RUMOR|Sony ST21i ‘Tapioca’ gets lengthy preview

The low-end Sony ST21i smartphone, codenamed Tapioca’ hasn’t even been officially announced, yet that hasn’t stopped Mobile-Review publishing a comprehensive preview of the device. We’re not sure exactly which regions Sony will release the ST21i Tapioca, especially as specs-wise the handset is inferior to the 2011 Xperia mini family.

Mobile-Review found that, overall, the Sony ST21i leaves a better impression than the Xperia U. The handset will come with around 3GB of on-board storage as well as a microSD card slot. In terms of performance, they found that the handset ran Android 4.0 ICS acceptably despite running two-year old hardware. Just don’t go expecting a smooth performance playing the latest games such as Angry Birds Space.

The Sony ST21i will have a 3.2-inch (320 x 480) display, Qualcomm MSM7227 800MHz processor with Adreno 200 GPU, 512MB RAM, 3MP camera with no LED flash shooting video at VGA resolution (640 x 480). It will come with a 1450mAh battery and will launch with Android 4.0 ICS. Click here for the full Sony ST21i preview.

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Sony Ericsson ST21i ‘Tapioca’ entry level smartphone – 800MHz, 3.2-inch display

A new entry level Android smartphone is expected to be launched by Sony Ericsson. The phone, codenamed Tapioca (ST21i/ST21a), is believed to be targeted to emerging markets. It will come with a 800MHz processor and sport a 3.2-inch display with 320 x 480 pixel resolution.

Other features include 512MB RAM, 4GB ROM and a 3.2MP camera. The phone is expected to be available in four colours. The Sony Ericsson ST21a recently appeared in the AnTuTu benchmark confirming the 800MHz processor speed. Sony Ericsson has always said that it will make entry-level smartphones as it looks to phase out its feature phone business. This looks like it will be one of those phones.

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