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Sony has gone big with its new Xperia Pro - I , the phone, equipped with a 1" sensor is currently one of the largest smartphone sensors around and thus it can practically compete against pretty much any smartphone or compact camera around. The phone, based of a familiar Xperia design philosophy, has a no notch - 6.5" 3840x1664 OLED display with HDR10 and 120 hz refresh rate, the front - protected by a sheet of Gorilla glass victus - also houses a 8MP front camera with Gyro-EIS. The rest of the design features a utilitarian inspired side engraving and it also incorporates a 3.5mm headphone jack, a customizable button for any function and a shutter release button harking back to the days of old.The chassis also has a lanyard strap on the bottom size and it also has IP68 ingress protection. The rear of the phone features the best bits of the phone - the cameras. The first and the most noticeable one is the centrally mounted 12MP 1-Inch sensor with variable aperture - f2-4 and OI...

Sony has announced a more pocket friendly version of their Xperia 10 III for the Japanese market. The new Xperia 10 III Lite brings a host of pastel colors - Sony's excellent IP65/68 ingress protection and a 6" OLED display with 2520x1080 resolution. The internals of the Sony Xperia 10 III Lite include a Snapdragon 690 Soc with 5G, 6GB of RAM and 64GB of UFS storage (Around half of the larger model) - you still do get a MicroSD card slot so there is not much to worry here.  On the camera side, the phone packs a 12MP wide sensor with PDAF, a 8MP ultrawide sensor and a 8MP telephoto with 2X optical zoom. The front of the device features a 8mp camera which sits inside the top bezel - a rarity these days. Other specs include a 3.5mm headphone jack, side mounted fingerprint sensor a 4500 mAh battery with 30w fast charge and Nano and E-Sim for dual usage. Pricing starts at JPY46,800/$435 and will be sold exclusively in Japan by Japanese retailers.  Source - GSMArena

Sony is finally setting up the Xperia 1 III for preorder (in the U.S). The device, announced back in April - basically has all your Android flagship specs covered along and more. Pricing for the device starts at $1299 on Sony's website and is slightly cheaper on sites such as B&H and other retailers and for that you get Sony's WF-1000XM3 Wireless earbuds worth $230 and Call of Duty Mobile credits (43200 CP) worth $540.  Keep in mind that the handset is said to retail on the 19th of August and therefore pre-ordering is probably the best way to guarantee that your handset will be delivered asap. The specs of the handset include a Snapdragon 888 Soc, 12GB RAM with 256GB/512GB storage with an SD card option and a gorgeous 4K resolution 120hz OLED panel at 6.5" and an awesome 12MP main, 12 MP ultra wide and a variable zoom 12MP telephoto with optical zoom of 70-105mm equivalence and a TOF camera and a 8mp front sensor. The rest of the specs include a 4500 mAh battery with 3...

Sony is said to announce an "affordable" small screen smartphone to its Xperia lineup. The device - named Xperia Ace 2, is said to be powered by a Mediatek Helio MT6765 chipset and consist of 4GB of RAM. The base storage is said to be 64GB and the display is also rumored to be in the 5" range with a somewhat low 1496x720 resolution. The phone is said to to be available as an affordable - non 5G smartphone for Japanese carriers (possibly not outside Japan) and is expected to retail for around JPY 48600. Source - GSMarena - 

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 apertur...

XA2's Rear camera structure - (Xperiablog) Sony has officially announced their new mid range lineup for 2018 . The Xperia XA2 , XA2 ULTRA and the L2 sit below their XZ series brethren ,but new spec upgrades make these mid rangers easily capable of taking on phones of their same class . XA2 Ultra's new Dual front camera layout (via Xperiablog) Sony Xperia XA2 and XA2 Ultra . XA2 Ultra  The XA2 and XA2 Ultra are basically the same phone internally . Both phones have a metal unibody and are both designed with the Xperia SP aesthetics . The XA2 , which is the smaller variant of the two features a smaller 16:9 5.2” display with a 1080p resolution (424 ppi) . The screen is protected by a sheet of Gorilla glass 5 and it also houses a slot for the 8 MP front facing camera which has a f/2.4, , the sensor is said to be 1-4” model . The rear sensor , which is basically borrowed from the Z5 Compact - has a 23mp count (f2 1-2.3” sensor) and has HDR and 4K video bu...

Sony has officially unveiled their new flagship for mid 2017 . The new XZ1 and the XZ1 compact  and the well spec'd Xperia XA1 Plus mid range models bring the latest enhancements from Sony and Android OREO (Android 8) out of the box . Sony Xperia ZX1 & ZX1 compact Design The Sony Xperia ZX1 is Sony's flagship smartphone for 2017 . The new model , which replaces the Xperia Z1s , basically brings a few major upgrades over the predecessor internally . The new phone , which follows Sony's timeless design language since the Xperia Z might not be earth shattering , but the design is practical , and Sony has not skipped on any features this time around either . The only major change however can be seen at the back where the metal backplate now houses a horizontal bar which houses the LED flash and the laser rangefinder for Autofocus .The phone is made out of a metal unibody and has Gorilla Glass 5 up front . The phone is water and dust resistant (IP68) ...

Sony has so far built up a solid smartphone portfolio since the arrival of the Xperia Z in 2013 . The new phones , which still continue on the same DNA of waterproof candybar designs has so far evolved into 8 generations(Z ,Z1,Z2,Z3,Z4,Z5,XZ,XZ,XZpremuim and XZs) and is apparently set to be succeeded by the next generation of Sony Smartphones which will be unveiled at IFA 2017 . The rumored phones ,Named - Xperia ZX1 (series) are said to feature 4.6" display and a 5.2" display and a larger edge to edge 6" display will be launched along with some of the latest Snapdragon 835 and 660 series processors . The 4.6" version , which is said to be the successor the Xperia compact lineup (Xperia ZX1 compact?) is said to have a Snapdragon 835 Soc and 4GB of ram , the camera information is not revealed yet , but we guess they will include the 19MP unit from the Xperia XZs which captures 960fps slow motion , if not they will include the 20MP unit from the previous generatio...

Sony  - once a dominant force in the mobile space played as the arch nemesis to Nokia back in its heyday ,but once the Sony Ericsson venture collapsed , Sony had difficulty in keeping up with the Jones as their random smartphones were either late in the spec war , or overpriced . With competition getting stiff , Sony could no longer waste money on making Random smartphones with outdated specs , and therefore Sony decided to launch a new flagship series called the Xperia Z . Xperia Z The Original Xperia Z was a first for Sony , it offered water resistance , a premium design with glass and metal and specs that rivaled other handset makers .Up to this point Sony phones were regarded as late for the party , but with the Xperia Z , the tables turned and Sony had a proper recipe in its hands . Xperia Z2 After the release of the Xperia Z and its spin offs (ZL ,ZR and Tablet Z) , Sony released the Xperia Z1 , this phone was launched in a time where "mini...

Sony has officially anounced a pink variant of their flagship Z5 smartphone , described as being a color of sophistication , this pink variant is set to adress the new pink smartphone craze that is going about right now . The phone , apart from the colored frame and the pinketta back works and functions just like any other Z5 smartphone out of the box so dont expect some special goodies in the retail pack . The Xperia Z5 is the second member of the Xperia Z5 Family , the phone has a Snapdragon 810 soc , 3gb of ram and a all new 23mp rear camera that is said to be one of the best on the market .Pricing details are not available , but we recon the pinketta edition will run for the same price as any other Z5 . Source - Techtimes

Sony has announced its plans for Android 6.0 Marshmallow . The list of devices scheduled to receive the update are as follows . Xperia C4 Xperia C5 Ultra Xperia M4 Aqua Xperia M5 Xperia Z2 Xperia Z2 Tablet Xperia Z3 Xperia Z3 Compact Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact Xperia Z3+ Xperia Z4 Tablet Xperia Z5 Compact Xperia Z5 Premium Xperia Z5 Strangely , the Xperia Z1 , the Z1 Compact and the Z Ultra are excluded in this list ,Although this can change later on , the Xperia Z1 series is quite capable in running Android 6.0 as all three devices have Snapdragon 800 Processors and 2GB Ram . The Xperia Z series however has probably hit its end of life as the Tablet Z , Xperia Z , Xperia ZR and Xperia ZL has Snapdragon S4 processors which are no longer in service , the last updates the Xperia Z series received was Android 5.1.1 and this might probably be its last . Hopefully the Z1 will see better days . Written by Rakitha for MasHD Source - Xperiablog

Sony has a impressive track record of keeping their old flagships up-to date , although the update process takes a bit longer than some , the updates still arrive even after the device has passed its 18 month update cycle .The flagship Xperia Z series - a Snapdragon S4 powered device with Android 4.2 was launched in the first half of 2013 and so far it has migrated to Android 5.0.2 this year , but now Sony is offering Android 5.1.1 for the handset as well as Xperia ZL and Xperia ZR handsets and the Xperia Tablet Z starting today . The devices receiving the update are - the Xperia Z (C6602, C6603 variants), Xperia ZL (C6503, C6506 variants), Xperia ZR (C5503 only) and Xperia Tablet Z Wi-Fi (SGP311, SGP312) and Xperia Tablet Z LTE models (SGP321 only) . Source - Xperiablog  (visit link for more details)

Sony has officially unveiled the three new successors to the flagship Xperia Z lineup . The trio - the Xperia Z5  - a spiritual successor to the Z3+ , Xperia Z5 compact - a compact edition packing good hardware similar to flagship models and the Xperia Z5 Premium - a phone that is set to pack even more punch thanks to its high res screen (and high price tag) The Sony Xperia Z5 Premium is basically a new product category for Sony .The phone , which was originally rumored to be launched with a more posh name and a new product line other than "xperia" has now finally found home in the good ol' Xperia Z5 category where it sits as Sony's current flagship . The up market Xperia Z5 is basically Sony's most advanced handset yet , although much of its internals are derived from the Xperia Z5 , the display of the phone is where Sony's money is at as it now has a resolution bump to 4K - a resolution previously unheard of in the smartphone display world . This di...

Sony has officially unveiled the three new successors to the flagship Xperia Z lineup . The trio - the Xperia Z5  - a spiritual successor to the Z3+ , Xperia Z5 Compact - a compact edition packing good hardware similar to flagship models and the Xperia Z5 Premium - a phone that is set to pack even more punch thanks to its high res screen (and high price tag) Sony started its quest of refining the compact phone category with the launch of the Z1 compact in 2013 . The phone series - started as a spin-off line to compete against the "mini" craze started out by Samsung and HTC proved to be a good move for the OEM as compact models are well sought after eventhough they cost just as much as the bigger flagship models . The new model - the Xperia Z5 compact shares much of its DNA from previous edition including the familiar omni balance design and IP ratings . Although this compact phone is small by today's display sizes , dont let its 4.65" fool you as this mod...

Sony has officially unveiled the three new successors to the flagship Xperia Z lineup . The trio - the Xperia Z5  - a spiritual successor to the Z3+ , Xperia Z5 compact - a compact edition packing good hardware similar to flagship models and the Xperia Z5 Premium - a phone that is set to pack even more punch thanks to its high res screen (and high price tag) The Sony Xperia Z5 looks just like its predecessor - the Xperia Z3+ ,Although the genetics in Sony's Omnibalence design didnt change much over the years ,the design has been improved and it now features a fingerprint reader which doubles as a power button . The unibody design , high IP ratings and the Xperia Z2'ish dual front speakers are once again present but we won't complain as the phone still is quite a looker .  Inside the Xperia Z5 we have a new generation Snapdragon 810 , although Qualcomm refined the Snapdragon 810 many times over , there is still a bit of skepticism over how cool things will get when y...