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SONY

Aug 31, 2017

Sony’s Smart Speaker Runs on Google Assistant and Features Gesture Control

Rajesh Pandey

Smart speakers are all the rage among OEMs. While smart speakers have exploded in popularity, they still have a long way to go. Joining Apple, Anker, Google, and other OEMs, Sony today unveiled its own

SONY

Aug 31, 2017

Sony Xperia XZ1 and XZ1 Compact Are the First Phones Announced with Android 8.0 Oreo

Rajesh Pandey

Sony today became the first OEM to announce smartphones running Android 8.0 Oreo out of the box. The Xperia XZ1 and XZ1 Compact are successors to the Xperia XZ and X Compact from last

SONY

Jun 14, 2017

Here’s Why Sony Xperia Smartphones in the US Lack a Fingerprint Scanner

Rohan Naravane

Back in May 2016, Sony launched the Xperia X in the United States, but with an odd omission — the fingerprint scanner embedded in the power button was disabled. While the exact same Xperia X’s

SONY

May 25, 2017

Sony Discontinuing Its ‘Premium Standard’ Smartphones; To Launch Two New Flagships Later This Year

Rajesh Pandey

Sony's smartphone business continues to struggle, but the company has still not given up on its Xperia lineup as it keeps launching new smartphones every six months. Now, as a part of its investor

SONY

Mar 20, 2017

Sony Xperia L1 Announced With 5.5-Inch Display, 13MP Camera

Evan Selleck

Sony has announced a new mid-range handset, which will arrive in the United States in the early part of 2017. Sony has announced the Xperia L1, which features a 5.5-inch 720p HD

MWC

Feb 28, 2017

Sony’s Xperia Touch Can Turn Any Desk or Wall Into a Giant Touchscreen

Rajesh Pandey

Along with its new Xperia lineup of smartphones, Sony also announced the Xperia Touch at MWC. An ultrashort throw projector running Android, the projector essentially turns any table or desk into an interactive surface. To

SONY

Feb 8, 2017

Sony’s New Camera Sensor Can Record Slow Motion Videos at 1000fps

Rajesh Pandey

Sony's camera sensors are regarded as the best in the business, so it is not surprising that its camera sensors are found in smartphones with great camera performance like the iPhone 7, HTC 10,

ANDROID 7.0

Dec 1, 2016

Android 7.0 Rolling Out to Sony Xperia XZ and Xperia Performance

Evan Selleck

With Android 7.0 Nougat finding its way onto more devices, Sony has officially announced its own rollout beginning now. Sony has announced that the Android 7.0 Nougat update is rolling out to Xperia

SONY

Aug 26, 2016

This is Sony’s Xperia X Compact

Rajesh Pandey

Sony has been the only OEM that continues to roll out sub 5-inch Android devices with flagship internals. While the likes of the Xperia Z1 Compact and Z3 Compact have not particularly done well

ANDROID 7.0 NOUGAT

Aug 23, 2016

Sony Announces Xperia Devices That Will be Updated to Android 7.0 Nougat

Evan Selleck

With Android 7.0 Nougat now officially rolling out to Nexus devices, manufacturers like Sony can start to plan ahead for which devices will be getting updated to the newest software. Sony has gone ahead

ANDROID 7.0 NOUGAT

Aug 23, 2016

Sony Lists Xperia Devices That Will Get the Android 7.0 Nougat Update

Rajesh Pandey

Sony today provided a list of devices that it plans on updating to Android 7.0 Nougat. The announcement comes from the company just a day after Google released the final version of the OS

FEATURED

Jun 7, 2016

Sony Xperia X review

Steve Litchfield

The cracks are starting to show in the smartphone world, I believe. Under incredible pressure from Chinese manufacturers like Huawei/Honor, Meizu and Xiaomi, the old guard are having to change tack and try something

SONY

May 31, 2016

Sony Xperia E5 Now Official with a 5-Inch Display, 13MP Camera

Evan Selleck

Earlier today, Sony announced that its X series of devices would be landing in the United States. And now there's a new E series handset on the horizon, too. Unfortunately, Sony doesn't have

FEATURED

May 28, 2016

The Top 10 Android Smartphones (June 2016)

Steve Litchfield

With thousands (literally, if you include storage, finish and market variants) of smartphones running Android right now, picking a top 10 was never going to be easy. But we sorted through and went ahead anyway.

SONY

May 20, 2016

Sony Highlights Xperia X’s SteadyShot Technology in New Video

Sagar Gandhi

In an age where Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS) is being used by most OEM's to improve image quality of the camera in their devices, Sony has gone in a whole different direction -- digital image

SONY

May 17, 2016

Sony Xperia XA Ultra Now Official with 6-Inch Display, 16MP Front-Facing Camera, and More

Evan Selleck

While rumor has it that Sony is killing off its C and M series devices, the X series continues to strive with a brand new handset. Sony has officially announced the XA Ultra, which, as

SONY

May 16, 2016

Sony Reportedly Killing Off C and M Series Devices

Evan Selleck

In the early part of the year, Sony officially announced a new series of handsets under the X-brand, including the X Performance at the top of the pyramid. A little after that announcement, Sony

ANDROID N

Apr 21, 2016

Sony Releases Android N Developer Preview for Xperia Z3

Rajesh Pandey

Sony today released the first build of Android N Developer Preview for the Xperia Z3. This is the first time that an Android OEM has also taken part in the Developer Preview program from Google