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Sony launches Xperia P, Sola and U in India

Sony launches Xperia P, Sola and U in India 
 
 Sony Mobile India has officially launched the Xperia U, Xperia Sola and Xperia P devices in the country, and finally provided the retail prices.  Xperia U  Rs. 17,399,  Xperia Sola Rs. 19,999, and  Xperia P Rs. 25,449, respectively.
Speaking at the launch, Sony Mobile India MD, P. Balaji, said: “The Xperia smartphones have been designed around user experiences of listen, watch, play and create and share to improve their personal, professional and social life. The Sola smart phone boasts of 'floating touch' for accessing web services by holding any finger on the screen to open the links."
As a promotional offer, Sony has tied up with Tata Docomo, to provide up to 3GB free data plans, apart from 30 games. 
For more details about the three new Xperia devices, in terms of specifications and features, refer to our previous coverage (Xperia Sola, Xperia P and Xperia U).
Sony Xperia U handset equips a 3.5-inch scratch-resistant TFT touchscreen with a resolution of 854 x 480 pixels. It is powered with a 1 GHz STE U8500 dual-core processor and runs on Google Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system. However, Sony has promised an upgrade to Android Ice Cream Sandwich very soon. For capturing merry moments, there is a 5 megapixel camera with auto focus, 16x digital zoom and LED flash.

Sony Xperia Sola is power-packed with 1 GHz dual-core processor. The new Sola handset packs a 3.7 inch scratch-resistant TFT touchscreen. For storing large chunk of information, there is a 8 GB internal storage with microSD memory card slot expandable up to 32GB. The handset is tagged with Rs 20,449. 
Sony Xperia P is also power-packed with 1 GHz dual-core processor. The new Sola handset packs a 4.0(~275 ppi pixel density) inch scratch-resistant TFT touchscreen with a resolution of 540 x 960 pixels. For storing large chunk of information, there is a 16 GB internal storage.
"The smartphone segment is growing by a compound annual growth rate of nearly 70 per cent. We as a company want to focus only on this segment. By the end of September this year, we plan to phase out all our feature phone models."
"Our research tells us people are willing to pay more for a smartphone to enjoy genuine mobile internet experience. We expect the trend to get stronger as 3G data services become more affordable and gain traction."
The move certainly is an interesting one, with Apple and RIM the only two major global manufacturers to not have feature phones on the market (Apple's was 3rd place overall in 2011). Some, like HTC, have very few. Of course, with budget Android devices from major manufacturers available for less than Rs. 10,000, smartphones now encompass a large extent of the mobile market, and are slowly eating up feature phone share.
Xperia Sola, P and U (left to right)
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