The Xperia sola features a 1 GHz dual-core processor, 512 MB RAM and a 3.7" Reality Display touch-screen with Sony's Mobile Bravia Engine.

It supports multi-touch and features High Definition Reality Display with Sony's mobile BRAVIA engine.

[1][2] However the functionality was largely limited to live wallpapers and the browser until the smartphone received an update to Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich which introduced "Glove Mode" an extension to this feature.

[5] Xperia Sola has received mixed to positive reviews from critics and had a limited release in select markets only.

Although the device has also been criticized for an average battery life and absence of a front camera otherwise each and every spec of the smartphone has been praised.