Sony Xperia Ray

Sony Xperia Ray - Price: Rs.15750 [ Indian Market Price ]

Key Features

Android v2.3 (Gingerbread) OS
8.1 MP Primary Camera
0.3 MP Secondary Camera
3.3-Inch TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
1 GHz Scorpion Processor
HD Recording
Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB

The Sony Xperia Ray is a stylish and sleek phone that always catches the eye. This smartphone runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system and has a 1 GHz Scorpion processor under its hood.

This mobile phone from Sony has 512 MB RAM loaded on to it. The Ray from Sony has a 3.3-inch TFT screen with a resolution of 854 x 480 pixels. The Mobile BRAVIA engine equips your phone with enhanced contrast and richer colors.

An 8.1 megapixel camera on the Xperia Ray with 16x zoom, touch focus, auto focus, red eye reduction, face detection, smile detection and an image stabilizer. These features equip you with the tools to take pictures that are of high quality. A Geo-tagging feature is enabled on the Sony Ray. The send to web application lets you upload pictures and videos to the web.

A front facing camera on this Xperia smartphone enables you to video chat and works well for self-portraits. Mobile CMOS image sensor loaded on this phone enhances image characteristics in fading light.

The Xperia Ray from Sony can record high definition videos with a simple touch of a button. These HD videos can be recorded at 720p. A video stabilizer loaded on this phone is designed to avoid blurriness caused by slight hand movements. A Flash feature lets you take good pictures and videos even in poor or fading light.

Design

The Xperia Ray from Sony has a very pleasing look and feel to it. Below the display are three buttons -two touch sensitive keys for Back and Menu, and a physical Home button. Volume controls are located on the right edge, and they also allow you to control the camera's digital zoom.

On the top is where you can find the 3.5 mm audio connector and the power switch. The right side of this phone has a micro USB charging port. The Xperia Ray has a scratch resistant display and touch sensitive controls. An accelerometer for auto-rotate loaded on this Android phone from Sony, makes your experience smooth and fun.

Storage and Battery

This Sony smartphone has an internal memory of 300 MB and is expandable up to 32 GB using microSD, microSDHC cards. This Sony mobile phone supports a talk time of 6 hours on 2G and 7 hours on 3G. This Xperia smartphone when fully charged gives you a standby time of 430 hours on 2G and 440 hours on 3G.

Connectivity and features

The Xperia Ray smartphone supports GPRS, EDGE, 3G and Wi-Fi platforms to connect to the Internet.Facebook, Twitter, Gtalk and Instant messenger apps that are pre-installed on the Xperia Ray will help you stay in touch with friends. The Android market installed on the Sony Xperia Ray lets you download applications on your smartphone and customize them to meet your every need.

Timescape UI, puts all your communication with one person in one place, making it fun and convenient. Document reader and Document editor on the phone along with Email and Push Email will keep you updated and equipped to handle professional requirements on the go.

You can play 3D and motion games on the Xperia that will keep you entertained on demand. This Ray from Sony has a capable music player with TrackID that gives you details of songs and artists in seconds. The Sony xLOUD engine audio filter technology gives you great audio quality.

Specifications of Sony Xperia Ray -

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GENERAL FEATURES
In Sales Package	Handset, Battery, Charger, Headset, 4 GB microSD Card, Data Cable
Form	Bar
SIM	Single SIM, GSM
Touch Screen	Yes, Capacitive
Business Features	Document Viewer, Document Editor, Pushmail (Exchange ActiveSync)
Call Features	Conference Call, Loudspeaker, Call Divert
Handset Color	Black, White, Gold & Pink

PLATFORM
Operating Freq	GSM - 850, 900, 1800, 1900; UMTS - 2100
OS	Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)
User Interface	Timescape
Java	Yes
Processor	1 GHz Qualcomm Scorpion
Graphics	Adreno 205

DISPLAY
Type	TFT
Size	3.3 Inches
Resolution	WVGA, 854 x 480 Pixels
Color	16 M
Other Display Features	Bravia Mobile Engine, Scratch Resistant Display, Touch Sensitive Controls

CAMERA
Primary Camera	Yes, 8.1 Megapixel
Secondary Camera	Yes, 0.3 Megapixel
Flash	LED
Video Recording	Yes, 1280 x 720
HD Recording	HD
Zoom	Digital Zoom - 16x
Other Camera Features	Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, Smile Detection, Auto Focus

DIMENSIONS
Size	53x111x9.4 mm
Weight	100 g

BATTERY
Type	Li-Ion, 1500 mAh
Talk Time	6 hrs (2G), 7 hrs (3G)
Standby Time	430 hrs (2G), 440 hrs (3G)

MEMORY & STORAGE
Internal	300 MB
Included Memory Card	4 GB
Expandable Memory	microSD, upto 32 GB
Memory	512 MB RAM

INTERNET & CONNECTIVITY
Internet Features	Email, Adobe Flash 10.1
GPRS	Yes, 86 kbps
EDGE	Yes, 237 kbps
3G	Yes, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA; 5.8 Mbps HSUPA
Wifi	Yes, 802.11 b/g/n
USB Connectivity	Yes, micro USB, v2
Tethering	USB, Wi-fi Hotspot
GPS Support	Yes, A-GPS with Google Maps
Bluetooth	Yes, v2.1, Supported Profiles (A2DP, EDR)
Audio Jack	3.5 mm
DLNA	Yes

MULTIMEDIA
Music Player	Yes, Supports MP3, AAC
Video Player	Yes, Supports MP4, H.263, H.264, HD Video Playback
FM	Yes
Ringtone	MP3

OTHER FEATURES
Call Memory	Practically Unlimited
SMS Memory	Yes
Phone Book Memory	Practically Unlimited
Sensors	Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor, Digital Compass, CMOS Sensor
Additional Features	E-Manual, Calculator, Alarm Clock, Flight Mode, Related:Sony Xperia Z1s (D5503) appears on AnTuTu benchmark scoring whopping 34,193 points Predictive Text Input, 3D Games
Important Apps	Google Search, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Facebook, Twitter