Sony Xperia ion

Sony Xperia ion

Description

Sony Xperia ion is the first phone that is just Sony (no Ericsson here), which was expected after Sony bought the Ericsson share out of the joint venture. It is landing exclusively on AT&T's LTE network, just to spice things up. It is the first dual-core Xperia phone; it features 4.55" HD display, 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon, 16GB of internal memory, plus a whopping 12MP camera with Exmor R sensor. As was mentioned, the Sony Xperia ion will sport LTE connectivity, rounding up a pretty formidable Android high-end, which we can't wait to get our mitts on, and give this 12MP camera on the back the review treatment. Sony claims that it takes under two seconds to get the camera from standby mode to image capture, so speed will be on our side with the humongous 12MP sensor as well.

DESIGN

• Device type:
  • Smart phone
• OS:
  • Android (4.0, 2.3)
• Form factor:
  • Candybar
• Dimensions:
  • 5.20 x 2.68 x 0.42 inches (132 x 68 x 10.6 mm)
• Weight:
  • 5.08 oz (144 g)
    the average is 4.1 oz (117 g)
• Colors:
  • Black

DISPLAY

• Physical size:
  • 4.55 inches
• Resolution:
  • 720 x 1280 pixels
• Pixel density:
  • 323 ppi
• Technology:
  • TFT
• Colors:
  • 16 777 216
• Touchscreen:
  • • Capacitive, Multi-touch
• Features:
  • Light sensor, Proximity sensor

BATTERY

• Talk time:
  • 10.00 hours
    the average is 8 h (507 min)
• Stand-by time:
  • 16.7 days (400 hours)
    the average is 19 days (464 h)
• Talk time (3G):
  • 4.00 hours
    the average is 8 h (453 min)
• Stand-by time (3G):
  • 14.6 days (350 hours)
    the average is 20 days (474 h)
• Capacity:
  • 1900 mAh

HARDWARE

• Processor:
  • Dual core, 1500 MHz
• Graphics processor:
  • • Yes
• System memory:
  • 1024 MB RAM
• Built-in storage:
  • 16 GB
• Storage expansion:
  • microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GB

CAMERA

• Camera:
  • • 12.1 megapixels
  • Flash:
    • LED
  • Features:
    • Back-illuminated sensor (BSI), Auto focus, Touch to focus, Face detection, Smile detection, Digital zoom, Geo tagging, Panorama
• Camcorder:
  • • 1920x1080 (1080p HD)
• Front-facing camera:
  • • 1.3 megapixels

MULTIMEDIA

• Music player:
  • Filter by:
    • Album, Artist, Playlists
  • Features:
    • Album art cover, Background playback
  • Supported formats:
    • MP3
• Video playback:
  • Supported formats:
    • MPEG4, H.263, H.264
• Radio:
  • • FM
• Streaming:
  • • Audio, Video
• YouTube player:
  • Yes

INTERNET BROWSING

• Browser:
  • • supports: HTML, Flash
• Built-in online services support:
  • Facebook, YouTube (upload), Picasa, Twitter

TECHNOLOGY

• GSM:
  • 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
• UMTS:
  • 850, 1900, 2100 MHz
• LTE:
  • 700 MHz Class 17
• Data:
  • LTE, HSPA (unspecified), UMTS, EDGE, GPRS
• Global Roaming:
  • Yes
• Positioning:
  • A-GPS, Glonass
• Navigation:
  • Yes

PHONE FEATURES

• Phonebook:
  • Unlimited entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Search by both first and last name, Picture ID, Ring ID
• Organizer:
  • Calendar, Alarm, Document viewer, Calculator
• Messaging:
  • SMS, MMS, Threaded view, Predictive text input
• E-mail:
  • • IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange
• Instant Messaging:
  • • Google Talk

CONNECTIVITY

• Bluetooth:
  • • Yes
• Wi-Fi:
  • • Yes
• USB:
  • • USB 2.0
  • Connector:
    • microUSB
  • Features:
    • Mass storage device, USB charging
• Headphones connector:
  • 3.5mm
• HDMI:
  • • Yes
• Charging connector:
  • microUSB
• Other:
  • TV-Out, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

OTHER FEATURES

• Notifications:
  • Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
• Sensors:
  • • Accelerometer
• • Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

AVAILABILITY

• Officially announced:
  • 09 Jan 2012