Holiday Gift Guide »

Sony Xperia SL press image leaked?

Categories: Android, Devices, Rumors, Sony
By: , IntoMobile
Saturday, July 14th, 2012 at 1:32 AM
Sony Xperia SL press image leaked?

We can’t say this with certainty, but it’s likely the image above illustrates the upcoming Sony Xperia SL, which we’ve already mentioned a week ago. The rumor is that the upcoming device will be launched later this year, sporting a faster (than the original Xperia S) 1.7GHz dual-core processor and new color options, including pastel pink and what looks like blue/velvet. The sad news, however, is that the mentioned processor may be the old-gen Snapdragon S3 (rather than new S4) though we’re sure the extra speed will perfectly justify the “L” suffix.

Now that’s all cool, except one thing – is that enough to take Sony back to the first league, currently dominated by Apple, Samsung and HTC? I don’t think so – what Sony needs are better products and, perhaps more importantly. faster time to market. I already said it before, but it’s worth repeating nonetheless – at the time when Xperia ion was announced, it was the Android smartphone on the planet. Today, only folks who *really* want its awesome camera will get it (presuming it’s available), while others will go for the Apple iPhone 4S, HTC One X or Samsung Galaxy S III.

[Via: XperiaBlog]

About The Author

Dusan Belic

Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.

  • http://twitter.com/vedhaspatkar Vedhas Patkar

    What’s the Xperia X? Shouldn’t it be Xperia SL?

    • http://twitter.com/dusanb Dusan Belic

      Good catch. My bad. Fixing it…

  • Rayr

    the slight overclocking on arc s and arc is nowhere near visible. this will be another milked and dumb-up product if they stuck with snapdragon s3.