The much-awaited Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium has finally been unveiled, with its price and release date.
According to The Verge, the smartphone will cost $999.99 unlocked from 30th July 2018 onwards.
It will be available for pre-orders in the US. This will be done via Amazon and Best Buy from 9th July 2018 onwards. Xperia Ear Duo free pair wireless headphones will be given with Amazon pre-orders.
The Xperia XZ2 Premium includes a Motion Eye dual-camera setup with a 12,800 ISO sensitivity for video recording, which is speculated to be the highest ever on a smartphone device. It even has a 51,200 ISO photo-sensitivity, and 960 fps for slow-motion video recording. The smartphone sports a 4K HDR Triluminos display, supported by an IP65/68 rating for dust and water resistance.
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However, the device’s price has not yet been revealed. It will soon be available this year in single-SIM and dual-SIM variants and it will be sold in Chrome Black and Chrome Silver colors.
Specifications
The Xperia XZ2 Premium Nano dual-SIM device runs on Android 8.0 Oreo. It is built with a 5.8-inch 4K HDR Triluminos display with the X-Reality for the mobile engine. It is also equipped with Corning Gorilla Glass 5. The Snapdragon (with 6GB RAM) powers the device.
In the optics department, one the front it sports a Motion Eye dual-camera setup with a 19MP camera (1/2.3-inch Exmor RS sensor, 1.22-micron pixels, and a f/1.8 aperture) and a 12MP black and white camera (Exmor RS sensor, 1.55-micron pixels, and a f/1.6 aperture). The rear camera is powered by an Aube fusion image signal processor and Bionz mobile image-processing engine. The rear optics include Bokeh, HDR effect, monochrome effect, 960fps super slow motion video recording, 5-axis image stabilization and predictive hybrid autofocus. The front camera includes a 13MP sensor (22mm wide-angle lens, f/2.0 aperture, and a 1/3.06-inch Exmor RS sensor). It also offers ISO 3200 photo-sensitivity, ISO 1600 sensitivity for videos and 5-axis image stabilization.
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Also, in terms of storage, the smartphone has an inbuilt storage of 64 GB. The storage is expandable via a microSD card, up to 400GB. The device’s connectivity options include Wi-Fi 802.11ac with DLNA and Miracast, Bluetooth v5.0, GPS/ A-GPS, NFC, 4G VoLTE (LTE Cat.18) and USB Type-C (v3.1).
The smartphone is also shipped with a USB Type-C to 3.5mm headphone jack adaptor in the package box. The device sensors include an ambient light sensor, gyroscope, a fingerprint sensor (on the rear panel), accelerometer, proximity sensor and a magnetometer. The XZ2 Premium also bears stereo speakers. It is powered by a battery pack of 3,540mAh with wireless charging support and Quick Charge 3.0.
