CNP News – CES 2012: Sony Announces Xperia Acro HD and Xperia NX for Japan

Sony unveiled earlier yesterday at the International Customer Electronics Show two new Android-based mostly smartphones, the AT&ampT-bound Xperia ion and the Xperia S. The former is slated for a Q2 2012 release, whilst the latter ought to be accessible in the following weeks.  Today, the Japanese handset maker announced two new devices that will be solely accessible on the Japanese industry, the Xperia acro HD and Xperia NX. Though the 1st two smartphones revealed at CES 2012 put on only Sony’s branding, it seems that the Japanese devices are nonetheless branded with the old Sony Ericsson logo.

Each smartphones are expected to arrive in the coming weeks at NTT Docomo, but there are no facts on the pricing choices. Even though the Xperia acro HD is a fully new device, the Xperia NX would seem to be the Japanese version of the not long ago announced Xperia S. Sony Ericsson (still) Xperia NX sports a spectacular four.3-inch LCD “Reality Display” that boasts 720 x 1280 pixels resolution. On the back, the mobile phone packs an outstanding 12-megapixel Exmor R camera with LED flash, autofocus and full HD (1080p) video recording capabilities. A secondary one.three-megapixel camera for self-portraits and high-quality video calls is available as effectively.

Xperia NX is powered by a one.5 GHz dual core processor and packs 1GB of RAM, 1 to one.5GB of internal memory and 32GB flash memory. The Xperia acro HD is an enhanced edition of the original Xperia acro and comes with a four.three-inch HD display (720 x 1280 pixels resolution), a 12-megapixel camera and a 1.five GHz dual core processor. Each smartphones run Google’s Android two.3 Gingerbread platform, but will possibly obtain an Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade by year’s finish. It is also worth mentioning that Xperia acro HD and Xperia NX are delivered with Japanese-specific capabilities, which includes Near Area Communications (NFC) mobile wallet, Tv tuner and IrDA support.