Sony Yuga

Much like the story of Nexus 4, Sony Yuga has been previewed ahead of the launch. In the case of Sony Yuga, a Russian website Mobile-Review was able to get its hands on a prototype. They have previewed the device and looks like the Sony Yuga is going to be one of the top flagship phones of the next year.

The phone has been with the Mobile-Review team for more than a month, so the original device may differ from the image below when it launches.

Sony Yuga – Specifications

There were quite a bit of rumors going around about the specification of the Sony Yuga. Thanks to the leaked device, we were able to get a clear description of the specifications. Here are the specifications of the device

• 5inch Full HD display 1920x1080p (pixel density – 440ppi)
• Quad-core Qualcommm Snapdragon S4 Pro SoC clocked at 1.5GHz
• Adreno 320 GPU
• 2GB RAM
• 16GB internal storage with microSDXC card slot
• Android 4.1.2 Jellybean out of the box
• MicroUSB port, WiFi, 3G, Bluetooth, microHDMI
• 12MP camera with LED flash
• 1080p Full HD recording with HDR option

Sony Yuga – Design

The Sony Yuga is designed to be different from the other Xperias in the lineup. It has neat sharp corners, it is slim and feels very compact. The build quality is absolutely brilliant and the type of the materials used in the Yuga definitely give it a premium feel. The 1080p Full HD display is the first thing that anyone is likely to notice about the phone. The display combined with Sony’s Bravia engine just makes the viewing experience perfect. The viewing angles however are not up to the mark and reflections are a problem as usual. But this is just a prototype and the display related issues could be addressed in the original product. Running some famous benchmarks like AnTutu(20000+ score) clearly puts the Sony Yuga at the top of the performing devices list and that is mainly due to the quad-core Krait. The Sony Yuga prototype had been experiencing a lot of heating issue and this has clearly affected the performance. The Yuga, when launched is expected to be free of heating problems.

Sony Yuga – Pricing and Availability

While we got a lot of information before the official launch, the main factor “price” could not really be guessed. It is what Sony decides when it launches the device. So we will have to wait for that. Sony is expected to make the announcement at CES 2013 and the Sony Yuga is expected to be available by the end of January.