Snapdragon Running Sony Smartphones Get Extra Support From GLONASS GPS Systems

January 22, 2012

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Snapdragon Running Sony Smartphones Get Extra Support From GLONASS GPS Systems 4

If you are the proud owner of an Xperia phone with a Snapdragon S2 or S3 and you feel that your GPS is lacking then you are in luck. Sony announced that these phones will be able to connect to Russia's GLONASS GPS system. Adding this support gives your Sony device a total of 55 satellites over the 31 it could connect to before. Chances are we will even see it on both the Xperia S, Xperia Ion and possibly the Sony Xperia ST25i we told you about yesterday. While other devices have support for GLONASS, like the Galaxy Note, it's great to see support being added to older phones as well as the new ones. GLONASS assistance improved accurancy by up to 50 percent. If you're interested in reading more hit the source links below.

[via sedevworld through Engadget]

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Jack is a tech enthusiast who is surviving small-town Wyoming. He's a newspaper editor by trade and a blogger for fun. His phone of choice is the Galaxy Note 4 and when he's not tinkering on that, he can be found researching new tech and wondering if his wallet can sustain a new tech purchase. When he's not in front of a computer, he's out in the mountains with his dog exploring the wilderness.