Xperia Tipo now in Kenya
Given my passion for mobile telecommunication most of my friends have come to me for advice on the latest cellular gadget to acquire. It has never been a challenge until my girlfriend wanted to get herself a twin sim phone with a descent display. Being the perfectionist I am, this dictated that I was not going to let her walk around with a dumb phone and so I hit the internet and also begun talking to a few local dealers who gladly welcomed me. I initially had thought of the 2011 Xperia range for the prices had really fallen but the phones could not be found. To make the matters worse, Krishna International had stopped selling single pieces at wholesale price. I was not able to recommend her a Sony but then Again, why not share what I stumbled upon?
Sony Mobile has two low-end handsets in the
form of the Xperia tipo (ST21a, ST21i) and Xperia tipo dual (ST21i2,
ST21a2) and I am reliably informed that they have hit our shores and will be
retailing at around Kes 18,000/=. This should come at no surprise given that a majority of the
players in the industry especially android seem to have catered for the lower
segment of the market. The Xperia tipo
uses the same 800MHz Qualcomm MSM7225A chipset seen in the Xperia miro and
comes with 512MB RAM and 2.9GB of internal storage (2.5GB user accessible)
along with micro SD memory card support. The Xperia tipo dual is the same
handset as the Xperia tipo apart from the fact that it has dual sim capability.
Judging from the images, this is
Both models come with a 3.2-inch (320 x 480) display. Other
features include a 3.2MP camera resolution with VGA video recording and a
1500mAh battery capable of 5 hours of talk time and 8 hours of video playback.
The Xperia tipo will come in four colours (Classic Black, Classic White, Deep
Red and Navy Blue) whilst the Xperia tipo dual will be available in two colours
(Serene black and Classic silver). Both phones come with Android 4.0 Ice Cream
Sandwich out of the box which puts them ahead of the competition. My take is that
you can never go wrong with this phone for Sony as a brand topped up Xperia
spells quality in imaging, performance and audio. I will be doing an unboxing
soon.
Xperia tipo specifications
- 800 MHz Qualcomm MSM7225A processor
- 3.2-inch (320 × 480) display, shatter proof sheet on acrylic glass
- 2.9 GB (up to 2.5 GB user-accessible memory) internal phone storage
- 512 MB RAM
- Memory card slot: micro SD up to 32GB
- Dual SIM (Xperia™ tipo dual)
- 1500 maH battery
- 103x 57×13 mm
- 99.4 grams
- 3.2 MP camera resolution
- VGA video recording
- Accelerometer
- Proximity sensor
- Bluetooth
- aGPS
- xLOUD sound experience
- Launching on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
- Xperia™ tipo ST21i and ST21i2 supports UMTS HSPA 900 (Band VIII), 2100 (Band I), and GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
- Xperia™ tipo ST21a and ST21a2 supports UMTS HSPA 850 (Band V), 1900 (Band II), 2100 (Band I), and GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
which shops are selling the sony xperia tipo dual? You have not stated them in the post. Kindly help
ReplyDeleteI have been shopping around for the phone unsuccessfully. Where can I get the sony xperia tipo in Nairobi?
ReplyDeleteHi, Please with Anisuma traders the öoca distributers of Sony products and the pric erange is between around 15K give or take. You can as well get your hands on this phone by Buying Sony products costing you 10K and a above where you get to do a ruffle pick thingy....
ReplyDeleteplease give directions
ReplyDeleteWhoa there, Sony. Hot on the heels of the Sony Xperia Tipo. Though Xperia Tipo phone is a mere tentative step from a back-to-basics feature phone, this do come preloaded with the latest Android Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, despite the dinky form factor a mere 103 x 57 x 13mm and just 99.4g in weight. Sony Xperia Tipo is fitted with a 800 MHz Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM7225AA processor and 3.2-inch touchscreen, while camera wise we are looking at a 3.2-megapixel snapper with 4x digital zoom. Email from anywhere and always in sync. All the apps you need. Your Xperia phone has excellent business capabilities.
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