Xperia™ acro HD and Xperia™ NX announced for the Japanese market

On the 10th of January, we announced four new Xperia™ smartphones – Xperia™ ion, Xperia™ S, Xperia™ acro HD and Xperia™ NX. This article aims to give you some more details on the last two, Xperia™ acro HD and Xperia™ NX.  Xperia™ acro HD is the follow-up to Xperia acro with popular Japan-specific features including Mobile Wallet via Felica and Mobile TV. Xperia™ NX is a variant of Xperia™ S for the Japanese market. Both will be available in Japan from this spring. Read more after the jump.
Both Xperia™ acro HD and Xperia™ NX will be launching on the Android™ 2.3 (Gingerbread) platform. Both devices have 1GB of RAM and a 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260 dual core processor for stunning, fluid graphics, plus long battery life. You’ll also find the Adreno™ 220 GPU for an enhanced level of 3D graphics performance, and allows for support of a number of APIs, including OpenGL ES 2.0, OpenGL ES 1.1 and OpenVG 1.1. For more information on OpenGL, see our previous OpenGL blog post.
These devices also provide the full Sony entertainment experience with easy connectivity to the Sony Entertainment Network and across multiple screens, whether it’s TV, smartphone, laptop or tablet. You can watch content from Video Unlimited and access the PlayStation® Network for PlayStation-certified content to guarantee high-quality smartphone gaming and access to the PlayStation Store.  
Both products are also GLONASS-capable, allowing the device greater positioning accuracy when using navigation-related applications, and ANT+ enabled, which is an interoperability function that enables the collection, automatic transfer and tracking of sensor data for monitoring of personal wellness. Stay tuned to Developer World for more in depth information about GLONASS.
Key features for Xperia™ acro HD:
4.3 inch screen with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine with HD resolution screen (1280 x 720)
1.5GHz dual-core processor for fast browsing and content download
1 MB RAM
12 MP camera with Exmor R™ sensor with Fastest Capture to take shots in just one click directly from standby mode
Mobile Wallet via Felica
Android 2.3
Mobile TV (One Seg)
Water and dustproof via -  IP57
MicroSD card slot
infrared port data exchange (IrDA)
Water-resistant
Key features for Xperia™ NX:
4.3 inch screen with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine with HD resolution screen (1280 x 720)
1.5GHz dual-core processor for fast browsing and content download
1 MB RAM
12 MP camera with Exmor R™ sensor with Fastest Capture to take shots in just one click directly from standby mode
Android 2.3
Water-resistant
Xperia™ acro HD and Xperia™ NX will be available to Japanese consumers from this spring.