14 DAY TRIAL // Japanese company Sony has just announced the upcoming availability of its first smartphone to be launched with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich platform out of the box, the Xperia neo L MT25i.
Unfortunately, the smartphone is aimed at the Chinese market, and there’s little to no hope to see this one available outside the country. No word on exact release date or price tag for the moment.
Sony Xperia neo L MT25i is just a software-updated variant of the Xperia neo and Xperia neo V, which were launched on the market last year.
However, while the older handsets will receive an Android 4.0 update later this year, the Xperia neo L will be shipped with Ice Cream Sandwich platform at launch.
The rest of the spec sheet seems to be similar to the Xperia neo and neo V smartphones, so expect the Chinese version to be equipped with a single core Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon processor clocked at 1 GHz and an old Adreno 205 graphics processing unit.
Aside from Ice Cream Sandwich platform, the only other improvement that we could find is the slightly larger 4.0-inch FWVGA capacitive touchscreen display that supports 480 x 854 pixels resolution.
On the inside, Xperia neo L MT25i packs 1 GB of internal memory, 512 MB of RAM and microSD card slot for memory expansion (up to 32GB). The handset seems to have been gifted with the same camera module as well.
The 5-megapixel rear photo snapper features LED flash, autofocus and HD (720p) video recording. There’s also a secondary VGA front facing camera for self-portraits and video calls.
In the connectivity front, Sony Xperia neo L MT25i offer users Wi-Fi and Bluetooth support, along with HSPA and microUSB. The phone is about the same size as its predecessors at 120.0 x 61.0 x 12.8 mm.