The Sony Xperia XZ Premium was supposed to be the
first phone to sport thee Snapdragon 835. But Samsung beat Sony to it with
their Galaxy S8 series. After pre orders for it started in March in UK, the
Sony Xperia XZ Premium has finally been launched in China for ¥ 5699 (US$ 827),
quite a hefty price tag.
The newest offering from Sony boasts some top of the
line and beefy specs. It sports a 4K 5.5 inch display. Under the hood lies
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835, the latest in the line of the flagship 800 series.
Coupling the processor is 4GB of RAM and 64GB of UFS 2.1 storage. Not just
this, the smartphone offers external microSD card expansion slot for adding memory
up to 256GB. The phone is fueled by a 3230 mAh battery.
Sony has outdone itself with the camera setup on
this one. Even though it does not sport a dual camera setup, it has the Sony
IMX400 sensor with Motion Eye that allows shooting of slow motion video at 960
fps. The front has a 13MP sensor f/2.0 with a 22mm wide angle lens.
The Sony Xperia XZ Premiuim runs Android Nougat
7.1.1 out of the box. It is available in black, silver and gold color variants.
The XZ Premium is available for pre order on Jingdong, Lynx and Sony’s official
website. There is also a special Spider Man edition, the price for which has
not been disclosed.
