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The First VAIO Smartphone with 5” Display, 13MP Camera, and Snapdragon 410

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July 14
by chris eilers

In Febuary 2014, Sony made a decision to leave the PC business and want to  “concentrate mobile business on smartphones and tablets”.  Then, the first Vaio brand smartphone was announced by VAIO – Japan Communications (JCI).

This frist midrange device called Vaio Phone (VA 10), comes with Android 5.0 Lollipop pre-installed . It sports 5-inch HD display with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels. The handset is powered by  1.2GHz quad-core processor.

The very first VAIO Smartphone

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It has 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, 13 mega-pixel main camera, along with 5 mega-pixel front-facing camera.

The Vaio smartphone is said to be single-SIM and equiped with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity options.The attractive glass covers the back of the phone is the reminiscence of Nexus 4.

According to Blog of Mobile, this handset is almost have the same specs and resemble to ULUGA U2, another midrange smartphone produced by Quanta Computer and launched in Taiwan

It will cost $US420 without a contract. It’s unlikely for the products to be sold in Western markers. For retail, Vaio reported to sell those handset through Japan Communication’s sales channels.

With the effort to keep the smartphone business success, we hope that Sony will create a positive result on its decision.