Sony Xperia XZ2 and XZ2 compact announced

Sony has officially launched their latest flagship duo for 2018 - Xperia XZ2 and the Xperia XZ Compact . The two phones , which are said to take “the best of Sony” ,feature an all new design aesthetic and thus departs from Sony’s blocky designs which were first seen on the original Xperia Z from 2011 , the new designs, which has a somewhat of a HTC U11 vibe to it ,features a curved back , thinner bezels and no headphone jack (hmm) .

Xperia XZ2

The phones ,just like Sony’s of the past , feature IP65/68 dust and water reststance ,the two displays feature Gorilla glass 5 protection and they are also HDR BT2020 ready with both the 5.7” and the 5” variants sharing the new de-facto 18:9 aspect ratio and 2160x1080 resolution . Under the hood , both devices also share a Snapdragon 845 soc (Adreno 630 GPU) with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage (expandable upto 400GB via microSD).

Both devices also use Sony’s 19MP Motion Eye 1-2.3” sensor (IMX400), the unit features a f2 aperture ,and has a laser assisted autofocus system as in previous models .The camera ,which has the ability of shooting 960fps super slow motion has now recieved a resolution bump to 1080p (up from 720p in the ZX1/s) ,but it still only records for just around 1-2 seconds before the ISP’s DRAM module fills up. Other details include 5 axis stabilization (EIS) and a secondary 5mp front camera with EIS stability and a f2.2 aperture .

Xperia XZ2 compact

Other common features include Android Oreo 8.0 , NFC,CAT 18 LTE-A ,fast USB charging , QI wireless charging and a rear mounted Fingerprint sensor .The Sony Xperia XZ2 features a larger 3180 mAh battery while the Sony Xperia XZ2 compact features a 2870 mAh battery .

The two phones are expected to hit shelves by the end of March ,pricing will be available soon.

Written by Rakitha for MasHD

Source - gsmarena/Blog.Sony

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