Sony Xperia GX SO-04D

  • Released 2012, August
    127g, 8.6mm thickness
    Android 4.0
    16GB storage, microSD slot
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  • 4.6"
    720x1280 pixels
  • 13MP
    1080p
  • 1GB RAM
    Snapdragon S4 Plus
  • 1700mAh
    Li-Ion

Sony Xperia GX SO-04D - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA
4G bands LTE band 1(2100)
Speed HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat2 50/25 Mbps
GPRS Up to 86 kbps
EDGE Up to 237 kbps
Launch Announced 2012, May. Released 2012, August
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 131 x 69 x 8.6 mm (5.16 x 2.72 x 0.34 in)
Weight 127 g (4.48 oz)
SIM Micro-SIM
Display Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 4.6 inches, 58.3 cm2 (~64.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~319 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass
Platform OS Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
CPU Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 225
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 1GB RAM
Main Camera Single 13 MP, AF
Features LED flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps
Selfie camera Single 1.3 MP
Video 720p@30fps
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
 Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 3.1, A2DP
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out)
Features Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
 MP4/H.264/WMV player
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
TrackID music recognition
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial/commands
Predictive text input
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 1700 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 300 h (2G) / Up to 380 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 6 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
Misc Colors Black, White
SAR EU 1.10 W/kg (head)    
Price About 290 EUR

Sony Xperia GX SO-04D - User Reviews

  • There are some Chinese markets here here but i dont know about any Japanese markets nearby, or far by for that matter. So then i cannot buy GX? =)

  • This is internationally available as Xperia TX.

  • Why Sir...?

  • But it has been released internationally under the name "Sony xPeria T/TX"

  • r this handsets xperia acro SX, GX... are upgradable 2 jellybean ????

  • sony phone are only for japanese, we foreigner should`t buy it.

  • when it will be available in Philippines?

  • when it will be available in philippines?

  • before we ask where it is available for your countries, let us read something written over the "General" specs. FOR JAPANESE MARKET

  • You can get it through any mobile speciality store. However, you will need to wait at least one more month for general market probably end of December 2012

  • please am politely asking where can i get this phone in uganda

  • when can i buy the gx in the brazil?

  • when can i buy the gx in the philippines?

  • sony xperia

  • Probably it means that in practice you won't be able to get it outside Japan. The main reason is that the JP version has extra things specific to Japan - like built-in software (and hardware?) to receive earthquake and tsunami warnings, which are somewhat relevant here, and also extra NFC software for the Mobile Suica/ Osaifu-keitai facilities (it can be used as an NFC train pass here). These things add to the production cost, and that's why I think (but don't know) they released a slightly different version here in Japan.

  • why the features no radio??

  • friends the most exiting in this phone is that its memory . and i lov sony very much and its themes

  • sony phone are only for japanese, We foreigner should`t buy their phone.

  • The Xperia GX is not really a phone I'm taking it back There's NO CONFERENCE CALLING You literally cannot join calls together Like... My phone 15 years ago could do that I blame Docomo

  • Use the mx player from android market all formate will be run this programe avi mkv mp4 etc.

  • Is that sony xperia GX available now or before November in Dubai?

  • video player can't support avi, divx, xvid, mkv. have More file supporting have to inprove like samsung.

  • That's funny because GX and TX look exactly the same.

  • I personaly think that XPERIA TX is better looking than this one. T and TX are international versions of this phone!

  • Definitely this one, and I just can't wait for the international version.

  • I love xperia I like xperia all moblie phone

  • Witch one is better? this one or the acro s ?

  • u dont say look we dont live in the desert of course we have interent how do u think im replying this post we have ipad 3 u know

  • this phone looks amazing and it has great specs,for meit is a perfect phone.

  • Do you have mobile network there in africa ?

  • Hard they sould put radio on it then i would have bought it

  • Someone is selling this phone on ebay for $995. Wow! This phone is expensive. But, I think it's worth buying it since it's an unlocked version.

  • ooo...what's a pitty... it has a great display(4.6 inch) but hasn't radio...

  • So when they say Japanese market only. Does that mean even unlocked versions will not be sold to anyone outside of Japan?

  • the international version of the GX (LT29i) will be called Sony Xperia TX. as far as the rumors are concerned :-)

  • It says its available, where can I purchase this?

  • Exelent

  • This beauty for Japanese market only I hate you Sony

  • Makes me think if all the data presented here is accurate...

  • Beauty. Actually the same elegance as that of the the arc. Bit expensive at around 80000 yen in japan though. Compared to Galaxy S3 which is only 44000 yen.

  • Are you sure of this? Why don't you do one thing, get your facts cleared. Go through the results attained by some of the benchmark tests which shows the performance gap between S4 Krait Dual Core Processor and other Quad Core Processor such as Exynos Quad 4212.

  • Ђδω come it doesn't have NFC? That's disappointing- annoyingly ​S̶̲̅&#­805;Ơ̴̴͡&­;#820;̴̴̴ .

  • launching in india?

  • Cores are like megapixel resolutions - only the hardcore needs them. Speed depends on the architecture too. Generally 1.5Ghz dual will be great for battery life. Quad core will drain battery w/o being any quicker for everyday tasks. I just hope by the time it comes out, phones won't be rocking 2Ghz dual with discrete graphics. (Heck my netbook is 1Ghz dual core).

  • When will this phone be launched in india

  • its has snapdragon S4(used in HTC one s) its evenly match the quad core phones nowadays sometimes even faster

  • When will this phone be launched in South Africa - Gauteng?

  • why all the sony devices have same design? just copy of sucessful sony ericson design.

  • This phone...gonna be one of the top droids. The only THING MISSING IS QUAD-CORE. GPU evenly match with Mali-400MP though.

  • Not too late, if Sony has plan to update everything like figure and software it will be better than other brand. But should design figure to be better than this and thinner than.

  • it's never been to late for Sony as long as there are people loyal to their and beside time will come that Sony will be on top again

  • sony... u are too late to release phones while other enjoy the profit and start to sell the new ones... u just release ur new phones...u are late of one year to follow samsung or htc....u phone look not attractive too...u cannot read what the customers need...

  • sony's a bit late, but Sony wants to make sure everything's working properly before unleashing the product. Props to Sony!

  • agree 100% with you :)

  • krait processors are power efficient ... so its battery friendly... lets hope this mobile be an exception which has good battery life in sony brand.....

  • If Sony release Xperia SX & GX globally it will be the most popular phones in the world. It's too late Sony

  • Speed wise, there isn't much difference. You hardly can tell. I vote sony over samsung any day.

  • S3 & one x are both running A9 chip despite being quad-core chips. Gx is better off using qualcomm s4 chip which is better than A9 chips & more energy efficient for 28nm processing, even when running on dual-core.

  • how can it surpasses the s3 & one x when both of this phones have a quad core cpu's. how i wish, it will have a larger screen and a higher MP in its camera as the pure view 808 has.

  • This phone ll be sony's best phone...much thinner and lighter than previous models...love it...

  • That means I need to wait for 5 more weeks before I can get this phone. Thanks for the info.

  • Thanks for the great news mate! I will be lucky if that's the case as my current contract will finish end of September....

  • Today I was in orange store & they told me the Xperia GX will come out end off august in UK ,they dont know the price yet .

  • Why there's no NFC ? Isn't it important, please let's be the leader of smartphones comparing to Samsung, HTC , etc...

  • Please try to change the battery to 1900 or try to increase battery life anyhow.

  • No NFC???

  • We are on 3Q of 2012.... What month exactly will it came out here in The Philippines? I'm very much eager to buy this phone..

  • r u from Zawia? It's exclusive for Japan market only for the time being! I hope they will be an international version!

  • will it be come to libya?????

  • If i buy in japan.. will i use in malaysia..please advice me..

  • Will it be out on August????

  • To Be Determined.

  • I am dying to get this phone. I have waited for so long for the previous models, but this one is thinner and lighter and sexier. I hope there'll be an unlocked version of this for us to buy.

  • i wanna buy thix phone i think thix phone is best of all phones in the world

  • What is radio "TBD" ?

  • when this phone was released

  • whEn it Will cAme.....????

  • This phone can kill iphone 4s .nokia 808. lg optimus 4x .samsung galaxy s3.htc one xl.:-,i will this one.but i want sony swoop lamboging phone

  • awesome phone by sony

  • have hdmi port ?

  • WOW!! What a phone!! I do hope this comes out in the UK sooner rather than later. I own a Nokia N8 and the contract runs out the end of September. I wanna get this phone big time!!

  • I going japanese buy oh my love

  • Hey Can u plzz tell me from where I got this amaging phone..? My email ID is [email protected]

  • awesome phone

  • A masterpiece. That's the Sony. Go Xperiaaaaaaa......!

  • I have read some comments, it seems to some people ask more powerfull cam,or cpu, i think this phone is quiet good for those specifications, but more important is the battery, the size and design are perfect, i am really waiting to it's realse to buy it, i think the price will be 500$.

  • Well you can always wait for the Xperia acro S which has a 1910 mAH battery

  • hi I think it is a very good phone, but why dont put a better battery 1900 mah or 2100 mah like galaxy s 3. thanks

  • Wow.:-):* . Who can doing this haxxy job. Sony ?.:-,i want you do 128 intenail .4 dual2.5, 32m. You Can I neet you

  • Sony .you why No meak 5/5.3 inth desplay 20mp xonflah 16 zoom cam.beet iphone nokia .samsung.Motorola.htc.new phone. If to do im will hope you.

  • the specs are owesome.......hope sony has a tab in the oven

  • I suspect it will be last quarter of 2012 or first quarter of 2013 just in time for their announcement during MWC in February 2013 to be held in Barcelona, Spain (again?). Hopefully Sony is using the quad-core S4 krait A15 processor. If Sony will be using this type of processor for their first quad-core flaship smartphone, the phone should have at least 4.7" or 4.8" HD screen like HTC & Samsung.

  • does this phone has no air gap technology like xperia s' ?

  • does this phone with no air gap display technology?

  • 13MP,, How ????

  • It is the chipset vendor - like Qualcomm - who released quad-core processors, not Sony.

  • Does anyone know, when sony will release quad core processer?

  • I am a follower of the Sony brand, glad to see this S4 phone, I realy hope it makes to India with this processor unlike HTC which chose to bring the One S with the S3 processor to India instead of S4. That was being ridiculous!!!

  • Think dis is as good as ion when it will go international??

  • How soon can this phone be sold in Malaysia? Anyone know about that?

  • the best camera phone nokia 808 pureview but best camera androi phone will be this with the 13mp powershooter

  • hi does anyone know the cost of this phone?? and how long the battery can be sustain(does`t given in the specification)?? thanks whoever reply ^_^

  • anyone knows the price of this phone?? and how long the battery can be sustain??

  • Wow Wat a Phone is there any fone similar to tis

  • Yes Brother Glonaas is available on this Phone Read this Article's Feature Column

  • The ppi (pixels per inch) is lower than Xperia S because of the larger screen, the quality however will no doubt be the same, awesome ;)

  • hi is that phone have glonass in gps as xperia s or galaxy s3 ? tank you

  • i want this phooooooooooooneeee. pls

  • Wow

  • This phone can kIll gallay i9300 nokIa 808 htc one x and iphone . I want to buy this sony phone

  • This phone best galaxy i9300 . Htc one x nokIa 808 iphone 5 all. I want to buy sony phone

  • i want this phone really bad..when its gonna be released?..

  • Avoid him Rohit he's been insulted since 60 post ago..............trying to be over smart..........Sony has a class all that we know ans sumsung i would saw even a garbage person carries it

  • now you have changed your nickname to mine and posting weird things on gsmarena...you seems to be damn frustrated...anyways keep doing it...it doesn't bother me.

  • Dear Mr. fun loving and cheerful Rohit...first of all i am a bit confused as to whether you are supporting �Sony��or �Dual core S4 Krait��presuming that you are supporting �Sony�, here are my notes�Let me start your way��On a technical note�: 1. Let us talk a bit about GPU before moving on to CPU�Mali gained an advantage in some tests since it uses discrete cores not unified shader architecture�the adreno 225 has underperformed because maybe there is some kind of optimization�The Mali 400 in the exynos 4212 smokes all the graphics processors in any other SoC�s available in a phone�CPU wise they're pretty well matched though. 2. Talking about your benchmark tests, the 'ONLY' test where the S4 krait even comes close to the exynos in SGS3 is in V-Sync arbitrarily limited tests that were "amazingly" made by Qualcomm and all their chips are tuned to get high scores on it�go figure it out�and yet in one of them the exynos of SGS3 overpowers it. 3. Outside of floating point tests such as LINPACK, CPU benches will even have quad core tegra3 well ahead of the dual core S4 krait�Quadrant, Antutu, etc. will all show the same performance gap and it's a big one�Let's get these straight�main selling points for Dual Core S4 krait setup = battery life from 28nm die shrink and integrated LTE. 4. The S4 is an �OK� chip�it's plenty powerful for the average users like you�but it doesn't come anywhere near the exynos 4212 in the international S3�stop kidding to yourself�some tests have it by 40+ FPS(possibly now you can understand the power of exynos in �3D Gaming�) 5. User Interface is a matter of choice�I personally found TouchWiz 4.0 much better than Timescape & Sense UI�so for now, let�s just keep the topic of User Interface aside (but I am open to continue the debate on this topic as well, if you want me to opt for the same) 6. Now because you have worked so hard in analyzing which one is better, I am supposed to mention atleast one statement in your favour�I heard somewhere that S4 krait also beats the OMAP3 and the 1st generation Snapdragon�xD �On a non-technical note�: 1. �Snapdragon��naah�actually it should be �crapdragon��sounds quite original�I do take a little pride in the fact that my little blurb of terminology has permeated the lexicon of the site�I've even heard some of the geekier customers use the term in the store. 2. A line on behalf of you, "STOP BRINGING UP ALL THESE BENCHMARK THINGS THAT MAKE THE CHIP IN MY FAVORITE PHONE LOOK BAD!"� you guys are damn funny�one is calling me a fanboy because he saw a test somewhere which he can't recall or Google searched that showed the S4 beating the 4212�and that means its more plausible than this entire gamut of tests, an extremely well respected site like Anadtech did� the other wants to ignore every test that shows the true power of the chips without limits because it makes "his chip" look bad...I don't have a "chip"�I am loyal to no manufacturer�I go where the best is:) The most humorous statement (that you have included in your technical notes) was �Quad Core� funda is nothing but a marketing strategy at this point of time�I must admit that this was one of the most powerful �technical note� I have ever read�rofl Even I would love to carry on, but I believe that's enough dosage for you�wait! wait! wait!...I forgot to discuss the story of �me� being a loser�pointing out my spelling mistake was the only marvelous outcome of your post�but hats off to your dedication that you read out all my posts damn carefully and pointed out my spelling mistake�continue this good work (you might find some more spelling mistakes in my posts), and keep calling me �loser� for all the spelling mistakes that I have committed�rofl:)

  • Anshul beta, you should look at your own grammatical and spelling mistakes beforehand while pointing out others'. On a technical note: (1) Qualcomm's S4 Krait cores are as up-to-date as Exynos' A9 Cortex cores. (2) You might want to take a look at synthetic benchmarks, since S4 Krait cores are on par with A9 Cortex cores in terms of performance, if not higher. (3) Apart from performance, Samsung's designs, update service, after market service are next to the worse. (4) 'Quad-core' funda is nothing but a marketing strategy at this point of time, since Dual-core processor is more than enough to run any application, game out there. Moreover, many applications and data services are not optimized and compatible with Quad-core processor as of now. (5) You along with other Samsung fanboys must be the only ones who consider TouchWiz to be the best than other User Interfaces. Seriously, LOL. (6) Sure Samsung enjoys the top spot in Smartphone market. But, apart from few phones like Galaxy S, S II, Note, S III and couple of others, most of their phones are crap. Samsung is just flooding the smartphone market with umpteen number of phones. Well.. I can go on, but, let's hope you are enlightened by now. And finally, the word 'loser' is deserved to someone who doesn't even know how to spell it correctly. LOL, again.

  • Are you obsessed with me or something...you always search out for my posts and take the time to reply...I must say, I'm a bit flattered/blandished to have my own personal fan/stalker

  • That's right!. I'm completely agree with you . This look likes a playground for childrens ¡ ¡. Screaming and complaining all over the place. Please ¡. Have respect and tolerance to each other. STOP HEAT ¡. Gsm arena team do something. Thank you .

  • Now i can see how are the samsung users..........great! immature modle and immature user, bla bla user..............go explain all this to ur grand father and check if he understands all this tech stuff...........ya but he'll understand the touch of handset and the way it looks even this goes with all the age criteria......dont compare sony and samsung............Samsung good in India, but rest part of the world follow iphones and Sony dude........anshul.black pearl.............wow do you realy think that you are jonny depp with black pearl......come out of you dream world......their is nothing called black pearl and their is nothing that your samsung have against sony, stop dreaming or we need to plant and idea in your mind using inseption that Sony the Best......now need to talk in your way kid

  • i just hate someone whose making cheapish samsung more superior to sony.

  • Hey Samsung fanboy "mind your own business",that was really funny... or was the irony unintentional? Anyway if you don't want to waste your valuable time replying comments, then take MY advice "DON´T". And don´t worry i will not mess with you anymore, i do not want to be "capslocked" to death...

  • First of all learn to be patient...The reasoning behind this was due to Qualcomm�s support of higher data speed radios (read some articles about LTE and you will understand the reason more clearly)...and to compensate for speed loss due to use of dual core S4 krait(as compared to exynos quad), samsung has equipped s3 lte with 2GB RAM...S4 krait is by no means outdated(for now)...but i am sure when this handset will be released in the market(and by market i mean international market, not Japanese market), there will be better technologies available...current Exynos Quad(used in s3) are Cortex A9 built on 32nm or 40nm semiconductor technologies whereas the S4 Krait is a 28nm chip...if all things are held equal that is to say, if there is a core for core, a chip built with a smaller 'nm architecture' will be more efficient...this is the reason why S4 krait are more efficient(when there is a core for core)...now because exynos quad has two cores extra it automatically results in more speed and efficiency as compared to S4 krait...hope you will understand it...have a nice day

  • stop being a know-it-all. tell me why did samsung use s4 krait on the sgs3 lte if it's already outdated.

  • if exynos quad-core is so good how can a dual-core krait match a quad-core exynos. and samsung phones are just pieces of mofo crap.

  • anshlu...whatever you say...i dont care..i dont like samsung coz it sucks...the name is just so cheap and ugly...the design to...who cares about your s3....its made of plastic and looks so cheap...its just another korean brand good in immitating other design...yuck...this is sony thread...so why are you here???r u stupid or what??go to the s3 thread and do whatever you want...we have our own preferences and i dont like samsung...all samsung pruduct..for mobile i prefer sony and htc..they look so classy...even they are midrange phone..samsung phones looks like china phone....widgets are just too ugly...yuck..

  • When it gona be in Europe..or it will come but with another name ?

  • wow im loving it

  • I will definitely compare both the handsets...and thank you sir, for being nice and humble.

  • Well that's the difference between you and me�I tend to be more specific rather than being general�just count the number of sentence(s) that you got wrong,(assuming that your Maths is not as poor as your English is!) I believe the numerical outcome is equal to �1��and as far as grammatical rules are concerned, we do not use �s� or 'es' at the end of word for singular�so,�learn to write proper sentence� was grammatically correct�you have to be at your 100% while arguing with me�and all of this pales to utter insignificance in light of the fact that you are still a rookie�and i don't want to waste my time by taking up meaningful discussions with a rookie(whose even basics are not clear) like you...savvy?�and please stop judging me, because that is something maddeningly unhelpful for you�take a free advice from me that will be beneficial for you,�mind your own business��seems like replying to my posts has become an obsession for you, I mean just to prove that you are right and I am wrong(which unfortunately wasn't the case), you replied with two posts�that just shows out who is 'immature'�and stop concerning or thinking about people�just ensure that your thoughts or mindset towards a particular brand or handset doesn't get manipulated in the process�by the way the error you committed was more of an error of omission rather than typographical error�typographical errors are generally misspellings [for instance �definately� is a misspelled word and the correct spelling is �definitely�(the funny side is you have misspelled this word in your reply against my post)] or improper spacing etc.[but these are admissible mistakes and trust me, I won't be making an issue for such genuine mistakes(I will apply the rule of reasonable interpretation)]�I am not sure whether you will stop paying attention to my posts or not but take my word, I won't be paying any heed to your further posts in reply to my posts�here is the answer to your serious question, �I am 20 years old��and last but not the least, �Don't ever try to mess with me��.have a nice day:)

  • U should check the comparison btwn s3 and one x on this website, ull c that the one S which is included in the benchmark test had a rly close and smtimes better result than the s3. The one S uses a dual core Kriat with a 225 Andreno.

  • Good news! According to Xperia Blog, Sony will announce 7 new additions to the 2012 range of Xperia phones at Comunicasia event that'll held on June 19-21.. And the rumored highlight of the announcement will b the Lt29i, the others included are St21i,st23i,wt23i,st21i2,st26i and i forgot the last one haha.. I'm hoping that it's the international version of the GX ..

  • i want to c MSM8960 Pro under the hood in international market, PLS SONY coz 225adreno compare to 320adreno have a big diff in terms on performance/impact to consumer. no need quadcore coz its nonsense, only we need is 320adreno for GX. u have a great fight for s3/iphn5

  • Its ' learn to write proper sentences' and not ' learn to write proper sentence' You should learn grammar first instead of pointing out my typographical error. A person who doesn't know proper grammar shouldn't point out others mistakes.

  • Oh wow.... Now you start off about my typo error. Just shows how immature people can be... And Im sure i know as much (or even more) about technology as you do. This page is about expressing ones opinion, not about bashing companies... So keep your 'I am perfect and always right' attitude aside and have more meaningful discussions. Thats all I wanted to get through to you. But I know that you being your arrogant self, will just keep on ranting about this comment until I stop paying attention to your comments. Also, you are definately not justifying your comment and views, you are just flaming. By the way, how old are you, seriously?

  • Sony has the best designs amongst the droid phones. However, Sony tend to focus specific features on each model. Samsung will do it all and put everything into a model it can cramp, thus samsung tend to be a more well rounded phone better suited for work purposes/working people. Sony phones is more focused on music, entertainment and play. Therefore, you have the more advance camera, music players etc...Sony also build specific phones for the sportsmen like Go, active, and waterproof version... I think Sony doesn't market well internationally these days. Sony makes excellent phones for its Japanese market and focuses in only specific countries in Europe and Asia. Unfocused markets therefore feel poorly about the Sony brand. If you are in the focused markets of Sony and bought the phone suited to your specific needs, many Sony models are very excellent performing phones. All in all, there is no perfect smartphone but you can find one that best serves your needs and preferences. Mine happen to be Sony Xperia range. I value looks and very specific functionalities (at top notch performance) and will forgo others that I do not value.

  • First of all learn to write proper sentence...it should be 'why don't you let people...' rather than 'why do you let people...' You neither have the ability nor the knowledge to mess with me...so just do one thing, mind your own business...and i am not trying to convince anyone as to which product is better...i am simply justifying my comments & views about sony smartphones...as simple as that...and before calling me a 12 year old kid or a loser, simply lookout for your own faults and shortcomings...a person who does't even know how to frame a proper sentence is asking me to stop acting like a loser....rofl

  • Hey anshul.... Why do u let people decide what they like instead of convincing them which product is better... Its their money, let them use it however they like... You are acting like a 12 year old kid, stop acting like a loser.. Stop bashing Sony

  • My facts are pretty much clear and let me take the initiative to clear your doubts...the qualcomm S4 Krait stands nowhere near exynos quad...its the S4 Krait based on ARM Cortex A15 chips that has nearly same performance as compared to exynos quad but still exynos quad leads the processor market...and please read the comment before replying, i haven't called snapdragon s4 krait outdated at this moment...but this will virtually become outdated at the time of release of this handset...and duudddeee here are some benefits of quad core over dual core: 1.Quad-core processors improve performance during multitasking as well as the performance of multithreaded applications...the speed in which you switch between open applications will be much faster than that of a dual-core phone 2.Gameplay on a phone that can support these simultaneous processes is much more fluid and snappier with higher-quality graphics 3.Imaging software, such as a panoramic application, can stitch together multiple photos much faster than a single- or dual-core phone In simple words (just for the non-geeks like you out there), all this basically means that you can now have more applications open and run in parallel without having the fear of phones crashing down. Not to forget the fact your processor challenging favourite 3D games will now seem much smoother, with hardly any lag These are just a few examples of benefits of quad core...so duudddeee its not just two more...its an advancement in processing technology...i am not saying that performance of quad core processor will be double of that of dual core, but you will wittness a substantial enhancement in the performance of quad core engraved samrtphone as compared to dual core smartphone Now i know you will argue that quad-core phones will drain battery faster, for that you can switch to nokia 1100 classic...because if you want your smartphone to give you the best performance w.r.t to processing speed, your smartphone will also demand more juice...time to wake up...compare the battery of sgs3 and this handset...have you noticed something, 2100 mAh battery as compared to 1700 mah battery, hereby implying that there will not be much of a difference in terms of battery efficiency (might be possible that samsung outperforms sony as far as battery consumption time is concerned)...and i would thank "ALMIGHTY" that u didn't compared mali-400mp gpu to adreno 225, otherwise it would have resulted in world war III...so duuudddeeee stop talking about civic and hayabusa, and remember one thing, never ever try to teach me again duudddeee

  • this beast phone will be released on july 2012..

  • check this .it will give you the idea tht how stable and success the GINGER BREAD 2.3 and 2.3.3 was

  • 2.3 is the most stable OS till date..............and sony was about to launch ICS 4.0 but they delayed so that they can now introduce ICS 4.04 in every possible handset which will be soon but the end of June. VIPS and STARS alwayz show em up in the end alwyz after the other are done pulling a seperate attentions. Samsung and HTC and several launched ICS but Xperia Kept temting others .....so that is can play a solo role.........like a Star hehee

  • No, it took this much time because of (the newish) timescape UI, and if having no problems with the rom means wait another month then ill do, but i am dissaponted with how sony (and ericsson) deal with the 2010 xperia lineup, stuck on eclir or the x10 on gingerbread, I want ICS

  • I think that all sony xperias should bring with OS ICS because it can be competition with all kinds of other model phone such as Samsung Galaxy,HTC,LG,iphone... I think that if Director of company still keep android 2.3 gingerbread, it will lose other phone and destroy the famous name of Sony.I will wait good news from Sony.

  • Mate get YOUR facts straight first, if you knew anything about processors you would not compare a Snapdragon processor against an Exynos. Quad-core don`t mean squad and less when they are not even high quality processors.Sony GX is the ONLY phone that has he dual-core S4, you call that outdated?,it is a huge leap from the ion's S3 and has the same performance as the Exynos while consuming less battery. If SONY has decided for the dual-core is because it is actually more effective in every possible way. So please stop saying: but duuuddeee the galaxy s3 has quadcore duuudeeee thats like 2 more, thats like better.That is like saying a civic is faster than a hayabusa because it has four wheels instead of just two. And sorry but you cannot compare Sony´s built quality against Samsung´s plasticky build and feeling.

  • For those whose saying that Sony aren't caring for their customers, well, if they aren't caring for the customers why would they still update their whole 2011 Xperia phones..except For the play cause maybe the 100% gaming xperience is not optimized because of some hardware rquiremnts.. And second, in all companies out there, they're the only one that are open to their consumers.. They say what the problem is,and always want an optimized OS for their device.. Why's that the update taked over months & months to be release? Cause instead of ICS4.0.3 they swap it into ICS4.0.4 wow.. Samsung,HTC,Lg didn't do the same ...

  • All worldwide releases are S3 Scorpion based CPUs but this one is the latest S4 Krait, this is a shame. I would've bought this for sure if this was available worldwide.

  • Dont login from your face book ........things what you guyz are doing on this account is not correct GSM will ban ur FB id.s so dont even think of it............and end this crap now leave that kid

  • Hahahah he thinks we are one people changing names and post comments lolz so kiddish but nice try............hey guyz we should login from our Face book ID's and then he'll know that he is badly badly surrounded lolz

  • sony's product, like all japanese products nowadays, are always more expensive than korean or taiwanese or chinese products and that is the reason i think this phone will not be release internationally coz it will be more expensive than the hugely more popular samsung galaxy s3. maybe next year when samsung is coming out with the galaxy s4 then sony will release this phone. their always late anyway.

  • Samsung phones looks very cheap...the widgets looks like crap...looks like the fake phones from china...i mean the immitations..yuck!the designs are so disgusting..it has no clas.. i dont care about the bechmark...whatever...as long as my phone looks awesome and i can use fb,twitter and can surf the net..so i prefer sony and htc..bettet design and better specs..unlike samsung..good specs but designs are garbage..the name also is awfull...

  • Sony is a brand............in India and samsung has no value i dont hate samsung what im saying is a truth, specialy in my city Mumbai, people go for style looks and standard.........apple, black berry and sony are those options for them.............only a tech guy can appriciate all this bench mark and stuff but it will 2/10 people, i appricate your comments but in the end for me its the brand value..............like its SONY.....legend but samsung i can show hundred users even a garbage holder use it...........im not under esitmating things but this is fact mate...........many use it but sony/ apple are rare stuff.....i work for vodafone australia with 25000 employees with crazy handsets even virtue but majority S2 samsung and samsung....i stand alone with Xperia S and people go crazy my repo................got it my friend

  • I am waiting for the Xperia Ion as well, but i'm starting to change my mind about it because by the time it comes out it will be outdated. This is the phone that should come to the US instead of the Ion.

  • The problem is it just the announcement,not the launch.They had announced Sony Xperia Ion 5 months ago & i am still waiting for that.If it doesn't come in june i'll be taking samsung galaxy s3. If Samsung announced a phone (Galaxy 3) in may,they released it in may in retail market (india).& that's good

  • already done with it...even I don't want to discuss any further on this not so useful topic...I have already justified myself in my earlier comments...I do not aim at manipulating one's perspective towards a particular productline...rest all depends on individual point of view.

  • dude just look at GX and GS3 side by side, nuff said

  • I feel you, am waiting for it's international release as well :)

  • my first phone was T610 too :)) then w800,k800 and now satio...i agree with your comment for satio,too because satio is symbian...I don't like symbian,I don't like nokia...now I'm between xperia s and xperia gx...I will buy one of them soon :) SONY

  • no phone is excellent

  • sony has really good specs,but they are making phones outdated technology.samsung launch their phones with latest technology and with low error it does not have battery problem,network reception problems.sony xperia s have poor network reception,when i visited sony service center one person told me who bought xperia s 2 day's before complaing that he can't even make a call with that handset,the range coming and going.sony has quality but only in multimedia.but it can't be used as a phone, their xperia range have many draw backs.their old java phones were even better than xperia phones in terms battery and network.cybershot and walkman both were great hits. I only want to tell sony that releasing a handset is good only after thorough checking and clearing all the problems of the handset in every network,i have got an idea sony should give a sample phone to their all servce center person after releasing their phone officially .so that they use it and identify the problems of the handset.sony can easily release it with error free.thats all

  • Guys who saying worst about sony pls read this Am using mobile nearly 10 years. My first mobile Sonyericsson T610 then k700, w700,w890,w902,zylo, satio, and now xp ray. All phones are brilliant except satio. Very poor model that i used - satio Very good model that i used- w700 Some one saying sony is worst but guys most of the mobile companies coping sony. While having this sony ericsson mobile my office persons get nokia at same time. What a user friendly mobiles is sony. Note down the points that not in another brand at those times 1. If we sent files via bluetooth sony automatically saved in pictures or videos accourding to file properties. But in other brand it will save in inbox and then we wan to move to other folders 2. If we are seeing a picture or hearing song we can easily set walpaper,ringtone from there but other brands we need to go for profile and then want to change 3. Buds type of earphone 4. In ear phone right ride short and left side long. Now only other brands are mfg earphone like this 5. Group message 6. Camera, walkman, volume dedicated key And more option. But these are simple tech now but only sony do this now other copied and use low quality materials and leading in market now

  • Hay this is not false information. I will always quality products that not priced very high. First I also not believe this plastic cost around 400 $ but it is true. You just compare with samsung mobile. Plastic of samsung is very worst and not only mobile I saw samsung refrigerator and compared with panasonic and shocked. Very worst plastic. Another thing sony like brand is always used by only some peoples who prefer best quality with average price like volkswagan, skoda and some one prefer Iphone who like to buy audi, bmw. Some one like you always choose maruthi ie samsung,nokia who prefers low price low quality

  • And I believe an alien from mars must have given you the details of plastic used by sony along with its price...rofl...where on earth does the plastic cost 400$ per kg...and for God's sake stop comparing Sony smartphone to Volkswagen automobiles...God won't forgive you for insulting Volkswagen if you ever again compare Sony smartphone to Volkswagen...lol

  • you must be kidding, don't you...wait a minute, why don't you explain the criteria on which we might decide who is the best (I expect you to give me the most humorous criteria for deciding success and failure of a smartphone company)...go back to school and learn the basics for deciding success and failure of the company...may be you will learn there that turnover is the most major decisive factor for reputation and success.

  • this is a great technology....am looking forwrd to this...sony is up .hope to see some tabs soon

  • sony is quality...samsung uses plastic 1kg=50$ sony uses plastic 1kg=400$ for me sony is as like volkswagen...quality and not very expensive...sony products has real price as like volkswagen automobiles

  • financial results don't matter...best seller things dont mean that they are the best things...sony is the best...

  • ETH samsusng is way more expensive than sony here.. samsung is overated trying to level with apple.

  • Sony really should wait about a revolution in the technology field Sony Xperia GX SO-04D is truly unique Well done to your perseverance I love Sony

  • Prove your points guys...how can you say Sony produces best handset...mere randomly mentioning the wrong rate of plastic won't justify your comment, nowhere on earth plastic costs 400$/kg(I can't even imagine from where did you collected that data)...or just because of a stylish design, you can't deny the fact that Sony are nothing but loosers...just check the financial results of Sony in terms of sales and then hold the financial results of Samsung in front of your eyes...you will again admit that Sony are nothing but loosers...and those out here who are trying to teach me the lesson of technology behind dual cores and quad cores, go and get your own concepts cleared and then argue with me...Samsung delivers what customers want and within a limited timeframe...they dethroned Nokia from top position, who dominated for about 10 years in smartphone arena...Samsung has got wildest range of handsets as far as specs and budget are concerned...so stop arguing about the fact that Sony are good for nothing except announcing a middle level technology handset and then ensuring that their fans have to wait for almost an eternity to grab an outdated technology handset(outdated at the time of release)

  • looks like the first sony that's gonna shine in front of my eyes :-)

  • i am a bigggggggggg hard core fan of sony bt i think the sony should work with its battery performance and its ram thn they could rock in the market

  • you are wrong. Sony is the best the smart phone in the world . because it has the best pic quality and video quality and good looking phone . other phone sucks .and also good processing speed . other phone may look much brighter in AMMO LED or O LED . But when it comes to out quality Sony is much better and they are specialized in camera , music and screen quality (bravia engine ) . Bravia engine gives the true color and best quality of video playback and video recording. the comparison through gsmarena.com is useless .if you have to compare any phone then please visit a mobile show room and check the original demo phone which is not available in normal retailer shop, and see the difference . Sony is much better than any other phone. For example Samsung galaxy s3 is the latest android phone which has advanced technology but Sony Xperia S is much better than S3 in almost everything .it even beats APPLE iphone 4s .

  • Sony mobile price is always little high when compared to samsung, nokia but if you compare to iphone its price is very low. Samsung uses plastic 1kg- 50$ Sony uses plastic 1kg - 400$ This is real information. From this we can easily understood for plastic itself samsung using low quality and for every thing samsung using low quality. Sony is japan company they don't reduce quality of phone by low quality materials.

  • Yes you are right. I think those that are looking for quad core etc are just someone that don't know that much on phones and technology. They just want to put everything in and don't know what's going on. With Sony, I think they are really thinking and giving what the world needs for now. Good job and I am patiently waiting for Xperia GX to hit global market.

  • I always feel Sony's phone has the best design. HW is one thing but it is not all about a phone. Hence I think Sony's phone is not really overrated. The one that is really overrated is Samsung. Then again it depends on individuals and what is your preference. HW, Design or Software?

  • Sony are not over-rated they are actually the best in the mobile world.

  • And lets just keep specification aside, you might be well aware of the performance of Sony when it comes to launching a handset in the market...one may have to wait for atleast 3 to 4 months to grab this handset...and you never know when Sony would change its mind as far as global release of this handset is concerned...and talking about class, Sony is suffering from heavy losses in smartphone department...they are surviving because of their quality products in other departments...but when it comes to smartphones, they are simply loosers

  • Compare this handset with gs3 and you will feel the difference...dual core here as çompared to quad core...timescape ui as çompared to touchwiz 4.0(I hope you know that touchwiz 4.0 is far better than timescape)...no USB on the go support...no video codecs such as xvid, divx...Bluetooth 3.0 as compared to 4.0...although it has a better camera but only just when it comes to still images capturing...still snapdragon chipset as compared to exynos quad...gpu, adreno 225 as compared to Mali 400-mp...I think I have given enough justification to my feedback as to why Sony handsets are always overrated whereas actually they are not that much deserving...average raiting of gx is around 9.47 and average rating of gs3 is 8.23

  • This is the Perfect phone am looking for. Please launch it here in Ph :)

  • excuse me anshul but i oppose your feedback that they are over rated. B'Coz if you think practically a person who can expend that much will not get better than that, i mean, just look at the New Timescape UI it is far better than Sense UI and more...the processor is very fast and dual core 1.5 is more than enough, so why go for the quad core ones...SONY is a class apart.

  • Great phone, weak battery. I want Sony to compete with Samsung :D Now Samsung is unbeatable. HTC is trying to compete with them, but they are unable yet. Motorola is struggling, LG is pretty weak(performance). They wants to be first at everything, and at the end their products are weak, have some serious problems(remember the Optimus 2X).

  • Plus they are the only company that hasn't destroyed the Android UI imho.

  • The sensor supports HDR in bother video and picture. The device will launch in Japan in July. Internationally, possibly in September.

  • The Quad core fight going on is simply for bragging rights......all apps on the market right now and for a year from will work smooth as butter on any existing 1.2 Ghz processor DUAL CORE processor or more.SONY provides the following that others don't 1)non-apple approach(look at samsung) 2)Distinct and unique UI(timescape FTW) 3)best PPI(342) 4)best camera performance(in droids at least) 5)innovations(white magic,floating touch,bravia,X-loud) 6)BEST DEISGNS(unarguably) 7)Correct pricing(something i hate HTC for) 8)MUSIC(X-load really improves your music performance) 8)while other players are going for overkill and charging huge amounts sony provides more sensible pics for the right prices

  • can anyone tell if Sony will release this phone over the world not only in japan

  • I have never quite understood why Sony handsets are always overrated...I don't see anything special in this handset except that it has 1.5 GHz dual core "krait"...although the camera is also a decent one with 13.1 megapixel, but I don't think while purchasing a smartphone camera is of that much importance...I agree the basic requirement of full hd video recording is must but except that I really don't think 'megapixels' of camera should be a base to decide whether the specifications are good or bad...and moreover all you Sony fans out there, you must be well aware of the speed of Sony to launch a handset in market...it might take, lets say, 6 months to release this handset in Japan and probably another 2 or 3 months to make it a global item...one live example of their lightning speed to launch a handset is xperia ion, which was announced way back in January and still not available(except in one country)...and when the time of launch arrives, the technology and specs seems to be virtually outdated...so the crux of the story is that, Sony will be soon pushed out of the smartphone market

  • oh my.... love this phone.. please make this a international phone sony... most have one

  • great phone if i bought from online it will be work in Europe or not only in japan any one help

  • oh come on sony plz plz plz make it a quad core just this phone....i speak for all your fans i had the xperia x10 mini then x10 then xperia arc and arc s and now w8ting for gx...plz i am having a hard time chossing the xperia s vs gs3 but now i want a phone with more power....plz plz plz make gx a quad core phone....u r lossing some of your loyal customers:/

  • oh..man this is absolutely pppowerful. this is awesome.....the krait cores come to Sony,,,,that will make a massive hit....

  • This phone is so much better than the Xperia Ion, would like for it to make its way to the US with a bigger battery (either 1900mAh or 2000mAh). Doubt it will come tho since the Xperia Ion is supposed to come out next month.

  • i doubt sony will release this phone soon. they just released the xperia s which was suppose to be their flagship phone. releasing this phone now will only hurt the sale of xperia s. but on the other hand, not releasing this phone sooner rather than later will hurt sony even more. they are being left behind by samsung and htc.

  • just one word awesome!

  • Sony it would be a hit if you release this world wide!

  • no direct hdmi port exellent design and exellent performance sony plz make it for worldwide sony like no other

  • Fujitsu REGZA T-01D is the first android phone using Sony's 13.1 MP camera with Exmor-R CMOS sensor.

  • i compare all the worldwide and japanese phone of sony , i noticed that the japanese xperia has a more powerful, really high features and far behind than the worldwide xperia . come on sony . that's unfair . if you want to be on top make all your japanese phone worldwide .

  • the PPI of this phone is 323 not 319