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Sony Xperia V Waterproof Smartphone

Alongside the Xperia T, Sony Mobile also brings the Xperai V to the IFA 2012 in Berlin.

While share many of the features as Xperia T, the Xperia V adds LTE capability for high-speed data network connection and IP57 dust and water resistance, which is the highest level in smartphone.

Sony Xperia V Waterproof Smartphone

The phone is powered by a Qualcomm Qualcomm MSM8960 dual-core processor and 1GB of RAM.

It is probably the first phone to support penta-band (Band I, Band III, Bandv V, Band VII and Band XX) LTE mobile networks.

While getting the same 13 Megapixel fast capture camera with Exmor R sensor and Full HD video recording as the Xperia T, the Xperia V comes with a smaller 4.3-inch 1280 x 720 HD Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine2 and replaces the 720p front-facing camera with a VGA camera.

Other features include Bluetooth, GPS, WiFi 802.11n, DLNA, NFC and MHL.

The PlayStation certified handset comes with Walkman application and xLOUD sound enhancement and supports Sony Entertainment Network.

The Sony Xperia V runs Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich and will be upgraded to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.

It comes in black, pink and white colors.

Sony will release it in Q4.

Sony Xperia V Review

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Sony Xperia V Specifications:

Display And Design

  • 4.3″ 16,777,216 colour TFT HD screen
  • HD Reality display with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine
  • Dust-proof and water-resistant (IP55 / IP57) [2]
  • Shatter-proof sheet on scratch-resistant glass
  • Capacitive touchscreen with on-screen QWERTY keyboard
  • Screenshot capturing
  • Gyroscope

Memory

  • Flash memory: 8GB eMMC
  • RAM: 1GB
  • Expansion slot: microSD™ card, up to 32 GB

Camera and video

  • 13 megapixel camera with photo flash and auto focus
  • HD video recording
  • Front facing camera (VGA)
  • Exmor R™ for mobile image sensor
  • 3D Sweep Panorama
  • Face detection and Smile detection
  • Superior Auto
  • “Album” application
  • Image playback, supported formats: BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, WBMP
  • Image capture, supported format: JPEG
  • Video playback supported formats: 3GPP, MP4, MKV, AVI, XVID, MOV
  • Video recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4

Connectivity and communication

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

Pre-loaded applications

  • Google Mail
  • Google Talk application
  • Google Voice Search
  • Google Maps for Mobile with Navigation, Places and Latitude

Networks

  • GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
  • UMTS HSPA+ 850, 900, 2100
  • LTE Band I, Band III, Bandv V, Band VII and Band XX

Entertainment

  • xLOUD Experience – audio filter technology
  • PlayStation™ Certified
  • Sony Entertainment Network (selected markets only)
  • Clear audio +
  • “WALKMAN” application
  • Music player and manual equaliser
  • 3D and motion gaming
  • FM radio with RDS
  • TV launcher
  • Audio playback, supported formats: MP3, 3GPP, MP4, SMF, WAV, OTA, Ogg
  • Audio recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4, AMR
  • Xperia™ with Facebook™
  • Timescape with Twitter integrated
  • 3.5 mm audio jack for headphones
  • “Movies” application

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