14 DAY TRIAL // Sony has started to push its latest Android devices to more markets around the world, and it has them now on shelves in various countries in Asia and Europe.
We’re referring here to the Xperia P, Xperia U and Xperia sola handsets, all of which can now be acquired in France, Germany, Italy, India, Singapore and the UK.
The handsets can be purchased via various third-party retailers in these markets, as well as on the networks of specific wireless carriers.
The new Sony Xperia P is the most expensive of the three, featuring a price tag of around €390 ($490) in Europe (£317.49 in the UK), but priced at only €339.90 ($425) in Germany and at Rs. 24499 ($436) in India.
Xperia sola comes in line second, at €299.99 ($377) in France, €275 ($345) in Italy and €252.49 ($318) in Germany, while going for £247.06 ($390) in the UK and for Rs. 19,999 ($356) in India.
As for the Xperia U, it is the cheapest of the three, being priced at €245.9 ($310) in France, €249.99 ($314) in Italy, €209.95 ($263) in Germany, £169.99 ($267) in the UK, and Rs. 16499 ($293) in India.
According to the guys over at xperiablog.net, these are the lowest price tags that these phones feature out there. Head over to their post for links to the various retailers or carriers that sell them.
For those out of the loop, we should note that Sony’s Xperia P comes with a 4-inch screen, a dual-core 1GHz CPU, 1GB of RAM, 16 GB of internal memory, and an 8MP camera on the back. It runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread.
Xperia sola, on the other hand, sports a 3.7-inch screen, dual-core 1 GHz CPU, 512 MB of RAM, 8 GB of internal memory, a 5-megapixel photo snapper, and the same operating system flavor.
As for Xperia U, it hits shelves with a 3.5-inch touchscreen, dual-core 1 GHz processor, 512 MB of RAM and 8 GB of internal memory, a 5MP camera, and Android 2.3. All three smartphones are expected to be upgraded to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich in the near future.