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.
Must read: Phones Set To Be Unveiled at MWC 2018 and Their Dates of Announcements
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.
[ads1]
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.
Also read: Tecno Camon CM Specifications and Price Revealed During The Launch
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
[ads2]
