The Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo and Pro (above) are identical handsets, with the only difference being that the Xperia Pro has a horizontal sliding QWERTY keyboard, is 0.5 mm thicker, weighs 14 grams more, and comes packing a document editor onboard.
[RELATED_ARTICLE]In a sense, the Xperia Neo and Pro are quite similar to the Xperia Arc, featuring the same Mobile Bravia Engine for optimal viewing pleasure (and presumably the same Reality Display), the same 8MP Exmor R camera, and the same 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255 processor with Adreno 205 GPU. The differences between the Arc and Neo and Pro lie mainly in screen size, with the two newly introduced models featuring a 3.7-inch screen, compared to the Arc’s 4.2-inch screen, though they all share a FWVGA resolution (480×854 pixels). From what we’ve seen of the specifications, it also looks like the Neo and Pro will have a little less user-available RAM than the Arc’s 512MB, the same 380MB as the Xperia Play.
Check out the images of the Xperia Neo and Pro below:
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The two phones are expected to release in the U.S. and Europe by March, with global availability presumably soon after that. Check out the specifications of the Xperia Neo below, with some of the above mentioned differences between it and the Xperia Pro highlighted:
| 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | HSDPA 900 / 2100 |
| | HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 |
| Dimensions | 116 x 57 x 13 mm for Neo, 116 x 57 x 13.5 mm for Pro |
| Weight | 126 grams for Neo, 140 grams for Pro |
| Display | 3.7 inches, 480 x 854 pixels, LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colours |
| Camera | 8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, touch focus, geo-tagging, face and smile detection; video – 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light |
| OS | Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) |
| CPU | Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon 1 GHz processor |
| Memory | 320 MB user available RAM |
| Storage | internal unknown, microSD expandability up to 32GB, 8GB card included |
| Audio support | 3.5 mm jack, MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC formats supported, stereo FM radio with RDS |
| Video support | MP4/H.264/WMV formats supported |
| Colours | Blue Gradient, Red, Silver |
| GPRS | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes |
| 3G | HSDPA, HSUPA |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, microUSB v2.0, HDMI out, GPS with A-GPS support |
| Battery | Standard battery, Li-Po 1500 mAh |
| Stand-by | Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G) |
| Talk time | Up to 6 h 55 min (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G) |
| Music play | Up to 31 h |
