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Sony launches Xperia Ion at Php29,990

Name: Sony launches Xperia Ion at Php29,990
Brand: Sony
Rating: 4.2 (1 reviews)

Abe Olandres July 11, 2012 · 2 min read

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Sony Philippines today launched two new handsets today — the Xperia Ion and the Xperia Neo L. Of the two, the Sony Xperia Ion is the flagship handset and will retail for Php29,990 when it hits retail stores next week.

According to one Sony Mobile Marketing Manager we talked to, the Xperia Ion that will be released in the Philippine is LTE-capable. However, it supports the 700MHz and 1700MHz frequency while the expected band that will be rolled out by Smart LTE is said to be in the 2100MHz range.

Nevertheless, if you bring this handset in the US, it should be able to run on AT&T’s LTE network (which runs on 700MHz and 2100MHz).

Sony Xperia Ion LTE LT28h specs:
4.6â€³ HD Reality Display @ 720Ã—1280 pixels, 323ppi
Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine
Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3 1.5GHz dual-core
Adreno 220 graphics
1GB RAM
16GB internal storage
up to 32GB via microSD card
HSDPA 21.1Mbps, HSUPA 5.8Mbps, LTE Cat3 50Mbps
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.1
NFC
FM Radio tuner
12MP autofocus, rear camera w/ LED flash
1080p video recording @ 30fps
1.3MP front-facing camera w/ 720 video recording 30fps
Android 2.3 Gingerbread
1900mAh Li-Ion battery
144 grams (weight)
133 x 68 x 10.8mm (dimensions)

While the released units will still be running Android 2.3 Gingerbread, the ICS update will happen sometime in middle of August.

The units shown to the media today were all running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

You can read our full review of the Sony Xperia Ion here.

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Abe Olandres

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

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Guest · 14 years ago

LT28i po yung LTE enabled
LT28h ay HSPA+ lang.

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief · 14 years ago

In the review article we linked to, the reference was LT28i which is LTE-capable. The unit demoed to us today which has ICS installed is the LT28h which is HSPA+. However, the Marketing Manager we talked to told us they will release the LTE-capable model as well.

Guest · 14 years ago

Ano ba talaga? LT28h nakalagay tapos LTE capable?
LT28h model ay HSPA+ version, no LTE!

paul e. · 14 years ago

Another new touchscreen slab… Ho-hum…

I miss clamshells. ;)

Seph · 14 years ago

The fact na Dual core lang siya? – Take note po natin na kht dual core siya eh eh it’s still under the hood of Snapdragon S3 version which is quite promising compared to other chip manufacturing, compared sa ibang company “SONY” is still the one which gives effort to give the latest OS for their phones not just Yelling to the public na “they will update the device in later months, na sa bandang huli eh babawiin lang pala, kesyo ganito, kesyo ganyan,” – i’ve not an Sony Avid follower but based on my experience in their device like (x10i from donut to Gingerbread and Arc S from gingerbread to ICS” they also the one na nag-gigive up ng mga nilagay nila na bloatware in exchange for the new os that their promise.

garz · 14 years ago

Sony, Sony, Sony.. A dual-core phone with Adreno 220 for 30,000 bucks? At that price we can already buy a quad-core phone. What a failure.

La+ · 14 years ago

It’s almost 30,000 PESOS, not bucks. Bucks is a layman’s term for the US dollar currency.

Dets · 14 years ago

pasosyal kse..hahaha..bucks bucks pang nlalaman..nsa pilipinas ka tungaw…:))

Marco · 14 years ago

Sir Yuga, did Sony mention the SRP of Xperia Neo L? I guess this cannot be pricier than Xperia U since it’s a step-down in terms of hardware despite its ICS flavor.

Dens Leary · 14 years ago

sayang ganda pa naman ng design ng sony. They always do these kind of things – delayed release and below standard specs for a flagship device (quadcore should be a must these days specially if they will price it like that).
Imagine next week pa ang release and yet hindi pa din ICS, indeed another wrong move from sony, too bad i really like their design.