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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Difference between Intex Aqua 5.0 and Spice Stellar Horizon Mi-500

Currently in Indian cell phone market there are quiet a few five inch smartphones released from the Indian brands. The list includes iBall Andi 5C, Zync Cloud Z5, Micromax Canvas II A110, Intex Aqua 5.0 and Spice Stellar Horizon Mi-500. All the listed smartphones at a top level have similar features and come with more or less similar price.
Out of this list here is a quick comparison on the features and specifications of the two Indian made 5 inch Android smartphones the Aqua 5.0 from Intex and the Stellar Horizon MI 500 from Spice Mobility which were released in the last quarter of 2012.
Both the dual-sim handsets which can also be called as Phablets fall in the low cost mobile phone category.
With the name of Intex Aqua one may perhaps get a doubt whether the smartphone is waterproof or not, but the Intex’s Aqua series is just a brand name and the cell phone released under this label until now are not water resistant.
On the other hand Spice Stellar series have a special feature, all the Stellar smartphones comes with Pre-installed NETQIN antivirus software to prevent any malware attacks.
Below is the brief comparison between Intex Aqua 5.0 vs Spice Stellar Horizon Mi-500.

System:
Aqua 5.0 and Stellar Mi 500 smartphones are running on Android 4.0 Icecream sandwich operating system. Both the devices are powered by 1GHz dual-core processor for better performance throughput. But the RAM size of 512MB would fall short for such huge phones with 2 cpu cores in it. 1GB RAM would have certainly helped for any future android upgrades or perhaps helped with reliable performance while playing high graphics games. But given the fact that these phones fall in low cost section so expecting more than this would not be fair.
The user accessible internal memory capacity on both the handsets is 2GB. The memory can be expanded upto 32GB capacity using the microSD card slot. Intex Aqua 5.0 may come with a 4GB external memory card as complimentary but this is not 100% sure. Both the smartphones have dual sim slots which supports 3G WCDMA and GSM network.

Display:
The highlighted feature of Aqua 5.0 and Stellar Horizon Mi-500 is its huge 5″ capacitive touchscreen display. But for such screen size the resolution of 480 x 800 pixels would be less. Also there is no scratch resistant or IPS technology on both the displays which wouldn’t give a better viewing experience from all the angles.

Camera & Battery:
Both the handsets features 5MP autofocus camera with LED flash at the back. But the camera doesn’t support HD recording.
Aqua 5.0 has a 1.3MP front camera and a 2000mAH removable battery which would be sufficient for 1 day on normal usage where as Spice Stellar Horizon has a VGA front camera for video calling and a powerful battery of capacity 2400mAH.
In the connectivity section both the devices support 3G, EDGE/GPRS, Wi-Fi, USB and Bluetooth.

Price:
Price of Intex Aqua 5.0 in India is around Rs 9700 and price of Spice Stellar Horizon Mi500 is around Rs 11500. Both the smartphones are released in India and available in the leading stores. One can even buy them from the online retail stores.

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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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New Price of BSNL Penta Tablet TPAD IS701R is Rs 3999

BSNL and Pantel Technologies have revised the price of one of their low cost tablet TPAD IS701R from Rs 3499 to Rs 3999 with BSNL connection and Rs 3250 to Rs 3749 without BSNL data plan.

“Till now, we have received more than 250,000 bookings. We have already started with the delivery process and lined up customers can expect the tablet to be delivered within two months. As far as the price is concerned, it is revised to Rs 3,999 with BSNL data plan and Rs 3,749 without BSNL connection respectively,” said Nishant Mishra, marketing head, Pantel Technologies.
The company also mentioned that the new price will be applicable only for the new customers. Customers who had booked the TPAD 701R earlier has to pay the old quoted price itself.

TPAD IS701R also popularly known as the ‘Rs 3200 BSNL tablet’ has a 7inch high quality resistive touchscreen of resolution 800 x 600 pixels. 701R is powered by 1GHz processor running on Android 2.3 Gingerbread version with the support of 256MB DDR2 RAM and 2GB of internal memory. The tablet has a microSD card slot expandable upto 32GB and a VGA camera. The battery of capacity 3000mAh can last upto 8hours.

BSNL launched its two Pantel made low cost tablets TPAD IS703C and TPAD IS 701C on 15th June in Indore.

Quick glance on the Features & Specifications of BSNL T-Pad IS701R Android Tablet:
– CPU: 1GHz processor
– Platform/Operating System: Android 2.3 Gingerbread
– RAM: 256MB DDR2
– Internal Memory: 2GB
– microSD Card slot: available, expandable upto 32GB
– Wifi: 802.11b/g/n
– Display Size: 7” Inch resistive touchscreen
– Display Resolution: 800 x 600 pixels
– Sensors: G-Sensor
– Camera: 0.3MP
– Supports Micro USB
– Battery: Li-ion 3000mAh
– Email: Send/receive email online
– Audio Formats: Supports MP3/WMA/APE/FLAC/AAC/OGG/AC3/WAV
– Video Formats: Supports AVI RM/RMVB FLV WMV9 MP4
– Flash Support: Adode Flash 10.1
– Price of BSNL Penta Tablet TPAD IS701R is Rs 3999 with BSNL Connection and Rs 3749 without BSNL Connection in Indian Market.
– TPAD IS701R is released and available in India.

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Full Phone Specifications of CelKon A97

As covered in the previous article, CelkonTM Mobiles, one of the Indian cell phone manufacturer has announced its two new dual-sim Android smartphones for Indian market, Celkon A95 and Celkon A97. Both the handsets make the Celkon Mobiles as the first Handset company in India to launch its phone based on the newly developed 6575 Chipset from MediaTek. The CPU in the chipset is powered by 1GHz processor running on Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread operating system. Company has roped in cricketer Virat Kohli and the actress Tamanna as the brand ambassadors and has lined up eight more advanced smart phones in the $100-200 category to be launched over the next few weeks.

Celkon A97 has a 4″ capacitive touchscreen of resolution 480 x 800 pixels with multi-touch support. It supports dual-sim for GSM network and has 3G capability. Other connectivity includes Wifi, GPS, Bluetooth and MicroUSB. Celkon A97 model is officially announced on 8th June in Hyderabad and will be available by the third quarter of this year with a price tag of Rs 8499 in India.

Features & Specifications of Celkon A95 Android Smartphone:
– CPU: 1GHz processor, 6575 MediaTek chipset
– Os: Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread
– Dual-Sim Support
– Dual standby GSM + GSM
– Display Size: 4inch with resolution of 480 x 800 pixels
– Display Type: TFT capacitive touchscreen
– Multitouch support
– External Memory: microSD, expandable up to 32 GB
– Rear camera: 5 Mega Pixel Camera
– Front camera: VGA Camera for video calling
– Mp3/Mp4 Player
– 3.5mm Audio jack
– 2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2
– 3G: HSDPA 850/900/1900/2100
– Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth v2.0, microUSB v2.0, GPS
– Sensors: Accelerometer, proximity, compass
– Battery: Standard Li ion 1500 mAh
– Stand by time: up to 350hrs
– Talk time: up to 9hrs
– Dimensions: 124 x 64 x 11 mm
– Weight: 130grams
– Celkon A97 is announced on 8th June 2012 and will be available from third quarter in India
– Price of Celkon A97 in India is Rs 8,499

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