Sony Releasing Two New Waterproof Smartphones, Xperia Go and Acro S

Summer is right around the corner and what could be better than a new smartphone? How about one that is not only sleek, stylish and packed with all the right components but waterproof too! Sony has introduced two new phones, the Xperia go and Xperia acro S – which pack not only stylish exteriors, impressive specs but a durable and water resistant outer coating that might be perfect for you water loving geeks!

Xperia go

Xperia acro s

Now we realizes waterproof Android based smartphones are nothing new, after-all Samsung has the Samsung Rugby Smart and Motorola has the Motorola Defy. Both are great phones in their own right, but both leave some room for improvement. Enter Sony and the two new Xperia phones. While we haven't got hands on either phone yet, from the specs and the pictures they already have me sold!

Xperia go Features and Specifications

• 3.5” Reality Display powered by Mobile BRAVIA Engine gives razor sharp clarity
• 5MP 16x digital zoom fast capture camera goes from sleep to snap in just over a second
• Scratch resistant mineral glass display with wet finger tracking
• Highest level of dust and water resistance in a smartphone – IP67 Rating
• 1 GHz STE NovaThor U8500 Dual Core Processor
• ARM Mali 400 GPU and NEON CPU extensions.
• Quad EDGE/GSM/GPRS 850, 900, 1800, 1900.
• 8 GB (up to 4 GB user-accessible memory) internal phone storage.
• 512 MB RAM.
• Memory card slot: microSD, up to 32 GB
• Launching on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradeable to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
• Available in black, white and yellow colors

Xperia go also offers access to Sony Entertainment Network, including Video Unlimited and Music Unlimited, Sony's PlayNow service, TrackID music recognition, MediaGo and Facebook inside Xperia

Xperia acro S Features and Specifications

 

• 4.3” 720p HD Reality Display powered by Mobile BRAVIA Engine gives razor sharp clarity
• 12MP 16x digital zoom Full 1080p HD video recording and 720p HD front camera
• PlayStation Certified
• Scratch resistant mineral glass display with wet finger tracking
• IP55 and IP57 Ratings for dust and water resistance
• 1.5 GHz Qualcomm MSM8260 Dual Core Processor
• Adreno 220 GPU
• GPRS 850, 900, 1800, 1900 W-CDMA Band I, II, V and VIII
• Internal phone storage 16 GB (up to 11 GB user-accessible memory)
• 1 GB RAM.
• Memory card slot: microSD, up to 32 GB.
• Launching on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
• Available in black, white and pink colors

Xperia acro s also offers access to the Sony Entertainment Network, including Video Unlimited, Music Unlimited, and the PlayStation Network for PlayStation-certified content, Sony's PlayNow service, TrackID music recognition, Facebook inside Xperia and the Sony channel in Play Shop.

For more information, check out the official Sony press release or view all the Xperia go and Xperia acro s features at "Xperia go and Xperia acro S brings extra durability and stylish water resistance"