Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Xperia Neo comes to market with video calling on Skype

Part of the family Xperia, Xperia Neo is the latest launch of Sony Ericsson in the Brazilian market. Running Android 2.3, the smartphone has some very interesting resources for technology lovers. Among them, the exclusivity to Brazil in video calls using Skype. According to company information, the Neo is the first Android with video chat via Skype.

The device went on sale first in Vivo, in partnership with the differentiated cell phone maker. The price fixed for the cell in Vivo starts at $ 399 (mega blaster that plane, you can bet), ranging up to U.S. $ 1,349.

Xperia Neo
Neo has been ergonomically designed to fit the user's hands. I never got one of those, so I am unable to say whether the promotional material sent out by Sony Ericsson is 100% true. At least the machine is beautiful in its candy bar format, as you can see on the image.

To use Skype video call, the phone has front and rear camera. The manufacturer reported that the rear camera has 8.1 Megapixel quality. Since the front camera is VGA resolution, which usually leaves much to be desired. Anyway, it's what's for today.

Among the factory-installed applications on the phone, stand out the presence of the Office suite, a productivity suite that lets you view documents created in Microsoft Office by phone. The company is not clear if the same application can also be used to create new documents and spreadsheets - the iPhone, for example, read this document type, but does not allow editing.

Datasheet Xperia Neo
Data provided by Sony Ericsson.

Technology

GSM / UMTS Quad
Camera

8.1 megapixel camera with intelligent digital zoom up to 2.46x
Lens aperture F2.4 focal
Intelligent Face Recognition
Flash LED
Sony Exmor ™ Sensor R Mobile (CMOS)
Video recording in high definition (HD)
VGA front camera with video call via Skype
Connectivity

Audio Plug 3.5 mm
HDMI
DLNA
Wi-Fi
Modem
Bluetooth
MicroUSB connector
Synchronization
USB support
Screen

Mobile Reality Display with Bravia Engine
3.7 inches
Multitouch
Resolution: 854 × 480 pixels (FWVGA)
Specifications

Phone memory: up to 512 MB
Memory Card: 8 GB
Memory Card Compatibility: 32 GB
Operating System: Google Android 2.3
Processor: 1 GHz Qualcomm
Size: 116 x 57 x 13 mm
Weight: 126 grams