Sony Announced the new flagship model Xperia T. A 4.6 inch Android smartphone powered by a dual core 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Krait processor

The Sony Xperia T is the new flagship model from the Japanese company. Xperia T has a powerful S4 dual core Krait processor from Qualcomm clocked at 1.5 GH, and a 4.55 inch Reality Display with Mobile Bravia Engine. The Xperia T design is nothing new. It has an inverted form factor compared to the Sony Human Curvature design philosophy. You either like it, or not. One thing is for sure. It is getting harder and harder to see the difference between Sony handsets these days.

Xperia T will be available in two versions. The Xperia T LT30p has support for HSPA+ with theoretical download speeds up to 42.4 Mpbs. The Xperia T LT30at offers even faster network speed with the support for LTE cat 3 and a maximum download speed of 102 Mbps.

The screen resolution is HD 720 x 1280. Both the MSM8960 (LT30p) and MSM8320 (LT30at) chipset has the new Adreno 225 GPU on board. The Adreno 225 delivers 50% more graphics processing power over the previous generation Adreno GPU such as the Adreno 220 powering the Xperia S.

Sony Xperia T is the first smartphone from Sony, or Sony Ericsson for that matter, that has WiFi IEEE 802.11a over the 5 GHz band. The 802.11b/g/n are sharing the 2.4 GHz frequency with microwave ovens, Bluetooth and most other Wi-Fi equipment, so despite having a shorter reach with the 5GHz frequency, the option to use the less crowded band could be welcomed by some users.

The Xperia T LT30p will also have support for screen mirroring through WiFi Miracast.

Sony has increased the megapixel count again, and the Xperia T has a 13 megapixels camera on board. Video clips can be captured at 1080p using the main camera or you can shoot with a 720p resolution using the front facing camera.

Sony Xperia T highlights

Size:                                      129.4 x 67.3 x 9.35 mm

Weight:

•          LT30p HSPA:     139 gram
•          LT30at LTE:       148 gram

Networks:

•          LT30p HSPA:            GSM/EDGE 860/900/1800/1900 UMTS/HSPA+

                                                      850/900/1700/1900/2100
         

•          LT30at LTE:               GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 UMTS/HSPA+ 

                                                     850/1700/1900/2100, LTE Band II, IV, V and Band XVII

Chipset:

•          LT30p HSPA:           1.5 GHz dual core Qualcomm Krait MSM8960
•          LT30at LTE:              1.5 GHz dual core Qualcomm Krait MSM8260A

• 4.55 inch Reality display with a 720 x 1280 HD resolution. 16.7 million colours. Sony Mobile Bravia Engine. Multi-touch up to 4 fingers
• 13 megapixel camera, Sony Exmor R sensor, 16x digital zoom, image stabilizer
• 1080p video capture, image stabiliser
• 720p front camera
• Wi-Fi a/b/g/n with Wi-Fi Hotspot
• Bluetooth 3.1
• aGPS, GLONASS
• MHL
• DLNA
• NFC
• FM Radio
• 3.5 mm audio jack
• Battery:    1850 mAh
• Talk time: 7 hours
• Standby time: 450 hours
• Micro SIM
• Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich - Upgraded to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean following launch
• Sensors: Accelerometer, proximity, ambient light, magnetometer, gyroscope.

Apple iPhone 5

GENERAL

2G Network               GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GSM A1428

                                 CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429

3G Network               HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - GSM A1428

                                 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA A1429

4G Network               LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - GSM A1428 or

                                 LTE 850 / 1800 / 2100 - GSM A1429

                                 LTE 700 / 850 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429

SIM                           Nano-SIM

Announced                 2012, September

Status                        Available. Released 2012, September

BODY

Dimensions                123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 in)

Weight                      112 g (3.95 oz)

DISPLAY

Type                          LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Size                           640 x 1136 pixels, 4.0 inches (~326 ppi pixel density)

Multitouch                  Yes

Protection                   Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating

SOUND

Alert types                  Vibration, proprietary ringtones

Loudspeaker               Yes

3.5mm jack                Yes

MEMORY

Card slot                     No

Internal                       16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM

DATA

GPRS                        Yes
EDGE                        Yes

Speed                         DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps;  HSUPA, 5.76

                                 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps

WLAN                       Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot

Bluetooth                    Yes, v4.0 with A2DP

USB                           Yes, v2.0

CAMERA

                                With The New i-sight Technology

Primary                     8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality

Features                    Simultaneous HD video and image recording, touch

                                focus, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama, HDR

Video                        Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization

Secondary                 Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps

FEATURES

OS                           iOS 6

Chipset                    Apple A6

CPU                        Dual-core 1.2 GHz

GPU                        PowerVR SGX 543MP3 (triple-core graphics)

Sensors                   Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Messaging               iMessage, SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email

Browser                  HTML (Safari)

Radio                      No

GPS                       Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS

Java                        No

Colors                     Black/Slate, White/Silver

COMMON FEATURES
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

- Siri natural language commands and dictation

- iCloud cloud service

 -Twitter and Facebook integration

- TV-out

- Maps

- iBooks PDF reader

- Audio/video player/editor

- Organizer

- Document viewer

- Image viewer/editor

- Voice memo/dial/command

- Predictive text input

Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100

The Galaxy Note II, with its 5.5-inch HD SuperAMOLED display, is slightly bigger than the original Galaxy Note, which had a 5.3-inch touchscreen. This device runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), the latest version of Google's mobile operating system, layered with the company's TouchWiz UI. The phablet has a quad-core 1.6GHz Cortex A-9 processor with 2GB of RAM and will come in 16, 32 and 64GB variants, with support for microSD card having capacity of up to 64GB.

For camera enthusiasts, Samsung has assimilated an 8MP snapper with LED flash on the rear, whereas the secondary camera has resolution of 1.9MP. The rear camera can capture full HD videos at 1080p@30fps and comes with features like geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilisation.

Connectivity options of the Samsung Galaxy Note II include 4G, 3G, 2G, Wi-Fi, NFC, USB 2.0 and Bluetooth 4.0. The company has also provided proprietary connectivity features in the device, such as Samsung AllShare Play & Control and Samsung AllShare Cast. The phablet it powered by a 3,100mAh battery and will come in two colours - titanium grey and marble white.

Samsung's pricing strategy for the Galaxy Note II remains to be seen, as it does not reveal cost of the product while taking pre-orders. Around the time that the iPhone 5 was launched worldwide, the company slashed the prices of the top-end products it sells in India, namely Galaxy S III, S II and Note.

Galaxy Note II will be shipped on first-come-first-serve basis for those booked it in advance, depending on the timing for completing the full payment. The South Korean manufacturer will ship a free desktop dock with the Galaxy Note II for free to those who pre-order the device early. Only those who make full payment within the first three days of the launch of the phablet will be given the free desktop dock.

Those users who pre-order the device have to make full payment for the Galaxy Note II within 15 days of launch, otherwise the booking will be cancelled and the sum of Rs 5,000 will not be refunded. Samsung will send an email to all those who made pre-orders stating the official launch of the device.

Key specifications of Samsung Galaxy Note II are listed below:

Display: 5.5-inch HD SuperAMOLED touchscreen; Operating system: Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean); Processor: Quad-core 1.6GHz Cortex A-9; Storage: 16, 32 and 64GB, expandable up to 64GB via microSD card; RAM: 2GB; Connectivity: 4G, 3G, 2G, Wi-Fi, NFC, USB 2.0 and Bluetooth 4.0, Samsung AllShare Play & Control and Samsung AllShare Cast; Camera: 8MP rear camera with LED flash, 1.9MP front camera; and Battery: 3,100mAh;
- S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
- Smart Stay and Smart Rotate eye tracking
- SNS integration
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic.