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Sony Honami rumored to come with 20 MP Cyber-shot camera

by Harsh Kotak

Categories: Latest News, Rumoured Devices, Smart Phones

Tags: 20 mp camera, cybershot camera, snapdragon, sony, sony honami

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Published on: May 3, 2013

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The iconic Japanese tech giant, Sony is reportedly working on a smartphone codenamed “Honami” packed with some serious camera technology. Sony Honami is being worked upon thoroughly in an effort to combine Sony’s Cyber-shot technology wrapped into a handset.

The upcoming device is rumored to come with a 20 MP camera with Sony 1/1.6″ Exmor RS stacked sensor and Cyber-shot G Lens. 1/1.6″ size is huge for a smartphone and it means it will be able to soak much more photons in, bringing in better low-light shots, alike a Cyber-shot camera. It means Honami will have the biggest camera sensor in Android ecosystem with only Nokia 808 Pureview having a bigger sensor than Honami. It will also come with a Xenon or Dual LED flash, which will be 10 times brighter than ordinary flash on smartphones. In the software part it will house a all new image processing algorithm and a revamped camera UI, similar to Sony’s Cyber-shot digital cameras.

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All this camera tech means Honami will be a hefty smartphone with around 10mm thickness. The body will be a combination of glass, metal and carbon fibre to give an ultra glamorous body. As for the phone itself will come with a 5-inch “WhiteMagic” 1080p full HD IPS-NEO display, a powerful 2.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM and a huge 2700mAh battery.

Sony Honami could be announced at IFA 2013 to take place this September in Berlin. Let’s see if Sony is able to pull this off and create that “One” (pun intended) phone to rule the smartphone market.

Source and Image Credit: VR-ZONE

Sony Xperia SP images leaked before MWC

by Nitish Shah

Categories: Best Phones, Latest News, Mid Ranged Devices, Smart Phones, Upcoming Phones

Tags: Android, device looked, dual core Adnroid, image sleaked, mid level android, mwc, sony, Sony Xperia SP, xperia

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Published on: February 7, 2013

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Sony Xperia SP aka Huashan is revealed and that too by the company which manufactures it has allowed to capture a glimpse of it,way ahead before it actual launch at the MWC. This time, it has been joined by Xperia V in the photo. Xperia SP will be joining Sony’s high-end line-up.

By looking at the images the images, we guess the display size on Sony Xperia SL C530x to be 4.5-inch, but it is still unconfirmed. Other specifications of the phone are expected to include 1.7 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor, Android 4.1.2, 720p display, and 1GB RAM.

We have also heard about this device is that there is a microSD card slot, which can be accessed by removing the batter cover. Battery however is not user-replaceable.

Sony is also expected to showcase Xperia L smartphone at MWC along with SP. Previous reports indicate that Xperia L will come with a FWVGA display, 1GHz dual-core processor, Adreno 305 GPU and Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean.

Below are the some of the images with phone display switched off,the design resembles strikingly to Samsung device design like the S advance or the Galaxy S2,if you ignore the colored streaks at the bottom the phone my remind you of Samsung device from a distance,However looking the device from near is undoubted has the Sony appeal.

Good news for Sony fanboys! Amazon puts up the Sony Xperia Z for pre-order.

by pvg007

Categories: Smart Phones, Upcoming Phones

Tags: amazon, Android, buy Sony xperia z, preorder sony experia z, sony, Xperia Z

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Published on: January 16, 2013

The brand new Sony Xperia Z smartphone has appeared on Amazon.de. The impatient among you, can now pre-order the phone for 649 Euro (approximately 867 US Dollar).

It’s main specifications are

5.0-inch Screen, 1920 x 1080 resolution display.

13.1 megapixel camera

1.5GHz quad-core Qualcomm APQ8064 processor

2GB RAM

16GB internal memory with microSD card slot

LTE support

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

water and dust resistant body.

You can check this out on Amazon

Sony Yuga C6603 (Xperia Z) – A Preview

by Umang Sardesai

Categories: Rumoured Devices, Smart Phones, Upcoming Phones

Tags: flaws, sony, Sony Yuga, Sony Yuga Preview, Sony Yuga screenshots, Sony Yuga Specs, Xperia Z

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Published on: December 21, 2012

After Sony bought over Ericsson for a whopping $1.47Bn, it is claimed at Sony Yuga is the first phone which is totally made under Sony’s ownership and the phones sold earlier this year where started by Ericsson and then completed by Sony. This beast is expected to be launched at CES 2013(Jan 8-11) and is considered to be Sony’s Flagship Model for the forthcoming year.

There have been many rumors mills about Sony Yuga’s specs but Eldar Murtazin from Mobile Review, a Russian Website got his hands on the mobile and has given us a complete review of the smartphone

Sony Yuga front

Here are official specifications:

Android 4.1.2 JellyBean
5″ 1080p screen (441 ppi)
Qualcomm’s APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro – 1.7GHz Krait processor
2GB RAM
Adreno 320 GPU
12 MP Shooter
Communication: LTE , Bluetooth 4.0 ,Dual Band Wi-Fi

Sony Yuga Camera

Here are some of the excerpts from the review

SCREEN DESIGN:

The rectangular design and build quality of the phone gives it the ‘premium model’ looks and makes it worthy of a flagship device. The 5 inch 1080p with a pixel density of 441ppi is in fact its USP. The good color reproduction and sharpness of the images produced will be the feature to look out for !

CAMERA:

Sony has stepped down from Xperia T’s 13MP camera to a 12MP for Sony Yuga (the reason is still not known). A new feature named PhotoBurst has been added which gives you ability to click unlimited no of pictures..!!(basically till the phone starts to overheat). Also a Superior Auto mode which not only lets you click photos and shoot a video simultaneously but also has options for both modes on screen and also efficiently differentiates between two modes such as Macro and Landscape.

PLATFORM:

It features the same hardware specs which are present in LG Optimus G and Nexus 4 except that Sony Yuga features a slightly higher clocking 1.7ghz processor. As claimed this package will offer you all transitions, graphic rendering, gaming, multitasking without any lag.

SOFTWARE, USER INTERFACE:

The device runs on 4.1.2 JellyBean which has almost all the 4.2 features. And the Sony’s Customized launcher for JellyBean feels awesome as you can see in the screenshots below and treat to watch for Sony Fanboys.

Yuga Power button

Some flaws :
The Power ON/OFF gray button looks bulky and doesn’t fit the overall design. Also the viewing angles are quite poor

Still seeing the powerhouse of a device this smartphone is, these flaws can be easily overlooked…

These are some screenshots taken from Sony Yuga:

Sony customized JellyBean Interface

Sony Launcher Lockscreen

Sony Yuga System Info

Quadrant Benchmarks

Screenshots Source: Mobile review.

You can have view the whole review(Google translated version) here at Mobile Review.

CONCLUSION:

Sony Yuga seems to be all-rounder and all set to give a tough competition to HTC Droid DNA and the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S4. It also falls in the league of 5 “HD screens which seems to be the way to go for the upcoming year.

Does this device have what it takes to be smartphone of the year or if not the first half of the year??? Do share your views below!

Sony’s foolish explanations to xperia consumers

by kabir

Categories: Latest News, Other/General

Tags: Android 4.1, Android updates, Jelly Bean, sony, Sony Xperia, Sony Xperia ion, Sony Xperia NXT, Sony Xperia P, Sony Xperia SL, Sony Xperia Sola, Sony Xperia T, Sony Xperia U, Xperia Arc S, xperia Go, xperia miro

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Published on: December 20, 2012

Sony has released their list for xperia smartphones who are going to receive future updates in 2013. Many xperia users are disappointed with them as Sony xperia U, Xperia Sola etc. will not be updated to Jelly Bean and future android verions. Sony explained by giving following explanation,

“The quality of Xperia’s software experience is dependent on a number of factors including: screen resolution, hardware platform and RAM. In the case of Xperia go, this combination came together in a way that meant the user experience running JB was not adversely affected.

Unfortunately, in the case of Xperia tipo, Xperia miro , Xperia U and Xperia sola this wasn’t the case – so we made the decision to keep them on Ice Cream Sandwich.”

Sony revealed its Jelly bean firmware candidates

Well, sony thinks that consumers are fool. WE consumers are much more aware than before.

Xperia u and xperia sola both are powered by 1ghz dual core processor with Mali-400 GPU. SO, that means sony wants to say that newer but slower phone, Xperia J powered by 1ghz single core processor can handle Jelly bean but more powerfull, xperia u powered by 1ghz Dual Core Processor can not handle Jelly Bean. Very, Strange explanation by sony.

Also, Sony Xperia U , Miro, Sola, tipo are 2012 NXT series devices. According to Sony, 2012 launched devices can not run 2012 android version.

Sony’s decision for not updating these devices is very disappointing which will definitely harm Sony’s market share.

New Entry: Sony Xperia E

by kabir

Categories: Latest News, Mid Ranged Devices, Smart Phones, Upcoming Phones

Tags: 4.0, 4.1, Android, Android 4.1, Android 4.1 Jelly bean, Dual SIM, HVGA, ICS, Jelly Bean, sony, Sony Xperia, Sony Xperia E, xLOUD, xperia e

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Published on: December 10, 2012

Sony mobiles have announced an affordable android mobile phone: The Sony Xperia E based on android version 4.1 (Jelly-bean) which is expected to come in first quarter of 2013. Xperia E will be available in three vibrant colours i.e. Black, White and Pink. Though the 3.15 mega-pixel camera is below the average but it can take average quality pictures.

Xperia E will be available in Single & Dual sim (GSM + GSM). It will be equipped with High Definition Voice Quality and xLOUD audio technology. 3.5″ inch HVGA screen enables efficient browsing and great user experience. Sony has tied up with Box to offer 50 GB of cloud storage for life with the purchase of these Xperia smartphones.

Major difference apart from dual sim & single sim functionality between the two is that the Xperia E runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean wheras, Xperia E Dual runs Android 4.0 ICS but it can be upgradable to Jelly Bean later

Some brief specs of this phone are as under:-

Display :- 3.5 inches 320X480 pixels, (165 ppi density approx.)
TFT Capacitive screen
Weight :- 115.7 g
Network: Single, Dual sim (GSM + GSM)
Chipset :- Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon
CPU :- 1 GHz Cortex- A5
GPU :- Adreno 200
RAM :- 512 MB
OS :- Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Camera :- Rear :- 3.15, 2048X1536 pixels
Front :- No
Bluetooth :- Yes, Version 2.1
Battery :- 1500 mAh
Colors :- Black, Pink & White
Memory :- INTERNAL: 4GB (2GB user available)
External :- Expendable upto 32GB via memory card
Stay tuned with Androidnova.org for more.

Sony Xperia Advance arrives in USA

by Nitish Shah

Categories: Latest News, Mid Ranged Devices, Smart Phones, Upcoming Phones

Tags: Advance, Android, dust proof, experia, Gingerbvread, go, IP67, Mid ranged phone, Novathor, sony, Sony smartphone, USA Sony, waterproof, xperia, xperia advance, xperia Go

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Published on: November 11, 2012

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The Sony Xperia Advance /Xperia Go is a rugged Android smartphone which has a scratch-resistant glass display with IP67 certified rating hence its dust and water proof (up to 1m for 30 mins).It has the Sony’s famed Mobile BRAVIA Engine.

Although the name might sound similar to Samsung Galaxy S advance,The Xperia S Advance uses the same NovaThor U8500 chipset ,Dual core 1 GHZ processor and mali 400 MP GPU which is also present in Samsung Galaxy S Advance .However, it has only 512 Mb Ram compared with S-Advance 768 MB RAM.

It has a 3.5-inch display with a 320×480 pixels resolution, it runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread which is quite old enough for such a latest device ( updated later year), has a 1GHz dual-core processor, 512MB of RAM and a 1,305 mAh battery.the 1305 mAh battery may be less for this phone looking at the number of cores it provides.We doubt that this phone too may consume more battery like other xperia devices.

It is also equipped with a 5 megapixel rear camera with autofocus and LED Flash which can record videos in 720p.

It is a mid-ranged Android device which may be available for much cheaper when it is announced with some mobile network carrier

Here is the Xperia Advance Specification Sheet— Courtesy

	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 900 / 2100 – ST27i
		HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 – ST27a
	SIM	Mini-SIM
	Announced	2012, May
	Status	Available. Released 2012, July

	Dimensions	111 x 60.3 x 9.8 mm (4.37 x 2.37 x 0.39 in)
	Weight	110 g (3.88 oz)
		- Touch-sensitive controls

	Type	LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	320 x 480 pixels, 3.5 inches (~165 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes, up to 4 fingers
	Protection	Scratch-resistant glass
		- Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine - IP67 certified – dust and water proof (up to 1m for 30 mins)


	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

	Card slot	microSD, up to 32 GB
	Internal	8 GB storage (4 GB user available), 512 MB RAM

	GPRS	Up to 107 kbps
	EDGE	Up to 296 kbps
	Speed	HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
	Bluetooth	Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support

	Primary	5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash,
	Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, 3D sweep panorama
	Video	Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer,
	Secondary	No

	OS	Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradeable to v4.0
	Chipset	NovaThor U8500
	CPU	Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9
	GPU	Mali-400
	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML5, Adobe Flash
	Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support

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