Sony Ericsson XPERIA Halon previewed

Another Android-running Sony Ericsson handset leaked today. Unlike most of its rumorland fellows the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Halon enjoyed an extensive preview, rather than just a few blurry shots. Even better, the smartphone passed the test with flying colors and looks like one of the hot prospects for this year.

The Sony Ericsson XPERIA Halon is built around the Qualcomm MSM7630 Snapdragon platform, featuring a 1GHz Scorpion CPU and the Adreno 205 GPU. There is 512 MB of RAM on board so you can bet the Vivaz 2 won't have trouble with multi-tasking.

The display of the Sony Ericsson Vivaz 2 is larger than that of the original Vivaz, though we are not sure how big exactly it is. The FWVGA resolution (480 x 854 pixels) and the Gingerbread version of the Android operating system are confirmed though. The Hallon also makes use of Sony Ericsson BRAVIA Mobile engine for the display.

There is an 8 megapixel camera with a backlit Exmor R sensor at the back, capable of recording video of up to 720p resolution. Its the same unit as in the XPERIA Arc so you could expect pretty pleasing images, we guess.