Sony has announced another Xperia handset of its Xperia NXT line-up devices. A mid-range spec’d Sony Xperia Sola has just been officially by the manufacturer. Previously the Xperia Sola handset also known as Sony MT27i Pepper. We already reported about the ‘Sola’ trademarking by Sony last month. Xperia Sola has got an interesting magic feature called “Floating Technology’, which brings navigation for magic web browsing without touching the screen. That means you can do that by placing your finger over the item that you want to highlight without actually tapping on the display. So it acts like a moving mouse cursor on your computer.
Here’s a quick look the specs of Sony Xperia Sola:
# Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Upgradable to Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich in Q2, 2012.
# 1GHz ST-Ericsson NovaThor dual-core processor.
# 3.7-inch reality Display with Mobile Bravia Technology and 480 X 854p resolution.
# 512MB RAM.
# 5MP rear facing camera and an additional front-facing VGA shooter.
# 720p HD video recording capability.
# Sony’s xLOUD technology for boosting the audio’s volume.
# NFC with support for Xperia SmartTags.
# Tags can be customized with up to 10 commands to be executed when you press your smartphone against them.
# 8GB internal memory (out of which 5GB user-accessible) and expandable up to 32GB via microSD memory card slot.
# aGPS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi b/g/n. Wi-Fi Hotspot, micro USB 2.0, DLNA certified.
# 1320mHA battery.
Read: Sony Xperia Sola Full Specifications.
Sony Xperia Sola handset will start hitting the markets in Q2, 2012 for €329 (around $430). Expect it to be available to purchase by Late April in black, white and red colored variants. Check out the ‘floating technology’ video on Xperia Sola and more images after the break.
Source: Sony