The "ancient" Sony Xperia X and Xperia X Compact are officially brought up to date from a software standpoint ahead of many new flagship Android phones from other OEMs.
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Android 8.0 Oreo will soon roll out to a bunch of Sony Xperia devices, including the X, X Performance, X Compact, XZ, XA1 and XA1 Ultra.
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The upcoming Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact is unsurprisingly nothing special in terms of design, with thick bezels, sharp corners and a seemingly metal build.
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This G8441 has to be an IFA 2017-bound sequel for last year's Sony Xperia X Compact, with 720p screen resolution and a Snapdragon 835 SoC in tow.
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This G8441 has to be an IFA 2017-bound sequel for last year's Sony Xperia X Compact, with 720p screen resolution and a Snapdragon 835 SoC in tow.
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Don't rule out the possibility of Sony unveiling a second-gen Xperia X Compact at IFA 2017, alongside a follow-up for the XZ Premium.
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Sony's "premium standard" smartphone line is apparently dead and buried, X Compact included, with two more high-enders instead in the works.
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In the market for one of Sony's two robust late 2016-released smartphones? Both the Xperia XZ and X Compact are now cheaper than ever before at Best Buy.
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Early on, it seemed like Motorola and LG would vie for the heavyweight title of fastest and most reliable Android smartphone manufacturer as far as Nougat updates were concerned. But then Sony jumped in to quickly hog the spotlight, sending official over-the-air 7.0 goodies to the Xperia X Performance, XZ and now, standard X and X Compact.
We’re no longer talking beta tests here either, but the real deal, free (at least in theory) of all bugs, minor system instabilities and experimental software features. Sure, rollouts are still “phased”, so not every Xperia X and X Compact user in every market around the world can pull the update OTA just yet.
Worst case scenario though, it’s going to take a couple of weeks for the 1.2GB or so care packages to go global, December security patches baked in and all. That’s probably the same timeframe needed for Samsung’s very first such UI makeover to finally exit the open pre-release beta stage. So, yeah, don’t forget to give Sony a big thumbs up, maybe on your e-way to Amazon, where the Android N-ready Xperia X Compact currently costs $400, and the larger X sets you back as little as $300.
Oh, and before long, the Nougat-powered Xperia model tally should further rise from four to five… or ten, with the XA, XA Ultra, Z5, Z5 Compact, Z5 Premium, Z3+ and Z4 Tablet also confirmed for the crucial OS promotion.
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For Sony and its arguably overpriced, not exactly in vogue Xperia X smartphone family, every day is starting to feel like Black Friday, at least stateside, where authorized third-party sellers are trying their best to make hits out of the standard X, XA, X Performance, XZ and now X Compact.
That’s right, the diminutive but powerful Sony Xperia X Compact’s newest markdown comes hot on the heels of the larger, stronger, speedier XZ’s 50 bucks Amazon rebate. Technically, we’re looking at a $100 MSRP trim here, valid both on Amazon and Best Buy, although the Snapdragon 650 puny puncher was actually never sold for $500.
It launched stateside at $450 not long ago, going $50 off today, possibly for a limited time. But most likely not, since the 5-inch Xperia X still costs $380, down from a list price of $450, with extremely similar specs.
The Xperia X Compact is redesigned to include sharper corners, a smoother finish and USB Type-C port, also squeezing a bigger battery into a smaller footprint with a chunkier figure, featuring an even better 23MP rear-facing camera, but only a 5MP selfie shooter and 720p 4.6-inch screen vs. 13 megapixels and 1080p display resolution.
Bottom line, $400 still doesn’t feel like an ideally low tag, though it’s a definite step in the right direction, unlocked GSM support, US warranty, three color options and all.
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Some third-party retailers on the old continent started stocking it a little while ago, when US pre-orders also kicked off through Amazon, but it’s only now that you can call the Sony Xperia X Compact properly, officially and widely released in Europe.From Germany to the UK, France, Spain, Italy, Czech Republic, Sweden and Poland, the diminutive Android powerhouse is up for grabs on Sony’s e-store and shipping ...
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While several Android device manufacturers have named or at least strongly suggested names of phones and tablets due for official 7.0 UI makeovers… eventually, there’s no update deadline as far as a single non-Nexus product is concerned. And we’re not expecting any for a few more weeks. Possibly, even a month or ...
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Sony has once again done away with the fingerprint sensor for its smartphone releases in the US.What was deactivated and unusable on the Xperia Z5, Xperia Z5 Compact and Xperia X Performance has gone unmentioned in the US spec webpages of the Xperia XZ and
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We have walked 500 miles and we would walk 500 more to be the men that walked a thousand miles to podcast off the floor of apartment rental. That’s all out of necessity for us to not only cover days and days of devices launched before and at the International Funkausstellung Berlin 2016, but in order for us to podcast. And this late audio file is the result of our fruits.Juan Carlos Bagnell and Jaime Rivera team up to talk about the pop and burn of the Galaxy Note 7, Google dropping Project Ara, the Star VR from Acer, Huawei’s Nova before it, Sony’s now-usual ...
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When Sony introduced the Xperia X line, maybe the gadget most missed was some form of compact phone. We’re happy to see that this oversight has been addressed with Sony’s announcement of the Xperia X Compact.In keeping with the theme of previous compacts, this phone represents a high quality option for folks who like smaller form factors, and I t represents almost zero compromise moving smaller from the Xperia X. Mind you not the X performance, but the regular X. Is this a successful homecoming? Here’s our first look!Sony Xperia X Compact first look: The only small premium ...
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