Sony announces Xperia J1 Compact Phantom Pain Edition in Japan

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is just two weeks away from launch and publisher Konami's marketing is in full swing. The company has tied up with Sony Mobiles for a special edition phone. The phone is the special edition of Xperia J1 Compact smartphone and is called Phantom Pain Edition. The J1 Compact was launched in Japan in March earlier this year. 

Sony Xperia J1 Compact: The Phantom Pain Edition has a Outer Heaven logo on the back which sits between Sony and Xperia branding. It comes pre-loaded with digital content like two tracks from the original game soundtrack as well qas a custom ringtone and a wallpaper to match the theme. It also comes with a MGS V art book and an 100 Yen ($8) voucher to download MGS novels or comics from the Sony Reader Store.

On paper the Phantom Pain Edition is same as Xperia J1 Compact, sporting a 4.3-inch 720p display and equipped with Snapdragon 808 processor with Adreno 330 GPU, 2GB RAM and 16GB expandable storage. For imaging, there is 20.7-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and 2-megapixel front shooter. It runs Android 4.4 KitKat and supports 4G LTE, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.1, NFC and GPS connectivity. Fueling the device is a 2300mAh battery that is also IP58 certified for dust and water-resistant.

Sony Xperia J1 Compact: The Phantom Pain Edition is priced at 59,800 Yen ($480 | Rs. 31,400) and will go sale in Japan on September 2, a day after Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain releases. Sony's Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, Z4 Tablet, NW-ZX2 and NW-A16 Walkman MP3 player will also come pre-loaded with MGS contents and custom designs.

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