Can the Xperia 2013 compete with the SIII and/or iPhone 5? if so, what does it need?

[Uliwooly]

iPhone 5	Xperia	SIII
$650-850USD	$700+USD Sony's price $400USD to be competitive	$500-800USD	Price
4in 640x1136 326ppi Gorilla Glass LED backlit IPS TFT	4.55in 720x1280 or 1080p 323ppi Gorilla Glass 2 or DragonTrail Sensor on Lens Bravia Engine OLED	4.8in 720x1280 306ppi Gorilla Glass 2 Super AMOLED	Screen
1GB 16/32/64GB internal	2GB micro SD up to 64GB 32/64GB	1GB micro SD up to 64GB 16/32/64GB internal	RAM Memory Internal
8mp 3264x2448 Panorama, HDR 1080p 30fps 1.2mp	13mp 4128x3096 3D sweep panorama sphere camera Karl Zeiss optics HDR 1080p 30fps Camera button 2mp 720p 30fps	8mp 3264x2448 1080p 30fps Camera button 1.9mp 720p 30fps	Camera Video 2nd camera
Apple A6 dualcore 1.2Ghz PowerVR SGX 543MP3	Qualcomm APQ8064 Quadcore 1.7Ghz Krait Adreno 320	Exynos 4412 Quad Quad-core 1.4GHz Mali-400MP	CPU GPU
Li-Ion 1440mAh	Li-Po 2100mAh or higher	Li-Ion 2100mAh	Battery
123.8x58.6x7.6mm 120g	125x67x7mm 120g	136.6x70.6x8.6mm 133g	Dimensions
MHL A/V link	MHL A/V link Slim port HDMI	MHL A/V link
iOS6	4.2 Jelly Bean out of the box	4.0.4 ICS/4.1	OS
3 Mic Accelerometer Compass Ambient light Gyroscope Proximity AGPS & GLONASS LTE Bluetooth 4.0 w/ A2DP Siri	2 Mic Accelerometer Compass Ambient light Gyroscope Barometer Proximity AGPS & GLONASS NFC Stereo FM LTE Bluetooth 4.0 w/ A2DP	Mic Accelerometer Compass Ambient light Gyroscope Proximity AGPS & GLONASS NFC Stereo FM LTE Bluetooth 4.0 w/ A2DP EDR	Sensors wireless
September 2012 September 2012 Couple weeks	CES 2013 January 2013 February 2013 1month*	May 2012 September 2012 4 months	Announced Release date Waiting period

if the 2013 Xperia flagship it's not released within January or EARLY February

it will no longer compete with the SIII as the SIV will be announced around May 2013

[Uliwooly]

http://www.xperiablog.net/2012/11/15/sony-flagship-xperia-on-the-way-to-compete-with-iphone-and-gala...

http://www.ftd.de/it-medien/it-telekommunikation/:smartphonemarkt-sony-setzt-zur-aufholjagd-bei-smar...

Sony Mobile is confident in regaining lost ground in the smartphone wars and feels bullish about its upcoming models. “We will create in the near future a flagship model that can compete with Apple’s iPhone and Samsung’s Galaxy S III,” says Dennis van Schie, CVP Sales & Marketing at Sony Mobile Communications speaking to Financial Times Deutschland.

The report goes on to say that this flagship model will be revealed in early 2013 at CES in Las Vegas in January and/or Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona in February. Stronger content integration will be a key theme during 2013. By the end of the year, van Schie says that all Sony music and video content will be available with cross-device support.

Moving onto tablets, Dennis van Schie says that it is very difficult to make money on tablets given the fierce competition. However, Sony does plan on releasing more models going forward. “We will bring in addition to the existing Xperia Tablet other Android tablets to the market, but not many,” said Van Schie.

Dennis van Schie also confirmed that they are keeping an eye on Windows Phone, although the main focus is on Android right now. “We have a good relationship with Microsoft and we are watching the development of Windows Phone closely. If it succeeds, we will not be caught off guard”.

[Uliwooly]

Xperia V v Nexus 4 v Xperia T

http://talk.sonymobile.com/message/315758#315758

V	Nexus 4	T
$520-650USD	$299/349USD	$560USD	Price
4.3in 720x1280 342ppi Mineral Glass Bravia Engine TFT	4.7in 768x1280 318ppi Gorilla Glass 2 True HD IPS RGB	4.55in 720x1280 323ppi mineral glass Bravia Engine TFT	Screen
1GB micro SD up to 32GB 8GB internal	2GB None 8GB/16GBinternal	1GB micro SD up to 32GB 16GB internal	RAM Memory Internal
13mp 4128x3096 3D sweep panorama 1080p 30fps VGA	8mp 3264x2448 sphere camera 1080p 30fps 1.3mp	13mp 4128x3096 3D sweep panorama 1080p 30fps Camera button 1.3mp 720p 30fps	Camera Video 2nd camera
Qualcomm MSM8960 dualcore 1.5Ghz krait Q1 2012 Adreno 225	Qualcomm APQ8064 Quadcore 1.5Ghz Krait Q2 2012 Adreno 320	Qualcomm MSM8260A dualcore 1.5Ghz Krait Q1 2012 Adreno 225	CPU GPU
Li-Ion 1750mAh	Li-Po 2100mAh	Li-Ion 1850mAh	Battery
129x65x10.7mm 120g	133.9x68.7x9.1mm 139g	129.4x67.3x9.4mm 139g	Dimensions
MHL A/V link	MHL A/V link Slim port HDMI	MHL A/V link
4.0.4 ICS*	4.2 Jelly Bean	4.0.4 ICS*	OS
Mic Accelerometer Compass Ambient light Gyroscope Proximity GPS NFC Stereo FM LTE Bluetooth 3.1 water proof	Mic Accelerometer Compass Ambient light Gyroscope Barometer Proximity GPS NFC Bluetooth 4.0	Mic Accelerometer Compass Ambient light Gyroscope Proximity GPS NFC Stereo FM LTE Bluetooth 3.1	Sensors wireless
Unknown	November 13th 2012	September 2012	Release date

Xperia V and Xperia T will get Jelly Bean around March 2013.

[Uliwooly]

if it's true that Sony will release a phone to compete with the iPhone 5 and S3, does that mean that the S, SL, T/TX/TL, Acro S, V are NOT capable of compete with this phones but yet are sold at the same price or higher than those phones?

or perhaps Sony meant it that it will release a flagship phone that will compete with those two phone appealing wise, as more people might find them amazing with the same hardware as the iphone 5 and S3? without a competitive/latest hardware and a reasonable price it won't be able to compete just like the Xperia S/SL, Acro S.

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