Sony continues its tradition of launching desirable new products in Japan first, with today's announcement of two sleek new smartphones within this home territory -- the Xperia GX and Xperia SX. Both phones run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, and jettison the usual capacitive keys found on older handsets favoring more up-to-date (and Android style guide compliant) virtual keys. The SX boasts that it's the world's lightest LTE smartphone, while the GX looks to become spiritual successor to the previous Xperia Arc.
The Xperia GX bears a striking physical resemblance into the rumored Sony LT29i Hayabusa, as well as the specs absolutely are a pretty close match, too. It's got a 4.6-inch 720p Sony Reality display, a 1.5GHz dual-core CPU -- an unnamed chip, but rumored to become Snapdragon S4, a 13MP EXMOR R rear camera and 16GB internal storage. A tantalizing bag of tricks to be certain, and one that easily matches the high-end offerings from other manufacturers.
Meanwhile, Sony's also launching what it says is the world's lightest LTE smartphone, the Xperia SX, which weighs just 95 grams. This is usually a 3.7-incher that has a slightly chunkier design, but similar specs to its big brother. It's got a 1.5GHz dual-core CPU, 8GB internal flash and an 8MP EXMOR R rear camera, plus Japan-specific features like IR data exchange and mobile TV. Both SX and GX can be found in black or white, and therefore are to launch in Japan in the summer months some time this year.
It is necessary to say, the Xperia GX especially appears that a stunning part of kit, with some more tasty internal hardware. Our fingers are firmly crossed for the international launch for this device in the months ahead. Come on, Sony, let's bring this thing to Europe (and surely America, too). People wish to ensure that you get their money.
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