Sony Xperia XZ1 with 5.2-inch 1080p HDR display, Snapdragon 835, Android 8.0 Oreo announced


Sony Xperia XZ1

Sony just announced the Xperia XZ1, the company’s latest flagship smartphone at the IFA 2017 in Berlin. It has a 5.2-inch 1080p HDR screen, is powered by an Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform and is the first phone to be announced with Android 8.0 (Oreo). It comes with a 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 stabilization for shake-free videos, similar to the XZs.

Sony Xperia XZ1

It has a 13-megapixel front-facing camera and also has a dedicated camera shutter button.  It has IP65/68 ratings for dust and water resistance.

Sony Xperia XZ1 specifications

  • 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) HDR TRILUMINOS Display with X-Reality and Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
  • Octa-Core Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform with Adreno 540 GPU
  • 4GB RAM, 64GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD card
  • Android 8.0 (Oreo)
  • Single / Dual SIM
  • Water Resistant (IP65/IP68)
  • 19MP rear camera with Exmos RS sensor, 1/2.3″ sensor, f/2.0 lens, Predictive capture, 5-axis stabilization, 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: 156 x 77 x 7.9 mm; Weight: 155g
  • 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz / 5GHz) MIMO, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS/ GLONASS, NFC, USB 3.1 Type-C
  • 2700mAh battery with Qnovo Adaptive Charging

The Sony Xperia XZ1 comes in Moonlit Blue, Venus Pink, Warm Silver, and Black colors and will roll out globally starting from September 2017.


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