On Monday, Sony Ericsson pulled the cover from the new products of this year, which are now presented at the Consumer Electronics Show 2012 in Las Vegas. By tradition, the company decided to start the year with the announcement of the new flagship, which will set the tone for the entire line of smartphones in 2012 - Sony Ericsson Xperia S. Special models for the American and Japanese markets and an extended range of Smart Extras accessories were also presented.
Xperia S is the first smartphone in the Xperia NXT series, the new generation of Sony Ericsson smartphones, which opens the 2012 model range. New in this model compared to the one presented a year ago at CES 2011 Xperia arc is really a lot:
4.3 "Reality Display screen with image enhancement technology Mobile Bravia Engine,
screen resolution of 1280x720 pixels
12 megapixel camera with fast shooting technology - just 1.5 seconds from the locked state,
1.3 MP front camera,
1.5 GHz dual-core processor,
NFC support
increased battery capacity of 1750 mAh
32 GB internal memory (without SD card slot),
and, finally, this is the PlayStation Certified model, which means that it is possible to launch games of the world's leading manufacturers that are specially adapted for Android.
The real rate of fire of the camera can be seen on the video of Nomobile.ru - indeed, very quickly: ')
Style
In addition to technical innovations, the traditional strength of Sony Ericsson is design. The Xperia S visual style is the first incarnation of Sony's new design concept called Iconic Identity. This concept is based on the principles of conciseness and recognition, and will be used to create all models of the Xperia NXT series. A transparent plastic insert with the captions of the touch buttons located above it embedded visually highlights the screen and distinguishes the Xperia S from other phones. In addition, antenna parts and lighting elements are built into it, and the solution itself - transparent plastic - resembles Xperia Pureness, which was produced several years ago.
The overall appearance of the device is angular severity, underlined by the demonstrative symmetry of the arrangement of the functional elements on the back cover and the closed microUSB and HDMI connectors.
Dimensions of the new items have increased compared to the Xperia arc by a couple of millimeters - 128 x 64 x 10.6 mm, the Xperia S weighs 144 grams.
On board the Xperia S is now Android 2.3.7, but it will soon be upgraded to Ice Cream Sandwich. World sales start on March 1.
The smartphone has already been nominated for the best CES products by CNET.com. Voting is here .
Xperia ion
Americans will also get another interesting novelty - Xperia ion. According to the characteristics it is practically Xperia S, but with an even larger screen - 4.6 "with a resolution of 1280x720. The model will be sold only with an AT & T contract:
Smart stuff
Also at CES, Sony Ericsson presented new items in the line of accessories for Andorid, known as Smart Extras - smart add-ons.
Xperia Smart Tags , small NFC markers that trigger pre-configured personal settings when you put an NFC smartphone next to them.
Smart Wireless Headset pro - Bluetooth stereo headset that can work as a regular MP3 player and radio separately from the phone.
SmartWatch is the heir to the Sony Ericsson LiveView , a micro display for remote access to calls, messages and applications on Android.
SmartDock for Xperia ion , using HDMI that turns Xperia ion into a mini-PC with USB-connected keyboard and mouse.
For home use
Also this week, announced two smartphones for the Japanese market - Xperia acro HD, which includes a set of features popular in Japan - the infrared data transmission port, mobile wallet and mobile TV; and Xperia NX, Japanese version of Xperia S.
Year has begun
Looks like 2012 will be interesting. Ahead - the first impressions of the new products "live", reviews and tests. Subscribe to Sony Ericsson Habrablog and read us in your feed!