Sony has launched the Xperia T3 in India, priced at Rs. 27,990. It will be available in markets from July 28.



The Sony Xperia T3 runs Android 4.4 KitKat OS out-of-the-box, and has been launched in a single SIM variant, with no word on if a dual-SIM variant is due. The company is touting the large-screen smartphone's slim design, which gives it a thickness of 7mm, and a weight of 148 grams.

The new mid-range Android smartphone from Sony features a 5.3-inch (720x1280 pixel) HD Triluminos display powered by a BRAVIA Engine 2. The display offers a pixel density of 277ppi. A quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (MSM8228) processor powers the device, clocked at 1.4GHz, with 1GB of RAM.


The Xperia T3 sports an 8-megapixel autofocus rear camera with LED flash and a Sony Exmor RS sensor. The Xperia T3's rear camera comes with features such as scene detection, HDR, face recognition, red-eye reduction, sweep Panorama and geo tagging. It also houses a 1.1-megapixel front-facing camera.
The Sony Xperia T3 comes with 8GB of inbuilt storage, and can be expanded up to 32GB via microSD card. It supports Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS/ A-GPS, GPRS/ EDGE, DLNA, NFC, Micro-USB and 3G connectivity options. It is backed by a 2500mAh battery, which is rated to deliver up to 13 hours of talk time and 688 hours of standby time. It will be available in three colour options including Black, Purple and White.

Sony Xperia T3 detailed specifications

General
Release date June 2014
Form factor Touchscreen
Dimensions (mm) 150.70 x 77.00 x 7.00
Weight (g) 148.00
Battery capacity (mAh) 2500
Removable battery No
Colours Black, White, Purple
SAR value NA
Display
Screen size (inches) 5.30
Touchscreen Yes
Touchscreen type Capacitive
Resolution 720x1280 pixels
Pixels per inch (PPI) 277
Colours 16M
Hardware
Processor 1.4GHz  quad-core
Processor make Qualcomm Snapdragon
RAM 1GB
Internal storage 8GB
Expandable storage Yes
Expandable storage type microSD
Expandable storage up to (GB) 32
Camera
Rear camera 8-megapixel
Flash Yes
Front camera 1.1-megapixel
Software
Operating System Android 4.4
Java support Yes
Browser supports Flash Yes
Connectivity
Wi-Fi Yes
Wi-Fi standards supported 802.11 a/ b/ g/ n
GPS Yes
Bluetooth Yes, v 4.00
NFC Yes
Infrared No
DLNA Yes
Wi-Fi Direct No
MHL Out No
HDMI No
Headphones 3.5mm
FM Yes
USB Micro-USB
Charging via Micro-USB Yes
Proprietary charging connector No
Proprietary data connector No
Number of SIMs 1
SIM Type Micro-SIM
GSM/ CDMA GSM
3G Yes
Sensors
Compass/ Magnetometer No
Proximity sensor Yes
Accelerometer Yes
Ambient light sensor Yes
Gyroscope No
Barometer No
Temperature sensor No