Xperia S & Xperia Ion announced

Sony has just announced two new handsets at CES, namely the Xperia S and Xperia Ion.

Key Features for Xperia S

- 4.3 inch Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine with HD resolution screen (1280 x 720), as well as front (720p) and back (1080p) cameras for HD recording.
- 1.5GHz dual-core processor for fast browsing and content download, which can be stored on the internal 32GB flash storage.

- 12MP back camera with Sony Exmor R™ for mobile along with Fastest Capture to take shots in just 1.5 seconds directly from standby mode.
- NFC (Near Field Communications) enabled to access growing range of NFC applications and services as well as Xperia SmartTags.

- With HD sharing through DLNA, HDMI and using BRAVIA Sync for controlling your Xperia S with your TV remote control when connected to the TV, Xperia S delivers a full HD experience on TV.

Xperia Ion will be the first LTE handset by Sony, exclusively for AT&T.

Key Features for Xperia ion:

- 4.6-inch HD Reality display with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine with HD resolution screen (1280 x 720), as well as rear (1080p) and front (720p) cameras for HD recording.
- 1.5GHz dual-core processor for fast browsing and content download, which can be stored on the internal 16GB flash storage.

- 12MP rear camera with Sony Exmor R™ for mobile with fast-capture to go from standby to first shot in less than two seconds.
- HD sharing through DLNA, HDMI and BRAVIA Sync to quickly and easily stream content on other screens.

Sony Ericsson gearing up for CES

It's no secret that Sony Ericsson will announce new handset(s) at CES, Monday 9th January? So as a promotion, they've uploaded a couple of pics, inviting fans to take part in a contest as well, just to spice things up as the day nears. 

We all know the Nozomi is coming, with another device ( Aoba was cancelled, another device has taken its place, with supposedly similar specs) also in the fray.

All new devices will launch with ICS, so they'll be launched about the same time existing devices get the ICS update.

Thanks to Unknown13x

Sony Ericsson’s upcoming 13MP behemoth

If you thought the Nozomi was SE's attempt at upping the ante, you'll have to think again ;) 

A Bluetooth End Product List has revealed that the Sony Ericsson LT28at (heading to AT&T) is the largest 2012 Xperia leaked so far. It will be armed with a 4.55-inch Reality display with 720 x 1280 pixel resolution. It will be LTE enabled and come with a whopping 13MP back-illuminated camera sensor with LED flash and a 720p front facing camera.

Given the display size and camera megapixel count, this is likely to be an entirely different device. It is also possible that the Sony Ericsson LT28at will be unveiled during CES in early January.

And here are a couple of camera samples to keep you going, courtesy xperiablog! Remember to click for a bigger image.

Nozomi Screenshot leaks

A screenshot of the upcoming Xperia Nozomi has been leaked and it reaffirms the belief that the Xperia Nozomi will have a screen resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels, given away by the image resolution.

Sony Ericsson has redesigned some elements of its Android Gingerbread UI and it will launch prior to the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update in first half of 2012. The image shows the Android home screen using a new font for the clock widget. The small rectangles at the top of the screen on current firmware, showing which of the five home screens you are on, have been replaced by circles. Also the border around the four sticky icons at the bottom has been removed.

Xperia Nozomi pics leaked

GsmArena just managed to get their hands on a few live pics of Sony Ericsson's upcoming smartphone. The smartphone codenamed Sony Ericsson Xperia Nozomi will come with Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread at launch and will be built around a 4.3" LCD display of HD resolution (1280 x 720 pixels). It will also sport a 12 megapixel camera with FullHD video recording and a LED flash.

The device will, in all probability be powered by the MSM8260 Snapdragon chipset featuring a couple of 1.5GHz Scorpion cores and the Adreno 220 GPU. A HDMI port has also been thrown into the fray. It will also have 1GB of RAM so multitasking shouldn't be an issue.

Now for a few negatives. There wont be a MicroSD slot but the device will have 16GB/32GB internal memory depending on the variant you select. Also, the handset uses a microSIM slot and the battery is non-removable.

It should be launched at CES in Jan 2012. Stay tuned for more!

Sony Ericsson flagship - 720p screen and 1080p video recording

The upcoming Sony Ericsson flagship is said to come with a 720p screen (1280 x 720 pixels) and support FullHD video recording and should most probably be running on a dual core processor ( if it is slated to do full-res stills and 1080p video simultaneously).

AnIt will have the option to capture full-res still shots while recording video. That would allow you to capture the most interesting moments of your videos in full resolution without interrupting the videos themselves.

It would probably be announced at the MWC in Feb 2012 as SE ( or Sony if the deal gets through by then) usually relies on the event to unveil its biggies. And it wouldn't be surprising if it would be running ICS at launch. So there you go, something to look forward to after all.

Via: GsmArena

No 'Sony Ericsson' from next year

In case you have been living in a cave all this while, you'd probably know Sony has bought out Ericsson's half of the Sony Ericsson smartphone-making joint venture. Sony is going to go solo from here, which as things go, might be a blessing in disguise.

So as things go, we won't be 'Sony Ericsson' starting early next year. There will be some changes in the brand, although the 'E' bit would be phased out only by Q3.

Q3 2012 is when we'd probably seeing smartphones out of Sony's stables. Meanwhile, Sony will be launching the SE protos like Nozomi that were slated to be launched early 2012, so we're not going to miss out on any of the action.

Source : Unknown13x@xda