Yari is the one to the left. It�s a slider that features a 2.4-inch display, 5-megapixel autofocus camera, Bluetooth, DLNA, A-GPS, UMTS/HSUPA connectivity, and support�s their PlayNow services, but what truly sets this apart from any of Sony Ericsson previous releases is its gaming capability. The Yari will come with gesture-controlled actions similar to the Wii. We�re not yet completely sure how this approach will work on a mobile phone and its appeal to the public, but it is quite intriguing to say the least. The Yari will begin shipping in Q4 for �400 or roughly $550 (before subsidies) and will come packaged with a 1GB microSDHC card.
The Aino, meanwhile, is that beauty to the right. It packs a decently sixed 3-inch touchscreen display and pretty much features the same goodies found on the Yari and ups the ante with an 8.1-megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash and image stabilizer, WiFi, and Sony Play Remote support. It�ll ship in Q4 as well and will come bundled with an 8GB microSDHC card. Price is still yet to be known.
Both phones are certainly huge improvements from what we�ve seen them release in the past especially in terms of design. If this is a preview of the many things to come from Sony Ericsson this year, we�re definitely now more optimistic of their chances of staging a comeback in the industry. We�re just hoping that it won�t take them the same length of time to release these new handsets into the market similar to how long it took XPERIA X1 to go on retail.
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