Japanese consumer electronics giant Sony has launched two new mid-segment smartphones in India -- Xperia R1 and R1 Plus. The company has said that both these smartphones will be manufactured in India.
Price
While the Xperia R1 comes with a price tag of Rs 12,990, the Xperia R1 Plus is priced at Rs 14,990. Both handsets will be available in Black and Silver colour options starting November 10 on all Sony Center and major mobile stores across India, along with e-commerce portals, Amazon and Flipkart.
Pre-registration of the handsets start October 27 on Amazon and customers will be entitled for a special offer, said the company in a statement.
Specifications
Both the Xperia R1 and R1 Plus share almost identical specs and differ only in terms of storage. While the former comes with 16GB internal storage coupled with 2GB RAM, the latter offers 32GB internal storage and 3GB RAM. Rest of the specs remain the same.
Both handsets come with a 5.2-inch HD Display of 720x1280p resolution with a 2.5D curved glass protection. For camera, the devices have a 13MP auto focus rear camera and an 8MP front facing shooter. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 and offer GPS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, USB Type-C.
Both phones offer dual-sim functionality and are backed by 2620mAh battery. Weighing 154g and measuring 146x73.2x8.89mm, the handsets run Android N out-of-the-box and come with Android Oreo 8.0 upgrade.
Last month, Sony had launched Xperia XZ1 flagship smartphone at Rs 44,990 in India. The handset runs Android 8.0 Oreo out of the box making it one of the first non-Google smartphones with Android 8.0 available in India.
Its 3D scanning mode, which lets the device capture high-resolution 3D images of an object, is another highlight of the smartphone.
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