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Sony Xperia S is first non-SE smartphone

The split-up of Sony and Ericsson has left Sony to carry the Xperia line on its own. First up on the podium is the Sony Xperia S (formerly referred to as Nozomi).

Before this Sony-Ericsson did not have any dual-core processor in its handset line-up. The Sony Xperia S will get a dual-core 1.5GHz chip just to impress.

Sony Xperia S specs:
4.3-inch Reality Display @ 720p (1280×720 pixels)
Snapdragon S3 1.5GHz dual-core processor
1GB RAM
16GB internal storage
up to 32GB via microSD
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA
Bluetooth 2.1
NFC support
HGPS w/ aGPS support
12MP Exmor R rear camera
1080p video recording
1.3MP front facing camera
Android 2.3 Gingerbread

The Sony Xperia S will also be Playstation certified, just like the SE Xperia Play. Sony also announced an Xperia Ion but that’s in partnership with AT&T and sports an LTE chip and bigger 4.6-inch screen. The Xperia S is expected to be released by 2nd quarter of 2012.

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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.

45 Responses

  1. Avatar for jex jex says:

    Nice one Sony.. taob lahat ng phone manufacturers nung ni Launched ang Xperia S at Xperia Ion paano kase lahat ng phones ng samsung, htc etc. magkakamukha o kamukha ng 2011 series nila. Unlike Sony Xperia 2012 Design and specs is indeed different from Xperia 2011. This is my next phone sana kapareho lang ng Xperia Arc S ang price kapag naging available na to sa pinas.

  2. Avatar for lawrence lawrence says:

    the phone I’ve been dreaming of all along. and now from one of my fave manufacturers. the specs are the highest one can get AON, just adding a xenon flash will make it perfect. but then again it might affect the battery consumption, considering android itself consumes power a lot by nature.

    I miss the SE branding though. I kinda hate the very technical appeal of SONY logo.

  3. Avatar for Sanji Sanji says:

    Will SE phones get ICS update? I mean Sony.

  4. Avatar for Sanji Sanji says:

    Perfect specs resembling iPhone’s design and irreplaceable battery. Kudos!

  5. Avatar for John John says:

    Sir Yuga, just to correct, Sony did not split up with Ericsson. Sony bought out the remaining stake of Ericsson at their joint venture, hence, future products will carry the company name Sony. (Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/27/sony-buys-out-ericssons-stake-in-joint-venture-assumes-ownersh/)

    On topic: The phone looks lovely!

  6. Avatar for The Truth The Truth says:

    Also called Sony Ericsson Xperia Nozomi or Sony Ericsson Arc HD, I guess Yuga did not research very well about this unit’s other name. By the time they release this unit, Apple Iphone 5 will arrived this 2012. So better save now your hard earned money for a brandnew cellphone either Sony or Apple. You decide.

    • Avatar for von von says:

      Why would yuga research about its RUMORED names??? When Sony itself has officially stated its name as Xperia S. I really don’t see the point.

  7. Avatar for Darla Darla says:

    did they really split? (sony and ericsson) according to other sites, sony bought ericsson’s shares

  8. Avatar for JYEAH-R JYEAH-R says:

    IMHO, maganda sana, 12MP camera, HD video-capture, superb multimedia/gaming capabilities pero no expansion slot?not gorilla glass yung display ata.di ma-remove yung battery. and I think that grey band at the bottom looks ridiculous and will often be mistaken as buttons. I’ll pass.

    • Avatar for Guest Guest says:

      The transparent area houses the antenna. Please do a research first before commenting that the part is ridiculous. Talk about innovation.

    • Avatar for JYEAH-R JYEAH-R says:

      @GUEST
      FYI, I knew that that gray translucent/see-through band has something to do with the antenna. So yes, I did my homework before making that comment. I was talking about the ‘design’ and not the it’s ‘function’. It kinda ruins the phone’s aesthetics. Like a rubber band on a sexy phone that I want to remove. If you’re OK with that, errr, fine.Each his own. But, you’re the one who should do a little research over a comment first before trying to be smart.

    • Avatar for Rjay Rjay says:

      @JYEAH-R If you are a boy you are a FAGGOT, if you are a girl you are Ms. Know it all

    • Avatar for JYEAH-R JYEAH-R says:

      @Rjay
      mmmpphahayyyzpppzzz…here comes another one of those losers who you call you names just because they don’t know sh*t.I don’t it all mate!, I JUST KNOW BETTER THAN YOU!!! OUCH.Not my fault.
      ‘If I were I ‘BOY’, I’m a Faggot’?–doesn’t make sense mate.that all you got?. BTW, keep guessing about my gender mate, I’m enjoying it.

      One more thing, you’re definitely a boy and you’re definitely a QUEER.

    • Avatar for JYEAH-R JYEAH-R says:

      @Rjay,
      oh and it’s ‘know-it-all’ mate :)

  9. Avatar for ethan ethan says:

    I’m just wondering why they always put S in every phones name, is that how they imitate iphone, from design to name??? :D

    • Avatar for marco marco says:

      I knew it, people didn’t realize things till apple does it. Now, the concept of adding the letter S to a product’s name suddenly becomes novel and innovative.

  10. Avatar for daniel daniel says:

    takte! ang angas talaga ng cellphones ng SONY!!! basta pagdating sa design, stand-out ang sony! i dont really like super thin gadgets… well btw lahat naman ng cellphone ngaun manipis na eh. pagka kasi sobrang nipis masakit sa kamay ang tulis haha. pero ito astig talaga! tapos 12mp pa. takte hahaha. gusto ko talga!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  11. Avatar for Mark Williams Mark Williams says:

    hmmm… why is the battery not removable/.

  12. Avatar for roiji roiji says:

    techgasm!!
    can’t wait to buy this next year (pag half na price! hahha)

  13. Avatar for Bert Singson Bert Singson says:

    Wala talagang tatalo sa Sony pagdating sa design. Super Sleek .. LIKE !

  14. Avatar for bern bern says:

    ang ganda! 12MP ang camera, sayang lang dahil walang compass, gusto ko sana may compass.

  15. Avatar for josh josh says:

    SUPERB!

  16. Avatar for gambit_140481 gambit_140481 says:

    postponed tuloy ang pagbili ko ng xperia arc s because of this fon..another 6 months of waiting..:(

  17. Avatar for booboo booboo says:

    Parang yung features nito ang rumored features ng iPhone 5, except of course sa OS pero the camera, screen size, LTE, and NFC, yan ang mga rumored features of iPhone 5.

  18. Avatar for charli3 charli3 says:

    Nokia N8 + Galaxy S2 Fusion.
    sayang ito hinihintay ko, bumili agad ako ng ray :(

  19. Avatar for edward edward says:

    holy moly!! buti di pako nakakabili nang anroid….

  20. Avatar for Marco Marco says:

    ang ganda!!

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