It is rainy season in India and all the handsets and tablets makers are flooding the market with new smartphones and tablets. Now, it is the turn of Sony to present new smartphone to Indian market and they have launched Xperia ion smartphone. This phone sports a 4.6″ inch (11.7cm) inch scratch-resistant TFT touchscreen. Its HD Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine shall allow crisp images, without any jagged edges.
Salient Features Of Xperia Ion
- Google Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS
- 1.5 GHz dual-core processor
- 16 GB internal storage space
- microSD card support up to 32 GB
- 1 GB RAM
- 12 megapixel auto focus rear camera with 1080p video recording
- VGA front facing camera
- Available in two colours – black and red
- Wi-Fi, HDMI support and Bluetooth v3.0
This model is successor of mid range of Xperia smartphones – Neo L and Go which were launched in India last month. While Xperia neo L and Go are already available,Xperia ion will start selling from 21st August, 2012.
This phone is priced at Rs. 36,999 and will have to compete with Samsung’s Galaxy S III as far as price is concerned. Samsung is very popular brand for Android smartphones and if one has to shell out Rs. 37,000 then his or her first choice would be Galaxy S III. Only the coming days and months will tell us how Sony’s Xperia ion is received in price sensitive market like India. Probably, Sony wants to test the water at above price and if not very successful, they might reduce the price a little bit.
