5 Best android Mobile Phones from Sony below Rs 15000 – December 2012

Below is the list of mobile phones from Sony under Rs 15000 in India. All the listed smartphones are released in Indian market and are available at the leading stores.

Sony Xperia J:

Sony Xperia J android smartphone has all the features available in a high end smartphone. It a great phone with value for money.
Xperia J is running on android 4.0 ice cream sandwich Os which can be upgraded to jellybean in future as announced from Sony. The phone sports 4 inch TFT capacitive touchscreen of resolution 480 x 854 pixels and 245 ppi pixel density. The display is covered from Corning Gorilla Glass for protection from scratches.
Underneath this display lies the 1 GHz Cortex-A5 based Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processor and Adreno 200 graphics processor. It has 512MB RAM and 4GB of built-in memory extendable upto 32GB using microSD card.
Xperia J doesn’t support NFC but the other connectivty features include Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth v2.1 microUSB V2.0 with a powerful battery of capacity Li-Ion 1750 mAh.
Sony Xperia J is released in India and available in the stores starting from Rs 13500.

Features and Specification of Sony Xperia J Smartphone:
– 1GHz Cortex-A5 CPU
– GPU: Adreno 200
– 512MB RAM and 4GB on in-built memory
– MicroSD support, expandable upto 32GB
– Android OS, v4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich (upgradable to Android Jelly Bean)
– 4 inch Capacitive touchscreen display
– Corning Gorilla glass protection
– display resolution is 480 x 854 pixels
– 5 MP camera of resolution 2592х1944 pixels
– VGA front camera
– Bluetooth V2.1, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, microUSB 2.0, GPS, 3G, GPRS, EDGE Support
– Li-Ion 1750 mAh
– Talk time: Up to 6 hours (2G) and Up to 7 hours (3G)
– Price of Xperia J in India is around Rs 13500
– Xperia J Release date in India: November 2012

Sony Xperia Sola:

Sony Xperia Sola is an android smartphone with an unique display named as floating touch display. With this display one can surf the web page by just hovering over the screen without actually touching it.
This extra-ordinary capacitive display is of size 3.7 inch with 480 x 854 pixels resolution and 265 ppi density.
The screen is scratch resistant and features Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine for better image quality.
Xperia Sola supports Quad band 2G and 3G networks. The NFC capable device runs on Android Gingerbread version which can be updated to the android ICS version.
It is powered by 1GHz Cortex A9 based dual-core processor and Mali 400 graphics processor supported by 512MB RAM and 8GB of internal memory expandable upto 32GB using external microSD card.
Xperia Sola features a 5MP autofocus camera with LED flash and no secondary camera. The sensor list includes Accelerometer, proximity, compass. In the connectivity section the device supports Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth v3.0, NFC, microUSB V2.0 with Li-Ion 1320 mAh.
Sony Xperia Sola is released in India and available in the stores for around Rs 14000.

Features and Specification of Sony Xperia Sola Smartphone:
– 1GHz dual core Cortex-A9 CPU
– GPU: Mali 400
– 512MB RAM and 8GB on in-built memory
– MicroSD support, expandable upto 32GB
– Android OS, v2.3 Gingerbread (upgradable to Ice Cream Sandwich)
– 3.7 inch Capacitive touchscreen with floating touch display
– Scratch resistant glass
– display resolution is 480 x 854 pixels
– 5 MP camera of resolution 2592х1944 pixels
– Bluetooth V3.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, microUSB 2.0, NFC, GPS, 3G, GPRS, EDGE Support
– Li-Ion 1320 mAh
– Talk time: Up to 6 hours (2G) and Up to 5 hours (3G)
– Price of Xperia Sola in India is around Rs 14000
– Xperia Sola Release date in India: May 2012

Sony Xperia tipo dual:

Sony Xperia Tipo Dual is the dual-sim version of the Xperia Tipo brand. It is one of the value for money smartphone from Sony. It is packed with all essential features one needs and comes at an affordable price of around Rs 10000 in India.
Xperia Tipo Dual has a 3.2 inch scratch resistant capacitive touchscreen display of resolution 320 x 480 pixels and 262K colors.
The smartphones is running on the Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) powered by single core 800Mhz Qualcomm’s Cortex-A5 based processor and Adreno 200 GPU with 512MB of RAM and 3GB of internal memory. The memory can be expanded upto 32GB with the microSD card slot.
The device has Dual-SIM slots which supports quad band GSM networks and dual band 3G network.
Other features includes a 3.2MP rear camera with no flash, WiFi hotspot, 3G HSDPA, A-GPS, 1500 mAh battery. Sensor list includes Accelerometer, Proximity, Compass.

Features and Specification of Sony Xperia Tipo Dual smartphone:
– 800MHz single core Cortex-A5 CPU
– GPU: Adreno 200
– 512MB RAM and 3GB on in-built memory
– MicroSD support, expandable upto 32GB
– Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
– 3.2 inch Capacitive touchscreen display
– Scratch resistant glass
– display resolution is 480×320 pixels
– Dual sim support
– 3.2 MP camera of resolution 2048×1536 pixels
– Bluetooth V2.1, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, microUSB 2.0, GPS, 3G, GPRS, EDGE Support
– Li-Ion 1500 mAh
– Talk time: Up to 5 hours (2G) and Up to 6 hours (3G)
– Price of Xperia Tipo Dual in India is around Rs 10000
– Xperia Tipo Dual Release date in India: September 2012

Sony Xperia Neo L:

Sony Xperia Neo L is the successor of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V which was release last year. Xperia Neo L has a 4-inch LED backlit touchscreen display of resolution 480 x 854 pixels and 245 ppi pixel density. The screen is not protected from any scratch resistant glass.
Xperia Neo L is powered by Android 4.0 ICS running on 1 GHz Scorpion processor and Adreno 205 graphics processor.
It has 512MB RAM and 1GB of built-in memory extendable upto 32GB using microSD card.
The other connectivty features include Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth v2.1 microUSB V2.0 with a powerful battery of capacity Li-Ion 1500 mAh.
Sony Xperia Neo L is released in India and available in the stores starting from Rs 13000.

Features and Specification of Sony Xperia Neo L Smartphone:
– 1GHz Qualcomm’s Scorpion CPU
– GPU: Adreno 205
– 512MB RAM and 1GB on in-built memory
– MicroSD support, expandable upto 32GB
– Android OS, v4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich
– 4 inch Capacitive touchscreen display
– display resolution is 480 x 854 pixels
– 5 MP AF camera of resolution 2592х1944 pixels
– VGA front camera
– Bluetooth V2.1, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, microUSB 2.0, GPS, 3G, GPRS, EDGE Support
– Li-Po 1500 mAh
– Talk time: Up to 8 hours (2G) and Up to 7 hours (3G)
– Price of Xperia Neo L in India is around Rs 13000
– Xperia Neo L Release date in India: June 2012

Sony Xperia Miro:

Similar to Xperia Tipo the Sony Xperia Miro is also a small budget phone with decent specs.
It sports a 3.5inch capacitive touchscreen display of resolution 320 x 480 pixels and 165 ppi pixel density.
The device supports Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine for better image quality.

Features and Specification of Sony Xperia Miro Smartphone:
– 800MHz Cortex A5 CPU
– GPU: Adreno 200
– 512MB RAM and 4GB on in-built memory
– MicroSD support, expandable upto 32GB
– Android OS, v4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich
– 3.5 inch Capacitive touchscreen display
– display resolution is 480 x 320 pixels
– Scratch resistant non reflective glass
– 5 MP AF camera of resolution 2592х1944 pixels
– VGA front camera
– Bluetooth V2.1, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, microUSB 2.0, GPS, 3G, GPRS, EDGE Support
– Li-Po 1500 mAh
– Talk time: Up to 5 hours (2G) and Up to 6 hours (3G)
– Price of Xperia Miro in India is around Rs 11500
– Xperia Miro Release date in India: September 2012

 

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Get to know what is Microsoft Surface in Brief

The below article contains the information of the latest devices in the Tablet Market the Microsoft Surface RT and the Microsoft Surface Pro Tablet Computers.

On June 18th 2012 in Los Angeles, Microsoft unveiled its two new hardware devices named as SurfaceTM RT and SurfaceTM Pro running on the latest and beautiful metro tiles packed Windows 8 Operating System. The device has a dual identity, its a tablet as well as a computer.
SurfaceTM is a series name given to the Microsoft branded tablets. All the future MS tablets will be named under the Surface series. Microsoft designed and branded these tablets but the actual manufacturing is done by some other company.

As published earlier the Microsoft’s Windows 8 Os comes in three editions – Windows RT (or Windows Runtime) which is based on ARM architecture, Windows 8 Pro which is based on x86 Intel i5 chipset and Windows 8 Enterprise similar to Windows 8 Pro but with more reliability and targeted only for the serious business purpose.
Surface and Surface Pro tablets come with a Convertible Form Factor meaning the tablets can be used with or without physical Keyboard. The devices have an in built kick-stand for better viewing experience.
Between the two the Intel based Surface Pro is stronger as it is packed with some extra features like more memory, Full HD display, more battery power and more apps available in the market. This could be the replacement for all the models of Samsung Galaxy Tab.

Both the devices have a 10.6inch HD display with multitouch support (5-point digitizer). Infact the Surface Pro has a full HD display with 1080pixels where as the RT version comes with the 720pixel HD display. RT edition is lighter (676grams) and thinner (9.33mm), the Pro edition is little heavier (903grams) and thicker (13.5mm). Both the tablets have two cameras (front and rear) and come with a configurable memory models. Surface Pro comes with 64GB/128GB internal memory and Surface RT comes with 32GB/64GB of memory. Memory can be expanded using the microSD card slot on both the devices. It is said that the tablets doesn’t support LTE (4G Network) but this is yet to be confirmed.
Currently there is no details regarding the price or the availability. But looking at their features (and internet sources) the Surface RT and Surface Pro tablet can be priced anywhere between $450 – $600 and $600 – $700 respectively and will be released in three months from now.

Specifications of Surface RT:
– Chipset: ARM based NVIDIA Tegra CPU
– Os: Windows 8 RT edition
– Memory: 32GB and 64GB model
– Display: 10.6” ClearType HD display with 720 pixels
– Connectivity: Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n), microSD, USB2.0, Micro HDMI port, 2×2 MIMO antennae
– Software: Office 15 apps, Touch Cover, Type Cover
– Weight: 676grams
– Thin: 9.3mm
– Power: 31.5 Watt Hour
– Accessories: VaporMg Case & Stand

Specifications of Surface Pro:
– Chipset: Intel x86 i5 based Dual-Core processor
– Os: Windows 8 Pro edition
– Memory: 64GB and 128GB model
– Weight: 903g
– Thin: 13.5mm
– Display: 10.6” ClearType Full HD display with 1080 pixels
– Connectivity: Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n), microSDXC, USB3.0, Micro Display port, 2×2 MIMO antennae
– Power: 42 Watt Hour
– Software: Office 15 apps, Touch Cover, Type Cover
– Accessories: VaporMg Case & Stand

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Official: Jelly Bean update for HTC One X and HTC One S by October end

“The Android Jelly Bean with HTC Sense 4+ update is scheduled to begin rolling out for the HTC One S and HTC One X from October,” 
This is the latest statement HTC has officially announced. It means both the HTC One X and HTC One S phones will get the latest version Android 4.1 update by this month end. The company hasn’t mentioned any specific release date of the update yet.
It was in June the company had officially announced about supporting the upgrade to some of its Android ICS smartphones. So it is also expected that the Android 4.1 update will follow for some of its other mid range smartphones.
Still there is no news on when this update will be rolled out in India but looking at the HTC’s Indian market share and customer’s enthusiasm perhaps this update will be rolled out during the same period.

Another good news for Indian customers, HTC has slashed the price of some of its Android smartphones in India including its flagship smartphone Htc One X. As of October the updated price of HTC One X and One S are Rs 35000 and Rs 28700 respectively.

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Specifications of Spice Mi 285

Spice Mobility is prepared to launch a dual-sim Android Gingerbread smartphone named as Spice Mi 285. The smartphone is pre-installed and secured with NetQuin Antivirus and has a 2.8inch TFT LCD Capacitive touchscreen display with 320 x 240 pixels resolution and it also has a Proximity sensor for display auto-turn off. The smartphone has both QWERTY keyboard and the touchscreen with Multi-Touch support. Connectivity list includes GPRS, EDGE, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v3.0, and USB.

The company is yet to make an official statement on the release date and pricing of Spice Mi 285. But the smartphone can be pre booked at Saholic online retail store for Rs 6399.

Features & Specifications of Spice Mi 285:
– Cpu: 650MHz Processor
– Os: Android 2.3 Gingerbread
– Display Size: 2.8inch TFT LCD touchscreen
– Display Resolution: 320 x 240 px
– QWERTY Keyboard
– Dual-Sim: yes
– microSD Card: available, expandable upto 32GB
– Camera: 3.2MP rear camera, VGA front camera
– Network & Connectivity: GPRS, EDGE, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB, GPS, 3.5mm headset, FM Radio
– Dimension: 116.5 x 58.4 x 12.69 mm
– Weight: 79grams
– Color: Black
– Battery: Li-Ion 1400 mAh

– Price of Spice Mi 285 is around Rs 6399 at the online retail store
– Spice Mi 285 expected release date is not yet revealed but perhaps it will be released by July end in India.

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Full Phone Specification of Micromax A56 Superfone Ninja 2

Indian cellphone manufacturer Micromax has announced its latest low end Android Smartphone A56 Superfone Ninja 2. Superfone Ninja 2 is powered by Qualcomm’s 800MHz single core processor running on the older Android 2.3 Gingerbread platform. The device has a 3.5inch capacitive touchscreen and supports 3G and Wifi connectivity. A56 Ninja 2 also integrates Companies own voice assistant feature named as AISHA. The Dual-Sim handset is said to be released in the Mid of July in India with a price tag of Rs 5999. Last month the company had released A52 Superfone AISHA for the same price money as the A56.

Features & Specifications of Micromax A56 Superfone Ninja 2 Android Smartphone:
– CPU: 800MHz Qualcomm single core processor
– Os: Android 2.3 Gingerbread
– RAM: 256MB
– microSD Card Slot: Yes, expandable upto 32GB
– 3MP Camera
– Display: 3.5 inch TFT LCD with Capacitive Touchscreen
– AISHA voice assistant feature Integrated
– Connectivity: 3G, USB 2.0, Bluetooth 2.1, Wifi, 3.5mm headset jack
– Sensors: Gravity Sensor, Light Sensor
– Battery Capacity: Lithium-ion 1400 mAh
– TalkTime: 4.5 hours
– Standby Time: 180 hours
– Dual Sim support
– Colors: Bright Yellow & Raging Red
– Dimensions: 116 x 62 x 11.5mm
– Weight: 94grams
– Price of Micromax A56 Superfone Ninja 2 is Rs 5,999 only
– Superfone Ninja 2 will be released by mid of July all over India

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