you want to separate work from play – and handle your calls in a
cost-efficient way. You switch between SIM cards anytime with a simple touch. Or make the switch
happen automatically: just preset which SIM card to use at specific times of the day. You can also
customise each SIM card separately. How about a formal ring signal during office hours, and your
favourite party-starter at night?
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PlayMemories Online*
Where are all your favourite shots? Spread out on Facebook, your phone and your computer? Now you
can carry every picture with you, without storing them all in your phone. PlayMemories Online lets you
collect all your photos and videos in one place, then relive memories wherever you are. See the perfect
shot? Upload pictures automatically over Wi-Fi® from your phone camera to PlayMemories Online. Then
view your photos on any device – tablet, phone, computer, or BRAVIA® TV.
* PlayMemories Online is not available in every market.
Music Unlimited*
We’ve got what you want to hear – millions and millions of songs on demand from Music Unlimited. Listen
offline and with no annoying ads. Enjoy dozens of preset channels and easily sync with your own music
collection. Get the most from your music with Music Unlimited – enjoy on your Xperia smartphone and all
your favourite devices – PC, PS3, BRAVIA® TV etc.
* Music Unlimited is a subscription service. Please refer to Terms of Service for details of fees. Music
Unlimited is not available in every market.
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Signature features
The Sony Xperia™ E dual comes with a range of features as standard. Below is a summary of the key
signature features.
Xperia™ Timescape™
Communication made easy
The Timescape™ application manages all your communication with one person in one place. You can
effortlessly browse by category your Facebook™ and Twitter™ communications, as well as view your
photos. Now everything is all together and in chronological order, so you don't have to open different
applications to see what's going on.
Xperia™ Infinite button
Everything you want – from everywhere
Tap the infinite button in the Timescape™ application and smart filter each category of communication by
person. For example, when viewing a text message from a friend in Timescape™, tap the infinite button to
view a list of all chat messages with that friend.
Xperia™ Local connectivity
More control over your media
Using Xperia™ Local connectivity, you can exercise more control over how media files get transferred and
stored. For example, you can select MTP mode to transfer files if you want to limit the risk of data corrup-
tion, or select MSC mode if you want to have more control over the data storage.
Xperia™ Home screen application
The place you call Home
Customise your Home screen with widgets, shortcuts, folders, themes, wallpaper and other items.
Where’s best for you? Email top right? Music player bottom left? You decide. With four extensions to your
Home screen, you’ve got plenty of space to put things where you want. Just remember to flick left or right
to find them.
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Facts – dimensions, weight, performance and
networks
Operating system
Processor
Google™ Android™ 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon™ MSM7227A
113.5 x 61.8 x 11.0 mm
Size
Weight
115.7 grams
Available colours
Black
Gold
Main screen
Colours
262,000 colour TFT
320x480 pixels
3.5 inches
Resolution
Size (diagonal)
Scratch resistant
Input mechanisms
Text input
Yes – PMMA
On-screen QWERTY keyboard
Capacitive
Touch screen
Touch gesture
Memory
Yes – multi-touch, up to 2 fingers supported
RAM
512 MB
Flash memory
Expansion slot
Camera
Up to 4 GB*
microSD™ card, up to 32 GB
Camera resolution
Digital zoom
Video recording
Sensors
3.2 MP
4x
Yes – VGA
Accelerometer
Proximity sensor
Yes
Yes
Networks
C1605
UMTS HSPA 900 (Band VIII), 2100 (Band I)
GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
C1604
UMTS HSPA 850 (Band V), 1900 (Band II), 2100 (Band I)
GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
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Data transfer speeds
GSM GPRS
Up to 86 kbps (download and upload)
Up to 237 kbps (download and upload)
GSM EDGE
UMTS HSDPA cat 8 (download) Up to 7.2 Mbps
UMTS HSUPA cat 6 (upload)
Talk time (GSM)
Up to 5.76 Mbps
Up to 6 hours 12 min**
Up to 368 hours**
Standby time (GSM)
Talk time (UMTS)
Up to 6 hours 18 min**
Up to 379 hours**
Standby time (UMTS)
Music listening time
Video playback time
Battery
Up to 33 hours on PHF mode**
Up to 8 hours**
1530 mAh typical
1500mAh minimum
* Memory comprises approximately 650 MB of firmware, 750 MB of “Phone memory” for downloaded
applications and 2 GB of “Internal storage” for music, pictures, movies and some application data. For a
more detailed description of the different types of memory and how they are used, see “Memory in
** Values are according to GSM Association Battery Life Measurement Technique as performed in control-
led laboratory conditions. Actual time may vary.
Note: Battery performance may vary depending on network conditions and configurations, and phone
usage.
Note: Performance metrics were measured under laboratory conditions.
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Categorised feature list
Internet
Music
Camera
Bookmarks
3D surround sound (VPT)
Album art
3.2 megapixel camera
4x digital zoom
Geotagging
Google Play™
Google™ search*
Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP)
Manual equalizer
PlayNow™ service*
Music player
TrackID™ music recognition*
xLoud™ Experience
Google Voice™ Search*
Google Maps™ for mobile with
Street View and Latitude™*
NeoReader™ barcode scanner
Pan & zoom
Self-timer
Send to web
Touch capture
Video recording
Web browser (WebKit™)
Design
Auto rotate
Communication
Call list
Messaging
Conversations
Gesture input
Conference calls
Google Talk™ application
HD voice
Noise suppression
Speakerphone
Email
Gmail™*
On-screen 12-key keyboard
On-screen QWERTY keyboard
Picture wallpaper
Touch screen
Voice input
Wallpaper animation
Handwriting recognition
Instant messaging
Multimedia messaging (MMS)
Predictive text input
Text messaging (SMS)
Xperia™ Timescape™
Xperia™ with Facebook™
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Connectivity
Organiser
Alarm clock
Airplane mode
Calculator
Calendar
Contacts
E-Manual
Infinite button
Notes
Setup wizard
Tasks
Entertainment
3D games
Media browser
Motion gaming
Music unlimited
Radio (FM radio with RDS)
Sony Entertainment Network*
Video streaming
YouTube™*
3.5 mm audio jack (CTIA)
aGPS*
Bluetooth™ wireless technology
DLNA Certified®
Media Go™
Media Transfer Protocol support
Micro USB support
Native USB tethering
PC Companion
Synchronisation via Facebook™
Synchronisation via Google™
Synchronisation via Exchange
ActiveSync®
Xperia™ Gallery
Synchronisation via SyncML™
USB High speed 2.0 support
USB mass storage
Wi-Fi®
Wi-Fi® Hotspot functionality
*This service is not available in all markets.
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Technologies in detail
NOTE: The information outlined below is general, and levels of compliance to standards and
specifications may vary between products and markets. For more information, contact Sony Mobile
Developer World or your Sony contact person where applicable.
Device-to-device communications (local)
Bluetooth wireless technology
Bluetooth™ profiles supported
Advanced Audio Distribution Profile v1.2
Audio/Video Remote Control Profile v1.3
Handsfree Profile v1.5
Headset Profile v1.2
Object Push Profile v1.2
Phonebook Access Profile v1.0
Core version and supported
core features
2.1+EDR
Connectable devices
Products which support at least one of the profiles above.
More information:
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Wi-Fi®
Supported standards
Connectable devices
Frequency band
Data transfer rate
Security
IEEE 802.11b/g/n and Wi-Fi®
Wi-Fi® access points
2.4 GHz
Up to 72 Mbit/s
WEP 64 bit
WEP 128 bit
TKIP
CCMP (AES)
Open Authentication
Shared Authentication
EAP-TLS
EAP-TTLS/MSCHAPv2
EAP-SIM
PEAPv0/EAP-MSCHAPv2
PEAPv1/EAP-GTC
WPA Personal and WPA2 Personal
WPA Enterprise and WPA2 Enterprise
Encryption
Power save
WEP, TKIP and AES
WMM-UAPSD
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Messaging
MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service)
According to OMA Multimedia Messaging Service v1.0 + SMIL
Email
Bearer type (IP)
Character sets
GPRS, EGPRS, UMTS, Wi-Fi®
BIG5 Traditional Chinese
GB2312 Simplified Chinese
GB18030
ISO-2022-JP Japanese
ISO-8859-1
ISO-8859-2 Eastern Europe
ISO-8859-5 Cyrillic
ISO-8859-7 Greek
ISO-8859-9 Turkish
ISO 8859-11
KOI8-R Cyrillic
Shift_JIS Japanese
USASCII
UTF-16
UTF-8
Windows® 874
Windows® 1251 Cyrillic
Windows® 1252
Windows® 1254 Turkish
Windows® 1258 Vietnamese
Protocols
POP3 and IMAP4
Push email
Secure email
Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync® (EAS)
SSL/TLS, both port methods (POPS/IMAPS) and START-
TLS
HTML mail
Yes (read only)
More information:
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Positioning – location based services
Supported standards:
• OMA Secure User Plane Location (SUPL)
• 3GPP™ Control Plane location (including Emergency location) – only supports E911
• Qualcomm® GPSOneXtra
Supported satellite systems:
• GPS
Provisioning (OMA CP)
OMA CP version 1.1
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Multimedia (audio, image and video)
Audio Playback
Decoder format
Supported in file format
Audio decoding MPEG-1/2/2.5,
audio layer 3
MP3 (.mp3), 3GPP (.3gp),
MP4 (.mp4, .m4a)
AAC, AAC+, eAAC+
AMR-NB, AMR-WB
General MIDI (GM)
Linear PCM 16bit
OTA
3GPP (.3gp), MP4 (.mp4)
3GPP (.3gp), MP4 (.mp4)
SMF (.mid)
WAV (.wav)
OTA (.ota)
vorbis
Ogg (.ogg)
Audio Recording
Encoder format
AMR-NB, AMR-WB
Supported in file format
3GPP (.3gp), MP4 (.mp4),
AMR (.amr)
AMR-NB, AMR-WB, AAC-LC
stereo
3GPP (.3gp), MP4 (.mp4)
Sample rate: 48 kHz
Bit rate: 128 kbps
Image Playback
Decoder format
Supported in file format
1, 4, 8, 16, 24 and 32 bpp and
RLE encoded formats
BMP (.bmp)
Single and multi frame, bitmap
mask support (GIF87a format
and GIF89a format)
GIF (.gif)
Joint Photographic Experts
Group
JPEG (.jpg)
PNG (.png)
Portable Network Graphics Bit-
map mask support
Wireless Bitmap
WBMP (.wbmp)
Image Capture
Video Playback
Encoder format
Supported in file format
JPEG (.jpg)
Joint Photographic Experts
Group
Decoder format
MPEG-4 Visual Simple Profile
H.264
Supported in file format
3GPP (.3gp), MP4 (.mp4)
3GPP (.3gp), MP4 (.mp4)
3GPP (.3gp)
H.263 Profile 0
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Video Recording
Encoder format
Supported in file format
- Video H.263 Profile 0, H.264
Baseline Profile
3GPP (.3gp), MP4 (.mp4)
- Audio: AAC-LC stereo
Sample rate: 48 kHz
Bit rate: 128 kbps,
AMR-NB
Audio/Video Streaming
DRM
Streaming transport
RTSP according to 3GPP™
HTTP streaming
DRM (Digital Rights Manage-
ment) — features the rights and
copy protection of downloaded
content.
OMA DRM 1.0
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Synchronisation (OMA DS, EAS, Google Sync™)
OMA Data Synchronisation protocol versions 1.1.2 and 1.2
OMA Data Formats: vCard 2.1, vCalendar 1.0
Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync® protocol version 2.5
Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync® protocol version 12.0
Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync® protocol version 12.1
Google Sync™
Related information:
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Web browser
Browser version
Android 4.0 Browser (Based on WebKit™)
Browser application
Pan & Zoom
Landscape/portrait rendering
Full page PC rendering
Off-line reading
Desktop Mode
Internet Search
Bookmark Synch
Browser compliancy
HTML version 4.0
HTML version 5.0
XHTML Basic version 1.0
XHTML 1.1
CSS 2.0
CSS 2.1
CSS 3.0
JavaScript 1.7/ECMA-script 262 3rd edition
DOM 2.0
DOM 3.0
SVG 1.1
Supported Device API
Protocol compliancy
Geo-location API
Device Orientation API
File Reader API
Touch Events API (including multi-touch)
HTTP/1.1
TLS 1.0 and SSL 3.0
Gzip
OMA Download 1.0
Related information:
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To use Android phones efficiently, users should be aware of the different types of phone memory. This
knowledge is important in order to understand, for example, where music, photos and videos are saved;
how many apps can be downloaded from Google Play™; and how photos can be copied to a PC.
Generally, all Android phones share the same basic memory setup. What differs is how much memory is
available to you via the different types of memory, and whether your phone uses an external SD card or an
internal memory chip. Any information specific to the particular phone model described in this White
Paper is noted as such.
Please note that when internal memory is used, the figures you see in the phone information menus may
appear to not match with the total amount of stated physical memory. In other words, the figures might
not seem to add up. The reason for this is that some sections of the memory may use two memory cells
instead of one for every storage unit, in order to secure storage integrity. The need for such “double
storage” depends on the type of memory chips used and may therefore differ between products.
Types of memory
The types of memory described below are consistent with the terminology used in Sony mobile phone
menus and in other content relating to 2012 Xperia™ phones:
1. Dynamic Memory (also known as RAM, or non-persistent memory, because everything in RAM
disappears when the power is turned off) is used as “working memory” when the device is actually
running, and is shared between the operating system and all active applications and services.
Therefore, the amount of Dynamic Memory influences how many applications and operating system
services can run at the same time. In Android™ phones, the operating system automatically closes
applications and services that are not being used. However, such automatic functionality has limits.
For example, if a lower amount of RAM is assigned to a certain release of the operating system, phone
speed will be impacted.
If you experience problems with RAM, for example, if the phone runs slower than usual or if the Home
application restarts frequently when you leave an application, you should minimise the use of apps that
run all the time. Such apps could include, for example, applications that frequently download social
service updates. You could also consider using a static wallpaper instead of a live wallpaper.
To see which apps and services are currently active, go to Settings > Applications > Running
Services. You should have at least 50 MB, and ideally 100 MB or more, of free RAM to avoid
slowdowns and application restarts.
You should also be aware that if you update the phone to a later Android release, the load on the built-
in Dynamic Memory will increase due to the addition of more features. As a result, the phone may run
slower after an update.
All the memory types described below (in sections 2 to 5) together comprise “persistent” memory. What
this means is that all data and content stored on these sections of memory will “persist” after the power is
turned off (in contrast to the non-persistent RAM). Persistent memory can therefore be used for storing
applications, images, music and any other content which can only disappear after being explicitly deleted.
2. System Memory (also known as “System partition” or “/system”) is used for the Android OS and for
most applications that are pre-loaded from the factory. This type of memory is normally locked, and
can only be changed through a firmware upgrade. There is usually some free space available in this
section of memory. However, since it is locked, you cannot save apps, photos or any other content to
this memory. System Memory is reserved for future firmware upgrades, which almost always need
more memory than the original firmware. You cannot see or influence the use of this memory.
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3. Phone Memory (also known as “Data partition” or “/data”) is memory type that is used as working
memory. It can be compared to the C: drive on a PC or to the startup disk on a Mac. All applications
downloaded from Google Play™ or other sources are installed (at least initially) to this type of memory.
Some can later be moved to another memory.
In this type of memory, as with System Memory, all applications have an allocated area which no other
applications can access and to where the applications can and usually do save their data (such as
phonebook, calendar, notes, and email applications).
Phone Memory will tend to fill up as a result of normal use, the use of applications saving their data,
and you downloading and installing new applications. Therefore, the larger this memory is from the
start, the more applications you can download and use.
If the Phone Memory starts to get full, the phone slows down, and in some cases it might no longer be
possible to install more apps. You should always ensure that you have at least 50 MB of free Phone
Memory. If not, you should consider removing some apps that you seldom use, or move some
applications from the Phone Memory.
You can see how much Phone Memory is free under Settings > Storage > Phone memory. You can
also view Phone Memory availability and usage information under Settings > App.
4. Internal Storage/SD card (also known as “/sdcard”) is the memory used for:
• Content such as photos, movies and music which is added, for example, as a result of the user
taking photos with the camera, downloading media files, and performing file transfers.
• Certain applications to store data in cases where larger amounts of content are involved. For
example, applications for games and maps need to store larger files which would not fit in the
Phone Memory.
• Applications that can be moved after installation from the Phone Memory. Note that not all
applications can be moved, and in such cases the option to move the particular application will not
be available. Typically, apps running as services, apps with widgets, or apps for live wallpapers
cannot be moved. Also note that when apps are moved to the Internal Storage or to the SD card
memory, a small part of the app will still remain in the Phone Memory.
This type of memory differs most between different Android phone models. In some models, a large
amount of internal memory is built into the phone and is referred to in the user interface as “SD card”
memory. In other cases, the phone features a memory card slot and a removable memory card that is
bundled with the phone.
You can see how much Internal Storage is available under Settings > Storage > Internal storage.
In the Xperia™ E dual, the three areas of persistent memory (System Memory, Phone Memory, and
Internal Storage), together with some small memory allocations for system operations, share 4 GB of
built-in eMMC memory.
Note that in some products you may find both a large internal memory and a memory card reader slot.
However, on the current Android platform, the card reader slot does not work in the same manner in a
phone which also features built-in storage as it does in a phone with only a memory card slot and no
internal storage. Generally, while you can access content (such as videos, photos and music) on this
optional memory card, you cannot in general save anything to the card. Some applications, for
example, a backup service application, may still be allowed to do so. In effect, this means that some
products feature a fourth type of persistent memory, called “External Card”:
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5. External Card (also known as “/ext_card”) is the name for the removable SD memory card in products
where there is also Internal Memory and where this Internal Memory is referred to in the phone’s user
interface as the “sdcard” memory. This External Card memory can generally not be written to from the
phone, but it can be used (by the user) to store content from other sources. For example, you can write
to this memory from a PC when the phone is connected to a PC and when the External Card is
mounted. Some applications on the phone may in some cases, however, also have permissions to
write to the External Card.
Backing up data to different memory types
Generally, you should not save photos, videos and other personal content solely on the internal memory
of a phone. If something should happen with the hardware, or if the phone is lost or stolen, the data stored
on the phone’s internal memory is gone forever.
In a phone where an SD card reader is the main memory, it is relatively easy to take the card out and copy
all content to a PC or Mac, or to an entertainment device with a memory card slot. In a product featuring
Internal Storage as the main memory, it is not possible to physically remove the memory. Instead, any
critical or high-value content must either be transferred over a network (mobile or Wi-Fi®) or via a cable.
To facilitate the transfer of data via a cable, the Xperia™ E dual supports the Microsoft standard, Media
Transfer Protocol (MTP), which makes it possible to easily transfer content back and forth between your
phone and a PC. For Apple Mac computers, a special application is available with built-in support for
MTP. This application can be downloaded from the Xperia™ E dual support page. Note that you do not
need to back up or make a copy of applications that you downloaded from Google Play™. They can
normally be downloaded again if you have set up a Google account to work in your phone. You can find
the apps which you have purchased under “My apps” in Google Play™, so you will not need to either pay
for or search for them again.
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Trademarks and acknowledgements
All product and company names mentioned herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective owners. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. All other trademarks are property
of their respective owners.
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