Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray in the flesh!

At the PLDT-Smart Jump Center this morning, we saw a couple of upcoming smartphones on display; among them is the Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray.

This phone might look small with its 3.3-inch display but it’s slim and sexy at 9.4mm on the side. It has the same resolution as the Xperia Arc but since it has small display, you get better pixel density.

What I really liked about this phone is the HD camera — the 8MP rear camera is really good and captures 720p HD videos.

The specs are pretty decent too and is positioned as a mid-range Android handset.

Sony-Ericsson Xperia Ray
3.3″ LED display @ 480×854 pixels
1GHz Scorpion processor
Adreno 205 GPU, MSM8255 Snapdragon chipset
Bravia Mobile engine
1GB ROM (300MB user available)
512MB RAM
up to 32GB via microSD (4GB included)
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
8MP autofocus camera w/ LED flash
GPS w/ aGPS support
FM radio tuner
1500mAh Li-Ion battery
Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread

Smart says this unit will soon be available and bundled with a plan (ahead of any announcement from Sony Ericsson Philippines).

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray was announced back in June 2011 so we’re hoping to see it sometime September.

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

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20 Comments

kr7araid says:

14 years ago

performance-wise, it’s like the bigger brother Xperia ARC

specs-wise, the only difference is the screen size

i hope RAY does well against the competition in the mid-range
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arrthurj says:

14 years ago

This and the Xperia Mini Pro are SE’s lineup for this year’s Xperia phones. By any chances Sir, do they have the Mini Pro?
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ty says:

14 years ago

design of the phone looks good. How much do you think will this cost? Hope they can price it competitively
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Calvin says:

14 years ago

@arrthurk, yeah i saw the mini pro. pero luma na yun ah. i think what you’re referring to is the xperia pro.
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Windmill says:

14 years ago

xperia x10 mini pro yung luma.
xperia mini pro yung post ni arrthurj :)

Windmill says:

14 years ago

http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=3713&idPhone2=3147
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jm says:

14 years ago

this is one the best mid range smartphone. Sony Ericsson release this phone ASAP.

ill get this one instead of any dual core’s in the market.
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richard says:

14 years ago

i hope the price will be P20k or lower..
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21 says:

14 years ago

Hoping for a lower price. I also want this but the new xperia mini pro is a good alternative though it’s quite small.
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Ligrev says:

14 years ago

This article reminded me of this:
http://goobersource.com/please-stop-calling-gadgets-sexy/

Got it in my mail around last week.

Not that I am for it. I like calling gadgets as such. =)
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Sabana says:

14 years ago

Finally, one for the ladies! Pretty hard to jump into the whole Android foray when most devices are too large to be held by women. Props to SE!
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