Sony’s latest “compact” phone is up for pre-order in the United States, where it’s priced at $600. The Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact is something rare in today’s smartphone space: a phone with a 4.6 inch display and high-end specs including a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor and 4GB of RAM. It also looks an awful lot like […]
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Sony unveils Xperia XZ1 and XZ1 Compact smartphones
At a time when phone screens keep getting bigger and bigger (and bezels smaller), Sony is bucking the trend with its latest flagship phones. The Sony Xperia XZ1 features a 5.2 inch full HD HDR display, while the Xperia XZ1 Compact is a 4.6 inch phone with an HD display. Both feature Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 […]
Sony Xperia XZ1 and XZ1 Compact pictures leaked ahead of launch
Sony is holding a press event on August 31st, when the company is expected to launch its latest smartphones. Rumor (and leak) has it that we can expect a Sony Xperia XZ1 smartphone with premium specs an Xperia XZ1 Compact with similar specs, but a smaller display. Now we have an idea of what those […]
Sony’s next-gen flagships might have a usable fingerprint sensor in the US
Sony’s smartphones might not get as much attention in the US as models from Samsung, HTC, or LG. But for the past few years, Sony has been putting out phones with decent hardware… except for one weird quirk: the fingerprint sensor has been built into the power button on the side of the phone. And […]
Sony Xperia XZ Premium: 2 SIM cards and a microSD card slot
The Sony Xperia XZ Premium is a high-end smartphone with a camera that can shoot at up to 960 frames per second, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor, and a 5.5 inch, 3840 x 2160 pixel HDR IPS display. But we learned all that in February. What we didn’t know at the time was that Sony […]