Samsung Xcover to Fight with Sony Ericsson Xperia Active For Indestructible Smartphone Crown

After Motorola Defy, two new smartphones from Samsung and Sony Ericsson are about to come to market, seeking to take-over the unbreakable device market.

Samsung announced the Xcover smartphone, the most robust smartphone to date based on Android Operating System.

 

The Xcover is a 3.65 inch waterproof touchscreen, runs using Android 2.3 Gingerbread with 800MHz processor, 150MB of memory, and 2GB storage.

Simon Stanford, MD of Samsung promised that the device will be made "with a strong, airtight chassis," and that this "makes this smartphone resistant to dust and water damage without compromising on the design." The new smartphone is yet to receive a price or release date.

Sony Ericsson Q2 results shows €50 million loss

Sony Ericsson releases their Q2 results and it has recored a loss of €50 million in this quarter. The company is still not completely recovered from Japan tsunami crisis and hits badly to its supply chain. However the revenue has increased at €1,193 million in Q2 against last year's revenue of €1,145 million.

The management of Sony Ericsson has assured the investors and consumers that though the result is looking not so good in the second quarter, they are sure of bouncing back in the third quarter.

For the April-June period Sony Ericsson had sold 7.6 million handsets, which is 31% lower than the last year. However, the sale of Android-running smartphones by Sony Ericsson has increased by 150%.

Now Sony Ericsson management are focusing more on smartphone shipping so that they can winning back the ground. Currently 70% of Sony Erricsson’s sales depends on Smartphone shipping.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc

Sony Ericsson’s first PlayStation-certified smartphone Xperia Arc is a 4.2" touchscreen phone.It is based on Android OS v2.3 (Gingerbread).

This sophisticated 3G smartphone offers new features including easy internet access with social network integratrion, Google services and other web applications.

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Xperia is a GPS mobile with 2G & 3G support. The Xperia Arc has 320 MB storage and 512 MB RAM . It has an 8 megapixel, autofocus camera and supports Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.1 connectivity.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc offers 7 hours talktime and it includes Stereo FM with RDS. It also has advance messaging features.

Features & Specifications:

Size: 125 x 63 x 8.7 mm
Weight: 117 grams
Colours: Midnight Blue, Misty Silver
Internal Memory – 512 MB, 8GB Included
Expandable Memory- 32 GB Micro/SD card slot
Type: LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Operating System: Android
Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email, Push email, IM
Browser: HTML
Radio: Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games: Downloadable, motion gaming
Battery: Standard battery Li Po
Battery Life – 400 hours
Talk Time: 7 hrs
Camera: 8 MP autofocus. LED Flash
Connectivity: Wi-fi, Bluetooth, GPRS