<s>
The	O
Sony	B-Application
Xperia	I-Application
sola	I-Application
is	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
smartphone	B-Application
from	O
Sony	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
runs	O
Android	B-Application
2.3	I-Application
(	O
Gingerbread	B-Application
)	O
and	O
is	O
upgradeable	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.0	O
(	O
Ice	O
Cream	O
Sandwich	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xperia	B-Application
sola	I-Application
features	O
a	O
1GHz	O
dual-core	O
processor	O
,	O
512	O
MB	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
a	O
3.7	O
"	O
Reality	O
Display	O
touch-screen	O
with	O
Sony	O
's	O
Mobile	O
Bravia	O
Engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
earliest	O
known	O
smartphone	B-Application
to	O
feature	O
a	O
touch	O
screen	O
able	O
to	O
detect	O
a	O
floating	O
finger	O
,	O
which	O
Sony	O
branded	O
as	O
"	O
Floating	O
Touch	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
capacitive	O
touchscreen	O
display	O
measures	O
3.7	O
inches	O
with	O
a	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
of	O
480	O
x	O
854	O
pixels	O
at	O
265	O
ppi	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
multi-touch	B-Application
and	O
features	O
High	O
Definition	O
Reality	O
Display	O
with	O
Sony	O
's	O
mobile	O
BRAVIA	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
512MB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
8GB	O
internal	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
equipped	O
with	O
NFC	O
(	O
Near	O
Field	O
Communication	O
)	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
Xperia	B-Device
SmartTags	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xperia	B-Application
sola	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
device	O
from	O
Sony	O
to	O
include	O
"	O
Floating	O
Touch	O
"	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
technology	O
makes	O
it	O
possible	O
for	O
the	O
smartphone	B-Application
to	O
detect	O
a	O
finger	O
floating	O
up	O
to	O
0.79	O
inches	O
(	O
20mm	O
)	O
above	O
the	O
screen	O
using	O
self-capacitive	O
touch	O
screen	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Android	B-Application
2.3	I-Application
floating	O
touch	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
the	O
browser	O
(	O
element	O
highlighting	O
upon	O
hovering	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
upgrade	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.0.4	O
has	O
brought	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
use	O
this	O
feature	O
for	O
entire	O
interface	O
(	O
so	O
called	O
"	O
glove	O
mode	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
the	O
functionality	O
was	O
largely	O
limited	O
to	O
live	O
wallpapers	O
and	O
the	O
browser	O
until	O
the	O
smartphone	B-Application
received	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.0.4	O
Ice	O
Cream	O
Sandwich	O
which	O
introduced	O
"	O
Glove	O
Mode	O
"	O
an	O
extension	O
to	O
this	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Glove	O
Mode	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
name	O
suggests	O
,	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
smartphone	B-Application
wearing	O
gloves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
smartphone	B-Application
after	O
Nokia	O
Lumia	O
920	O
to	O
sport	O
this	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xperia	B-Application
sola	I-Application
was	O
released	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
2.3	I-Application
(	O
Gingerbread	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
received	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.0.4	O
(	O
Ice	O
Cream	O
Sandwich	O
)	O
on	O
28	O
September	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
Mobile	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
sola	I-Application
will	O
not	O
receive	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.1	I-Application
Jelly	I-Application
Bean	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xperia	B-Application
Sola	I-Application
has	O
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
had	O
a	O
limited	O
release	O
in	O
select	O
markets	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
device	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
criticized	O
for	O
an	O
average	O
battery	O
life	O
and	O
absence	O
of	O
a	O
front	O
camera	O
otherwise	O
each	O
and	O
every	O
spec	O
of	O
the	O
smartphone	B-Application
has	O
been	O
praised	O
.	O
</s>
