I recently upgraded my cell phone to a Sony Xperia Ion–>
So far I am impressed by the quality of the product, plus I used it to shoot videos for youtube for the 4th of July 2012.
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The family and I went to the Summerlin for the Parade and I shot some video of the show and took photos with my Sony Xperia Ion.
I am fairly impressed so far.
For more information on the Sony Xperia Ion Click below.
Product Specifications
Camera and Video
Features : 12.1 megapixel camera with LED flash and Auto focus; Sony’s Exmor® R for mobile CMOS sensor; 16x digital zoom; HD video recording (1080p); 3D Sweep Panorama™ mode; Image playback, supported formats: BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, WBMP; Image capture, supported format: JPEG; Video playback and recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4; Accelerated Adobe Flash Video; Front-facing camera (1.3 megapixel, 720p); Face detection
Display Features
Screen Color : 16 million color TFT
Features : Scratch-resistant, shatter proof sheet on mineral glass Screenshot capturing
HD Reality Display : with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine
Hardware
Camera : 12.1 MP rear-facing camera 1.3 MP front-facing camera
Keyboard : Onscreen QWERTY keyboard
Network Features
Bluetooth® Technology : Bluetooth® Wireless Technology
DLNA Content : Included
Wireless LAN : Wi-Fi® 802.11b/g/n
Weights and Measurements
Dimensions (Approx.) : 5.2 x 2.7 x 0.4 inches6
Weight (Approx.) : 5.1 ounces
Audio
Music Player : Included
Tuner Type : FM Radio with RDS
Format(s) Supported : Audio Playback: MP3, 3GPP, MP, SMF, WAV, OTA, Ogg vorbis Audio Recording: 3GPP, MP4, AMR
Convenience
Alarm : Included
Calculator : Included
Calendar : Included
Easy redialing : Included
Airplane Mode : Included
Geo tagging : 4
GPS : aGPS
Menu Options : Timescape™ application with Twitter integration Facebook® inside Xperia™ 2.0
Message Folder(s) : SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging, Predictive text input, Conversational Messaging View, Sound recorder, Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®4
Speakerphone : Included
Vibrating Alert : Included
ANT+ technology : Included
HDMI® support : Included
TV Launcher : Included
TV Out : HDMI® support
Tasks : Included
General
Operating System : Android 2.3
Inputs and Outputs
USB Port(s) : Micro USB connector
3.5mm Audio Jack : Included
Power
Battery Life (Approx) : Talk Time (GSM): up to 14 hours 15 min5 Standby time (GSM): up to 660 hours5 Talk time (UMTS): up to 6 hours 42 min5 Standby time (UMTS): up to 850 hours5 Music listening time up to 17 hours 30min5 Video playback time up to 6 hours 18 min5
Battery Type : 1500 mAh
Charging Connector : Included
Audio Features
Stereo Bluetooth® Capability : Included
xLOUD Experience : Audio filter technology from Sony
Display
Screen Size : 4.6 inches (measured diagonally)
Resolution : 1280 x 720 pixels
General Features
Supported Network(s) : GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 UMTS HSPA+ 850, 1900, 2100 LTE Band IV and Band XVII
Memory
RAM : 1GB
Internal Memory : up to 16GB with microSD support up to 32GB7
Software
Operating System : Android™ 2.3
Other Preloaded Applications : Google Play™ Store, Google Mail™, Google Calendar™, Google Maps™ with turn Street View and Latitude, Google Talk™ with video chat, Google Voice Search, YouTube™, Facebook® inside Xperia 2.0
Processor : 1.5 GHz8 Qualcomm MSM8260 Dual Core
In the Box
Charger
Xperia™ ion
User Documentation
USB charging cable
I am looking forward to it having Android Jelly Bean or Ice Cream.
I am surprised it did not come with any headphones in the box.
Other than that so far so good.