Articles tagged "Sony"

A new Sony Xperia smartphone has been spotted. The device - model number H8616 - has been revealed in a user-agent profile listing. A couple of other key details revealed by the UAProf listing include 3840x1920 screen resolution and Android 9.0...

There have been a significant number of reports from users of Sony Xperia XZ1 series of smartphones about a display-related issue where horizontal lines and white dots show up when touching or rubbing the screen with a finger. Similar complaints...

A GFXBench score sheet just showed up listing a good portion of what is believed to be the next mainstream Xperia flagship, the Xperia XZ3. Some of the specs were already known, but there are a few other surprises along the way. The model...

Sony's latest premium flagship, the XZ2 Premium, has been available for pre-order in some markets but we still haven't had the chance to assess the device as a whole. In the meantime, we can only gather some small bits and pieces on the web. The...

The Xperia XZ2 Premium has only barely gone on sale in select markets and going up for pre-order in others, but the dual-camera Sony handset is only available in Chrome Black and Chrome Silver. A new report suggests that the Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium...

A few days ago, news broke about Sony discontinuing the development of its own Xperia Home launcher that ships with every Sony smartphone. The firm has also planned to close the Beta program for the launcher. The information seemed odd at the...

Sony's Xperia XZ2 is still fresh on the shelves and rumors about the upcoming mainstream flagship, the Xperia XZ3, start to go around. But, of course, Sony is famous for its six-month update cycle, so it doesn't really come as a...

Typically it's not a great idea to launch a product months after the initial announcement, but Sony seems keen on proving otherwise. The company unveiled its Xperia XZ2 Premium flagship in April, but availability isn't going to start before the end...

Sony has published an extensive interview with the designers of its Xperia phones and it has some interesting tidbits. The designers are concerned with not just the “evolution” of smartphone design, but also with change. They see that smartphone...

The Sony Xperia XZ2 series has received a new price cut in the US. While the Xperia XZ2 is down $100, you can save $50 on the Compact variant. Major retailers including Amazon, B&H Photo, and Best Buy are all offering the discount. So you can...

Google released Android P beta 2 a few days ago and Sony didn’t take long to prepare a version for its Xperia XZ2. If your phone is on the first beta, you’ll get a notification to install beta 2 over the air. The update corrects some issues with...

A purported spec sheet of the Sony Xperia XZ3 has leaked in Japan, ushering the phone into the rumor mill. The sheet points to a meek update over the Xperia XZ2 - a slightly bigger battery, more RAM (6GB) and the dual camera from the Xperia XZ2...

Sony has started pushing out a new update to the Xperia XZ1 series and XZ Premium smartphones. Carrying a build number of 47.1.A.12.205, it's a security update that brings along Android fixes for the month of June. There's currently no...

Yesterday we told you that a Sony smartphone with H8166 moniker appeared on TENAA. We think it might be the Xperia XZ2 Premium that arrived silently in April and today photos arrived, confirming our assumptions. Sony Xperia XZ2...

Sony has announced the newest member of the popular RX100 series of camera. Called the RX100 VI unsurprisingly, the new model continues the trend of few but important changes across the board to keep things fresh and interesting in what is now a...

Months before the Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium was unveiled, we saw the user agent profiles for two phones with 4K screens, the H8116 and H8166. So this could be nothing, but at the end of May TENAA certified a phone with the latter model number. It...

Today Sony is announcing that Google Lens has made it into the camera app of its Xperia XZ2 and XZ2 Compact smartphones. You'll get it through a free update of the preinstalled Google app. Additionally, the recently unveiled Xperia XZ2 Premium will...

Sony's 2-in-1 USB Type-C cable (EC270) is now available from the company's estore in Europe. For those who aren't aware, the accessory lets you charge your phone and listen to music at the same time. The dongle carries a price tag of £17.99...

Sony's Xperia XZ2 has finally become available to purchase from carriers in Canada today. It's not a lot of companies, mind you, just two: Bell and Freedom Mobile. The flagship smartphone is priced at CAD 1,000 outright at both outlets. If you'd...

Prepare for the Days of Play – an 11 day discount campaign of all things PlayStation. From June 8 to June 18 the prices of consoles, accessories and games will be slashed. Note that the PS4 Days of Play limited edition console is based on the...