Sony Xperia M now available in India for Rs. 12990

Sony Xperia M that was announced back in June, is now available in India from online retailer Saholic. It has a 4.0-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8227 processor with Adreno 305 GPU and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash and 720p HD video recording and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It has LED illuminations for notification and NFC connectivity for one-touch functions.

Sony Xperia M specifications

• 4.0-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
• 1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8227 processor with Adreno 305 GPU
• Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
• 9.3 mm thick and weighs 115 grams
• 5MP auto focus camera with LED Flash 720p HD video recording
• 0.3MP front-facing camera
• 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio with RDS
• 3G HSDPA+ 21Mbps, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP, GPS / aGPS, NFC
• 1GB RAM, 4GB internal memory (2.4GB user memory), 32GB expandable memory
• 1750 mAh battery

The Sony Xperia M is priced at Rs. 13,990, but Saholic offers it at a discounted rate of Rs. 12,990. Only the Black colored Xperia M is on sale right now, however White, Purple, Yellow colors are expected to go on sale soon. It would ship on 23rd August. The dual-SIM variant Xperia M dual is also expected to go on sale in India soon.

[Update: The Sony Xperia M is up for pre-order from Flipkart and Infibeam in all the four colors at a similar price of Rs. 12,990. It is expected to be shipped in the fourth week of August.]