The Sony Xperia E4, announced by the firm last week, can now be pre-ordered in the UK.
The low-cost handset will go on sale next month for £99.99 with the Japanese giant hoping it’ll be a match for popular affordable Android devices like the Moto E.
Now these seeking to get first dibs on the Android 4.4.4 KitKat device can pre-order via the third-party Clove store in the UK.
The device follows on from last year’s Sony Xperia E3, and is the company’s first smartphone launch of 2014.
There’s a 1.3GHz MediaTek MT6582 quad-core processor doing the heavy lifting, with 1GB of RAM. There’s 8GB of built-in storage available, which can be boosted by a microSD slot.
Budget buyers will benefit from a 5-megapixel camera on the rear or a 2-megapixel front-facing snapper, while the Xperia E4 itself is available in black or white.
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Sony is also including some of its more premium design language, with a stainless steel camera ring and the diamond-cut aluminium power button.
Sony hasn’t elaborated on the expected release date, but Clove is claiming (via SlashGear) it’ll arrive in late March.
The Xperia E4 is likely to get a full coming-out party at MWC 2015, which kick-starts on March 1 so we’re likely to learn more in Barcelona.
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