Sony is adding another option to its smartphone lineup with this Xperia A it just announced in Japan. Spotted a few days ago in an FCC filing, the SO-04E will be released on the 17th on NTT DoCoMo.

Japanese carrier NTT Docomo has officially announced the Sony Xperia A smartphone as part of 2013 summer election.

 key specifications

Display: 4.6-inch HD reality display with a resolution of 720×1280 pixels.

Processor: 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 quad-core processor.

Memory: 2GB RAM, 32GB internal storage expandable up to 32GB via microSD.

Camera: 13-megapixel Exmor RS autofocus camera with LED flash & VGA front camera.

Connectivity: 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, LTE, NFC.

OS: Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)