launched its new mid-range smartphone,
the Xperia M2, at MWC 2014 in Barcelona,
alongside the company's flagship Xperia Z2
smartphone and the Xperia Z2 Tablet . The
Japanese giant, however, had not revealed the
pricing details of the Xperia M2 at the launch.
Now, a Dutch publication named GSM Info has
claimed that the Xperia M2 will be hitting global
markets in April with an MSRP (manufacturer's
suggested retail price) of EUR 289, translating
to roughly Rs. 24,600.
Contradicting the Dutch publication's price,
Sony at the launch had revealed that the Xperia
M2, which the company called as 'the slimmest
4G-enabled smartphone in its class' at a rather
thick 8.6mm, would be priced under EUR 220
MSRP (roughly Rs. 18,800).
In February, the Sony Xperia Z2 went up for
pre-order with pricing in several European
nations. The Xperia Z2 was priced in different
countries in a range between roughly Rs.
55,000 to Rs. 62,000.
On the other hand, the Xperia Z2 Tablet went
up for pre-order with official pricing in Europe.
The Sony UK website put up for pre-order the
Xperia Z2 Tablet's LTE 16GB version, Wi-Fi
only 16GB version and Wi-Fi only 32GB version
for GBP 499 (Rs. 51,000 approximately), GBP
399 (Rs. 41,000 approximately) and GBP 449
(Rs. 46,000 approximately) respectively. No
availability was detailed.
For those unaware, the Sony Xperia M2 will
also be available in a dual-SIM variant, called
Xperia M2 dual, with identical specifications.
The smartphone features a 4.8-inch qHD
(540x960 pixels) display, and is powered by a
1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor
(MSM8926 for 4G LTE, MSM8226 for 3G)
coupled with an Adreno 305 GPU and 1GB of
RAM. The Xperia M2 comes with 8GB of built-
in storage, with microSD card expansion up to
32GB. The 8-megapixel camera on the Xperia
M2 has 'auto scene' recognition and HDR.
Camera apps such as Social live, Timeshift
burst and Picture Effect are other camera
features being touted by Sony.
The Sony Xperia M2 packs a 2300mAh battery
that is rated to deliver talktime up to 14 hours,
standby time up to 693 hours, and continuous
music playback up and is available in three
colours - Black, White and Purple.
