An upgrade to an already premium smartphone is what the Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium is. The smartphone comes with major improvements to a smartphone that already boasts of impressive features. These improvements come in the display, camera and even part of the hardware sees its own improvement. At the moment, the smartphone is the spearhead of Sony’s flagship and is well worth the title. It is also crowned the smartphone with the highest camera ISO, with a sensitive camera which means quality videos and pictures are rest assured.
Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium Key Specs and Features
- 5.8-inch, IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 3840 X 2160 (760 ppi)
- Octa-core Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 CPU with 6GB RAM
- 64GB built-in storage, up to 400GB with a memory card
- Dual 19MP + 12MP camera and a 13MP front camera
- 4G LTE
- Wireless charging
- Fingerprint sensor (rear)
- 3, 540mAh non removable Li-ion battery
Design and Display
The Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium diverges a bit from the conventional Xperia build because of its more rounded edges rather than the block design seen before. You would also see that the bezel at the side are absent but has rather large one on the top. Made from glass and a metallic frame which suggests wireless charging and also an IP68 certification. There’s no 3.5mm audio jack like its contemporaries and features a double front facing Dolby speaker for surround sound and the fingerprint sensor is located below the vertically arranged camera at the center of the back panel.
There’s only a handful of smartphones that has a 4K resolution display and the Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium is one of them. In addition the display is triluminous, a feature that improves colour reproduction and contrast. Sized at 5.8-inch with 3840 X 2160 pixels, it has a staggering pixel density of 760 ppi. It does deserve some accolades, with an added Corning Gorilla Glass 5 for protection.
Battery and Camera
Some of the improvements talked about earlier, extends to the battery capacity of the new flagship compared to the other XZ2 models. Although it’s just a slight bump, the Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium has a 3, 540mAh Li-ion battery built-in which can be charged wirelessly or by fast charge through the USB Type-C port.
The Sony Xperia XZ2 sees the addition of an extra camera on the rear side, which is quite the way to go now in most of the premium smartphones. You have the collaboration of a main 19MP camera and that of a secondary 12MP camera to deliver a better picture and like it peers, is also capable of 1080p video recording at 960fps. On the other hand, selfies are taken care of by a 13MP camera.
Hardware and Software
It also offers the best of Qualcomm’s chipset same as the rest of the XZ2 family but with a slight upgrade other parts of the hardware which we will discuss later. The smartphone is powered by none other than a Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 with eight cores clocking at 2.7GHz max and an Adreno 630 GPU for graphics munching.
The upgrade I was talking about comes in the size of the RAM featured on the Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium, with a bigger 6GB RAM rather than the 4GB on the former. Also, you have 64GB built-in storage and an extension support up to 400GB with a memory card. You’ve got Android 8.0 Oreo, the latest from Google shipping out with the smartphone.
Pricing and Availability
Release date for the smartphone is not clear yet as well as the price but it is expected to be around 360, 000 naira depending on your location and the deal.
Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium Specs
Here are a few specs of the Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium:
General Features
- Platform: Android 8.0 Oreo
- Processor: Octa-core 4 x 2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4 x 1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver (Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845)
- GPU: Adreno 630
- Memory: 6GB
- Colours: Chrome Black, Chrome Silver
- Dimension: 158 x 80 x 11.9mm
- Weight: 236g
- SIM Type: Nano sim
- SIM Count: Single/Dual sim
Display
- Display: 5.8-inch, IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 3840 X 2160 pixels (760 ppi)
- Screen Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Camera
- Rear Camera: Dual 19MP + 12MP camera, 2160p Video@30fps, 1080p Video@30/60fps, 1080p@960fps
- Rear Camera Features: 5-axis gyro EIS, predictive phase detection and laser autofocus, LED flash, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR
- Front Camera: 13MP camera, 1080p Video@30fps
Storage
- Built-in Storage: 64GB
- Memory Card Support: Yes, up to 400GB
- Bundled Cloud Storage: –
Network Support
- 2G GSM: Yes
- 2G CDMA 1X: –
- 3G WCDMA: Yes
- 3G CDMA EVDO: –
- 4G LTE: Yes
Internet & Connectivity
- GPRS: Yes
- EDGE: Yes
- 3G/WCDMA/HSPA: Yes
- HSPA+: 5.76/42.2Mbps
- CDMA EVDO: –
- 4G LTE: LTE-A (6CA) Cat 18 1200/200Mbps
- WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct,
DLNA - Wi-Fi Hotspot: Yes
- Bluetooth: Yes, v5.0 with A2DP, LE, aptX HD
- NFC: –
- Infrared Blaster: –
- USB Port: USB Type-C 3.1
Messaging
- SMS/MMS: Yes
- Instant Messaging: Yes
- Push Emails: Yes
- Email Protocol: –
Entertainment
- Music Player: MP3/eAAC+/WAV/Flac player
- Video Player: Xvid/MP4/H.265 player
- FM Radio: –
- Loudspeaker: Yes
- 3.5mm Jack: –
Navigation
- Navigation: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
- Maps: Yes
Sensors & Control
- Digital Compass: Yes
- Accelerometer: Yes
- Proximity Sensor: Yes
- Light Sensor: Yes
- Barometer: –
- SpO2: –
- Pedometer: –
- Heart Rate Monitor: –
- Gyroscope: Yes
- Fingerprint Scanner: Yes, (front)
- Iris Scanner: –
- Face Unlock: –
- Intelligent Digital Assistant: –
- Motion Sensing / Gesture Control: –
- Voice Control: –
Other Features
- Video Streaming: Yes
- Active Noise Cancellation: Yes
- Wireless Charging: Yes
- Built-in Mobile Payment: –
- Water Resistant: Yes
- Dust Resistant: Yes
- Image Editor: Yes
- Video Editor: Yes
- Document Viewer: Yes/li>
- Document Editor: Yes
Battery
- Battery: 3, 540mAh removable Li-ion battery
- Talktime: –
- Standby Time: –
- Fast Charging: Yes
