Sony announced the mid-range phablet – Sony Xperia C back in July, but the device has been available only since a couple of weeks. Like most of the mid-range budget phablets, the Sony Xperia C is powered by a quad-core processor from MediaTek. It also comes with a 5inch qHD display, a 8MP Sony Exmor R sensor camera at the back. The build quality of the Sony Xperia C is what separates it from the other budget phablets.
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Sony reports Q2 FY13 results, mobile sales increase by 39% YoY
Sony Corporation today reported net loss of 19.3 billion yen ($196.65 million) for its second quarter that ended September 30th 2013. Even though it posted a loss, it reported strong smartphones sales in the quarter, which increased 39.3 percent compared to Q2 2012. Even though it is not in the top 5 list of smartphone vendors by shipments as reported by IDC recently, Sony has reported that they have sold 10 million smartphones in the quarter, which is about 0.4 million units more than the last quarter. Continue reading “Sony reports Q2 FY13 results, mobile sales increase by 39% YoY”
Sony Xperia C Benchmarks
Sony launched the Xperia C earlier this month. We brought you the unboxing of the device earlier this week, here we have the benchmarks of the device. It has a 5-inch (960 x 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek 6589 processor with PowerVR SGX 544MP GPU and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It packs a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash, 1080p video recording and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. This is the first phone from Sony to feature a MediaTek chip. Let’s find out how this compete with other devices in range of synthetic benchmark tests.
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Sony Xperia L Android 4.2 Jelly Bean update starts rolling out in India
Sony Mobile has started rolling out the Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) update (version 15.3.A.0.26) for the users. This update brings a revamped homescreen, improved app organization, updated Media apps and new camera modes such as Burst mode and Auto Scene Recognition. Sony released the Xperia C earlier this month running on Android 4.2 out of the box and rolled out the Android 4.2 update for the Xperia Z and the ZL recently. The company has also promised Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) update for range of devices, but they did not announce the time frame of the roll out yet. Continue reading “Sony Xperia L Android 4.2 Jelly Bean update starts rolling out in India”
Sony Xperia C Unboxing
The Sony Xperia C was launched way back in June, with aspirations of reaching the mid range with a similar design language and decent internals. It was one of the first phones from Sony to sport a MediaTek MTK6589 processor, which was a marked change from their earlier associations with ST-Ericsson, but perhaps for the better? We will be finding that out in our review, but here’s a quick unboxing of the retail package and its contents of the Sony Xperia C –
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Sony MDR-10RNC Noise Cancellation Headphones Hands On
Sony India introduced a range of new headphones in India and we got a chance to test them out briefly. While we’ve already brought you our impressions of the very innovative 3 in 1 headset, here’s the Sony MDR-10RNC headphone with built in active noise cancellation.
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Sony MDR-10RNC and MDR-10RBT Headphones launched in India
Sony India has launched two new headphones, the MDR-10RNC with Noise Canceling capabilities and the MDR-10RBT with Bluetooth and NFC support in India. Sony has also launched the 3-in-1 Headphones with MP3 player and built-in speakers priced at Rs. 8,990. The Sony MDR-10RNC has built-in Intelligence Noise Canceling technology that could be enabled by a press of a button. This automatically activates one of three optimal noise canceling modes based on an analysis of ambient noise. It effectively reduces up to 99.4% of ambient noise whether on an airplane, on a train or in an office with Sony’s digital signal processing technology. Continue reading “Sony MDR-10RNC and MDR-10RBT Headphones launched in India”
Nokia Lumia 1520 vs Sony Xperia Z Ultra Hands On
The final Nokia World event at Abu Dhabi was an eventful one for Windows Phone fans as Nokia finally introduced a phablet. Nokia Lumia 1520 will be known as the first Windows Phone phablet, the first Windows Phone 8 smartphone to feature a quad-core processor and the first Windows Phone device to come with a 1080p display. We bring you the hands-on comparison between Nokia’s first phablet and Sony’s first phablet- Xperia Z Ultra. Both the devices share some similarities despite being on completely different planets.
You can find our quick hands-on comparison video between the Lumia 1520 and Xperia Z Ultra right below.
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Sony Xperia Z1S press image surfaces, rumored for 2013 launch
Sony announced the Sony Xperia Z1 f (SO-02F), a variant of the Xperia Z1 in Japan for NTT Docomo in their Winter 2013 range. Now press image of Sony Xperia Z1S, a completely new device has appeared, thanks to evleaks. The leaked press image is completely different from the Z1 f, but the size of the phone is similar. Looks like Sony is planning for a Z1 mini with a different design for global users. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z1S press image surfaces, rumored for 2013 launch”
Sony Xperia C Dual SIM Android phone officially launched in India for Rs. 21490
Sony Xperia C went on sale in India online earlier this month, now Sony has officially launched the smartphone in India. It was announced back in June and packs a 5-inch (960 x 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 8MP rear camera with LED Flash, Exmor R sensor, 1080p video recording and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It has a LED notification light below the display and has dual SIM support with dual standby. It is 8.88mm thick and weighs 153 grams. Continue reading “Sony Xperia C Dual SIM Android phone officially launched in India for Rs. 21490”
Sony Xperia Z1 Camera Samples
Sony Xperia Z1 is the latest flagship from Sony and it is the company’s first step towards a camera centric flagship as it houses the biggest sensor on an Android smartphone. The Xperia Z1 comes with a 20.7MP Sony G Lens sensor and brings along Sony’s own Bionz Image processor for superior image quality. Though the Sony Xperia Z1 runs on Snapdragon 800 SoC, there is no 4K video recording and you do not even get 1080p Full HD recording at 60fps which you find on LG G2 and Note 3. The front camera on the Xperia Z1 is nothing special as it is just a 2MP one which can record 1080p videos as well.
Sony Xperia Z1 and Z Ultra get new firmware updates to improve display and battery life
Sony Mobile has announced that they have started rolling out a new update for both the Xperia Z1 (v14.1.G.2.257) and the Z Ultra. This update brings performance and stability tweaks / improvements for both these devices. This update improves camera in the Xperia Z1 with new algorithm and better Smart Social camera. For Z Ultra the touchscreen sensitivity has been improved. Common improvements include, better display and power management. Check out the official changelog below. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z1 and Z Ultra get new firmware updates to improve display and battery life”
Which is the Best Smartphone Camera of 2013? – Vote in our blind test
2013 has been an eventful year for cameras on Smartphones. We have seen oversampling algorithms take advantage of huge sensors, increased pixel sizes subverting the megapixel race, optical image stabilization enabling great low light imaging and general widespread adoption of stacked CMOS sensors, making it one of those years when companies made their camera efforts serious. This also means that the traditional gap between the best and the rest has gotten a lot more closer. So, which is the best smartphone camera of this year? We have brought a number of flagship devices together to find out, in a blind test.
The results are out! Thanks for voting!
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Sony Xperia Z Ultra Magnetic Charging Dock Unboxing and Demo
The Sony Xperia Z Ultra is massive, and with its amazing display it could have had a kickstand built in, for watching videos. Well, Sony might have partially solved that with the Magnetic Charging Dock. Well, it’s not just a stand for watching videos, in fact, it’s not even purpose-built for that, but the immediate advantage we found from the Dock is exactly that, and more. We picked this up along with all the other accessories that we recently unboxed, so here is the Unboxing and Demo video of the Sony Xperia Z Ultra magnetic charging dock –
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Sony Xperia Z1 f with 4.3-inch HD display, Snapdragon 800 processor, 20.7MP Camera announced
Sony has announced the Sony Xperia Z1 f (SO-02F), a variant of the Xperia Z1 in Japan for NTT Docomo in their Winter 2013 range as rumored earlier. It has a 4.3-inch (1280 x 720pixels) Triluminos Display with with X-Reality engine, powered by 2.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 20.7-megapixel rear camera with Sony G lens with a 27mm wide angle f/2.0 aperture custom 1/2.3″ Sony Exmor RS image sensor, BIONZ image processing engine, 1080p video recording and a 2-megapixel HD front-facing camera, similar to the Xperia Z1. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z1 f with 4.3-inch HD display, Snapdragon 800 processor, 20.7MP Camera announced”