Sony Xperia Ion: Sonys Best Android Phone Yet

          

Sonys Previous Xperia Android phones have not really impressed me much,quality was lacking as was the Sony's front end u.i.At C.E.S this year though i happened to have heard something about the Sony Xperia Ion while in a meeting and had to go and see for myself what the fuss was about and i must say i was blown away.

Lets look at the Tech specs first..First off, it will be a 4G LTE(U.S) device, which is huge.Sporting a 4.6-inch 720p screen, the display is nothing short of stunning, and as it's powered by a 1.5GHz Snapdragon dual-core processor. A striking 12-megapixel camera is touted out back which we sampled a few pictures with and the results where the best Ive seen on any Smartphone the Sony Exmor R CMOS lens was doing a superb job of capturing some high quality pictures and with a 1gig of ram on board and 16gig internal memory..its is running Gingerbread but ICS WILL be ready for the phone soon after release..why not delay it till its ready come on Sony..
Seen have a clear winner here and yes the build quality and the fact it was stick thin also helped with its Visual appeal and finally Sony are getting to grips with there U.I and it only added to the Android experience instead of slowing it down..a great phone Sony well done and on Pre-order already at  Negri Electronics,we should see it in Europe and elsewhere in late February and indeed its smalling sibling the Sony Xperia S Is now due in early Feb.

Heres The Spec Sheet:


FEATURES:

• Large 4.6-inch touch display with Bravia Engine for clearer images outdoors
• Built-in 12.1-megapixel Sony Exmor R CMOS lens with 3D sweep panorama and 1080p video recording
• Snap, shoot and share pics and videos with the LTE network and a 1.5-gigahertz dual-core processor
• Runs Google's latest Android 2.3 mobile operating system with access to Google Search, Google Voice Search, Google Talk, Gmail, YouTube, Google Maps and Android Market
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SPECIFICATIONS:

GENERAL	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
	4G Network	LTE 700 MHz Class 17

BODY	Dimensions	133 x 68 x 10.8 mm
	Weight	144 g
		- Touch-sensitive controls

DISPLAY	Type	LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	720 x 1280 pixels, 4.55 inches (~323 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes, up to 4 fingers
	Protection	Scratch-resistant glass
		- Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine - Timescape UI

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3 ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

MEMORY	Card slot	microSD, up to 32GB
	Internal	16 GB, 1 GB RAM

DATA	GPRS	Up to 86 kbps
	EDGE	Up to 237 kbps
	Speed	HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
	Bluetooth	Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
	NFC	Yes
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS, USB On-the-go support

CAMERA	Primary	12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
	Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, 3D sweep panorama, image stabilization
	Video	Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
	Secondary	Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps

FEATURES	OS	Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon
	CPU	Dual-core 1.5 GHz
	GPU	Adreno 220
	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email
	Browser	HTML5, Adobe Flash
	Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
	Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
	Colors	Black, White
		- SNS integration - ANT+ support - HDMI port - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player - MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player - TrackID music recognition - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk - Document viewer - Voice memo/dial/commands - Predictive text input

BATTERY		Standard battery, Li-Ion 1900 mAh
	Stand-by	Up to 400 h (2G) / Up to 350 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 4 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 12 h