Sony Ericsson Xperia active ST17i (Black and Orange, 1 GB)  (512 MB RAM)

A 3-inch TFT screen with a resolution of 320 x 480 pixels forms the face of this phone. A wet finger tracker allows you to use your touchscreen phone with ease even when your fingers are wet. This Android smartphone is dust proof and water resistant to endure tough conditions.

The active phone from Sony Ericsson has a 5 megapixel camera with a powerful 8x zoom that lets you get closer to your subject. This camera is loaded with autofocus, touch focus, image stabilizer, smile detection, face detection and red eye reduction to help you take quality pictures. An LED flash helps you take pictures and shoot videos even in poor or fading light. This phone has a Geo-tagging feature enabled on it.

A send-to-web option lets you to upload pictures that you take on your camera directly to the Internet. You can take 3D pictures with the sweep panorama and can be viewed on your 3D TV or on the multi-angle 3D display supported on the phone. You can record HD videos with a maximum resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels with the Sony Ericsson Xperia active ST17i.

Design

The Xperia active ST17i from Sony Ericsson has a very sporty and pleasing design. This phone has a four corner home screen with customizable icons that let you personalize your screen to meet your needs. An on-screen display with 12 keys make input and texting easy. The active has an accelerometer for auto rotate to make your experience convenient. A gesture input on the phone lets you swipe your finger across the screen to type with ease.

Storage and Battery

This Android phone from Sony Ericsson has an internal memory of 320 MB and is expandable up to 32 GB using microSD, microSDHC cards. The phone when fully charged gives you a talk time of up to 4 hours on 2G and 5 hours on 3G. The battery supports a standby time of up to 351 hours on 2G and 335 hours on 3G.

Connectivity and Features

The Sony Ericsson active supports GPRS, EDGE, 3G and Wi-Fi platforms with which you can connect to the Internet. Bluetooth and a USB port loaded on the phone lets you connect to other devices and engage in transfer of files. The Sony Ericsson Timescape UI, integrates all your communication with one person in a single place. You can access Facebook, Twitter, Google Talk, and other social networking applications with ease on your active smartphone from Sony Ericsson.

This phone has Email and supports Document viewer that allows you to keep in touch with your professional environment at all times. Instant messenger on this handset keeps you chatting with your friends constantly. This phone is AGPS supported, meaning you can find your way to every place you want to be.

The active from Sony Ericsson is a device that is designed to keep you fit. A dedicated Sporty Counter application lets you plan your activity and monitor your progress while working out. This phone supports the ANT+ application that lets you monitor your pulse and start keeping track. In addition this mobile has a walk mate application that counts the number of steps you walked.

The Xperia active ST17i from Sony Ericsson is pre-loaded with YouTube, 3D games and motion gaming to entertain you on demand. The Android market that is accessible readily on your smartphone lets you download all your favorite applications instantly on your handset.