Other than announcing the Xperia L, Sony also took time to announce the Xperia SP. The handset is a high-end Android 4.1 smartphone and is probably the successor to the Xperia SL. Here are the full specs:

• Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
• 4.6 inch display with resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels
• Scratch-resistant capacitive touchscreen
• LTE supported
• 10mm thick
• Weight: 155g
• 1.7Ghz dual-core Krait processor
• 8 GB expandable storage
• 8mp rear-camera with Exmor RS sensor
• Full HD 1080p video recording, HDR modes and video stabilization
• Adreno 320 GPU
• VGA front-camera
• Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB 2.0, Wifi Hotspot, NFC
• 2370 mAh battery
• Available in Black, Red and White offerings

The phone will  be available in Q2 this year for around $510 or Rs. 55,000. For that price you do get some great specs but will have to choose this phone over competitors such as Samsung Galaxy S III and Google Nexus 4.

Sony has just shown off another mid-range smartphone the new Xperia L. The phone will sit in the notch above the Xperia P and brings considerable improvements to the already good package.

It also features Sony’s NXT design language. Here’s the specifications list:

• Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
• 4.3 inch display with resolution of 854 x 480 pixels
• Scratch-resistant capacitive touchscreen
• 9.7mm thick
• Weight: 137g
• 1Ghz dual-core Krait processor
• Adreno 305 GPU
• 8 GB expandable storage
• 8mp rear-camera with Exmor RS sensor
• Full HD 1080p video recording and HDR modes
• VGA front-camera
• Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB 2.0, Wifi Hotspot, NFC
• 1900 mAh battery
• Available in Black, Red and White offerings

As a part of the NXT design, there’s also an LED below the screen which changes color along with whatever’s being displayed on the screen. The phone will be available in Q2 of this year and will cost around $360 which sums up to around Rs. 40,000. I agree that is not exactly “mid-range stuff” but prices should come down pretty quickly.

Sony Xperia Tablet Z was already announced some months ago but not outside Japan. Its only now at the MWC event that they’ve announced the worldwide availability for the tablet with more or less similar specs.

The Xperia Tablet Z, according to Sony is the slimmest 10 inch tablet of the world at just 6.9mm thick. Just like the Xperia Z, it is also water and dust resistance.

Here are the full specifications of the tablet:

• Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean
• 10.1 inch display with resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels
• Dust and water resistant
• 6.9mm thick
• weight: 495g
• 1.5Ghz quad-core Snapdragon S4 processor
• 2GB RAM with 16/32GB expandable storage
• Adreno 320 GPU
• 8.1mp rear-camera with 1080p Full HD video recording with HDR
• 2.2mp Full HD front-facing camera
• Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB 2.0, NFC, GPS, Wifi Hotspot
• 6000 mAh battery
• Available in Black and White colors

With all these features, a huge price will generally be expected. The great news here is that the base16GB WIfi model of the tablet costs just $499, same as the new iPad while the 32GB version costs $599. All these great things make this tablet by far one of the best tablets in the world and it might even be the best tablet in the world right now, period.

You simple can’t deny the growing popularity of mid-range phones running on Android and as more and more manufacturers are getting onboard the ship, the number of such type of phones is increasing rapidly too.

The Xperia E is one of them. What’s more is that there is a dual-sim version of this phone too.

But what really makes this phone stand out from the crowd is its amazing design which is unarguably better than most mid-range phones right now.

Both the versions have got decent processor with 512MB of RAM, that will run on Android ICS. Users may find its battery little on the lower end, otherwise its a solid phone for the price range.

Here are the complere specifications:

• Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich with Timescape UI
• 1 Ghz Cortex A5 processor
• 512MB RAM with 4GB expandable storage
• Adreno 200 GPU
• Dual-sim support
• 3.5 inches display with a resolution of 320 x 480 pixels and 256K colors
• Capacitive, multitouch display with scratch-resistant glass protection
• Thickness: 11mm
• Weight: 115.7g
• 3.15mp camera with FWVGA video recording
• Bluetooth 2.1, microUSB 2.0, Wifi Hotspot, GPS
• 1530 mAh battery
• Available in Black and Gold flavors

Sony’s new Alpha range of prosumer SLR cameras  available in the Middle East in from July..

The NEX series cameras can capture high-quality 3D panoramic photos that can be viewed on 3D-compatible Sony Bravia TVs. It works by combining two different images for each shot – one for the right eye and the other for the left..

Sony Alpha’s NEX-5 cameras, available in black and silver colours, feature a 14.2-megapixel Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor..

The cameras ship with a detachable flash unit that attaches easily to the small camera body..

A microphone accessory, which needs to be purchased separately, can be used clearer sound during movie recording..

The 3-inch Xtra Fine LCD monitor boasts a 16:9 widescreen display that can be angled 80° upward or 45° downward to maximize shooting freedom..

The NEX-3 range features high-speed continuous shooting at up to 7 frames per second, along with special modes for sweep panorama, twilight and anti-motion blur..

The NEX-3 and NEX-5 use E-mount lenses but the existing range of Alpha A-mount lenses can be used with a special adapter that will cost about AED 800..