Sony Xperia Ion First Looks

Camera and video
12.1 megapixel camera with photo light and Auto focus
Sony’s Exmor™ R for mobile CMOS sensor
16x digital zoom
HD video recording (1080p)
3D Sweep Panorama
Image playback, supported formats: BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, WBMP
Image capture, supported format: JPEG
Video recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4
Front-facing camera (1.3 megapixel, HD 720p)
Face detection
Video playback, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4, Matroska, AVI, WebM

Connectivity and communication
USB High speed 2.0 and Micro USB support
WiFi and WiFi Hotspot functionality
HDMI Support
DLNA Certified
Synchronisation via Exchange ActiveSync, Google Sync, SyncML and Facebook
aGPS
WebKit web browser with Pan & zoom
Bluetooth technology
Native USB tethering
NFC
ANT+ technology
Networks
GSM EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
UMTS HSPA+ 850, 900, 1700, 1900, 2100

Entertainment
xLOUD Experience – audio filter technology from Sony
FM Radio with RDS
3.5 mm audio jack for headphones
Audio playback, supported formats: MP3, 3GPP, MP4, SMF, WAV, OTA, Ogg vorbis
Audio recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4, AMR
3D and motion gaming
Timescape with Twitter integrated
Xperia™ 2.0 with Facebook
Sony Entertainment Network (selected markets only)
TV launcher
PlayStation™ Certified
TrackID music recognition

Display
4.6”, 1280 x 720 pixels 16M color TFT
Reality display with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine
Scratch-resistant, shatter proof sheet on mineral glass
Capacitive touchscreen with on-screen QWERTY keyboard
Screenshot capturing
Pre-loaded applications
Google Voice Search
Google Talk application
Google Mail
Google Maps with Street View and Latitude

Memory
RAM: 1GB
Internal phone storage: 13.2GB (up to 12.9GB user-accessible memory)
Expansion slot: microSD, up to 32GB