Sony Launches 13-Megapixel Smartphone with LTE, but Only for Japan - duplantislifehout

The Xperia GX

Sony Mechanized Communications has launched two new Humanoid-founded LTE smartphones for the Japanese market; the light-weight Xperia SX and the Xperia GX, which has a 13-megapixel camera, the society said on Wednesday.

The two new products are the starting time Sony-branded smartphones to launch in Japan, and can download at speeds of up to 75 Mbps over LTE networks, according to Sony. Both are powered by 1.5GHz dual-core processors and will run Mechanical man 4.0, also known as Ice Cream Sandwich.

The company has previously announced the LTE-equipped Xperia ion for the U.S. commercialise, which has a 12-megapixel tv camera. The Xperia GX bests that with its 13-megapixel camera, but a spokesman at Sony didn't neediness to refine on what differences that will principal to in damage of image quality.

The Xperia GX likewise has an 4.6-inch HD screen and 16GB of internal flash storage.

For users that get into't want a big screen, Sony has introduced the Xperia SX. The device has a 3.7-inch screen and weights only 95 grams, making it the world's lightest LTE smartphone.

The Xperia SX also has 8GB of internal flash storage and an 8-megapixel camera.

Both smartphones will start shipping in Japan during the summer, according to Sony. Pricing was not declared. For now, the ship's company doesn't have any plans to start marketing the Xperia GX and Xperia SX in other parts of the world, the spokesman said.

Around 250 new LTE user devices have been announced over the past year, diligence organization GSA (Global airborne Suppliers Connexion) aforementioned in the beginning of April. In total, 63 manufacturers induce announced 347 LTE-enabled user devices, including 64 smartphones and 31 tablets.

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