Sony Xperia ion launch & certified ST27 Phones
Back in January we brought you news on the Sony Xperia ion, an upcoming Android smartphone that looked pretty decent. We’ve been waiting to hear further news on the Xperia ion and today we have news that a launch may be closer and also some news about a Sony ST27 phone that has now received certification.
As a brief recap on the Xperia ion we can tell you that it has a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 4.6-inch 720p display, 16GB of internal storage expandable via microSD, 4G LTE connectivity and it will be running on Android 2.3 Gingerbread. The lack of Android 4.0 ICS is a bit of a letdown but we’d imagine an update will come fairly shortly. It’s standout feature though is a 12-megapixel camera with Exmor R sensor, which will appeal to many.
Although a release in Q2 was bandied about it seemed rather odd that we’d not heard much recently about this phone but now the Xperia blog brings the news that the GCF (Global Certification Forum) finally certified the Xperia ion last week and hopefully this means a launch is not too far away. It does seem rather odd though that Sony has let this phone be almost forgotten about rather than let us have more information, particularly considering the fact that many other phones unveiled around the same time have already been released.
In more Sony smartphone news, it seems a phone dubbed the Sony Xperia ST27 has also been certified by the UPnP forum, possibly the successor to the Sony Xperia active, or ST17. Ubergizmo tells how specs and features for this phone have not yet been detailed although it’s rumored it will use something like the 1GHz dual-core processor found in the Xperia P and U, have a 3.5-inch display with resolution of 480 x 854 and a 5-megapixel camera. We’ll keep you informed with more on this handset as we hear it.
Meanwhile if you’re waiting for release details of the Xperia ion you could check out a video below this story showing the Xperia ion at CES 2012 in January. You’ll see it’s a very nicely-styled handset and all Sony needs to do now is get it on shelves, hopefully before too much longer. Let us know if you’re waiting for the Xperia ion and if it’s the camera that particularly appeals to you?
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Yea. I think most people hve forgotten about this phone. It is interesting that it has taken them this long to release it…. I still like the Xperia Ion and am still waiting for it. I’m just glad i’m not the only one that remembered the phone. I wrote a blog entry titled “The problem with Sony” I expaline how they announced their products to early and then dont say anything about it until like maybe 2 weeks before launch. By that time many people hve forgotten about it or have already bought other phones such as the NOkia Lumia 900..
I kind think i’m the only one who is still waiting for it though.
I am waiting for this phone also. i dont want HTC evo 4g lte and i dont want the galaxy nexus i WANT THIS!!
Me too!!
Thats only here in the US, Xperia S was announced an released pretty quick. Sony even skipped out on that New Orleans event, u can tell mobile wise they just dont really care about NA.
Well, I can only imagine all the hoops they have to jump through to release a phone in the U.S.
I am waiting foe this phone too…just hoping it’s not took big and balky for a girl
I, too, have been waiting (impatiently) for this phone since CES. There have been many times that I went to the AT&T store to see about a different phone, but, ultimately, no phone has the specs I want from the Ion. Every day I check for updates. Finally I see that it has gone through certification. Now it needs to go through FCC fast and to the shelves! Sony has done a terrible job so far at marketing their US flagship phone.
Don’t know what wrong with SONY….they have to compete GALAXY S3 now……..but i like Sony’s built quality.Â
I have been waiting for this phone and looking online for info since CES. I love Sony camera features and am really excited to get my hands on it! Hope it’s worth the wait.
I’m right there with ya. I check online everyday for info on it’s release…
I actually went with the International Note, because I got impatient waiting for this phone to come out after not finding ANY information for a while.