During the AT&T Developers Summit, taking place during the 2012 International CES in Las Vegas this week, several of the new phones that will be available through AT&T were announced. One of them is Xperia™ion, the first LTE smartphone from Sony* which will be available exclusively in the US for AT&T.

Xperia™ ion is an impressive smartphone, and I am really excited by it. With an amazing (and really huge) 4.6 inch HD display (with Mobile BRAVIA Engine) it takes HD content viewing, game playing and web navigation to another level. The images really are brilliant and clear, and the sound experience is also really good, so watching HD movies is just amazing. And Xperia™ ion is also PlayStation™ Certified, so you know playing games will also be a really good experience!

Another feature that impressed me from the Xperia™ ion is the 12 MP HD camera, that  takes great photos, but not only that, it also takes photos really fast! With a new Fast Capture innovation that makes sure you never miss to capture any important moment in your life, the HD camera goes from standby mode to first shot in 1.5 seconds. And the pictures you take are crisp and brilliant. Also, both the front (1.3 MP) and the back- facing cameras deliver HD recording capabilities.

With HDMI and DNLA capabilities, Xperia™ ion provides easy connectivity  across multiple screens, so you can view, share, access and enjoy your content through your smartphone, TV, laptop or tablet.

You can know more about the idea behind Xperia™  ion with this video made for the Product Announcement and that we recently uploaded to our  YouTube channel, where the main people involved on the design and concept of the phone talk to us about the best features of the phone.

Some of the key features for Xperia™ ion are:

  • 4.6 inch HD Reality display with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine, with HD resolution screen (1280 x 720), as well as rear (1080p) and front (720p) cameras for HD recording
  • 1.5 GHz dual-core processor for fast browsing and content download, which can be stored on the internal 16GB flash storage.
  • 12 MP rear camera with Sony Exmor R™ for mobile with fast/capture to go from standby to first shot in 1.5 seconds.
  • HD sharing through DLNA, HDMI and BRAVIA sync to quickly and easily stream content to other screens.
  • PlayStation™ Certified and access to entertainment services from Sony Entertainment Network, like Music Unlimited and Video Unlimited.

Check out this video that the Developer world team made to know more about Xperia™ ion, and visit the press release if you want more information.

We have a lot more coming during the 2012 International CES, so stay tuned!

 

*For illustrative purposes only.  Not for commercial use or re-sale.  Use of “Sony” brand subject to regulatory approval.

 

 

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  • By ALHussein Nour ELDin
    9th January 2012.
    20:38

    Hey Sony I want to ask sth wil this mobile come to the middle east or what ??????

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    • By Cristina Porter
      9th January 2012.
      20:43

      Hi Al Hussein, the Xperia ion is exclusive for AT&T in the US. But during this week we will announce other products for the rest of the world!

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      • By mohammad alfili
        10th January 2012.
        02:02

        the products it is sony or sony ericsson
        some people say Sony will be separated from the ericsson ?

        it is real or not !!

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      • By barakat al-lamki
        14th January 2012.
        17:41

        that a disappointing thing to say that the ion will only be for the US market….while is most properly known that all the rest countries are waiting for it to be released!?!?!?
        plus the xperia S do not have the ice cream 4 buttons and with a smaller screen whats the point?!?

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  • By Shyam Sasindran
    9th January 2012.
    21:35

    Yup I really hope this would come to International market … I been waiting for this for months now.

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  • By Jordan White
    9th January 2012.
    22:32

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  • By Tony Bolduc
    10th January 2012.
    03:10

    I can barely take the non expandable storage. I track my hikes and not being able to swap batteries on long trips is a joke. We used to make fun apple products for lacking these features. What happened? Guess I have to buy a crappy htc

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  • By s chrisanti
    10th January 2012.
    04:22

    Two Questions:
    1- Since most of your Xperia phones will be releasing an ICS upgrade in 1Q, why is this phone releasing in 2Q with Gingerbread? I know you can’t promise anything :D , but is there any idea when the ICS upgrade will occur?
    2- One reason I didn’t upgrade to the Arc/Arc C was because the camera only allowed for manual focusing at the lowest megapixel setting and lacked other manual settings I had on my C905. 12MP sounds great…and the superfast bootup/reshoot is awesome… but will Sony be adding more of their whizzbang goodies to this camera phone?

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  • By Shahad Mohammed
    10th January 2012.
    21:30

    please make this available globally I really like it ,it is what I was waiting for
    sony should consider this and mak it available

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