Sony Xperia V is official – water-tight Android with LTE

0. phoneArena posted on 29 Aug 2012, 09:50

Well, well, what do we have here? Is that a Sony Xperia smartphone that we weren't actually anticipating to see on stage today? Now that's what we call a pleasant surprise! Introducing the Sony Xperia V – an LTE-capable Android handset that is also water-proof. In fact, Sony claims that their Xperia V offers the highest grade of water resistance among all smartphones available today. Neato...

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1. PapaSmurf posted on 29 Aug 2012, 09:56 7 0

Black rectangle with rounded corners?

Waterproof phones are starting to come out. You got this one, the one Sprint plans to release, and I think one from Huawei.

4. neutralguy posted on 29 Aug 2012, 10:01 17 0

Apple would be afraid to sue sony. trust me. ;)

11. cepcamba posted on 29 Aug 2012, 11:05 5 0

Yup. Sony pulling their sensors from Apple iPhones would bring the iPhone level down few notches.

10. MartyK posted on 29 Aug 2012, 10:51 1 0

Sprint release which phone?...how you know? when?. :)!!

I hope you right!!!

2. Ohrules posted on 29 Aug 2012, 09:57 9 0

i'm just amazed at how secret this phone was kept. There were virtually no leaks. It was, as Nick said, a pleasant surprise.

3. XiphiasGladius posted on 29 Aug 2012, 09:59 0 0

Notice how the corners aren't rounded esp. the top part. okay probably no litigation coming this way.

5. loken posted on 29 Aug 2012, 10:09 7 0

Amazing suprise :) + arc design = win

6. MeoCao (unregistered) posted on 29 Aug 2012, 10:15 3 0

I can see Sony's revival.

7. hung2900 posted on 29 Aug 2012, 10:20 0 5

Wish it's not Crapdragon S3...

8. redmd posted on 29 Aug 2012, 10:23 0 3

the whole xperia line up looks so similar differing only in sizes.

9. MeoCao (unregistered) posted on 29 Aug 2012, 10:25 4 0

10.7mm? It does not look like that from the pictures.

12. moskey posted on 29 Aug 2012, 12:45 4 0

so basicly its Xperia T but smaller and water proof...
nice..

13. spiderpig2894 posted on 31 Aug 2012, 00:07 0 0

The most powerful waterproof and dust resistant phone to date! Amazing!

14. InspectorGadget80 posted on 31 Aug 2012, 08:46 0 0

If the Xperia T doesn't comes to AT&T I'll buy the V i love water proof phones. but this is the most beautiful phone ever made by SONY

15. jackson posted on 02 Oct 2012, 21:33 0 0

XPERIA V=XPERIA VANQUISH!

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