After the recent User Agent Profile leak, a new report out of China is claiming that Sony is going to bring the 4K X-Reality image processing engine to the upcoming Xperia Z5 Plus smartphone. According to a report from Chinese website Digi-wo, the upcoming Sony Xperia Z5 (S70) and the
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Not fazed by abysmal recent financial reports and sales results, the Xperia architects believe smartphones are the future and that future will see them thrive once again. After coming to terms with the death of conventional PCs and the inability of convertibles to make a dent in smartphone demand, Sony
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Yet another futuristic technology the Xperia makers don’t want anything to do with before it becomes prevalent. By the looks of how Sony has chosen to conduct its mobile business lately, the way the plunging Japanese device producer intends to contend Samsung or Apple is rehashing the same old designs
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It’s happening, it’s really, finally happening! June 25, 2014. Google unveils Android L as a work-in-progress new software package, with plenty of blanks unfilled. October 15. A second announcement takes place, L becomes 5.0 Lollipop, and the hotly anticipated “Material Design” is further detailed. October 16. Sony enters the picture
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A few lower-end 2014 Xperia phones may still have a shot at Android 5.0 elation, despite what Sony ominously indicated on Twitter last week. Further illustrating the financial pickle Sony’s mobile division is in, a new media scandal broke out on Friday. Answering disgruntled and/or impatient fans on Twitter, the
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Just how many times have we seen a smartphone get taken apart before it is even announced officially? Not very often we’d say. But that’s exactly what we have here today. The Sony Xperia Z3 has been detailed in a collection of photos sent to Xperia blog. Just like the
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A little late to the Android 4.4 KitKat upgrading party compared to Samsung, HTC or LG, Sony is apparently bringing no less than three of its smartphones up to date software-wise over the next few weeks. (more…)
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It seems the D6503, aka “Sirius”, is not the only unreleased high-end Sony handheld in testing, as a D6603 has been benchmarked through AnTuTu with an evolved Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 CPU beneath the hood. (more…)
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The so-called Sony “Sirius”, expected to debut at next month’s Mobile World Congress as some sort of Xperia Z1 rehash, has apparently been caught on camera over the week-end, while its rumored specs look positively… pedestrian. (more…)
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Sony isn’t about to stand idly by while Samsung steals the headlines with a no doubt mind-blowing Galaxy S5, and the Xperia line looks set for a top-notch refresh at next month’s Mobile World Congress. (more…)
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All the rumors turned out to be legit… in part, as Sony finally took the stage in Las Vegas on Monday to reveal both a T-Mobile-restricted version of the flagship Z1 and diminutive model headed to “international” markets. (more…)
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Not even Christmas and the imminent New Year’s Eve can contain the rumor bonanza surrounding possibly the most highly anticipated Sony smartphone ever, whose international launch may well happen by the end of the week. (more…)
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Sony saddened plenty of Xperia users when announcing all high-end devices will need to get Android 4.3 Jelly Bean updates before leaping to 4.4 KitKat, but now the Z1 and Z Ultra officially run on the last JB flavor, so the 4.4 rollout has to be close. (more…)
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Despite numerous reports floating around in regards to upcoming Xperia devices, Sony continues to keep a tight rein on its future mobile plans, which is why the latest unofficial pic starring the Z1 next to a mystery handheld leaves us all scratching our heads. (more…)
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November 12 came and went and, while we’re still not an inch closer to finding out the exact launch date of the Sony Xperia Z1S, a fresh batch of photos remind the world it’s coming and paint a fairly gloomy pricing picture. (more…)
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After going on record with concrete Android 4.4 KitKat update plans for a raft of spanking new devices currently running Jelly Bean, Sony has turned its attention to a few older and more technically modest gadgets, indirectly confirming they’re also due for software bumps. (more…)
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As if the recent rumor bonanza was not enough to convince the world Sony is this close to rolling out an international version of the Xperia Z1 f dubbed Z1s, a likely accidental official confirmation of the phone’s existence has come earlier today. (more…)
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All hail the first “maxi” phone wrapped in a “mini” package. Rumored for many months to be called Xperia Z1 mini, but ultimately likely to be released under the Z1S moniker. And as transparent as glass following an @evleaked presser and live image accidentally slipped by Sony. (more…)
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Packing cutting-edge hardware and smooth as silk software into a compact-ish body has proven quite the challenge for Android’s top dogs. Except for Sony, whose 4.3-inch Xperia Z1 f has gone official a couple of weeks back with Snapdragon 800 heat, 2 GB RAM and 20.7 MP camera. (more…)
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“Best things come in small packages” is what the elders used to say, but ask Samsung or HTC about the proverb and they’ll cut you off with a “bigger is better” retort. Not Sony though, as the Japanese have just brought to light the highly anticipated Xperia Z1 mini. (more…)
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