Sony Xperia M2 Dual with 4.8-inch display, Android 4.3 launched at $ 210

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Sony, expanding its mid-range Xperia smartphone line-up has, now launched the Xperia M2 Dual at $210. The Japanese handset maker has announced that the Xperia M2 Dual will be hitting market shelves starting Friday.

The Sony Xperia M2 Dual is the dual-SIM variant of the Sony Xperia M2, which was announced at MWC.

The Xperia M2 Dual, as the name suggests, is a dual-SIM (GSM+GSM) phone with dual active support, which means that users can keep both SIMs active and never miss a call, even when talking on one of them. Other specifications remain identical to the single SIM variant, the Xperia M2.

Both smartphones feature a 4.8-inch qHD (540x960 pixels) display, and are powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor (MSM8226) coupled with an Adreno 305 GPU and 1GB of RAM.

The Xperia M2 Dual features 8GB of built-in storage, with microSD card expansion up to 32GB. The 8-megapixel rear camera on the Xperia M2 has 'auto scene' recognition and HDR, while other camera features include Timeshift burst, picture effect and social live. It also sports a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera.

It packs a 2300mAh battery that is rated to deliver talk time up to 14 hours, standby time up to 693 hours, and is available in three colours - Black, White and Purple. Connectivity options include 3G (HSPA+), GPS/AGPS, GLONASS, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, Wi-Fi, DLNA, and Micro-USB.

Earlier, Sony started rolling out a firmware update for Sony Xperia Z phones running Android 4.4.2 KitKat, namely the Sony Xperia Z1, Sony Xperia Z Ultra, and Sony Xperia Z1 Compact.

Prior to this, the Sony Xperia T2 Ultra Dual was officially launched in India at $250.