The Xperia TL was first announced back in October of last year, and it’s most known for its role as the official phone of the newest James Bond film Skyfall. As for the Xperia J, it’s a phone that we haven’t heard much about lately. The device was announced at IFA 2012, and its one of Sony’s mid-range devices packing a 4-inch display.

As for the availability of these updates, the Xperia TL should be available right this second to download, while the update for the Xperia J will land within the “coming weeks.” As soon as the update is available for you, you should receive a notification that will allow you to update over-the-air, but some users may have to update through their computers.

The Xperia TL packs a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual-core processor clocked at 1.5GHz, and a 13MP rear-facing camera with a front-facing shooter capable of capturing 720p video. It also has NFC built in, and is covered with a 4.6-inch 720p display powered by the company’s Mobile BRAVIA Engine.

In case you need a refresher course on the features of the new handset, it packs a 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual-core processor, and a 13MP rear-facing camera with a front-facing camera capable of shooting 720p video. It also has NFC built in, and is covered with a 4.6-inch 720p display powered by the company’s Mobile BRAVIA Engine.

The device’s camera comes with a quick launch feature, where it can go from sleep mode to taking the first picture in just 1.5 seconds, according to Sony. We’d want to test this out for ourselves, but it doesn’t sound like a surprising figure at all. We’re sure other handsets could easily match that speed.

The Ice Cream Sandwich-equipped device is the company’s new flagship handset and will also be featured in the upcoming James Bond film Skyfall as “the official Bond phone,” meaning the Xperia TL will be the phone of choice for 007 himself in the upcoming film. The Xperia TL will also come loaded with behind-the-scenes footage from Skyfall, as well as Bond-themed ringtones and wallpapers.

There’s also a 720p HD capable front-facing camera, and Sony has fettled the camera app itself so that it loads up and takes its first shot in 1.5s. Full HD 1080p video recording is supported with the main camera, and there’s an MHL output which, unusually, doesn’t require a separate power supply be connected before you hook up an HDMI display.

There’s also NFC which will be used for “one-touch” sharing: basically a way of easily setting up an impromptu peer-to-peer connection with another device or with an accessory. AT&T and Sony will supply one Xperia SmartTag in the box, though you’ll need to buy more of the programmable NFC tags yourself if you want to do more.

Inside there’s a 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor running Sony’s own customized UI on top of Android 4.0.4; that also gets you mapping integration in the “Album” gallery app, as well as a “Walkman” app and “Movies” app the functionality of which should be pretty self-explanatory.

Unfortunately, what AT&T isn’t saying is when, exactly, the Xperia TL will go on sale, nor indeed at what price.