If you’re the clumsy type who often manage to get your phone wet by either dumping it on a sink with running water (raise hand) or having a glass of water spill its contents on your phone (raise hand), then you might want to invest on phones that are made for such abuse.
There are not a lot of Android handsets available that caters to the rugged or active lifestyle but Sony has two that targets different price points. The Sony Xperia go is an entry-level phone while the Sony Xperia acro S is for those wanting more power and size from their phones. Both of these are water, dust, and scratch-resistant smartphones!
Sony Xperia go
The Sony Xperia go is made for on-the-go individuals wanting a compact yet stylish, and durable smartphone. It is equipped with a 3.5-inch screen with Reality Display and Sony Mobile Bravia technology for superb viewing. Powering this handset is a dual-core 1GHz processor that runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. You’ll also get a 5-megapixel camera here and Sports and Fitness apps pre-loaded.
The phone features wet finger tracking where you can still use it properly even when wet, just not underwater. It has a ruggedized shell in either black, white, or yellow color and retails for Php14,490.
Sony Xperia go Specs: |
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1.5GHz dual-core NovaThor U8500 |
Mali-400 GPU |
3.5″ Reality display with the Mobile Bravia Engine (320 x 480 resolution) |
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich |
512 MB RAM, 8 GB internal storage, microSD up to 32GB |
5-megapixel camera with LED flash |
720p HD video recording at 30fps |
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA |
Bluetooth w/ A2DP |
GPS w/ aGPS support |
Li-Ion 1305 mAh non-user replaceable battery |
111 x 60.3 x 9.8 mm |
110g |
SRP: Php14,990 |
Sony Xperia acro S
We talked about the Xperia acro S before. It’s basically the bigger version of Xperia go with a 4.3-inch 720p HD display and a 1.5GHz dual-core processor. It’s 12-megapixel camera is equipped with Exmor R lens and is capable of recording Full HD video. You’ll get NFC connectivity here as well as the aforementioned wet finger tracking.
The Xperia acro S comes in either black or white on a glossy but durable casing. It will arrive in the first week of September with a price tag Php26,990.
Sony Xperia acro S Specs: |
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1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon MSM8260 |
Adreno 220 GPU |
4.3″ Reality display with the Mobile Bravia Engine (1280 x 720 resolution) |
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich |
1GB of RAM, 16GB internal storage, microSD up to 32GB |
12-megapixel Exmor-R camera, f/2.4 |
1080 Full HD video recording at 30fps |
1.3-megapixel front camera (720p) |
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, NFC |
Bluetooth w/ A2DP |
HDMI port |
GPS w/ aGPS support |
Li-Ion 1910 mAh non-user replaceable battery |
126 x 66 x 11.9 mm |
147g |
SRP: Php26,990 |