Sony Xperia S officially launched in India at Rs. 32,549

Sony has officially launched its latest Xperia S smartphone in India with a price tag of Rs. 32,549. The Sony Xperia S is first Sony-branded smartphone in India after the company took took over Ericsson's mobile business last year. According to online retailer Flipkart, the device is expected to arrive in the market this week.

Sony had introduced the Sony Xperia S at theConsumer Electronics Show event held earlier this year. Speaking of specifications, the Sony Xperia S comes with a 4.3-inch TFT touchscreen, Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS (promised to be upgraded to the latest Android 4, Ice Cream Sandwich), 1.5 GHz Qualcomm dual-core processor, 12.1 MP camera, It also comes with 1GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. On connectivity front, the device supports NFC, Bluetooth, GPS and Wi-Fi.

With a price tag of Rs. 32,549, the Sony Xperia S competes with the likes of HTC One X and Samsung's flagship smartphone, Galaxy S II. The Sony Xperia S came into the limelight after Sony conceded that some of the Xperia S devices were experiencing a display issue, where a yellow tint appears on the screen after the temperature of the phone gets too high.