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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 With competition getting stiff , Sony could no longer waste money on making Random smartphones with outdated specs , and therefore Sony decided to launch a new flagship series called the Xperia Z .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 announced the Xperia Z4 for japan just last month , although fans expected a bit more in the form of a new design , the company instead went for a different route and polished the existing Z3 design with minimal changes and and flapless ports and launched it only for Japan , but today , we have the the phone available for the rest of the global market in a strange naming scheme - The Xperia Z3+ Say hello to the Sony Xperia Z3+  , the phone , which is the technical successor to the Xperia Z3 brings a 64bit chip , and a 32GB option instead of the 16GB entry level specification offered earlier , The Z3+ naming scheme was probably adopted as the phone is just a refined version of their older generation model  .The display is kept in the same 1080p resolution and it is still 5.2" .But dont't let its design fool you into thinking that thus is some run  off .under the sleek 6.9mm thin IP  IPX5/X8 water and dust protected chassis lies  Sony's new 64bit hardwar...

Sony recently announced a Snapdragon 810 powered Xperia Z4 for the Japanese market , the phone , which is almost a mirror image of the Xperia Z2 and Z3 was also said to go live in markets outside Japan , but apparently Sony , after a few possible high level business talks are possibly going to name the device as the Xperia Z3+ rather than the Z4  due to its incremental design updates over the older generation designs  . The Xperia Z3 - a phone praised for being one of the best Sony xperia devices yet -was launched last year with a almost staple 20.7 mp rear sensor , water resistance , 3GB ram a 5.2" 1080p display and a SD card slot  , but the new revision only improved on some minor details including the removal of the magnetic charger  and the removal of the side dust cover which is now substituted by a exposed microUSB port in order to achieve a even thinner design . The Z4(z3+)  also has a 5mp front camera - a improvement over the older generations but is a...

Sony's Xperia Z4 is probably one of the top smartphones expected for the first half of this year , the phone , which was due to be unveiled in February along side the Snapdragon 810 powered Xperia Tablet Z4 was delayed for a later launch due to unspecified reasons , but today , the phone is made official . Say hello to the Sony Xperia Z4 , the phone , which is the technical successor to the Xperia Z3 brings a 64bit chip , and a 32GB option instead of the 16GB entry level specification offered earlier , the phone also packs Android 5.0 lollipop out of the box . Design wise , the phone is a bit un-inspiring as it follows the standard Sony omnibalance design with some re used elements from the Xperia Z2 including the almost similar speaker placements .but unlike the previous Z2 and Z3 , the phone is thinner at 6.8mm and it offers IP68 water and dust protection like its predecessors , but the design does have a drawback as the battery capacity has dropped to 2930 mAh , a ma...

After a few days of doom and sadness following Sony's alleged comment on ending its smartphone venture ,we finally got something that might cheer some of the eagerly waiting Sony fans ,screenshots taken on a alleged smartphone which we think is the Dual sim variant of the Xperia Z4 has leaked out to the internet . The screenshots - which clearly shows the "Snapdragon MSM8994" indicates that the chip inside is in fact a Snapdragon 810 Soc ,other details including Android 5.0.2 and Sony's new virtual menu buttons are also present , unlike the stock vanilla android Lollipop , the new update brings some of the old UI elements such as the world clock and familiar notification tray icons to the Xperia Experience . The upcoming Sony Xperia Z4 is said to pack a Snapdragon 810 processor , a familiar 21MP sensor , 3GB Ram , and a front facing stereo speaker set up along with a waterproof body that will have some resemblance to the Xperia Z2 and Z3 from last year...

Rumors about the next gen flagship smartphones are running wild these days , Sony - a company that prides itself in launching some stunning smartphones in the Z series is now set to launch their 5th gen product - The Xperia Z4 at MWC 2015 . The phone , which is rumored to have a monumental 4GB of RAM , a upgraded camera and a new QHD IPS display with improved thinness and water resistance is now said said to have another feature - Dual sim capability  .The new rumor - in which a  Z4 variant stating to have dual sim capability is probably expected as the new Xperia's use the nano sim standard which reduces space in a already humongous smartphone , The leaked model PM-0851-BV is said to share the same layout as the standard version with the dual sim option being the only difference . The older Z3 also has a dual sim version but it was limited to high demand markets where dual sims are very popular, so the same can be expected of the Z4 dual sim version as well . Sony is said t...

Sony had a tough time with tablets . The company's Xperia Tablet lineup started way back in 2011 with the Tablet S and the Tablet P which sold only to a handful of customers. The company later jumped into the tablet marketplace with the Xperia Tablet Z , the Xperia tablet Z2 and most recently the Z3 Tablet compact - all these devices are good enough ,but in a world where bigger is better , current Xperia tablets just don't cut it (for Sony) so apparently , the company is planning to launch a 13" ultra tablet that not only is bigger in size , but bigger in internals . The Xperia Tablet Z4 Tablet Ultra - as it is rumored to be called with is probably the most ambitious rumor yet . if true the tablet will have a ultrabook killing   13" 3,840 x 2,400 resolution IPS panel that has a 16:10 aspect ratio . The tablet will also have Qualcomm's latest and greatest (atleast for the next 6 months) - Snapdragon 810 Octacore chip that has a 2.86Ghz clock speed and all the 6...

Sony has a reputation of launching 2 flagship smartphones every year ,but starting from the Xperia Z4 , the company hopes to skip that upgrade cycle for 1 smartrphone per year . According to new rumors , Sony is said to be working on a Xperia Z4 smartphone , Xperia Z4 Tablet and a Xperia Z4 compact and a long awaited Xperia Z1 ultra replacement called the Xperia Z4 Ultra smartphone . The new rumors state that the Xperia Z4 series will get the new Snapdragon 810 processor and improved displays and thinner designs that will also skip the 16GB option in favor of  32GB basic version . The Xperia Z4 smartphone is said to have a 2560x1440p resolution display and 4GB of RAM , there is also a new design platform that  will have a QI wireless charging protocol that will replace the old magnetic charging option found on older phones . The Xperia Z4 tablet will have similar specs as the z4 smartphone and it will keep the same 10.1 " display size as the older z2 tablet , but the bezels...

Sony is now rumored to launch a 12" tablet next year , the company , which launched the Snapdragon 801 powered Xperia Z2 10" tablet and a smaller Z3 Compact tablet are now planning to take the fight to Samsung's 12" turf with a device that is said to be something of a limited edition model . The company is still silent about the device and no leaks or preliminary spec sheets are available yet , but considering Sony's track record at launching expensive tablets  , they might go ahead and launch such a device just for the sake of it . IF any rumors or leaks do come out ,we will post them ASAP so be sure to click the "xperia12tablet" below for more of the very latest on the mystery device . Sony meanwhile has started to list their Z3 Tablet compact on a pre order page which lists the device as $499 for the 32GB version . Source - DIGITimes