Articles tagged "Sony"

Sony took the wraps off its Xperia XZ2 Premium this week, and that means its predecessor is getting cheaper. The XZ Premium from last year can now be purchased for just $524.99. That's a whopping $275 less than the phone's initial price in the US,...

Today Sony has issued an update to its 3D Creator app for the Xperia XZ Premium, XZ1, and XZ1 Compact. Once you install it, you'll get access to the features announced at MWC alongside the XZ2 and XZ2 Compact. You will be able to capture...

If you need a 60-second introduction to the Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium then this video is just what you’re looking for. It starts with the Motion Eye Dual camera and how could it not when this is Sony’s first foray into double-cam shooting. It...

It is still Monday but Sony already delivered what will likely be the biggest announcement of the week. The Japanese company just introduced its first phone with dual cameras - Xperia XZ2 Premium. The phone has a 4K HDR screen, Snapdragon 845 SoC, 6...

Sony's latest flagship smartphones - the Xperia XZ2 and XZ2 Compact - are now available for pre-order in the US. Specifically, retailer Best Buy has the devices listed on its website, offering them for $799 and $649, respectively. Available...

One US retailer started unofficially taking pre-orders for Sony's Xperia XZ2 and XZ2 Compact at the end of March, but now we have the official launch details for the Japanese company's latest flagship duo in the States. They will become available...

As it has done in the past, Samsung is dual sourcing the image sensors for the Galaxy S9 and S9+ – depending on where you buy yours, it may have a Sony-designed IMX345 or a Samsung-designed S5K2L3 ISOCELL Fast. TechInsights has examined both sensors...

We had a bit of fun in the office shooting 960fps videos. We used the Sony Xperia XZ2 and the Samsung Galaxy S9 to try and find out which one does a better job at 960 frames per second. Of course, Huawei launched its own 960fps competitor earlier...

Strategy Analytics normally studies the performance of various manufacturers, but at Sony’s request, the analysts took on a new role – testing the battery life of “leading premium smartphones”. Here’s the competition: Sony Xperia XZ2 •...

Sony's latest flagship smartphones are now up for pre-order in the US, at B&H specifically. The retailer wants $799.99 of your hard earned cash for the XZ2, and $649.99 for the XZ2 Compact. In both cases, $0 tax is collected outside of NY and...

Sony might have launched the new Xperia XZ2 series, but in case you're planning to the purchase a device from the XZ1 series, you'll be glad to know the XZ1 Compact is currently going for $400, which is down $200 from its usual price. Best...

It was a close race and the outcome was slightly unexpected – the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact beat out its larger sibling by a narrow margin. Some think it wears the Ambient Flow design better. Others acknowledge that there’s not much choice in the...

Just recently, we told you about an Xperia L2 update that bumped the version from 49.0.A.2.62 to 49.0.A.3.72. Now, a new update has started hitting the device. Sony Xperia L2 It's basically a security update that brings along Android...

Sony has started pushing out new updates to its Xperia XA2 series as well as L2 smartphones. The Xperia XA2 and XA2 Ultra update bumps the build number to 50.1.A.4.102, and brings along Android security fixes for the month of January. The...

The Sony WM-10 was the smallest casette-playing Walkman, the Sony HX80 is the smallest camera with 30x optical zoom, the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact is the smallest Android with Snapdragon 845. What can we say, the company loves its petite...

We wrote about the open pre-orders of the Xperia XZ2 and XZ2 Compact in Europe last week, but those were third-party retailers' offers. Sony's launched its own pre-orders, with freebies and... you got the hint. A couple of Xperia XZ2s with...

Sony's Xperia XZ2 got announced at MWC last month, and went up for pre-order in parts of Europe last week. If you're looking to pre-order one in the UK, both Carphone Warehouse and Three are giving you a free PlayStation 4 gaming console. If you...

As some of you might remember, prior to MWC, there were numerous hints that Sony will release a total of three new flagships at the show. Obviously, that didn't come to pass and eager fans are still an Xperia XZ Pro or perhaps XZ2 Pro short. It was...

The Sony Xperia XA1 trio - XA1, XA1 Plus and XA1 Ultra - is getting the Android 8.0 Oreo update as we speak. The update weighs about 900MB and bumps the Android Nougat Xperias up to Android 8.0 Oreo and brings the February 2018 security patch...

Sony dropped the headphone jack from the Xperia XZ2 and XZ2 Compact. Here’s their rational: Why did you remove the headphone jack on XZ2 and XZ2 Compact? This is part of the shift to our new Ambient Flow design language. In order to create...