Sony Xperia P, Sony Xperia U & Sony Xperia sola are now available in Singapore across all Sony stores, Sony centres and Xperia concept stores as well as local telcos (SingTel, M1, StarHub).

Sony Xperia P

Sony Xperia P will be retailing for SGD$688 in silver and black.

• 4″ Reality Display powered by Mobile BRAVIA Engine
• WhiteMagic display technology for an ultra-bright and power efficient viewing experience
• 1 GHz dual-core processor for super fast performance with 16GB flash storage
• 8MP camera with unique fast capture, HD recording and Sony technology to capture 2D and 3D panoramic images
• Easy HDMI and DLNA connectivity to share content on any screen
• Crisp and loud listening with xLoud, Clear Bass and 3D surround sound audio technology
• NFC (Near Field Communications) enabled to access a growing range of NFC applications and services as well as Xperia SmartTags
• Available in a choice of silver and black, all with an aluminium unibody
• Comes with embedded battery, fast charger, USB cable, standard headset, 2 units Xperia SmartTags and HDMI cable

Sony Xperia U

Sony Xperia U will be retailing for SGD$488 in black and white.

• 3.5″ Reality Display powered by Mobile BRAVIA Engine
• 1 GHz dual-core processor for super fast performance
• 5MP camera with unique fast capture, HD recording and Sony technology to capture 2D and 3D panoramic images
• Crisp and loud listening with xLoud and 3D surround sound audio technology
• Available in a choice of white or black, with additional yellow and white exchangeable caps respectively in the box
• Comes with handset, standard battery, standard charger, USB cable, screen protector and SmartHeadset

Sony Xperia sola

Sony Xperia sola will be retailing for SGD$588 in black and white.

• NFC enabled and Xperia SmartTags in the box to enable quick app loading and easy content sharing
• Floating touch navigation for an easy web browsing experience
• 3.7″ Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine gives razor sharp clarity
• Powered by a 1GHz Dual Core Processor for super fast browsing
• xLOUD and 3D surround sound audio technology for crisp and loud listening
• Available in a choice of white or black
• Comes with embedded battery, standard charger, USB Cable, standard headset and 4 units of Xperia SmartTags

All prices started are without contract and includes 7% GST.

Announced at CES 2012, Sony Xperia S (the link is still pointing to SonyEricsson.com) is Sony’s first smartphone after she broke up with Ericsson.

Sony Xperia S

The specs for Sony Xperia S is pretty impressive (1.5GHz Dual-Core + 1GB RAM) and it does supports NFC as well. The only complain I have is it should be launching with Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) instead of Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It will be available in 2 colors, black or white.

The Sony Xperia S will be available in Q1 2012 and the update to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) will only be available in Q2 2012 and the RRP wil be available at a later date.

Technical Specifications

• Screen: 4.3 inch Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine
• Resolution: HD resolution screen (1280 x 720)
• OS: Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
• Processor: 1.5GHz dual-core processor
• RAM: 1 GB
• Storage: 32GB flash storage
• Memory card slot: 32 GB eMMC
• Front Facing Camera: Front (720p)
• Back Camera: Sony’s Exmor R for mobile CMOS sensor (12.1 MP) With 1080p HD recording
• Connectivity:
• Size: 128.0 × 64.0 × 10.6 mm
• Weight: 144g

Official Site: Sony Xperia S
Press Release: First smartphone from the new Xperia NXT series – next generation smartphones from Sony

Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY will be available in Singapore exclusively to SingTel customers from 22nd April 2011.

Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY Prices (SGD$)

Press Release

Powered by Android version 2.3 technology, this ground-breaking smartphone delivers the ultimate mobile gaming experience with super-fast graphics capabilities and dedicated game controls. It is also equipped with all the features of a leading-edge smartphone to deliver a superb experience for web-browsing, communications, multimedia content and social networking.

The Xperia PLAY is the first smartphone to be PlayStation-certified and is pre-loaded with six leading games: FIFA 10, Bruce Lee Dragon Warrior, SIMS 3, Star Battalion, Madden NFL 11 and Crash Bandicoot. As an exclusive bonus, SingTel customers will also get to enjoy the popular action game, Modern Combat 2: Black Pegasus, free of charge. They will be able to compete against other Xperia Play users in an online leaderboard competition, to win an all-expenses paid trip to the annual video game conference E3 in Los Angeles in June.

Customers can also expand their games library with titles from the SingTel IDEAS portal, Android Marketplace and PlayStation Pocket.

In addition to games, the Xperia PLAY is pre-loaded with SingTel apps, such as the award-winning AMPed social music service and MobileTV video streaming service. Customers will be able to catch the live football action of the Barclays Premier League with the BPL Mobile service, and connect with their friends via SingTel’s WheresApp application.

Mr Lew said: “By bringing the Xperia PLAY to Singapore, we want to give our customers the freedom to take their favourite games with them wherever they go. This exciting handset perfectly complements our ESC cloud-based games offerings. Just as ESC showcases the strengths of our high-speed broadband services, the Xperia PLAY demonstrates the strengths of our mobile network. So whether at home or on the move, SingTel customers will never be short of entertainment and lifestyle options.”

“Sony Ericsson is delighted to introduce, in partnership with SingTel, the world’s first PlayStation certified smartphone – the Xperia PLAY – to Singapore. Singaporeans are increasingly looking for access to all their favourite apps, games, chat and web browsing functions in one smart device. The Xperia PLAY meets the on-the-go communication and entertainment needs of consumers, and is the only smartphone to combine the best of Android with a PlayStation quality gaming experience,” said Mr Eugene Goh, Deputy General Manager and Head of Market Unit Singapore, Sony Ericsson.

The Xperia PLAY is available with SingTel’s 3G Flexi price plans which include up to 500 free minutes of local outgoing calls, 500 free local SMSes and 12 GB of free local data usage.

The handset will also be available at SingTel’s Xperia PLAY roadshow at Vivocity on 22-24 April from 11am to 9pm.

Official Site: Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY
Official Site: SingTel Shop

Li Xiang and I was invited to the Sony Ericsson blogger gathering at Orgo which is located at Esplanade’s Roof Terrace. Pretty nice location!

Glass House Belonging To Orgo

Sony Ericsson showed us 3 phones:

• Xperia Arc
• Xperia Neo
• Xperia Play

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Backstage Passes

Was invited to a Sony Ericsson’s Backstage blogger session, it is my first time attending a Sony Ericsson event! We are introduce to the company (Sony) tag line which is “make.believe”. The “dot” in the “make.believe” is important because it separates “make believe” from “make” and “believe”.

After the introduction we are introduce to 5 phones. Xperia X10, Xperia X10 Mini, Xperia X10 Mini Pro, Vivaz and Vivaz Pro. The Xperia X10 family is running on Android 2.1 while the Vivaz family is running on Symbian OS S60 v5.

They put in quite a lot of effort in skinning both the Android and Symbian OS to give it it’s own identity and to represent Sony Ericsson. There are quite a number of custom application running on the Android like the Timescape which gives you all the information regarding a particular contact like his tweets, messages, call log, etc. Mediascape on the other hand is used to manage all media related files on the phone.

Xperia X10

X10 Presentation

My favorite phone of the 5! It is already out in the market. Featuring a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor with 1GB in-built storage and 384MB of RAM. Featuring a 4″ screen and 8MP camera with LED flash!

Official Page: Xperia X10

Xperia X10 Mini
Xperia 10 Mini is a much smaller version of the Xperia 10 and I am very surprised by the size. It is just the size of my palm! Probably the smallest phone in the market when it is launched weighing only just 88g!

Xperia X10 Mini is about 1/2 the size of the X10 with a 2.55″ screen packed with a Qualcomm 600MHz processor, 128MB of memory, 5MP camera with LED flash.

The complain I have for the X10 Mini/Mini Pro is that the screen doesn’t look sharp despite having a 16.7 million color screen and it doesn’t support multi-touch because it is meant to be operated using one hand.

Xperia X10 Mini will be launching in June 2010.

Official Site: Xperia X10 Mini

Xperia X10 Mini Pro

X10 Mini Pro

Xperia X10 Mini Pro is the Xperia X10 Mini with a QWERTY keyboard and because of the keyboard, it is slightly thicker and heavier (88g vs 120g). Besides that everything in terms of hardware is the same.

Xperia X10 Mini Pro will be launching in July 2010.

Official Site: Xperia X10 Mini Pro

Vivaz
Vivaz is already out in the market, Vivaz is being marketed as a phone that is capable of recording HD video (720p). Featuring a 3.2″ screen powered by PowerVR SGX graphics (720 MHz) with 75mb of memory and a 8MP camera with LED flash.

Official Site: Vivaz

Vivaz Pro
Vivaz Pro is essentially a Vivaz with a QWERTY keyboard, of course similar to the X10 Mini with the X10 Mini Pro. The Vivaz Pro weights 117g while the Vivaz weights 97g.

Vivaz Pro will be launching in June 2010.

Official Site: Vivaz Pro