The VAIO Phone Biz, VAIO's second smartpone after the NuAns Neo Windows Phone, has been released in Japan. The device has a slim aluminum body, a 5,5-inch full HD display, and is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 (MSM8952) SOC (Cortex-A53 1.5GHz+1.2GHz and Adreno 405).

It is also equipped with 3GB (LPDDR3) RAM and accepts SDXC microSD with capacity of up to 64GB.

Priced at over $400, SIM-free, the Windows 10 phone will be available in Japan, and there is no indication as to whetherit will come to the US like some of the company's laptops.

VAIO Phone Biz
SoC	SKU	Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 (MSM8952)
	CPU	Cortex-A53 (1.5GHz quad-core + 1.2GHz quad-core)
	GPU	Adreno 405
Main memory (RAM)		3GB (LPDDR3)
Storage	Built-in	16GB
	Extension	microSD (SDXC support, up to 64GB)
Display	Size	5.5-inch
	Resolution	1,920 x 1,080 pixels
	Continuum	Supported (wireless only)
Cellular	3G	W-CDMA (band 1/6/8/11/19)
	4G / LTE	LTE (band 1/3/8/19/21)
	LTE-A	225Mbps
	LTE	150Mbps
	3G	42.2Mbps
Wireless	Wifi	IEEE 802.11a / b / g / n / ac (2.4 / 5GHz)
	Bluetooth	4.0
I / O	SIM card	microSIM / Nano SIM
	USB	Micro USB x 1 (2.0, OTG support) / charge (* unofficial QC2.0 support)
	Headphone jack	Yes
	SD card slot	microSD x 1 (Nano SIM slot)
	speaker	Built-in mono
Sensors	NFC	No
	GPS	Yes
	Geomagnetic sensor	Yes
	Acceleration sensor	Yes
Cameras	Front	5 mpx
	Rear	13 mpx
Battery		Built-in (2,800mAh)
Dimensions		About 77 x 156.1 x 8.3mm (width x depth x height)
Weight		About 167g