<s>
The	O
Sony	B-Application
Xperia	I-Application
V	I-Application
is	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
designed	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Sony	O
Mobile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Presented	O
initially	O
on	O
29	O
August	O
2012	O
in	O
Berlin	O
,	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
V	I-Application
belongs	O
to	O
Sony	O
's	O
handset	O
line	O
up	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
half	O
of	O
2012	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
the	O
flagship	O
Xperia	B-Application
T	I-Application
and	O
the	O
entry-level	O
Xperia	B-Application
J	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
employs	O
a	O
1280×720	O
(	O
720p	O
)	O
pixel	O
resolution	O
display	O
,	O
a	O
1.5GHz	O
dual-core	B-Architecture
processor	I-Architecture
and	O
a	O
13-megapixel	O
camera	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
interchangeable	O
battery	O
while	O
protected	O
by	O
a	O
water-resistant	O
outer	O
skin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Sony	O
Mobile	O
's	O
device	O
alongside	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
J	I-Application
that	O
does	O
not	O
feature	O
the	O
Sony	O
Ericsson	O
's	O
liquid	O
energy	O
logo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
by	O
Sony	O
on	O
29	O
August	O
2012	O
in	O
Berlin	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
J	I-Application
and	O
T	O
.	O
The	O
device	O
is	O
water	O
and	O
dust	O
resistant	O
which	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Device
go	O
and	O
Xperia	B-Application
acro	I-Application
S	I-Application
.	O
It	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
during	O
the	O
fourth	O
quarter	O
of	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
January	O
2015	O
,	O
Sony	O
has	O
run	O
out	O
of	O
replacement	O
batteries	O
in	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
and	O
is	O
no	O
long	O
producing	O
them	O
,	O
meaning	O
it	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
supporting	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
V	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
has	O
a	O
capacitive	O
touchscreen	O
display	O
that	O
measures	O
4.3	O
inches	O
with	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
1280	O
x	O
720	O
pixels	O
at	O
342	O
ppi	B-Algorithm
equipped	O
with	O
Sony	O
's	O
Mobile	O
BRAVIA	O
Engine	O
2	O
which	O
enhances	O
the	O
display	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
has	O
13	O
megapixels	O
capable	O
of	O
16	O
times	O
digital	O
zoom	O
with	O
Sony	O
's	O
Exmor	B-Device
R	O
for	O
low	O
light	O
capturing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
has	O
a	O
1.5GHz	O
Dual-core	B-Architecture
Qualcomm	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	I-Architecture
processor	O
with	O
1	O
GiB	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
internal	O
storage	O
of	O
8	O
GiB	O
and	O
an	O
external	O
slot	O
for	O
storage	O
expansion	O
up	O
to	O
64	O
GiB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
is	O
also	O
NFC	O
(	O
Near	O
Field	O
Communication	O
)	O
enabled	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
Xperia	B-Device
SmartTags	O
,	O
or	O
for	O
low	O
value	O
financial	O
transactions	O
,	O
as	O
NFC	O
becomes	O
more	O
widespread	O
in	O
use	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
appropriate	O
applications	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
user-replaceable	O
battery	O
,	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
V	I-Application
has	O
a	O
dust	O
-	O
(	O
IP5X	O
)	O
and	O
water-resistant	O
(	O
IPX5/7	O
)	O
rating	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Sony	B-Application
Xperia	I-Application
acro	I-Application
S	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
is	O
released	O
with	O
Sony	O
's	O
Android	B-Application
4.0	O
Ice	O
Cream	O
Sandwich	O
integrated	O
with	O
Facebook	O
and	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
Network	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
access	O
Music	O
&	O
Video	O
Unlimited	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
operating	O
system	O
can	O
be	O
upgraded	O
to	O
version	O
4.3	O
Jellybean	O
from	O
29	O
January	O
(	O
see	O
bottom	O
of	O
page	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
it	O
being	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
and	O
no	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
4.4	O
KitKat	O
being	O
released	O
for	O
Xperia	B-Application
V	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Sony	O
did	O
not	O
release	O
any	O
software	O
updates	O
after	O
Jellybean	O
4.3	O
,	O
they	O
have	O
always	O
been	O
supporting	O
open	O
source	O
nature	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
;	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
lot	O
of	O
ROMs	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recently	O
it	O
also	O
received	O
Lollipop-based	O
ROMSs	O
which	O
include	O
cyanogenmod	O
,	O
paranoid	O
android	B-Application
thanks	O
to	O
developers	O
at	O
XDA	O
.	O
</s>
