A handful of info regarding Sony’s new products has just appeared on ESATO’s forums. That information pertains to the company’s two new smartphones: Xperia N1 and Xperia N1 Premium. Not a whole lot is known about them; only that the Xperia N1 is to come with a 4k display with 3840×1629 proportions and 3 cameras, while Xperia N1 Premium will have a 4k display, 4096×2160, and 4 cameras. That is all for now. We will let you know when there is more. Tweet Vote on ...

The renders can be watched here and here. The device that they show is pretty much equal to what we have heard it so far. Fingerprint scanner in the bezel checks out, so does th headphone jack and USB-C, the display looks like the 5′ it was supposed to be, minijack is… not there, also as expected. XZ4 Compact’s dimensions are expected to be 139,9 x 66,5 x 9,3 mm.We still do not know when exacly will this smartphone come out. Possibly during the MWC 2018, 25-28 ...

– 6.55′ display, 21:9,– Snapdragon 855 CPU,– 6GB RAM, 64 or 256GB ROM,– 3900mAh battery,– Android 9 Pie OS,– no notch!,– 5G connectivity modem.The phone will probably not see an official release before January 2019. Tweet Vote on HN ...

The update brandishes number 52.0.A.3.84. It weights a rather low 210 MB. It does not bring gestures to XZ2 Premium, but it does bring interface of Xperia XZ3, as well as a number of lesser fixes and optimalisations.The update was first expected to launch on November 7th, but a mere nine days delay can be forgiven. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Sony usually takes good care of their phones’ updates, making sure their OS’ and security patches are up to date. It continues this trend with the Xperia XZ2 and XZ2 Compact devices, as both are not only being updated to Android 9 Pie right now, but even ahead of schedule – XZ2 line was supposed to have its operating system updated on November, Update carries a build number 52.0.A.3.27, and weights a bit over one gigabyte. Among other updates it contains an October security patch. The update is available in both Europe and the ...

IFA 2018 is on, and Xperia XZ3 is one of the first devices to be presented there. So, what is new?– visually, the device is very similiar to its predecessor. Design is as sleek and curvy as it used to be, display glass flows over the edges just as before, and the notch is, thankfully, still not there,– 6′ display made with Bravia OLED technology,– Gorilla 3D Glass 5 covers back and front of the device. Its frame is made from 7000-series durable aluminum alloy,– wireless charging for its 3300mAh battery,– Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 CPU, 4GB RAM, 64GB storage ...

Rumoured to be released during the IFA 2018 (August 30), Xperia XZ3 will not have much to show, as this particular device has been subject to many leaks. Today, an image from MySmartPrice displays colour variants that the smartphone will be available in. Colours available seem to be burgundy, black, silver and dark green. MySmartPrice does not say whether or not all colour variants will be available everywhere and at the same time, but it is doubtful. Tweet Vote on HN ...

3D renders depicting Xperia XZ3’s back and front have been created by the render-makers CompareRaja and leaked online by OnLeaks. Among the most interesting things about the leaks are the glass back, lack of headphone jack and, surprisingly, lack of dual camera. The last detail is a bit jarring, since earlier reports suggested that the device will have a dual rear camera. Oh well. Above the camera there is a LED flash and below it we can find a fingerprint sensor.Device measures 158.3 x 73.08 x 9.9/10.1 mm; its display has an 18:9 aspect ratio. Other specs of the Xperia XZ3 are ...

The IMX586 sensor is supposed to not only have more megapixels than any smartphone camera in the history, but also make the sharpest pictures on the market. People in the know-how foresee a few issues with these claims, though. They believe that too many megapixels of the sensor will make it so that the small pixels do not catch enough light, which in turn will considerably lower the the quality of the pictures. This problem can be bypassed by equipping the camera sensor with a 4x Bayer filter (a net of basic colour filters which make four pixels of the same colour connect into one larger ...

More and more of Xperia XZ2 owners report issues with the phone’s display. The nature of the issue, as shown on the picture above, is that white dots and lines appear on the display seemingly at random. They distort the picture and are a nuisance to look at. Sony’s official statement is that electrostatic is the cause of the problem:”Sony Mobile is committed to providing the highest standard of product quality and customer service for all of our products. Due to the characteristic of the display, you may see stripe patterns as a result of electrostatic in some models. This ...