New innovation flagship Xperia™ XZ Premium leads Xperia X smartphone portfolio and features the world’s first super slow motion camera in a smartphone with stunning first 4K HDR display.
- Xperia XZ Premium is Sony Mobile’s most ground-breaking smartphone to date with new Motion Eye™ camera system, the world’s first 4K HDR display and Qualcomm®’s latest Snapdragon® 835 processor.
- Xperia XZs, also featuring super slow motion imaging technology, delivers a stylish large screen with a great camera while keeping the same Xperia XZ body.
- Xperia XA1 Ultra (6”) and Xperia XA1 (5”) integrate superior audio and visual technology, premium 23MP cameras and beautiful borderless displays.
- Acclaimed Xperia™ Touch pairs interactive and collaborative experiences with personalized features to expand interactive communication options
- First showcase of Xperia™ Ear "Open-style CONCEPT", a next-generation Xperia Smart Product - with wireless 'open-ear' stereo headphones.
BARCELONA,
Mobile World Congress – February 27, 2017 – Sony Mobile Communications (“Sony
Mobile”) today announced four new additions to the Xperia X portfolio. Leading
the way for this exciting new line is the ground-breaking Xperia XZ Premium,
Sony’s new innovative flagship smartphone that combines the world’s first super
slow motion camera system in a smartphone with Sony’s triple image sensing
(predictive hybrid autofocus, laser autofocus, RGB-IR) technology to capture
amazing details beyond the human eye and enables advanced features and
excellence in picture quality. Also for the first time in a smartphone, Xperia
XZ Premium features a 4K HDR display for astonishing brightness, colour,
clarity and contrast of users’ images, videos, games and other entertainment.
Sony
Mobile’s new Xperia XZs also features super slow-motion capability and other
state-of-the-art camera technologies in a 5.2-inch screen form factor. Rounding
out the new line are the mid-tier Xperia XA1 Ultra (6”) and Xperia XA1 (5”),
both of which offer eye-catching design and remarkable camera technology for
capturing and sharing great shots.
“Sony
Mobile is passionate about driving the future of communications and creating
technology that will make even the most ordinary moments, actions, and communications
extraordinary,” said Kunihiko Shiomi, President of Sony Mobile Communications
North America. “With our new smartphone lineup, Sony Mobile is bringing
best-in-class technology in camera, design, and entertainment meant to amplify
everyday life. Whether it’s capturing details beyond the human eye or simply
having the best display for watching videos on the go, we want users to get
excited about the life they lead without putting in more effort than they have
to.”
Sony
Mobile also announced the availability for Xperia Touch, formerly called Xperia
Projector, a compact short-throw projector that turns any flat surface into an
interactive and collaborative touchscreen. The company has also introduced the
successor to Xperia Ear™ tentatively called Xperia™ Ear "Open-style
CONCEPT", a truly next generation smart audio technology concept which is
next in line within the Xperia Smart Products family. Xperia Touch and Xperia
Ear "Open-style CONCEPT" represent a clear demonstration of Sony
Mobile’s commitment to developing new types of “smart products” that will
transform how users communicate, share information and enjoy
entertainment.
Innovation
Flagship Xperia XZ Premium Captures Details Beyond the Human Eye
Encapsulating
decades of Sony innovation, Xperia XZ Premium incorporates imaging know-how
embedded in Sony ‘α’ and Cyber-shot™ cameras to create the new Motion Eye™
camera system, for capturing life in ways no other smartphone can.
With
Motion Eye, Xperia XZ Premium provides 5X faster image scanning and data
transfer. This means users can create sensational videos from everyday moments
by recording in 960 frames per second, which provides super slow motion video
playback that is 4X slower than other smartphones.
Xperia
XZ Premium also features Predictive Capture that allows users to stay one step
ahead and automatically starts buffering images when it detects motion even
before the camera button is pushed. As a result, users can find that moment
they may have missed from a selection of four photos taken two seconds before
even taking a shot.
And,
with its 4K HDR 5.5-inch display, Xperia XZ Premium delivers a truly unique
Sony experience, using Sony’s BRAVIA®TV technology to give users an
immersive viewing experience on their smartphones. The
latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset provides increased processing power and
graphics performance to this incredible device. Xperia XZ Premium is also
loaded with Smart STAMINA battery management, a machine learning system which
accurately estimates how much battery usage is left based on improved analysis
on users’ behaviours and patterns. The feature avoids excess charging to
support the lifestyle of the user and the lifecycle of the device.
Xperia XZ Premium is offered in chrome Deep Sea Black
and Luminous Chrome. The chrome details pair with the sturdy Gorilla® Glass 5 finishes along the front and back to emphasize the
smartphone’s seamless loop design form. The top and bottom are encased in
aluminium and use a double-anodizing process to emphasize the metallic
expression.
A
Variety of Options to Meet the Needs of Every User
In
addition to Xperia XZ Premium, Sony Mobile offers three other new smartphone
models to meet the needs of every user. A successor of the highly acclaimed
Xperia XZ, the Xperia XZs takes the same 5.2” form factor, includes the
innovative Motion Eye camera system, 4GB RAM and 64GB internal memory and comes
in the new colours Ice Blue, Warm Silver and Black.
Building
on the success of the Xperia XA models launched last year, the Xperia XA1 and
the 6-inch large screen Xperia XA1 Ultra feature a beautiful borderless design
with edge-to-edge screens. Both will surpass camera expectations with high-end
camera specifications including 23MP sensors and low-light capabilities, while
the Xperia XA1 Ultra has been designed specifically for selfie and video live
feed lovers with its superior 16MP front-facing camera with Optical Image
Stabilization and LED flash. Xperia XA1 Ultra’s big screen makes it an ideal
on-the-go entertainment hub, with movies displayed in full 1080p HD resolution,
a smart amplifier to maximize sound, and 4GB of RAM to support games.
Both
Xperia XA1 and Xperia XA1 Ultra will roll out with Android Nougat at launch in
a choice of contemporary finishes: White, Black, Pink and Gold.
Acclaimed
concept to commercial product: Xperia Touch, the interactive and collaborative
Android projector launches Summer 2017
Previously
known as Xperia Projector, Xperia Touch will be the second of Sony Mobile’s
smart product concepts coming to market.
Xperia
Touch is an interactive projector that turns any flat surface into a 23” HD
touchscreen, with either horizontal or vertical ultrashort-throw laser
projection that also can be used for viewing only up to 80” on the wall. The
interface is fast, fluid and responsive to physical touch – it’s built using
Sony’s SXRD projection display technology, and touch is made possible through a
combination of infrared light and real-time detection via its built-in camera,
at a rate of 60 frames-per-second.
Xperia
Touch enables family and friends to gather around a table, kitchen island or
flat wall to enjoy games, watch online video streaming services and communicate
using messaging apps and social networks.
The
elegant home screen skin is engineered specifically for touch – designed to be
both minimalistic and accessible in brightly lit or dark conditions. It
provides real-time weather information, a memo board for doodles or video
notes, calendar access and a Skype™ portal for video chat with colleagues or
loved ones.
Not
only is Xperia Touch compatible with PlayStation® 4 Remote Play, it will run
any app or game downloaded from the Google Play Store, setting a new precedent for
the way hundreds of thousands of application experiences can now be enjoyed.
And, the unique projection, touch capability and sensor architecture will
provide developers with an entirely new platform on which to build and
create.
Hands-free.
Eyes-free. Ears-free: Xperia Ear “Open-style CONCEPT” is a next-generation
Xperia Smart Product concept
Xperia
Ear “Open-style CONCEPT” is based on 'open-ear' audio technology developed
within Sony's Future Lab Program, an incubator that enables consumers to test
and shape prototypes from Sony’s R&D division.
It
utilizes Sony's acoustics research and leadership to deliver wireless
'open-ear' stereo headphones, so you can listen to music and receive
notifications while simultaneously hearing sounds from the world around you.
Whether you’re listening to music during a workout or commute, it’s an
unparalleled ambient experience.
Xperia
Ear “Open-style CONCEPT” is built to completely reimagine everyday listening
and communication – its two highly powerful spatial acoustic conductors and
driver units work together to transmit sounds directly to the ear canal.
Similar
to Xperia Ear, Xperia Ear “Open-style
CONCEPT” will be powered by Sony Agent Technology – a personal assistant that
uses conversational voice interaction and head gestures to help users get
things done, access information and communicate.
Sony
Mobile will continue to develop and improve on features to further increase the
in-ear assistant capability. An example of this is ‘Anytime Talk,’ a new
voice-chat service that will allow users to instantaneously start a group
conversation in real-time with a simple single button press or head movement
without searching through contacts or needing to dial. The beta version will
roll out for the first-generation Xperia Ear over the coming
months.
Sony
Mobile is also exploring a new collaboration with LINE Corporation - the group behind
popular messaging app, LINE - to develop and co-create a new integrated voice
experience.