The SONY Xperia SL (LT26ii) has been leaked again. It rocks the same MSM8260 Snapdragon chipset in the Xperia S, but with a processor overclocked to 1.7GHz instead of 1.5GHz.

Other than that, our tipster tells us its the same as the Xperia S. This means 1GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage, sans microSD card slot. At the front, there's a 4.3-inch LCD display with HD resolution and the funky illuminated strip above which are the 3 Android keys.

At the back, there's a 12MP snapper with LED flash. On the front, there is the same 1.3MP front-camera for videocalls. Happily, the Xperia SL will ship with Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich, and not Gingerbread, as the Xperia S did.

Reports about Sony won't Update the 2011 Xperia line to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is FALSE, a Sony Mobile spokesperson confirm that this report was mistakenly outed, Here is the company statement regarding this Matter:

"During a Q&A session last week on our Sony Mobile GB Facebook page, a local spokesperson gave information out in error on our Android 4.1 Jelly Bean software development and rollout for 2011 Xperia smartphones.

We are actively investigating Android OS upgrades for all devices, but in the meantime, our Ice Cream Sandwich rollout for Xperia S and 2011 Xperia smartphones continues as planned."

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Leaked presentation slides, Reveals a 9.4" "Xperia" tablet is coming, with splashproof aluminum body and Tegra 3 quad-core processor, signaling that Sony will unify its smartphones and tablets under the Xperia brand, in line with the One Sony strategy.

The slate will have the same size screen as the Tablet S, with 1280x800 pixels of resolution, and the same "wedge"design, but will be 42% thinner, at 8.8mm in the wedge section, which is a stellar achievement. Other notable specs include an 8MP rear camera, and 6000mAh battery promising 10 hours of web browsing. Android ICS "or later" will be running the Xperia Sony Tablet show.

The Xperia slate is expected to be released in September, Prices starting from of $450 for the 16GB version, $550 for the 32GB, and $650 for the 64GB.

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Leaked photos at Xperia Blog show phones available in white, pink, and black. According to PA tipsters, the device is code-named the Sony ST26i and will come with a 4" qHD (540 x 960) screen, Android 4.0.4 ICS and a decidedly budget-oriented 1GHz single-core CPU and 512MB of RAM.

The device will be coming sometime this year but we don't have any further info about the price or a release date.

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Sony made sure to announce early on that its 2011 Xperia lineup will be updated to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. And now is has revealed that the Xperia arc S and Xperia mini pro won't be getting Jelly Bean.

This is coming from John Cooper, UK Product Manager for Sony Mobile, and while he didn't say anything about other models, they all use the same chipset. This means it's more than likely that the entire 2011 lineup won't get the Android 4.1 JB update.

As for the 2012 Xperia phones, Cooper says they're still reviewing which handsets are "the best for the Jelly Bean update" and promised Sony will announce its decision on Facebook once it figures it out.

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