Sony Xperia ion launched in India for Rs. 36,999

Sony has launched the Xperia ion, their recent Android smartphone in the Xperia line-up. The Xperia ion comes with 1.5 GHz dual-core processor and runs on run Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has 4.55-inch (1280 x 720 pixels ) HD Reality display, 12MP auto focus camera with Exmor R mobile camera sensor with 1080p HD video recording and LED flash and 1.3MP front-facing camera.

Sony Xperia ion comes with 500MB of free 3G data per month for 3 months and 200 minutes of Mobile TV (through appXtra application) for a period of 2 months. This offer is valid till 30th Nov 2012.

It has 1GB RAM, 13.2GB internal memory (up to 12.9GB user-accessible memory), microSD slot that supports up to 32GB, FM Radio with RDS, 3.5 mm audio jack and 1900 mAh battery.

Sony Xperia Ion Specifications :

Network :

• 2G : GSM : 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
• 3G : HSDPA : 850/1900/2100 MHz

Battery :

• Type : Li – Ion
• Capacity : 1900 mAh
• Standby : 400 hours
• Talktime : 600 mins

Built :

• Dimensions : 132x68x10.5 mm
• Weight : 144 g
• Form Factor : bar
• Colors : Black

Display :

• Size : 1280×720 pixels
• Type color : TFT
• Colors : 16000000 colors
• Secondary Display : no

Camera :

• Camera : Yes 12MP
• Resolution : 4000×3000 pixels
• Zoom : yes
• Flash : yes
• Secondary Camera : yes

Connectivity :

• Bluetooth : Yes
• Irda : No
• Wlan/Wi-fi : Yes
• USB : yes
• GPS : yes

Data :

• GPRS : Yes
• EDGE : Yes
• 3G : Yes
• Internet Browsing : Yes , Android Webkit browser

Media :

• Audio Playback : Yes
• Video Playback : Yes
• Ringtones : 64 polyphonic MP3/MIDI/WAV/AMR
• FM Radio : Yes
• 3.5mm Headphone Jack : yes

Memory :

• Inbuilt : 16 GB
• Memory Slot : Yes microSD/TransFlash

Messaging :

• SMS : Yes
• MMS : Yes
• Email : Yes

Software :

• Operating System : Android 2.3

The Sony Xperia ion comes in Black and Red colors. It is priced at an MRP of Rs. 36,999.