Sony's Xperia Pro is up for sale, but there's more than just the $2,499.99 price tag to set this particular Android smartphone apart from the crowd. Previewed back at MWC 2020 last February, the Xperia Pro taps its 5G connection to share content as quickly as possible for serious photo and video creators, as well as functioning as a 4K external monitor.
With very few smartphones released each year, you'd think that Sony would have a handle on getting Android updates out fast. Its reported timetable for Android 11 rollout, however, didn't give that much hope. Now it seems that Sony is picking up the pace and has just started pushing the latest Android version to its nearly two-year-old smartphone, perhaps sparking hope that the company is indeed turning over a new leaf.
It's getting harder and harder to root for Sony's Xperia smartphones. Despite their pedigree, the company has consistently failed to push out devices that would make consumers remember its place in mobile market history. And while it continues to stand by its Open Devices program to woo developers, Sony has been relatively slow in pushing out updates to its already small number of devices. As if to assure its customers that it hasn't forgotten about them yet, the company has reportedly confirmed when it will be pushing out Android 11 to its five most recent models.
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.