Sony Unveils Xperia Tablet S, 3 Android Smartphones - Xperia T, Xperia V And Xperia J At IFA 2012

Sony unveiled an upgraded version of its Android tablet and three new Ice Cream Sandwich smartphones Wednesday at IFA 2012 in Berlin.

The new tablet comes with the Xperia moniker and is called the Xperia Tablet S. The tablet features a 9.4-inch HD display with 1280×800 resolution and runs on Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich.

The Xperia Tablet S is powered by NVIDIA(R) Tegra(R) 3 quad-core processor and comes with a slim, new aluminium body and splash-proof design.

The Xperia tablet will be available in retail stores in the U.S. from Sept. 7 at $399 for a 16-gigabyte version and $599 for a 64-gigabyte model, the company said in a press release. Sony is also providing a keyboard that doubles as a cover. For this, customers will have to pay an additional $99.99.

On the other hand, the three new smartphones include Xperia T, which is the new company flagship, Xperia V and Xperia J. The Xperia T will also have a variant called Xperia TX and it will retail in select markets.

The Xperia T is powered by 1.5 GHz Qualcomm's MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus SoC (system on chip) and runs on Android 4.0.4 (ICS). The device has a massive 4.6-inch Reality display with Mobile BRAVIA engine and 13 megapixel rear camera.

Take a look at the key features of Xperia T below:

4.6" HD Reality Display powered by the Mobile BRAVIA(R) Engine
13MP rear camera that goes from sleep mode to snap in just over a second
Full 1080p HD video recording capabilities and a 720p HD front camera
'One-touch' function enabled by NFC
PlayStation Certified
1.5GHz dual core processor
1 GB RAM
Up to 16 GB flash memory
Memory card slot: microSD, up to 32 GB
Android version 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), will be upgraded to Android version 4.1 (Jelly Bean) following launch
HDMI via MHL support
Bluetooth
Available in black, silver and white colors

The Xperia V is quite similar to the Xperia T smartphone, but has a smaller 4.3-inch display. Take a look at the key features of the Xperia V below:

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

1.5 GHz Qualcomm MSM8960 Dual Core Processor
Adreno 225
1 GB RAM
Up to 8 GB eMMC flash memory
Micro SIM slot
Memory card slot: MicroSD card up to 32 GB
4.3" Reality display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2.
ClearAudio+ sound
HDR (High Dynamic Range) imaging
Sony Exmor R
xLOUD Experience
13 MP fast capture rear camera with 16x digital zoom and 1080p HD video recording
Accelerometer, Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor, Magnetometer, Gyroscope
Bluetooth 4.0, aGPS, GLONASS
HDMI via MHL support
NFC
IP55 and IP57 certification.
PlayStation Certified

When it comes to the Xperia J, it's Sony's entry-level smartphone with features like 4-inch SWVGA display, 5MP rear camera and Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Here are some key features: