Sony has just launched its newest flagships at the 2017 Mobile World Congress. The new flagships that took center-stage were the Xperia XZ Premium, Xperia XZs, Xperia XA1 and Xperia XA1 Ultra. Critics say Sony has launched the best smartphones in the event.
2017 Mobile World Congress opened its doors yesterday and confirmed much speculations about the latest flagships from various brands. Unexpectedly, Sony quietly made an explosive launch of its latest flagships with not just one, but four new models.
Sony's launches made a pleasant surprise with high-caliber features. The latest Sony Xperia models boast of its 4K HDR display which made the new models the first smartphones to have such impressive display. Aside from this, the new Sony Xperia models come equipped with the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor.
Our most groundbreaking smartphone yet, introducing #Xperia XZ Premium #SonyMWC https://t.co/5dIW2Bn2XX pic.twitter.com/nlUrg2beds
— Sony Xperia News (@SonyMobileNews) February 27, 2017
SONY XPERIA XZ PREMIUM. This high-end beast came as a big surprise as Sony has been very discrete with this model. In fact, the prototype in the event was not functional yet. This suggests that the Xperia XZ Premium just made its debut to excite many and may not be ready to be released soon.
The descriptions provided for the Xperia XZ Premium were quite impressive. Aside from the 4K HDR display and Snapdragon 835 chip, the new 5.5-inch handset features the latest camera technology from Sony called Motion Eye. This is considered the world's first Super slow motion video in a smartphone.
Sony Xperia XZ Premium also comes with water and dust resistance features, 19-megapixel rear camera, memory stacked Exmor RS sensor and super-slow motion mode (960fps). It also has fingerprint sensor, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Qnavo Adaptive charging, Smart Stamina and Battery Care.
The Sony Xperia XZ Premium is set to be launched this Spring. The handset will be released in two color variants, the Luminous Chrome and Deepsea Black, BGR reported.
SONY XPERIA XZs, XA1 & XA1 ULTRA. These new flagships are the smaller versions. The Xperia XZs is coming out with a 146 x 72 x 8.1mm dimensions. Whereas, the other two models, Xperia XA1 and Xperia A1 Ultra comes at 5in and 6in respectively, Wired has noted.
The Sony Xperia XZs runs with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 64-bit processor. It also comes with the Motion Eye camera technology.
On the other hand, the Sony Xperia XA1 and XA1 Ultra have 720 p HD display and Full HD display respectively. Both variants do not have the latest Motion Eye camera technology nor the fingerprint sensor.
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