One of the major highlights of the MWC 2017 held in Barcelona, Spain was the best mobile phone Award and this year’s winner is the Sony Xperia XZ. The Sony Xperia XZ Premium is the first smartphone to utilise the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset, which is an octa-core in nature clock at a maximum speed of 2.4GHZ. The device sports a 5.5-inch IPS 4k display meaning you get a whopping 2160*3840 pixels translating into a pixel density of 807ppi.
The Sony Xperia XZ Premium boots out of the box Android 7.0 Nougat and is blessed with the Snapdragon 835 Octa-core processor. It has 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage which can be extended to 256GB via a MicroSD card. This device will no doubt offer seamless operation, so handling graphic-demanding tasks shouldn’t be a problem with Xperia XZ Premium.
In the camera department, the Xperia XZ Premium is fitted with a 19megapixel primary camera and 13megapixel front camera.
Sony Xperia XZ Premium Key Specs Highlights
- 5-inch IPS Display, 2160 x 3840 pixels (807ppi)
- 4K HDR Display
- 4G LTE (up to 1024 Mbps download)
- Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 CPU with 4GB RAM
- Android 7.1 (Nougat)
- Dual 19MP Rear Camera and 13MP Front Camera
- 64GB Storage, up to 256GB memory card
- Fingerprint Sensor (Side)
- 3230 mAh Battery with Fast Charging
Sony Xperia XZ Premium Full Specifications
Network
| 2G Network | Yes |
| 3G Network | Yes |
| 4G Network | Yes LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
| SIM | Single/ Dual SIM |
| Status | Coming soon |
| BODY | |
| Dimensions | 156 x 77 x 7.9 mm |
| Keyboard | Touchscreen |
| Colours | Deepsea Black, Luminous chrome |
| Cover | Full metal |
| DISPLAY | |
| Type | IPS capacitive touchscreen with 16,000,000 colours |
| Size | 5.5 inches |
| Resolution | 2160 x 3840 pixels (807ppi) |
| MEMORY AND OS | |
| Card slot | MicroSD card, up to 256GB |
| Internal | 64GB |
| OS | Android 7.1 Nougat |
| Processors | Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 CPU |
| GPU | Andreno 540 |
| RAM | 4GB |
| AUDIO | |
| Alert types | Vibration, MP3 ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| Audio port | 3.5mm jack |
| CONNECTIVITY | |
| 2GB | up to 48kbps |
| 3G | |
| 4G | up to 1024 Mbps |
| WIFI | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WIFI hotspot, Wi-Fi direct |
| Bluetooth | Version 5.0 with A2DP, LE |
| NFC | Yes |
| USB | USB Type C |
| CAMERA | |
| Primary | 19MP Camera, autofocus, Geo-tagging, panorama camera with LED flash |
| Video | 2160p @30fps Ultra HD 4k Video, 720p @960 fps |
| Secondary | 13MP |
| BATTERY | |
| Capacity | 3,320mAh Li-Po battery |
| OTHER FEATURES | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, Proximity, Gravity, Compass, Gyroscope |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM |
| Browser | HTML5 |
| – SNS integration – MP4/MPEG4/H.263/H.264 player – MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player – Document viewer – FM radio – Image viewer and editor – Voice memo/dial/command – Predictive text input |
