Sony Xperia XZ2 Full Specifications, Features, Price and Release Date

Sony Mobile announced its new Xperia smartphones today, February 26 at the inaugural day of Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018 taking place in Barcelona, Spain. The two phones I am talking about are the Sony Xperia XZ2 and Xperia XZ2 Compact. In this post you will get to see the full specifications of the Sony Xperia XZ2, its price as well as release date.

Sony Xperia XZ2 Features

The Sony Xperia XZ2 and Xperia XZ2 Compact is the first phone from Sony to feature a full screen 18:9 display. The Japanese phone maker also changed the design of these smartphones after facing criticism on this front several times before.

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The Sony Xperia XZ2 came with a 5.7 inch Full HD+ LCD display with a resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels. The Xperia XZ2 Compact has a smaller 5 inch panel, though both has a Gorilla Glass protection. Looking at other features, both phones came with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC and a 19MP rear camera with f/1.8 aperture, super slow-mo mode, and a 4K HDR recording. Both phones also features an “S Force” branded front-facing stereo speakers. The Xperia XZ2 tops the game by having an additional haptic feedback system.

Looking at the battery, the Sony Xperia XZ2 came with a 3180mAh battery, while that of the Xperia XZ2 Compact is 2870mAh. Another interesting part about the Xperia XZ2 is that it has support for wireless charging while the Xperia XZ2 Compact don’t. The Xperia XZ2 also has a 3D glass on both its front and back while the XZ2 Compact sports a “non-scratch polycarbonate finish”. The phone will be available in four colours and they are; Black, Green, Silver, and Pink.

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Sony Xperia XZ2 Specifications

NETWORK
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE

 

LAUNCH
Announced	2018, February
Status	Coming soon. Exp. release 2018, April

 

BODY
Dimensions	153 x 72 x 11.1 mm (6.02 x 2.83 x 0.44 in)
Weight	198 g (6.98 oz)
Build	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5) &aluminum frame
SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
	– IP65/IP68 certified – dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes

 

DISPLAY
Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size	5.7 inches, 83.8 cm2 (~76.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)
Multitouch	Yes, up to 10 fingers
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
	– HDR BT.2020 compliant – Triluminos display – X-Reality Engine

 

PLATFORM
OS	Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 845
CPU	Octa-core (4×2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4×1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
GPU	Adreno 630

 

MEMORY
Card slot	microSD, up to 400 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) – dual SIM model only
Internal	64 GB, 4 GB RAM

 

CAMERA
Primary	19 MP (f/2.0, 25mm, 1/2.3″, 1.22 µm), gyro EIS, predictive phase detection and laser autofocus, LED flash
Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR
Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@960fps
Secondary	5 MP, gyro EIS, 1080p

 

SOUND
Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack	Yes
	– 24-bit/192kHz audio – Dynamic vibration system – Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

 

COMMS
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC	Yes
Radio	No
USB	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host

 

FEATURES
Sensors	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum
Messaging	SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email
Browser	HTML5
	– Fast battery charging (Quick Charge) – Wireless charging – Xvid/MP4/H.265 player – MP3/eAAC+/WAV/Flac player – Document viewer – Photo/video editor

 

BATTERY
	Non-removable Li-Ion 3180 mAh battery

 

MISC
Colours	Liquid Black, Liquid Silver, Deep Green, Ash Pink

Sony Xperia XZ2 Release Date

The Sony Xperia XZ2 is expected to be released this April 2018, though no specific date has been mentioned yet. There will be an update on this page once it is released.

Sony Xperia XZ2 Price

The Sony Xperia XZ2 Price is yet to be announced as well, but you will get the first update on this page once it is made known. The Xperia XZ2 Prices in countries like United States, United Kingdom, India, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, UAE and some other parts of Asia will be listed on this page once it is announced.

Updated:

Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Price in Europe: €800