Indian arm of the Sony Mobile, officially launched the company's new handset Xperia T3 on Wednesday (23 July).
The 5.3-inch Sony Xperia T3 made its global debut in June and is said to be the slimmest smartphone in its class.
It flaunts a thin body measuring just 7.0 mm and is said to be slimmest in its class. It boasts of stainless steel frame across the edges, which also acts as the phone's signal receiving antenna and weighs just 148g. The chassis (on right-side) is lined with the hallmark circular power button at the center, volume rocker and the dedicated camera launcher button.
On the outlook, Xperia T3 presents itself to be a premium phone, but inside, it turns out to be a mid-range device. Xperia T3 sports a HD (1280x720p) TRILIMINOS screen with BRAVIA Engine 2 technology and ships with the Android v4.4 KitKat OS, 1.4GHz Snapdragon quad-core CPU, 1GB RAM, 8GB inbuilt memory (expandable up to 32GB) and a 2,500 mAh battery, which can power the smartphone up to 12 hours 46 minutes of talk time and close to 688 hours under standby mode.
Like all mid-tier Xperia phones, it also houses the company's proprietary cyber shot technology based Exmor RS lens in its primary camera (8.0-megapixel) and on the front side, it houses a 1.1-megapixel HD camera, enough to snap a decent quality selfie.
It also comes loaded with photography experience enriching apps like Social Live (users can broadcast real-time events via social platform like Facebook), AR effect (enables user to add animations and gifs to photos and videos), Timeshift burst (lets user to take 31 snapshots in 2 seconds), creative effects (can change colours and apply mirror effects), portrait re-touch (helps in getting photogenic finish).
The new Xperia T3 is said to be available exclusively at Sony Center, Xperia flagship showrooms and other major electronic stores across India for ₹27,990 from 28 July onwards.
Key Specifications of Sony Xperia T3:
| Model | Sony Xperia T3 |
| Display | 5.3-inch full HD (1280x720p) TRILIMINOS screen with BRAVIA Engine 2Pixel density: 277 ppi (pixels per inch) |
| OS | Android v4.4.2 KitKat |
| Processor | 1.4 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon quad-core processor |
| RAM | 1GB |
| Storage capacity | 8GB, expandable up to 32GB |
| Camera | Main: 8.0-megapixel camera with Sony Exmor-RS, full HD video recording, HDR, 8 X zoom, pulsed LED flash, red-eye reduction, and more
Front: 1.1-megapixel (HD) camera |
| Battery | 2,500 mAh;Talk time: up to 12 hours 46 minutes
Standby mode: close to 688 hours |
| Network | 2G, 3G & 4G-LTE (in select market) |
| Add-ons | Bluetooth v4.0, Wi-Fi, NFC, USB v2.0, A-GPS, Face unlock, nosie suppression ,microSD card unlock, DLNA certified |
| Dimensions | 150.7 x 77.0 x 7.0 mm |
| Weight | 148 g |
| Colors | White, black and purple |
| Price | ₹27,990/- |
