Sony announced Sony Xperia Ion LTE under AT&T - First Impressions and Tech Specs



Sony announced new 4G Smartphone called Sony Xperia ion LTE with HD display. This comes in the line of High-End Smartphones. Currently, it is shipping with the past version of Android OS i.e. Android Gingerbread v2.3. Once it receives the Android ICS update it can be matched up with the HTC One X and the Samsung Galaxy S III. Sony Xperia ion with 4G LTE arrives June 24 under AT&T.




Tech specs of Sony Xperia ion LTE

  • Processor: - Dual core 1.5 GHz CPU on Qualcomm MSM8260 snapdragon Chipset
  • Camera: - 12 MP camera with autofocus and LED Flash
  • Platform: - Google Android v2.3 (Gingerbread) and upgrade up to Android ICS v4.0
  • Memory: - 1 GB of RAM
  • Display: - 720x1280px of resolution at 4.55 inches of display
  • Connectivity: - Bluetooth v2.1 + (A2DP, EDR), Micro USB v2.0, Wi-Fi hotspot
  • Battery: - Standard Li-Lon 1900mAh
  • Storage: - Internal 16 GB and External up to 32 GB


Preview of Sony Xperia ion LTE

Build and look

The dimensions of Sony Xperia ion LTE are 133mm in height and 68mm in width means large display and 10.8mm in thickness very slim and nice look. It weighs just 144 grams.

Display

Sony Xperia Ion LTE has 4.55 inches large wide screen with 720x1280 pixels resolution. The handset will come with LED-Backlight LCD and Capacitive touch screen protected with Scratch-resistance glass powered by Sony mobile BRAVIA engine.



Camera

Sony Xperia ion LTE has got the primary camera of 12 megapixel which can take still images at 4000x3000 pixels of resolution. It comes with features like autofocus, LED flash, Geo-tagging, touch focus, Face and smile detection, 3D sweep panorama, image stabilizer. Sony Xperia Ion LTE has secondary front camera 1.3 megapixels resolution.


Sony Xperia Ion LTE has got the capability to record 1080p (Full HD) videos at 30 fps with continuous autofocus, Video light, white balance and video stabilization. The secondary camera can also record a 720p (HD) at 30fps for 3G and 4G calling.

Connectivity

General network connectivity of Sony Xperia ion LTE
  • 2G (GSM EDGE 805 / 900 / 1800 / 1900)
  • 3G (UMTS HSPA+ 805 / 1900 / 2100)
  • 4G (LTE Band IV and Band XVII)


Data transfer is possible in Sony Xperia ion LTE via USB High speed 2.0 and Micro USB support, Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP+EDR, NFC, Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi Hotspot functionally and DLAN certified.



Performance

Sony Xperia ion LTE has got dual core 1.5 GHz powerful processor on Qualcomm MSM8260 snapdragon Chipset. Graphics is powered by Adreno 220 graphics. It has got 1GB of RAM. Sony Xperia Ion LTE comes with Google Android v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS platform but planned an Ice Cream Sandwich will be rolled out soon for the device.

Storage and Expandability

Sony Xperia Ion LTE has got 16 GB internally Flash memory eMMC and externally Expansion slot for MicroSD up to 32 GB.

Battery

Sony Xperia Ion LTE has got powerful standard Li-Lon battery 1900mAh. The backup capacity of battery is up to 400 hours in stand by mode, Talk time up to 10 hours and music listening time is 12 hours.



Extera Features

 Sony Xperia ion LTE comes with Pre-loaded Google application
  • Google voice search
  • Google talk with video chat
  • Google mail
  • Google calendar
  • Google maps with A-GPS Street view and latitude


You can share your photo and video on larger HD TV screen with the help of Sony Xperia ion LTE. Use the SmartDock for Xperia Ion to connect your phone to your TV through HDMI.


Sony Xperia Ion LTE also supports:
  • HTML 5 browsers with Adobe Flash
  • ANT+ support
  • SNS integration
  • Stereo FM radio with RDS
  • Java MID emulator
  • Compatible with Sony SmartWatch-MN2SW


Price and Availability

Sony Xperia Ion LTE will available 24th of June in Black color in market. the price of Sony Ion LTE is near about $569.