- Announced: January 9th, 2012
- Market Status: Not yet avaiable
- Release Date: Second quarter 2012
- Overview:
Xperia Ion, the first 4G LTE smartphone from Sony, will be available exclusively in the U.S. from AT&T in the second quarter.
Key Features for Xperia ion:
- 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.
- 1.5GHz dual-core processor for fast browsing and content download, which can be stored on the internal 16GB flash storage.
- 12MP rear camera with Sony Exmor R™ for mobile with fast-capture to go from standby to first shot in less than two seconds.
- HD sharing through DLNA, HDMI and BRAVIA Sync to quickly and easily stream content on other screens.
General
- 2G Network: GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
- 3G Network:
- CDMA:
Size
- Dimensions:
- Weight:
Display
- Type: HD Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine
- Size: 4.6-inch at (1280 x 720) pixles
- Features:
Sound
- Alert Types: 3D surround sound
- Loudspeaker: yes
- 3.5mm jack: yes
Memory
- Phonebook: practically unlimited
- Call records: practically unlimited
- Internal: 16GB flash storage
- Card Slot:
Data
- GPRS: Yes
- EDGE: Yes
- 3G/4G: Yes, and 4G LTE network support
- WLAN: Yes
- Bluetooth: Yes
- Infrared port:
- NFC: Yes
- USB: Yes, HDMI, DLNA, BRAVIA Sync
Features
- OS: Android 2.3 Gingerbread, upgradeable to 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
- CPU: 1.5GHz dual-core processor
- RAM:
- Browser: HTML, Adobe flash
- Messaging: Instant messaging, Gmail, MMS, SMS
- Organizer: Alarm clock, Calculator, Calendar, Contacts, Document readers, eCompass, Airplane mode, Infinite button, Notes, Setup guide, Stopwatch, Tasks Timer
- E-Mail: Email, Gmail, IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange
- Radio:
- Colors:
- GPS: aGPS
- Sensors: light sensor, Proximity sensor
- Other: PlayStation™ Certified,
Camera
- Primary: 12MP rear camera with Sony Exmor R™
- Features: 16x digital zoom, Aperture f/2.4, Auto focus, Face detection, Face recognition, Flash/LED, Geo tagging, Image stabiliser, Red-eye reduction, Scene recognition, Self-timer, Send to web, Sweep panorama, Touch focus
- Video: HD Video recording: rear (1080p) and front (720p)
- Secondary: 1.3 megapixel
Battery
- Capacity:
- Stand-by:
- Talk time:

