Sony Xperia XZs with 5.2-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 820, Water-resistant body announced


Sony Xperia XZs

Sony Mobile just announced Xperia XZs, successor of last year’s Xperia XZ at the MWC 2017. It has the same 5.2-inch 1080p screen and is powered by a Snapdragon 820 processor, but this runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat). It has a new 19-megapixel Motion Eye camera with 1/ 2.3″ Exmor RS memory stacked sensor, 960 fps super slow motion videos, Predictive Capture, Anti-distortion shutter, Triple image sensing technology and  5-axis image stabilisation for shake-free videos.

It has a 13-megapixel front-facing camera and also has a dedicated camera shutter button, similar to the predecessor. It has IP65/68 ratings for dust and water resistance. It comes in single and Dual SIM variants.

Sony Xperia XZs specifications

  • 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Triluminos Display, X-Reality, Dynamic Contrast Enhancer, sRGB 138%
  • Quad-Core Snapdragon 820 64-bit 14nm processor with Adreno 530 GPU
  • 4GB RAM, 32GB / 64GB (Dual SIM) internal memory, expandable memory up to 256GB via microSD card
  • Android 7.0 (Nougat)
  • Dual SIM (Optional)
  • Water Resistant (IP65/IP68)
  • 19MP rear camera with Exmos RS sensor, 1/2.3″ sensor, f/2.0 lens, Predictive and Laser autofocus, 5-axis stabilizatio, 4K video recording, 960fps slow-motion video
  • 13MP front-facing camera with 1/3” Exmor RS sensor, 22mm wide-angle f/2.0 lens, 1080p video recording
  • DSEE HX, LDAC, Digital Noise Cancelling
  • Fingerprint sensor
  • Dimensions: 146 x 72 x 8.1 mm; Weight: 161 grams
  • 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz / 5GHz) MIMO, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS/ GLONASS, NFC, USB Type-C
  • 2900mAh Battery with Qnovo’s Adaptive Charging technology

The Sony Xperia XZs comes in Ice Blue, Warm Silver and Black colors and will be available from the beginning of April 2017. No details about the pricing yet.


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