Sony has just announced the Sony Xperia M2, a Dual SIM mid-range smartphone, at the Mobile World Congress 2014, in Barcelona.
And like the Huawei Ascend G6, this is another mid-range, low cost device with support for 4G LTE.
The M2 features a 4.8-inch qHD display and is powered by a 1.2 GHz Quad Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor, an Adreno 305 GPU and 1GB RAM. It also sports an 8MP camera with Exmor RS which features Autoscene Recognition and HDR, and packs an impressive 2330mAh battery.
The Xperia M2 is also very slim measuring at just 8.6mm.
The M2’s specifications page mentions two variants,
- 1.2 GHz Qualcomm MSM8926 Quad Core (Gina, Rex)
- 1.2 GHz Qualcomm MSM8226 Quad Core (Rita)
Xperia M2’s Technical Specifications
| Display | 4.8-inch (960 x 540 pixels) TFT display |
| CPU | 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon (MSM8928 for LTE and MSM8226 for 3G) with Adreno 305 GPU |
| Operating System | Android 4.3 Jelly Bean |
| Camera | 8 megapixel camera with photo flash and auto focus, 1080p video recording. NO Front Camera |
| Thickness and Weight | 8.6mm thick and weight: 148g |
| RAM | 1GB of RAM |
| Storage | 8GB internal memory, expandable up to 32GB via microSD card |
| Connectivity | WiFi, Bluetooth: 4.0, USB 2.0 |
| Battery | (Embedded) 2300 mAh Talktime: up to 14 hours 14 min Standby time: up to 693 hours |
Here is an official video from Sony showing off the features of the Xperia M2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hgm7sPbXeVk
The Xperia M2 will be available in three colors, Black, White and Purple.
Interestingly, the Sony Press Renders were named Xperia E3, perhaps they wanted to call it that, but maybe they didn’t want to run into copyright issues, as the Gionee Elife E3 carries the same name. Maybe that is why they decided to name it the Xperia M2.
There is even a line in the Press Release which reads,
Xperia E3 provides speed and durability for users on-the-go.
