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Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium announced: 4K display, Snapdragon 845, more

Sony has just announced the Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium which is the company’s latest flagship smartphone in the XZ2 series. The company had introduced the Xperia XZ2 series smartphones some time back at the MWC 2018.

The smartphone comes with a 4K display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection. The smartphone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor and runs the Android 8.1 Oreo out of the box.

The flagship smartphone from Sony comes with a 3D glass body which comes with the same Gorilla Glass 5 protection at the back. It features front-facing stereo speakers with S-Force surround. The smartphone comes with a Dual Motion Eye camera with 960 fps FHD super slow motion videos. The smartphone comes with the IP65/68 ratings for dust and water resistance and is powered by a 3,540mAh battery with Qi wireless charging.

Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium Specifications

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The Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium comes with a 5.8 inches 4K Triluminos HDR display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Protection. The smartphone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor with Adreno 630 GPU. The processor is backed up with 6GB RAM and 64GB internal memory which is expandable up to 400GB via microSD card.

The Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium runs on Android 8.0 Oreo out of the box and supports single SIM/Dual SIM. The smartphone is IP65/IP68 certified for water and dust resistance which keep it protected from dust and water.

For photography, the smartphone comes with a 19MP + 12MP rear camera setup consisting of a 19MP Exmor RS sensor, 1/2.3″ sensor, f/1.8 aperture G Lens, 1.22um pixel size, Predictive capture, 5-axis stabilization, 4K video recording, 960 fps slow motion video and a 12MP monochrome camera with 1/2.3″ Exmor RS sensor, 1.55 um pixel size, f/1.6 aperture G Lens. It has a 13MP front-facing selfie camera with f/2.0 aperture size and USB Type-C audio with a stereo speaker with S-Force surround.

More features of the smartphone include a fingerprint sensor and the smartphone is only 11.9 mm thick and weighs 236 grams. The smartphone comes with connectivity options such as 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, MIMO, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, NFC, USB 3.1 Type C. It is powered by a 3,540mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0 and Qi wireless charging. The Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium comes in two colors – Chrome Black and Chrome Silver and will be available globally from summer 2018.

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