14 DAY TRIAL // Sony Mobile introduced its flagship smartphone, the Xperia Z1, last week at IFA 2013 trade fair. The Japanese company confirmed that the handset would arrive in most countries by the end of September, along with its newly announced SmartWatch 2.
Until the top-tier Xperia Z1 goes on the sale in the United States, customers looking for a more affordable but modern smartphone can check out Sony’s Xperia M.
As SlashGear points out, the Xperia M mid-range Android smartphone has just arrived at Sony Store. Even though the device was announced back in June and made it to market two months later, Android fans in the United States had to wait one more month to be able to get it.
Sony Xperia M is now available for purchase for only $250 (€190) outright. Customers can choose any of the four color options available via Sony Store: White, Black, Yellow and Purple. According to Sony, the estimated ship date is September 10 and customers won’t have to pay for shipping.
The phone ships with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system out of the box and packs a decent dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus processor clocked at 1 GHz.
In addition, the Xperia M comes equipped with an Adreno 305 graphics processing unit, 1GB of RAM and 4GB of internal memory, which can be further expanded up to 32GB via microSD memory card.
The 4-inch capacitive touchscreen display supports 480 x 854 pixels resolution and features scratch-resistant glass coating, while the 5-megapixel photo snapper on the back comes with autofocus, LED flash and HD (720p) video recording.
There’s also a secondary VGA front-facing camera for video calls and a decent 1750 mAh Li-Ion battery, which is rated by the manufacturer for up to 550 hours of standby time (455 hours in 3G mode) and 10 hours of talk time (9 hours in 3G mode).
