Sony to release Xperia XZ2 devices with 18:9 screen and Snapdragon 845 in March

Sony has announced the Xperia XZ2 and Xperia XZ2 Compact in Barcelona. The phones are equipped with 18:9 screens and slightly thinner screen edges than their predecessors. There is no 3.5mm jack.

Sony has given the Xperia XZ2 a 5.7″ screen, with a resolution of 2160×1080 pixels and an 18:9 ratio, while it has given the smaller Compact variant a 5″ screen with the same aspect ratio, resolution and HDR. -support. Both phones have the same cameras on the front and back. The rear camera is a 19-megapixel model with a 1/2.3″ sensor, 1.22 micron pixels and an f/2.0 lens. In addition, it is possible to capture super slow motion images at 960 fps, which the Japanese company introduced with its Xperia XZ. Premium Also 4k HDR recordings are possible.

In both cases, the front camera is a five-megapixel model with a 1/5″ sensor and an f/2.2 lens. The phones have 64GB of storage and 4GB of RAM on board, in addition to space for a micro-SD card. The XZ2 has a battery with a larger capacity than its smaller counterpart, which is 3180mAh compared to the 2870mAh of the Compact variant.Another difference is that the XZ2 can be charged wirelessly.The phones are equipped with a Snadragon 845-soc of Qualcomm and can be charged quickly using Quick Charge 3.0 via a USB-C port.

Sony has placed the fingerprint scanner on the back of the devices, below the camera. The models are not equipped with a 3.5mm jack, so you can listen to music via Bluetooth 5.0 or via a USB-C adapter. In addition, there are stereo speakers on the front and support for aptX in addition to High Resolution Audio. Sony reports that the XZ2 vibrates with sound, thanks to a Dynamic Vibration System.

Both phones run on Android 8 and will be released worldwide in mid-March. The XZ2 costs 799 euros and the Compact variant has a price of 599 euros.

The XZ2

The XZ2 Compact