Sony's now launched its new flagships generation at the MWC 2018 expo in Barcelona, Spain. The two new handsets include the Sony Xperia XZ2, and a smaller version called the Xperia XZ2 Compact.
Historically, Sony's design aesthetic has been pretty angular, with very sharp corners and flat sides all round. This has been switched up for the Xperia XZ2 series. OK, so from the front it still looks pretty angular like previous models, but the corners have been softened a bit, and if you flip the phones round you find a curved back panel, while the front features 2.5D Gorilla Glass. Sony is calling the new design "Ambient Flow" and it's all about symmetry and ergonomics.
As with older Sony Xperia models, it follows a pretty standard glass-sandwich design with a metal frame, which Sony says is "anti-twist" to stop it from warping and deforming. The handsets are also IP65/68 water and dust resistant.
The Xperia XZ2 features a curved and contoured Gorilla Glass back panel in a shiny gloss finish, while the Compact version has a polycarbonate back with a matte finish.
The regular model has a 5.7in display while the Compact is 5in, and both are using the popular 18:9 wide-screen aspect ratio with a FullHD+ resolution, HDR certification and support for the BT.2020 standard.
Both phones have a 19MP Motion Eye 1/2.3" Sony IMX400 sensor with an f/2.0 aperture; essentially the same setup as the Xperia XZ1. It has 5-axis image stabilisation, predictive hybrid laser, phase-detection and contrast autofocus, infrared white balance, LED flash, and a dedicated hardware shutter-button.
Sony has managed to make a few changes though, as the duo are based on Qualcomm's Snapdragon 845 processor, they've leveraged its built-in image signal processor for new-gen BIONZ image processing. Sony says this will impact colour rendition, improve details, reduce noise, and give a boost to low light performance.
Both handsets also feature 4K HDR video capture to the same BT.2020 colour standard (HEVC 10-bit) that the displays are calibrated to. Slow-motion video capture is also onboard at 1080p and 960fps, as well.
The handsets ditch the 3.5mm audio jack and have moved the fingerprint scanner to the rear panel. There are stereo speakers onboard which Sony says are 20% louder than those on the previous model. The Xperia XZ2 also has a Dynamic Vibration system (but the Compact does not), which uses a vibration motor to simulate bass and improve notification vibrations - most of this can be adjusted in the phone's settings.
As we mentioned, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 powers both models and comes equipped with 4GB of RAM. Both phones also feature 64GB of UFS storage, plus microSD card support. Rounding off the connectivity hardware is Wi-Fi ac, NFC, Bluetooth 5.0,GPS and GLONASS, and USB Type-C 3.1.
On the battery side of things, the regular model has a 3,180mAh cell, while the Compact has a smaller 2,870mAh setup.
Colour iptions for the Xperia XZ2 include Liquid Black, Liquid Silver, Deep Green, and Ash Pink. Meanwhile, the Xperia XZ2 Compact comes in Black, White Silver, Moss Green, and Coral Pink. Sony says late March or early April should see the duo hitting store shelves, but the firm hasn't revealed pricing just yet.
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