Sony is jumping into the LTE race with a gorgeous new, slim Xperia Ion introduced here at CES 2012. The Ion features a 4.6 inch display, HDMI output, 12MP camera and a 1.5Ghz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and 1GB of RAM.
With silky smooth performance and stunning looks the Ion is a joy to use. The 12MP rear facing camera shoots great looking stills and 1080p video. Still image capture resolves very quickly and the front facing camera will capture 720p for hi-def video calling. The Ion runs a mobile BRAVIA engine, making for and exceptional display. Streaming video is quick and easy with a micro HDMI out, DLNA and BRAVIA Sync. Also on board is WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS and Sony’s Timescape interface. The Ion will debut with Android Gingerbread, but will be upgradable to Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich
The Ion will be exclusive to AT&T when it becomes available in Q2 2012 at a still undisclosed price. As you can see the Ion is still branded as Sony Ericsson, but will be branded as Sony (a few units were here at the Sony booth) once the Sony & Sony-Ericsson buyout deal is complete.
Also, debuted at CES 2012 is the Sony Xperia S, which is a GSM phone that will be available worldwide on multiple carriers. The Xperia S has basically the same specs as the Ion and should arrive in Q2 as well. No pricing available just yet.
