AT&T launches 12mpx Sony Xperia ion LTE camera flagship. Marks the end of Sony Ericsson

Staska  By on 09 Jan 12

The end of Sony Ericsson is here.

We knew that it was coming this year. But since the deal for Sony to acquire the Ericsson’s stake in their joint venture has not closed yet, we kinda expected for Sony Ericsson to live at least few more months. Apparently that won’t happen.

Today AT&T announced the new Sony Ericsson made LTE handset in its portfolio – Xperia ion. And the Ericsson name is already gone from all the promo materials. It’s all Sony now, with a small disclaimer that the ‘use of “Sony” brand is subject to regulatory approval’. I guess that by the time Sony Xperia ion ships in a month or three, Sony expects the deal to be approved and closed.

Sony Xperia ion itself looks pretty good and comes with:

Knowing Sony Ericsson’s former experience with Cybershot photo flagships, Xperia ion camera quality should be among the best , if not THE best among Android smartphones. But we’ll have to wait for some reviews to be sure about that.

The bad news is that Sony Experia ion will not have Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich at launch. You will have to do with 2.3 Gingerbread version of the OS for a few months, until the upgrade arrives.

 

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