Sony Xperia Z3 Compact gets FCC cert, screen size looks verified

Info about Sony’s next Xperia flagships have been just pouring out of the woodwork lately, as we’ve picked up new details on not just the Xperia Z3, but also the Xperia Z3 Compact. As we wait to see if Sony really intends to release this pair at its IFA 2014 event in just a few weeks, we’re continuing to pick up new details on the models, all in the hope of confirming some of these rumors. Yesterday, ...

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Additional Sony Xperia Z3 Compact images surface

Despite Sony’s best efforts to stem the leaks surrounding the likely-upcoming Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact, they just keep on coming. We’re greeted today with a new batch of alleged Xperia Z3 Compact pics, showing off more of what we’re expecting.The new images don’t tell us much more about the phone, but they do satisfy our craving for more information about Sony’s ventures. As you can see in the image above, the camera looks ...

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Three Sony Xperia smartphones gaining certifications across Europe?

Sony has already begun teasing what we should expect from the company at its IFA event in Berlin. We’ve seen numerous rumors of a Sony Xperia Z3 in the works, and we’ve even learned of a

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Sony IFA invites shed light on product types to expect

Late last month, word got out about Sony’s schedule for its IFA announcements, revealing plans for a press conference on September 3. But while sometimes an invitation will take the opportunity to give us a little tease of what news to expect, all we knew about Sony’s shindig was the time and date. Would we be left to speculate on our own about what might new products might be taking the spotlight? Maybe not, as now an image of a Sony IFA press invite has surfaced, and it seems to confirm some of our ...

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Leaked pics might reveal Sony Xperia Z3 Compact

Late last month a leak outed what were claimed to be front panels for the Sony Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact. While a little hard to believe at first, a series of subsequent leaks detailing the Z3 have really brought us around to the idea that this is a model Sony’s working on. But what of the smaller phone, the presumed Z3 Compact? We haven’t heard much of it since then, but now a new series of photos has arrived alongside ...

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Sony Xperia Z3, Z3 Compact release window implied by carrier leak

Early last week we got to check out a couple components form unreleased Sony handsets, which sources claimed to belong to upcoming Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z3 Compact models. It wasn’t a lot to go on, but Sony did move quite swiftly from the Z1 to the Z2, so it’s not crazy to think that we should already be talking about plans for the arrival of a Z3. Later, we saw a leak give us a little hardware insight into the Z3 ...

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OEMs and mini devices

A disturbing trend has emerged over the last couple of years in the smartphone space. The mini device has been brought forth in an effort to sell – well – something to the masses. The S5 Mini, the HTC One Mini 2, the Xperia Z3 Compact, so many mini’s, so few alliterations. With the recent introduction of the S5 Mini, we decided it’s time to give this category of devices the good ‘ol Weekend Debate once over.There are two classes of mini device when you look at it. One of those classes only has one device in it, so it is, quite literally, in a class all its own. The ...

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Pocketnow Week in Review: week 27 news recap of 2014

The technology world is a fast moving one, and hence, there are more than 100 stories we publish on a weekly basis here on Pocketnow. Those include reviews, videos, editorials, news, and more. With this new, weekly series, we’re making it easier for you to look back at the most interesting, exciting, and popular topics of the week, in case you missed anything.Look for the Pocketnow Week in Review every Saturday morning. It contains the most popular ten stories of the week printed on the portal, as well as top ...

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Galaxy S5 Prime review, custom Moto 360, luscious new Lumias & more! | Pocketnow Weekly 103 (Hangout)

Galaxy S5 Prime. Galaxy S5 LTE-A. Galaxy S5 SUPREME. Whatever you call it, we’ve spent the week getting to know Samsung’s most polarizing Quad-HD flagship, and we know you’ve got questions. So we’ve got our review unit all charged up and ready for an on-air “live Galaxy S5 Prime review” of sorts, along with some compelling Samsung topics a few eager readers have already sent in, on today’s Pocketnow Weekly podcast!But there’s more to life than Samsung, so we’re mixing in a whole lot more mobile tech talk for your expectant eardrums. ...

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Sony Xperia Z3 Compact screenshot leaks alongside specs

Sony had a hit on its hands, at least in some internet communities, with the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact. In a rare move, there was finally a “mini” device, but with flagship specifications to compete with the other high-end phones on the market. It may look to continue with the lineup through the Xperia Z3 Compact, which

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Sony Xperia Z3, Z3 Compact candidates caught on film

Sony’s Xperia Z2 still feels like a very new phone, probably attributable to the casual pace at which Sony’s been making the hardware available in additional markets, following initial sales in Taiwan this past March. But as the Z2 crawls onto shelves in new locales, is Sony already quite far along in crafting its successor? We’ve had a couple opportunities to talk about a possible Xperia Z3 in recent months, looking at

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