Sony LT29i Hayabusa Arriving in Korea and Japan in June

Rumor has it that Sony wants to release some of its LTE-enabled smartphones earlier than expected. The latest semi-official document leaked online pointed to a July release for the so-called Sony LT29i Hayabusa.

However, a Sony official hinted at a possible June launch for the Sony LT29i Hayabusa, which is one of the company’s upcoming smartphone that features LTE support.

According to the folks over at Ameblo.jp, citing a Korean blog site, Sony will either officially announce the LT29i Hayabusa in June or will actually release the smartphone on the market.

Although the smartphone will be initially released in Korea and Japan, there’s no telling if it is available outside these two countries as well.

The first Sony LT29i Hayabusa benchmark results leaked several weeks ago, but they point to a mid-range Android smartphone rather than a top-tier device.

Following Sony’s new branding pattern, the Hayabusa will probably be released on the market under a different name containing the Xperia series name followed by a single letter, such as Xperia H or Xperia L. 

Anyway, it appears that Sony LT29i Hayabusa is equipped with 1GHz dual-core processor and it will be powered by Google’s Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. It’s likely that the smartphone will also run Sony’s Timescape UI on top of the mobile platform as well.

More details on the 1.5 Ghz dual-core processor (no word on model) confirm that it will be complemented by an Adreno 225 graphics processing unit (GPU). 

The only other known spec for the Sony LT29i Hayabusa is the large screen, probably 4.3-inch, which is said to support HD 1196 x 720 pixels resolution. 

Even though Sony LT29i Hayabusa was previously slated for a July release, it won’t come as a surprise if the Japanese company will announce the smartphone one month earlier. Stay tuned for more updates on the matter.

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