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Consumer electronics giant Sony along with Japanese network carrier KDDI on Monday (20 May) jointly unveiled the Xperia UL smartphone in its home country.

Sony Xperia UL features a 5.0-inch TFT Reality Display with full HD 1920x1080p resolution and pixel density close to 443 ppi (pixels per inch). It is said to run on Android v4.1 Jelly Bean OS powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 quad-core processor with 1.5GHz clock speed.

The new Sony smartphone also sports a water (IPX5/IPX8) and dust-proof (IP5X) exterior case, similar to the ones sported by Xperia Z, Xperia ZR, and Xperia A.

According to reports, Sony Xperia UL will hit stores in Japan on 25 May and will arrive in black, white and pink variants. The company is yet to reveal details regarding the price and also its availability in other markets.

Key specifications of the Sony Xperia UL include:

Model

Sony Xperia UL

Display

5.0-inch TFT screen with Full HD display resolution

(pixel density: 443 ppi), BRAVIA Engine 2

OS

Android v4.1 Jelly Bean OS

Processor

1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core processor

(chipset: APQ8064)

RAM

2GB

Storage capacity

16GB, expandable up to 64GB via microSD card

Camera

Main: 13.1 megapixel with Exmor RS camera lens, CMOS sensor, LED

Flash support

Front:0.3-megapixel VGA camera

Battery

2300 mAh

Network

3G & 4G/LTE

Add-ons

Water and dust-proof body case, micro-USB, MHL, Bluetooth v4.0,

Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n), full HD 1920x1080p video recording, NFC

Dimensions

135.0 x 71.0 x 10.5 mm

Weight

145 g

Price

Yet to be revealed