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April 4th, 2018: At the beautiful venue – Dubai Creek & Yacht Club (Seawing Base), Sony Middle East invited few journalist to the launch of Sony Xperia XZ2, Xperia XZ2 Compact smartphones and accessories like new Sony Xperia Ear Duo ( Wireless Ear Buds) and Neck type wireless Headset, Sony Wireless Charging Dock WCH20 and Sony Xperia Style cover stand and Sony Xperia Style Touch covers.
The next generation of Smartphones and accessories were launched with the tagline “Entertainment to the Extreme”. The Sony Xperia XZ2 and Xperia XZ2 Compact is the latest flagship smartphones of the Xperia family. Last year Sony Mobile had launched the Sony Xperia XZ1 with that time the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset with newly launched Andriod 8.0 Oreo. Continuing with the tradition of bringing the latest product for the Middle East market Xperia XZ2 and Xperia XZ2 Compact is the successor in the Xperia family.
Sony Xperia XZ2 and Xperai XZ2 Compact has the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset with 4GB RAM and 64GB ROM (Storage).
Sony Xperia XZ2 Smartphone
Sony Xperia XZ2 comes in 153 x 72 x 11.1 mm (6.02 x 2.83 x 0.44 in) with 5.7 inch display and weighing 198grams with resolution 1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio. The screen is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5 and has Dual Nano SIM with one can be used for expandable memory upto 400GB. It has Non removable 3180mAh battery and is water & dust resistant. It has primary rear camera is single Sony lens 19MP with predictive phase detection and laser autofocus, LED flash,and 5MP front camera which can record 1080p. Sony Xperia XZ2 has less bezel design and symmetrical back design and has the primary rear camera, LED flash and finger print sensor in the centre line. Sony Xperia XZ2 has changed the design little compared to Xperia XZ1, it has added curved round edges and even the back has little curve bump.
This is first Sony Xperia XZ series were Sony has removed the 3.5mm Jack and using the USB Type C for charging , transfer of data and for music (User can use USB Type C to 3.5mm jack Adaptor). The XZ2 has the Dynamic vibration system in which the user can get instant vibration feedback while playing games on the smartphone and it has Active Noise Cancellation with dedicated mic. It has capacity of playing LDAC files ( Hi resolution) music.
Sony Xperia XZ2 is suppose to be first smartphone which can record and play 4K resolution videos. It has the 960FPS recording in 1080p format compared to earlier Xz1 which was 720p. It continues to have the AR effect but XZ2 has more, now you can create your own avatar with the Front Camera too which was missing in the earlier XZ1. With Sony software you can click crystal clear Bokeh effect images. Sony Xperia Xz2 has wireless Charging facility.
Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Smartphone
Sony Middle East is also releasing the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact which was interesting news for the journalist as compared to last year. Sony Middle East had refrain from releasing the Xperia XZ1 Compact in this region.
Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact comes in 135 x 65 x 12.1 mm (5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 in) with 5.0 inch display and weighing 168grams with resolution 1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio. The screen is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5 and has Dual Nano SIM with one can be used for expandable memory upto 400GB. It has Non removable 2870 mAh battery and is water & dust resistant.
It has primary rear camera is single Sony lens 19MP with predictive phase detection and laser autofocus, LED flash,and 5mp front camera which can record 1080p. Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact has less bezel design and rear cover design and led flash is on the top left with the primary rear camera in top center with the laser sensor on the top right in a line and finger print sensor is below in the centre line. Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact has changed the design like the Xperia XZ2, it has added curved round edges and even the back has little curve to fit in the camera lens.
Just like the Sony Xperia XZ2, the Xperia XZ2 Compact doesn’t have the 3.5mm Jack and uses the USB Type C for charging , transfer of data and for music (Users can use USB Type C to 3.5mm jack Adaptor). The Xperia XZ2 Compact does not have the Dynamic vibration system but has Active Noise Cancellation with dedicated mic. It has capacity of playing LDAC files (Hi resolution) music.
Sony Xperia XZ2 is suppose to be first smartphone which can record and play 4K resolution. It has the 960FPS recording but now in 1080p compared to earlier XZ1 which was 720p. Just like the Xperia XZ2 it has the AR effect b which you can create your own avatar with the Front Camera too which was missing in the earlier XZ1 Compact. With Sony software you can click crystal clear Bokeh effect image. Also missing is the wide angle lens in the front camera for selfie. Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact doesn’t have Wireless charging capabilities like the Sony Xperia XZ2.
Price of the Smartphones
The Sony Xperia XZ2 is now available for pre-orders and is priced at AED 2899 in the UAE. The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact is priced at AED 2599 in the UAE. The Sony Xperia XZ2 comes in Liquid Silver, Liquid Black, Deep Green and Ash Pink colors. The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact will come in White Silver, Black, Moss Green and Coral Pink colors.
Sony Smartphone Accessories
Along with releasing 2 smartphones, Sony Middle East also showed us the new Sony Xperia Ear Duo (Wireless Ear Buds) and Neck type wireless Headset, Sony Wireless Charging Dock WCH20 and Sony Xperia Style cover stand and Sony Xperia Style Touch covers.
Sony Xperia Ear Duo are made people who love listening to music while at office or during workout and wanted to be aware of the surrounding. It has bluetooth connectivity so can answer your calls and listen to music in the background. It has touch control with 3 hours continuous play time and it has built in battery carry charging case with USB Type C charging pin.
Sony Wireless Charging Dock WCH20 is Qi type charging dock, so you charge not only Sony Xperia XZ2 phone but also any phone which has Qi type charging facility.
Sony Xperia Style cover stand and Sony Xperia Style Touch covers is new design which was launch in MWC 2018. Xperia Style cover is for the people who love watch movies or like to do video chat as the cover turns into stand for the smartphone. Xperia Style Touch allows the user to pick up and receive calls and it has see thro semi translucent cover to see your messages, etc without opening the cover.
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