Sony Ericsson presented on telecombeurs communicasia trade the Xperia Active. The Active is a water – proof and dust-proof Android smartphone on athletes. It is unclear whether the sporterstelefoon also comes to the Netherlands.
The Xperia Active runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread, has a 3″screen with a resolution of 320×480 pixels and this seems some specifications to be shared with the also new Xperia Mini. The Xperia Active also has the vierhoekeninterface that other smaller Android smartphones from Sony Ericsson have.
The Active is dust proof and can be up to a half hour in a meter of water to be taken. In addition, the unit comes with accessories such as a wristband, allowing athletes with the unit off, the feet should be able. In addition to the features in other devices are seated, the Active about a barometer. It is not known on which processor is Active and running, but Sony Ericsson states that he is a 1GHz processor. Probably is the same Qualcomm MSM8255 which is also in the Xperia Arc and Play.
In addition to the Active presented Sony Ericsson the Ray, a smaller version of the Xperia Arc. The Ray is 9.4 mm thick and weighs 100 grams. The device has a 3.3″screen with a resolution of 854×480 pixels, which makes it a high pixel density. The Ray has a Reality Display and an 8MP camera with Exmor R sensor. The processor is also 1GHz cpu.
In addition to the two Android smartphones manufacturer presented a dumbphone; the Txt is a device with a portrait qwerty keyboard and is aimed at messaging and social networks. The devices come in the third quarter. The Ray needs 369 euro cost, the Active is going for 309 euros over the counter, while the Txt with 99 euro is the cheapest. The devices also come in the Netherlands, but when that will be is unclear.
