Sony Ericsson has refreshed its Xperia line with the introduction of Neo V, successor to the popular Xperia Neo phone.

Sporting a 3.7-inch capacitive touchscreen display with 480 x 854 pixels, Xperia neo V will come with built-in Google Talk with Video Chat, 3D sweep panorama and Facebook. The phone has a scratch resistant Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine technology.

Powered by Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread, Neo V will come with 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 5 megapixel camera, 16x digital zoom, auto focus, face detection and video recording feature. For connectivity, the phone will pack 3.5 mm audio jack, aGPS, Bluetooth, DLNA, Wi-Fi, and USB 2.0.

As for the memory, the phone has 320MB phone memory, 2GB microSD card which can be expanded up to 32GB. Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V will be available in select markets from Q4 2011.

Along with Xperia Neo V, the company has released Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread update for Xperia smartphone lineup including Xperia Play, Xperia Arc, Xperia pro and Xperia Neo smartphones.

The software upgrade will enable users to turn their Xperia smartphone into a mini-mobile PC. It also brings Facebook inside Xperia, 3D camera functionality and Google Talk with video chat. The 3D sweep panorama technology will let users capture panorama images in 3D which can be viewed by connecting the phone to a 3D TV using HDMI output.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V highlights

• 1 GHz Qualcomm MSM8255 CPU
• 126 gram
• 116 x 57 x 13 mm
• 3.7 inch Reality display, 480 x 854 pixels, 16.7 million colour TFT, touchscreen, Mobile Bravia Engine
• 5 megapixel camera, LED light, 720p video recording, Exmor R CMOS sensor Front facing VGA camera (original Neo had a 8.1 megapixel camera)
• Sensors: Accelerometer, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, magnetometer, e-compass
• Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread OS (original Neo was running on Android 2.3)
• Networks
  • GSM GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900, UMTS/HSPA 800/850/1900/2100
  • GSM GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900, UMTS/HSPA 900/2100
• Wi-Fi, DLNA
• HDMI out
• Bluetooth 2.1
• 1500 mAh battery
• ANT+
• xLOUD technology from Sony (new in Android 2.3.3 which are available today for the Xperia Neo)

New features added in the Android 2.3.4 version

• Swipe text input
• Screen capture
• Google Talk with Video Chat
• Updated Facebook  inside Xperia
• Worlds first 3D sweep panorama functionality powered by Sony