Sony’s latest mid-range line-up is expected to hit the country shortly. Now the Xperia L is available for pre-order with an India-based online retailer and is priced at Rs 18,990. 

The Xperia L was first announced with Xperia SP in March, which is currently available for purchase online at about Rs 26,000 approximately.

This phone is positioned for photography enthusiasts by Sony. It features 8-megapixel camera along with HDR for both photos and videos. Sony claims that user can capture a picture in just over a second even from locked screen. This is possible because of the dedicated camera key.

The Xperia L comes with a 4.3-inch FWVGA (854x480) display with a scratch-resistant glass on top. The Smartphone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual-core processor clocked at 1GHz and an Adreno 305 GPU. Even though it has low-end specs, the CPU-GPU combination should hold the Xperia L in good stead.

 Device Specification:

• 4.3-inch

• 480 x 854-pixel display

• Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual-core processor at 1GHz

• HSPA+, GPRS/EDGE

• Adreno 305 GPU 

• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA  

• Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP

• NFC

• GPS with A-GPS support

• 3G HSPA connectivity 

• 8-megapixel primary camera 

• LED flash 

• HDR video

• 1900 mAh battery 

• VGA front-facing camera

• 8GB internal storage 

• 32GB expandable memory

Source : tech2

Sony is claimed to be working on a new Smartphone codenamed Honami, which will be the company's 2013 second half flagship.The phone will have all the best technologies from Sony including a new 5 inch HD display with TRILUMINOS technology, according to AndroidOS. 

As the name suggests, the Smartphone comes with LED backlight in three colours rather than the normal white colour LED. Thus the display show more accurate colour reproduction with more natural looking images. The phone will also bring Walkman audio chip, which promises superb music experience.  The best news is that we are not far away from the launch which is expected in July.

This Smartphone will be operated on the most powerful chipset from Qualcomm's portfolio, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 which is yet to appear in a phone till now; the processor will be clocked at 2.3 GHz. As per latest reports, the phone will also pack Adreno 330 GPU, 2GB of RAM and 2700/ 3100 mAh battery.

Sony will put a 16 Megapixel with Xenon flash (same as in standalone cameras,  according to sources.

Source : themobileindian

Sony has officially unveiled AOSP version of Android 4.2 for its Xperia Z flagship. Presently, majority of the features of Xperia Z are working in the Android environment.  Those features include SD card support, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and LED light and the sensors. The camera is also functioning without any fault, but its code is tested internally at the moment as it needs proprietary binaries which at present company cannot publish.

Sony assures that it will change some of the binaries with the original source code and release binaries for the NFC to work. The project by Sony Senior Engineers Johan Redestig and Björn Andersson is accessible for user to grab on the company's official GitHub repository.

Source : gsmarena

Good News!!! Android 4.1 aka Jelly Bean upgrade by Sony is almost ready for Xperia Smartphones that were released in 2012. Xperia P, Xperia Go, Xperia S, Xperia SL, Xperia acro S and the Xperia Ion are some of the devices that will be getting the Android 4.1.2 update. 

By next week exact date for the update will be announced. Sony stated on its official Twitter account, "Just a quick update to say we hear you re: JB 4.1 for Xperia P & Go, (S, SL, acro S and ion). Work's in v. final stage - more news next week”. 

Source : themobileindian

Sony has unveiled Xperia 10.1 inch Tablet Z which is thinner than iPad Mini. It features 8.1 mega pixel camera along with the NFC and LTE support. 

Device Specifications:

•             10.1 inch 

•             HD resolution with 1080 Pixel

•             8.1 mega Pixel Camera

•             Quad core Qualcomm APQ8064

•             2GB RAM

•             32GB Of storage

•             495gm weight

•             4.1 Android OS

•             NFC and LTE support

•             Colors- Black and White

Xperia Tablet Z has a waterproof and dust proof performance. It features high brightness and high definition video. According to the latest report its thicker than iPad mini just 6.9 mm thick. . Its sound quality S-Force front surrounds 3D. It is offered only in Japan market as yet. 

Source : igadgetware