Sony Mobile Unveils 2 New Xperia Smartphone Models

Sony Mobile, the mobile phone unit of Japanese consumer electronics giant Sony Corp. SNE +2.43%  , Wednesday unveiled the Xperia miro and the Xperia tipo, two additions to its Android-running Xperia range of smartphones.

Both devices will launch globally in the third quarter 2012.repoted by marketwatch.

The devices will run the latest Ice Cream Sandwich version of Google Inc.’s GOOG -0.60% Android platform.

The Xperia tipo targets first-time smartphone buyers and will be available in a dual SIM version to allow switching between tariffs.