After the ditching the “Sony Ericsson” clan, Sony unveiled their very first non-SE smartphone, the Xperia S (previously known as the Nozomi), which is also considered to be the company’s first-ever dual-core device!
Sony, as a smartphone company, is said to emphasize the screen, wanting to make it, as much as possible, realistic yet simplistic. They wanted that every pixel, from its shadow to reflection to texture, would be perfect. No doubt the new Xperia S features a whopping 4.3-inch HD display with 720×1280 pixel resolution.
Aside from the 1.5GHz dual-core processor, the Xperia S also boasts 1GB of RAM and 32GB of built-in storage (but no expansion option).
It also packs an eye-opener 12-megapixel autofocus camera with Sony’s Exmor R backlit senor, and a 1.3MP front-facing camera for video calls.
Unfortunately, the Xperia S comes out with last year’s Android Gingerbread OS but Sony promised to have it updated with the Ice Cream Sandwich in the second quarter of 2012.
The Xperia S will be available in the US at the end of the first quarter of 2012 in two colors — silver and black. No word yet on its availability and retail pricing in the Philippines.
Sony Xperia S specs:
| Sony Xperia S Philippines | |
| DIMENSIONS | 128 x 64 x 10.6 mm (144 g) |
| DISPLAY |
720 x 1280 pixels, 4.3 inches (~342 ppi pixel density) LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Timescape UI; Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine |
| MEMORY |
16/32 GB internal storage 1 GB RAM |
| CONNECTIVITY |
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps Bluetooth, microUSB v2.0 |
| CAMERA |
12 MP, 4000×3000 pixels, autofocus, LED flash 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps (Secondary) |
| FEATURES |
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon processor Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) to be upgraded to ICS |
| BATTERY | Standard battery, Li-Ion 1750 mAh |
| COLORS | Black, Silver |
| AVAILABILITY | Feb/March 2012 |
| PRICE | TBA |
Update (March 11): Sony Xperia S unofficially lands in the Philippines! Read more »
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What’s great about Sony is the continuous support for updates and firmware tweaks. (unlike LG) Not to mention that they give their source codes to independent android developers further improving their software. (unlike htc)
Target phone ko to next, unless they release Xperia Play 2. ;)
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Er–no. Sony’s one of the worst smartphone makers when it comes to firmware updates.
Their track record simply says it all.
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