Sony has launched a water- and dust-resistant version of its mid-range smartphone, Xperia M2. Christened as Xperia M2 Aqual, Sony claims it comes with the world's highest level of waterproofing available in a smartphone.
Sony Xperia M2 Aqua boasts an IP65/68 waterproof rating. In compliance with IP65 and IP68, the phone is protected against the ingress of dust and is waterproof. According to Sony, the phone is protected against low pressure jets of water from all practicable directions in compliance with IP65; and/or can be kept under 1metre of water for up to 30 minutes in compliance with IP68, provided all ports and covers are firmly closed. Sony clarifies that the phone is not designed to float or work submerged underwater outside the IP65 or IP68 classification range.
It's not the first smartphone to be certified IP 68. Huawei Ascend G350 and Konka W880, available in China are also IP68 certified. However, the phones do not specify IP65 as well as IP68 unlike the Xperia M2 Aqua.
The other specifications are similar to the Xperia M2. The phone features a 4.8-inch TFT display (540x960p). It is powered by a 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (MSM8226) quad core processor with Adreno 305 graphics processor and 1GB RAM. The phone comes with 8GB internal storage and the phone supports microSD cards.
Sony Xperia M2 Aqua ships with Android 4.4 KitKat, the latest version of the operating system.
It sports an 8MP rear camera which has an 'Exmor RS for mobile' image sensor and a 1.1MP front-facing camera.
The phone comes with a slightly different 2330mAh battery with a claimed standby time of up to 641 hours and talk time of up to 12 hours and 11 minutes on 3G.
In terms of connectivity, Xperia M2 Aqua supports NFC, Bluetooth 4.0, LTE, 3G, GPS and Wi-Fi.
"Xperia M2 Aqua is a significant milestone in our product portfolio as we bring yet another of our signature technologies to a new category of smartphones," said Calum MacDougall, Director of Xperia Marketing at Sony Mobile.
"The popularity of Xperia M2 showed us that there was a huge demand for premium Sony features at an affordable price-point. Following consumer feedback, we've now taken this a step further by bringing our waterproof expertise to a mid-range smartphone for the first time with Xperia M2 Aqua. It is a smartphone that lets customers take the best of Sony technology and entertainment with them wherever they go - come rain or shine - and we are excited to bring it to market."
Available in black and white colours, Xperia M2 Aqua will start selling in the next two months in Latin America, Asia Pacific and Europe.
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