Sony Xperia ion goes on sale in Russia

The Sony Xperia ion smartphone with the largest screen in the Sony lineup goes on sale in Russia. Until mid-September, it can only be purchased at MTS retail stores at a price of 24,990 rubles.

The screen made of durable mineral glass with a diagonal of 4.6 "and a resolution of 1280x720 is made using No air gap technology, which prevents the appearance of an air gap between the glass and the matrix, which makes the Xperia ion display look integral with the phone case. In addition, ergonomic inserts are used in the ion design made of soft-touch plastic and aluminum, from which the back cover is made.For its appearance, ion received the Red Dot Awards in the product design 2012 nomination.

Main features of Sony Xperia ion:

• 4.6-inch screen with a resolution of 1280x720
• Dual-core processor with a frequency of 1.5 GHz
• Built-in flash memory of 16 GB
• Memory expansion slot: microSD, up to 32 GB
• 12-megapixel camera with technology for improving the quality of shooting in poor conditions Sony Exmor R lighting, Fast Capture function and the ability to record video in 1080p resolution
• Front camera with the ability to record video in 720p resolution
• Transfer HD content to other devices via DLNA, HDMI and BRAVIA Sync.
• Polished aluminum back cover
• 1900 mAh battery
• Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS
• Black and red colors

Complete with a smartphone will be a wired stereo headset, charger unit and a USB cable for data transfer and charging. Russian buyers will be able to purchase Xperia ion among the first in Europe.