This week a device appeared on an auction site with the title "Xperia Play2". This device is not a PSP, nor is it a handheld gaming device made by Sony with any other name. Instead, this would appear to be a real prototype of a device that'd be a direct follow-up to the original PlayStation phone: Sony Xperia Play.
Samsung, Apple and Google get most of the attention when customers are in the market for new phones today. These phones are great, but there’s plenty of innovation happening around the dimmer corners of phone stores. Away from the limelight are Sony Xperia phones, which have had a quietly impressive year with plenty of interesting features in hopes of finding a niche of its own. There is something for binge-watchers, tiny hands and people who are just a little tired of the mainstream offering. Could Xperia be for you?
Sony isn't giving up the fight, at least not yet. It is stubbornly holding on to what little it has left in the market, making sure that it launches a phone even twice a year. For 2019, that's the Xperia 1 and its smaller doppelganger, the Xperia 5. Unfortunately, if this is the best that Sony has to offer, it might not last long in that game, especially if it can't even hold a candle against more affordable smartphones with better front-facing cameras for taking those oh so popular selfies.
Today, Sony unveiled the Xperia 5, the latest in its line of flagship phones. In some ways, the Xperia 5 is a successor to another phone in Sony's lineup, as the company says that it brings "key technologies from Xperia 1 into a compact, stylish and sleek smartphone design." We're not far out from release either, as Sony is gearing up to launch this phone in October.
Back toward the end of February, Sony introduced the world to the Xperia 1. This phone with a simple name promises some pretty big things, namely a 4K display with a 21:9 aspect ratio. Today, we're learning when the phone will be available in the US, and just how much it'll cost.
Do you want to have the future of mobile in your hands ASAP? If you ask Sony, that's not in the super expensive foldable phones that Samsung and Huawei have yet to launch. For the Japanese OEM, smartphones are going wide. Wide screen, that is. To make its point, it has as made its ultimate wide screen design available not only on the high-end Xperia 1 but also on the affordable Xperia 10 and Xperia 10 Plus. Now those two mid-range phones are ready for pre-orders for those in the US who want this ultra wide, ultra tall oddity.
It seems that MWC 2019 will be a big show for Sony. The company is said to be bringing four new Xperia phones with it to Barcelona, including the flagship Xperia 1, which was formerly known as the Xperia XZ4. Today, specifications and pricing information for all four phones leaked out, along with the knowledge that it'll be only be a few days before they're all revealed.
As expected, Sony is heading to IFA 2018 with a new flagship in tow. Today the company officially announced the Xperia XZ3, and it's pretty much what we expected given the sheer number of leaks leading up to this reveal. Still, even though we knew about most of the phone's specifications heading into today's announcement, there might be a few surprising features left to learn about.
Sony's upcoming Xperia XZ3 smartphone has been the source of leaks and rumors for several months now. But with an expected debut in less than two weeks at this year's IFA event, an image that's believed to be the official product render has gotten loose. The overall look of the device is in line with previous leaked images, and assuming this is accurate, it looks like Sony is bucking two of the biggest trends in Android handsets right now.
It initially seemed that the smartphone world would be slowly transitioning to triple cameras, in no small part thanks to the Huawei P20 Pro. For now, though, Huawei can continue basking in the limelight as the likes of Apple and Samsung stay with their dual cameras. One OEM, however, is going to do one better, and we almost mean that literally. Just like its predecessor, the Xperia XZ3 is coming next month with just one camera on its back but it’s going to be a doozy.
Sony has taken the wraps off its new Xperia XA2 Plus, a smartphone packing the company's Hi-Res audio technology, as well as an 18:9 display, 4K camera, and more. The company hawks the XA2 Plus as an "entertainment-focused" handset, one that falls within the mid-tier Xperia range. This marks the first time Sony has offered Hi-Res audio in its "super mid-range" Xperia lineup, the company says.
Sony has introduced a new accessory for mobile gamers: the X Mount. This device is designed specifically for the maker's Xperia smartphones and the DualShock 4 game controller included with the PlayStation 4. By combining the two -- the mount and the DS4 controller -- mobile gamers are able to comfortably play on their smartphone using the full-size controller they'd otherwise use on their console.