Sony's latest flagship smartphone, the Xperia XZ3,
was announced in late August at IFA. It's been on pre-order in the UK since
September 1. And following what was undoubtedly a pretty lengthy pre-order
period, it finally became available today.
Only Clove seems to have the units in stock at the
moment, but the phone's wider UK release is expected for tomorrow, October 5
(as announced when the pre-orders started). The price is £ 699 for a SIM-free
unit. If you grab one from Clove, you will receive a free Sony SRS-XB31
wireless speaker worth £150. It's nowhere near the value of the 1000XM3
headphones offered as a gift elsewhere, but free is free.
The Xperia XZ3 comes with a 6-inch 1440x2880 OLED
touchscreen which is HDR compliant. It runs Android 9 Pie and has the
Snapdragon 845 SoC at the helm, aided by 4GB of RAM and 64GB of expandable
storage. Its main camera is a 19 MP f/2.0 unit with 1.22µm pixels and LED
flash, while for selfies you get a 13 MP f/1.9 snapper. A 3,300 mAh battery
keeps the lights on.
