Xperia Z5 Premium durability tested to limits in bend test
A tear comes to the eye watching a beautiful Chrome Xperia Z5 Premium being tortured as seen in the video below. YouTube member JerryRigEverything subjects the handset to a scratch test, flame test and...
View ArticleSony IMX318 CMOS image sensor announced – 1/2.6-inch, 22.5MP, 3-Axis Image...
Sony has unveiled its latest CMOS Exmor RS image sensor designed for smartphones – the IMX318. Sony’s latest camera chip boasts to be the industry’s first to offer built-in 3-way electronic image...
View ArticleSony teases MWC 2016 event
Sony Mobile has teased its MWC 2016 press conference in the cryptic video below. The video walks through a number puzzle you may already be familiar with, asking you to choose a number between 1 and 10...
View ArticleLG G5 innovates with modular design
We like to keep abreast with what the competition is doing and to that end LG has just announced the G5. LG’s latest flagship catches the eye with an innovative modular design, allowing users to slide...
View ArticleDoes a water-resistant Samsung Galaxy S7 pique your interest?
Samsung has unveiled its new flagship devices for 2016 – the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge. The handsets look almost identical to the S6 series using a combination of glass and metal frame, but the...
View ArticleLive stream of Sony’s 2016 MWC press conference
If you’re eager to watch Sony’s Mobile World Congress press conference as it unfolds, then you can check out the live stream below. We may hear Sony announce at least a couple of new smartphones (PP10,...
View ArticleXperia X mid-ranger announced with better camera and battery tech
Sony Mobile has unveiled a new range within its smartphone line-up at MWC 2016 by introducing the Xperia X series. This includes three smartphones altogether: the Xperia X, Xperia X Performance and...
View ArticleXperia XA ‘super mid-range’ phone has edge-to-edge curved display
Out of the three Sony Xperia X series announced today, we have to give the Xperia XA (F3111, F3113, F3115) and Xperia XA Dual (F3112, F3116) the award for best looks. The Xperia XA features a 5-inch...
View ArticleXperia X Performance is the premium offering with Snapdragon 820 and water...
The Sony Xperia X Performance (F8131) and Xperia X Performance Dual (F8132) sit atop the Xperia X family tree. The handset is largely the same as the Xperia X, but includes a number of key differences...
View ArticleSony’s Predictive Hybrid Autofocus in action
Sony Mobile introduced Predictive Hybrid Autofocus in the Xperia X and X Performance earlier today, the first Sony handsets to support it. The feature enables a user to focus on a particular object...
View ArticleVerizon Xperia Z3v and Z2 Tablet Android 5.1.1 update now rolling [23.4.B.0.319]
A quick follow-up from our earlier post, it looks like the Verizon Android 5.1.1 Lollipop update has now started to hit Xperia Z3v and Z2 Tablet users. The new update moves the build number to...
View ArticleGlobal Xperia Z5 series now receiving Android Marshmallow (32.1.A.1.163)
The Sony Xperia Android 6.0 Marshmallow rollout officially begins today for most. Last week we saw the update land on Japanese NTT docomo Xperia Z5 devices, but today the update has started for the...
View ArticleSony video highlights Android 6.0 Marshmallow changes
Sony Mobile has just published a very short video on the key changes brought about by Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The video highlights some of the native Marshmallow features such as granting permissions...
View ArticleBrazilian photographer let loose with the Xperia X
Sony recently teamed up with Brazilian visual artist Rafael Mantesso to help showcase the upcoming Xperia X smartphone. Armed with the phone, Mantesso explored the beautiful city of Barcelona...
View ArticleThe Angry Birds Movie Xperia Theme released by Sony
Sony Mobile has released an Xperia Theme based on the upcoming Angry Birds Movie. The movie is based on the hit game and centres around three birds (voiced by Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad and Danny...
View ArticleHTC 10 gets solid impressions – any Xperia fans planning to switch?
HTC announced its new flagship for 2016 earlier today, simply called the HTC 10. The HTC 10 doesn’t do anything ground-breaking, but judging by the hands-on reaction from the tech media, it has been...
View ArticleXperia X pre-order offers coming soon; new promo video released
Sony Mobile has been sending out emails today to those who had pre-registered their interest in the Xperia X family of smartphones. Sony confirms that ‘exclusive’ pre-order offers will be available on...
View ArticleXperia X: See the first full-resolution camera samples
As we slowly edge closer to the summer release of the Sony Xperia X series, we will trickle any new information we can on these devices. The guys over at Recombu have recently been feeding their...
View ArticlePink Xperia Z5 Premium now on sale in Taiwan
Sony Mobile Taiwan has confirmed that the Xperia Z5 Premium Pink has gone on sale in the country starting from today. The handset is available at retail through larger Sony Stores across the region...
View ArticleXperia X heavily promoted in the UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League is probably the biggest club football (or soccer if you prefer) competition in the world. Sony has sponsored the competition for many years, but it started to promote the...
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