14 DAY TRIAL // Japanese carrier NTT Docomo has just released the Sony Xperia GX Android phone. This seems to be Sony’s new Android flagship smartphone, at least until IFA 2012 kicks off on August 31.
We’ve been invited at Sony’s launch event on August 29, two days ahead of IFA 2012 opening, where the company is expected to announce new Android devices, including the Xperia T.
For the time being, the Xperia GX will be exclusively available in Japan, but rumor has it that Sony might announce an international version of the smartphone at IFA 2012 trade fair.
Sony Xperia GX leaked for the first time back in May, but it took the Japanese handset manufacturer three months to launch the phone on the market.
Unlike the rest of Xperia handsets launched until now, the Xperia GX is shipping with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system.
Although some of the older Xperia phones received the long-awaited Ice Cream Sandwich update, those who have upgraded complain that their devices are now slower and less stable. Obviously, not all Xperia smartphones that got the upgrade have problems with the Ice Cream Sandwich update.
Anyway, the Xperia GX comes with a large 4.6-inch LED-backlit LCD capacitive touchscreen display that supports HD (720 x 1280 pixels) resolution and 16 million colors. The phone’s display integrates Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine technology and features scratch-resistant glass for extra-protection.
The smartphone is powered by Qualcomm’s latest dual-core Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 processor clocked at 1.5 GHz, which is complemented by an Adreno 225 GPU and 1GB of RAM.
On the inside, the smartphone packs 16GB of storage, which can be further expanded up to 32GB via microSD memory card.
There’s also an impressive 13-megapixel rear camera with autofocus, LED flash and full HD (1080p) video recording, as well as a secondary 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera for video calls.