Sony Ericsson reported have a new variant of
the Xperia Active series, and cooperate with the Billabong to produce a
smartphone that has a name the Xperia active Billabong Edition. the Billabong
itself is an extreme sports equipment company which you may already know.
The Xperia active Billabong special edition
will be equipped with an exclusive Billabong screensaver, a variety of video,
exclusive back cover, as well as an application that allows users to more
easily find the latest news related to surfing sports.
This device also has the ability to resistant to scratches, resistant to shocks,
water and dustproof using an IP67 standard and also equipped with a wet finger
tracking technology.
Almost the same as the original version the
Xperia active Billabong special edition also come with 3 inch HVGA Reality
Display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine, power by 1GHz single core processor with
512MB of RAM memory, and run on Android 2.3 Gingerbread, which reportedly will
also get an update to 4.0 ICS version in March or April.
Moreover, other features offer are 1GB of
internal memory, Wi-Fi, HSDPA, GPS, barometer, compass, flashlight, an
integrated FM radio with RDS, Timescape, DLNA support, and a 5MP rear camera
with 720p video recording.
The Xperia active Billabong special edition
claimed to be an ideal smartphone for extreme sports enthusiasts, and
reportedly already available in some markets of certain regions(probably Australia and New Zealand ).