Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V: Price, Release Date and Specs

Sony Ericson today announced the new version of their Gaming Smartphone, Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V running the new Android 2.3.4 OS.
Sony Ericsson has also announced to roll out available Google Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread updates for Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 and all of its 2011 Xperia models this October.

Alongwith bug fixes, there are a lot of new features Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread update will brings to these phone like Google Talk with Video Chat, updated Facebook inside Xperia, USB peripheral support, Swipe text input and screenshot capability.

Lets go through the available Price, Release Date and Specs details of the new Sony Ericsson Playstation Phone, Sony Xperia Neo V, starting with the last thing first:

Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V Features and Specifications

Here are the complete detailed features and specifications of new Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V:

Specifications:

• Colours
• White
• Blue Gradient
• Silver

Facts

• Size: 116 x 57 x 13mm
• Weight: 126g
• Operating system: Google™ Android 2.3 (Gingerbread version 2.3.4)
• Processor: 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255

Camera

• 3D sweep panorama
• 5 megapixel camera
• 16x digital zoom
• Auto focus
• Face detection
• Flash/LED
• Front facing camera (VGA)
• Geo tagging
• HD video recording (720p)
• Image stabiliser
• Red-eye reduction
• Scene detection
• Self-timer
• Send to web
• Smile detection
• Sweep panorama
• Touch capture
• Touch focus
• Video light
• Video recording
• Video stabiliser

Music

• Album art
• Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP)
• Media player
• Music tones (MP3/AAC)
• PlayNow™ service
• Sony Ericsson Music player
• TrackID™ music recognition
• xLOUD™

Internet

• Android Market™
• Bookmarks
• Google™ search
• Google Voice™ Search
• Pan & zoom
• Web browser (WebKit)

Communication

• Call list
• Conference calls
• Facebook™ application
• Facebook inside Xperia™ V2
• Google Talk™ video chat*
• Noise Shield
• Polyphonic ringtones
• Sony Ericsson Timescape™
• Speakerphone
• Twitter™ (Timescape™ integration)
• Vibrating alert
• Video chat ready

Messaging

• Conversations
• Email
• Google Mail™
• Instant messaging
• Multimedia messaging (MMS)
• Predictive text input
• Sound recorder
• Text messaging (SMS)

Design

• Auto rotation
• Keyboard (on-screen, QWERTY)
• Live wallpaper
• Picture wallpaper
• Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine
• Swipe to write
• Touch screen

Entertainment

• 3D games
• Media browser
• Motion gaming
• Radio (FM radio with RDS)
• Video streaming
• YouTube™

Organiser

• Alarm clock
• Calculator
• Calendar
• Document readers
• E-Manual
• Flight mode
• Google Calendar™
• Google Gallery 3D
• Infinite button
• Phonebook
• Setup guide
• Widget manager

Connectivity

• 3.5 mm audio jack
• aGPS
• Bluetooth™ technology
• DLNA Certified™
• Google Latitude™
• Google Maps™ for Mobile
• Google Maps™ with Street View
• HDMI™ support
• Media Transfer Protocol support
• Micro USB support
• Modem
• Native USB tethering
• Synchronisation via Facebook™
• Synchronisation via Google Sync™
• Synchronisation via Sony Ericsson Sync
• Synchronisation via Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®
• TV Out
• USB mass storage
• USB High speed 2.0 support
• Wi-Fi®
• Wi-Fi® Hotspot functionality
• Wisepilot™ turn-by-turn navigation

Display

• Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine
• 16,777,216 colour TFT
• Capacitive touchscreen (multi-touch)
• 3.7 inches
• 480 x 854 pixels (FWVGA)
• Scratch-resistant

Memory

• Phone memory: Up to 320MB
• Memory card support: microSD™, up to 32GB
• Memory card included: 2GB microSD™

Battery life

• Talk time GSM/GPRS: Up to 6 hrs 55 min*
• Standby time GSM/GPRS: Up to 430 hrs*
• Talk time UMTS: Up to 7 hrs*
• Standby time UMTS: Up to 400 hrs*
• Music listening time: Up to 31 hrs*
• Video playback time: Up to 7 hrs 25 min*

*According to GSM Association Battery Life Measurement Technique. Battery performance may vary depending on network conditions and configurations, and phone usage.
Networks

• UMTS HSPA 900, 2100
• GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
• UMTS HSPA 850, 1900, 2100
• GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900

In the Kit

• Xperia™ neo V
• 1500 mAh battery
• Stereo portable handsfree
• 2GB microSD™ memory card
• Charger
• Micro USB cable for charging
• Synchronisation and file transfer
• User documentation

Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V Price and Release Date

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V UK release date is scheduled for some time in Q4 (Oct-Dec), with pricing expected to be slightly lower than that of the original Neo, so around the £20 per month mark.

However, at the moment when this article is being written, Sony Ericsson has yet to come with anything solid in terms of a Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V Price and Release Date, other than general announcement of "It will be available globally in select markets from Q4 2011." In other words, we can expect to learn more as we get closer to the release.

In the meanwhile, stay intouch... and yes, unlike its predecessor, you will be able to pick up the Neo V in a white chassis too this time, Wow!