Saturday 30 June 2012

Sony Xperia ion

After the separation from Ericsson, Sony announces its first mobile phone in 10 years. The new 4.6 inch Sony Xperia Ion has a 12 megapixels camera a dual core CPU, and it runs Android Gingerbread
Sony Xperia Ion announced
Sony is back as a player in the mobile phone industry. Sony Ericsson is no longer with us and the new devices are now branded with the Sony logo again. AT&T is the US is the first operator to have a Sony phone in the portfolio. Well, the Sony name is subject to regulatory approval. Sony Ericsson has not done very well in the US where released handsets showed up later than in the rest of the world. 

Sony Xperia Ion for AT&T in the US
Sony has chosen AT&T as the first partner for the refreshed brand. Julst like the company did when Xperia Play was announced in the US. The first Sony branded Android smartphone is the Sony Xperia Ion. The Sony press conference where the Xperia Ion will be held later this evening, but AT&T has already unveiled details about the new handset.
Sony already has a familiar logo. So does Sony Ericsson. Things seems to have been done in a hurry, because one of the illustration images shows a device with the Sony logo on the front and a green Sony Ericsson logo on the backside of the Xperia Ion.

Xperia ion from Sony highlights
  • Weight: 144 gram
  • Size: 132 x 68 x 10.6 mm
  • Networks: GSM/EDGE 950/900/1800/1900, UMTS/HSPA 850/1900/2100
  • Wi-Fi
  • 4.6 inch display witha 720 x 1280 pixels resolution, 16 million colours, HD Reality display, Mobile Bravia Engine
  • 1.5 dual-core processor. Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260.
  • Adreno 220 GPU
  • 12 megapixel Exmor-R camera with Fast Capture feature. Ready to shoot in 1.5 second, image stabilizer, face detection, 3D sweep panorama
  • 1.3 megapixel Exmor-R front camera
  • 1080p video capture - Main camera, video stabilizer, LED light
  • 720p video capture - Front camera
  • 1 MB RAM, 16 GB Storage
  • HDMI out
  • 3.5 audio jack
  • NFC
  • Bluetooth
  • A-GPS
  • FM Radio
  • 3D games
  • DLNA certified
  • Android WebKit browser
  • Talktime: 10 hours
  • Standby time: 400 hours
  • Playstation certified
  • Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system. Upgradable to Ice Cream Sandwich in 2nd quarter 2012
  • Qualcomm Mobile Data Modem 9200 Chipset
  • ANT+
  • GLONASS global satellite detection


Sony Xperia Ion 
Sony Xperia Ion will be available on AT&T in the second quarter this year.

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