The Sony Xperia ion was originally announced for the US market (LT28at) but slowly the international model (LT28i/LT28h) has made an appearance in other markets, notably in Asia as well as being earmarked for a European release in September. The handset launched with Android Gingerbread with a promised update to ICS, much like the Sony Xperia S.
However, judging by a video by Sony Mobile Russia, we may see the handset launch with Android 4.0.4. SM Russia’s first glance of the handset shows the Xperia ion running on Android 4.04 with firmware build 6.1.E.0.147 and the 3.0.8 kernel which hopefully will bring battery improvements. The look and feel should give Sony Xperia S users a good idea on what to expect in the impending ICS update. The video also briefly compares the Xperia ion to the Xperia S as well as showing the red aluminium shell of the red version of the Xperia ion. See the video below.
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