Sony Mobile Announces Xperia Miro and Xperia Tipo

Sony Mobile Communications (“Sony Mobile”) recently unveiled two new Xperia smartphones, and they call it the Xperia Miro and Xperia Tipo. These smartphones are for consumers who are for both entertainment and functionality. To contrast the two, Xperia Miro is more targeted to those who want an integrated social media and a great music experience, while the Xperia Tipo is for those who would like to realize the benefits of a smartphone for the first time as they migrate from a feature phone.

The Xperia Miro is a slim, stylish smartphone with a front-facing camera and Facebook integration to contacts. Sony's xLOUD audio technology is also built-into this smartphone, which provides crisp and loud sound for the music enthusiasts. It's available in black, black/pink, white and white/gold colors.

Key Features of the Xperia Miro:

• 3.5” display for great browsing and entertainment experiences
• Launching on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
• 5MP camera and brilliant quality video recording at 30fps
• Sony’s xLOUD audio technology gives crisp and loud sound
• Deep Facebook integration with contacts, gallery and the music player for sharing and discovery
• Customisable illuminations for incoming messages and social updates
• Front-facing camera for video chat between smartphones, tablets and PCs
• Contactless DLNA connectivity to easily view content like photos and videos on a TV, tablet and PC
• Powerful battery with >24hrs usage time

Technical Specifications of the Xperia Miro:

• 113 x 59.4 x 9.9 mm
• 320 x 480 pixels screen display
• 4 GB internal storage, expandable up to 32 GB microSD
• 512 MB RAM
• Has GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
• 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
• 800 MHz Cortex-A9 Qualcomm MSM7225A

The Xperia Tipo offers a simple and easy to use smartphone. It has a dedicated set-up guide, a built-in application enabling users to monitor their data usage, excellent battery life and the latest Android platform – Ice Cream Sandwich. Colors available for this model are red, white, blue and black.

Xperia Tipo will also be available in a dual SIM version – Xperia Tipodual.

Key Features for Xperia Tipo:

• 3.2” scratch-resistant mineral glass display
• Launching on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
• 3.2MP camera
• Dedicated set-up guide
• Data management solution to identify data usage
• Bluetooth and Wi-Fi™ for easy content sharing and web access
• Powerful battery, 1500 maH, with >24hrs usage time

Technical Specifications of the Xperia Tipo:

• 103 x 57 x 13 mm
• 320 x 480 pixels screen display
• 2.9 GB internal storage, expandable up to 32 GB microSD
• 512 MB RAM
• Has GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
• 2048 x 1536 pixels, VGA video recording
• 800 MHz Qualcomm MSM7227A

As of this writing, pricing and carrier details are not yet available, but Sony indicates that the two smartphones will be offered globally in the third quarter.