SONY xperia ion strikes india

Here is a good news for Sony Xperia Ion buyers! 

Sony has finally introduced its series of next generation handsets to India, announcing that its high end Xperia ion will be made available in the country for Rs 36,999.

The ion is a feature packed phone, sporting a 4.6-inch (LCD) screen with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, a 1.5GHz dual-core processor and an Adreno 220 GPU. The device is also equipped with a 12MP back camera which is capable of video recording, a 1.3MP front-facing camera for video conferencing and a long lasting 1900mAh battery.

Commenting on the launch of the Xperia ion, Prasun Kumar, Marketing Head, Sony Mobile Communications said, “With Xperia ion, we’re bringing together a seamless experience across the multiple screens that we use to play, watch, listen, and share. Xperia ion is the gateway to HD entertainment when and – most importantly – where you want it. We are glad to see overwhelming customer response for our Xperia range. We strongly believe that the consumer will like the Xperia ion’s HD entertainment experience which has exclusive Airtel data offer to enhance the smartphone experience.”

In addition to the ion, Sony also announced that its highly anticipated ‘smartwatch’ would be also available for Rs 6,299.

The watch features an OLED colour display that will be avilable with different colour straps. It also syncs with your Android phone and lets you read messages, emails, and calendar reminders as well as receive social networking updates from Twitter and Facebook. You can even reject and mute calls or accept them through a Bluetooth headset.

Striking features:-

• It has 1GB of RAM
• It has a 12.1 MP camera with LED flash
• Has a front-facing 1.3MP camera
• Boasts of a larger battery at 1,900 mAh having 12 hours of music playback, 10 hours of talk time, and 400 hours of standby time
• 16GB of built-in storage, microSD card slot that supports up to 32 GB storage
• Wi-Fi, HDMI, USB 2.0, Bluetooth, NFC
• FM radio with RDS, multiple format support for audio and video, 3D and motion gaming (PlayStation certified)
• It is preloaded with Google Voice Search, Google Talk with video chat, Google Mail, Google Calendar, Facebook and Twitter apps.

FULL SPECIFICATIONS:-

Camera and video

• 12 megapixel camera with LED flash and Auto focus
• Sony’s Exmor™ R for mobile CMOS sensor
• 16x digital zoom
• HD video recording (1080p)
• 3D Sweep Panorama
• Image playback, supported formats: BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, WBMP
• Image capture, supported format: JPEG
• Video playback and recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4
• Accelerated Adobe Flash Video
• Front-facing camera (1.3 megapixel, 720p)
• Face detection

Display

• 4.55”, 1280 x 720 pixels 16M color TFT
• Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine
• Scratch-resistant, shatter proof sheet on mineral glass
• Capacitive touchscreen with on-screen QWERTY keyboard
• Screenshot capturing

Pre-loaded applications

• Google Voice Search
• Google Talk with video chat
• Google Mail
• Google Calendar
• Google Maps with Street View and Latitude

Networks

• GSM EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
• UMTS HSPA+ 850, 1900, 2100
• LTE Band IV and Band XVII

Entertainment

• xLOUD Experience – audio filter technology from Sony
• FM Radio with RDS
• 3.5 mm audio jack for headphones
• Audio playback, supported formats: MP3, 3GPP, MP4, SMF, WAV, OTA, Ogg vorbis
• Audio recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4, AMR
• 3D and motion gaming
• Timescape with Twitter integrated
• Xperia™ 2.0 with Facebook
• TV launcher

Connectivity and communication

• USB High speed 2.0 and Micro USB support
• WiFi and WiFi Hotspot functionality
• HDMI Support
• DLNA Certified
• Synchronisation via Exchange ActiveSync, Google Sync and Facebook
• aGPS
• WebKit web browser with Pan & zoom
• Bluetooth technology
• Native USB tethering
• NFC
• ANT+ technology

Memory

• RAM: 1GB
• Flash memory: 16GB eMMC
• Expansion slot: microSD, up to 32GB