Sony ships 1m Xperia smartphones in Q3 FY20; profits up

February 3, 2021

Sony released its results for its Q3 FY2020 fiscal period, which represents the three months to the end of December 2020. After a small respite in Q2 FY20, which saw Xperia smartphone shipments stabilse, the company once again experienced a reduction in units sold in the latest quarter. Sony shipped 1.0 million Xperia smartphones during […]

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Pink Xperia 5 II now on sale in Europe

February 2, 2021

A quick heads-up, Sony is now selling the Pink version of the Xperia 5 II in selected European countries. The Pink Xperia 5 II is on sale in Germany, Italy and Spain through the official Sony eStore for €899 and is available right now. Customers who order this colour, will also receive the Sony WF-1000XM3 […]

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Xperia 1 III (Mark 3) renders break cover; highlights periscope camera and shortcut key

January 28, 2021

The Sony Xperia 1 II (Mark 2) was a pretty wonderful phone in many areas. It marked a return to form in many areas – reintroducing a boxier design that many fans were used to, as well as a number of features (headphone jack, wireless charging, stereo speakers) that made it a well-rounded flagship. Well […]

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Xperia PRO heads to Japan on 10 February

January 27, 2021

Sony finally unveiled the Xperia PRO for the United States yesterday with a whopping $2,500 price tag. Sony said that that the Xperia PRO would not be heading to Europe, but nothing was said about other regions. Now we have confirmation that the Xperia PRO will be landing in Japan on 10 February for 227,091 […]

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Android 11 hits Xperia 10 II (59.1.A.0.485)

January 27, 2021

Right on cue, Sony is now seeding the Android 11 firmware update for the Xperia 10 II (Mark 2). The update arrives with build number 59.1.A.0.485 with December 2020 Android security patches. At the time of writing, the update is only released in South East Asia (SEA), but availability should widen in the coming days. […]

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Sony announces Xperia PRO in US for $2,499

January 26, 2021

Sony has finally launched the Xperia PRO for the US market. This follows news last week that the firmware was released highlighting its imminent launch. One big missing point since the phone was announced last February was the price point, and it’s not going to be cheap. Sony has priced the handset at $2,499, which […]

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2021 budget Xperia revealed in new renders

January 24, 2021

Steve Hemmerstoffer (@OnLeaks) has followed up on his recent CAD leak of what will likely be the Xperia 10 III (Mark 3), with renders of a new device. Steve categorises this device as a new Xperia Compact model, however this model will not be a flagship device according to our sources. Xperia Compact devices were […]

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Xperia PRO finally nears release, as firmware hits servers

January 21, 2021

The Sony Xperia PRO was announced at the same time as the Xperia 1 II (Mark 2) back in February last year. Sony targeted the handset towards videography and photography content professionals – while the handset carried mostly the same specs as the Xperia 1 II, it came with a number of extras. This included […]

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Android 11 rolls to Xperia 5 II (58.1.A.1.178)

January 20, 2021

Sony has commenced the Android 11 firmware rollout for the Xperia 5 II (Mark 2). Sony has once again hit its release schedule promise – it was targeting the Xperia 5 II Android 11 update “from the end of January 2021”. Build number 58.1.A.1.178 has started to seed to the handset with a limited regional […]

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Sony Xperia 10 III (Mark 3) renders leak – little change in design

January 20, 2021

It looks like we have our first look at one of Sony’s 2021 smartphone mid-rangers. Steve Hemmerstoffer (@onleaks), who has an impeccable record when it comes to early CAD renders, has published the first images of what is believed to be the Xperia 10 III (Mk3). Sony is looking to continue with its 21:9 design […]

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Android 11 starts to roll for Xperia 1 and Xperia 5 ahead of schedule

January 15, 2021

Sony has commenced the rollout for Android 11 on its 2019 flagship smartphone devices – the Xperia 1 and Xperia 5. The Android 11 update is arriving through new firmware build version 55.2.A.0.630, and is already available across a number of regions including Russia and South East Asia. The update was due to land from […]

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Sony’s CES 2021 digital press conference takes place later today

January 11, 2021

The CES tradeshow is not normally where Sony reveals the latest updates to its mobile smartphone portfolio, but it’s always interesting to hear the big new tech and innovations coming from Sony in 2021 whether that be for televisions, audio or other devices. Like most things at the moment, Sony’s 2021 CES press conference will […]

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Vote for your favourite Sony Xperia of 2020

December 31, 2020

Sony had a redemption of sorts when it came to its 2020 flagship devices, the Xperia 1 II and Xperia 5 II. Sony brought tangible improvements over its predecessors including most notably, the return of the 3.5mm headphone jack, bigger batteries and new ZEISS camera lenses. The Xperia 1 II also added wireless charging, and […]

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Seasonal Greetings from Xperia Blog

December 24, 2020

We wanted to wish all of our readers a wonderful and restful break over Christmas and New Year. Those interested in Xperia smartphones seem to be a smaller and smaller crowd each year, but we’ll still keep kicking around for those that still love Sony’s offerings, and wants to keep abreast of key news. All […]

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Xperia 5 II gets December 2020 security patches + Xperia 1/5 too

December 22, 2020

Sony is now rolling out December 2020 security patches to a number of its premium models including the Xperia 5 II, Xperia 1 and Xperia 5. The Xperia 5 II is seeing an update mainly to version 58.0.A.28.51, although there is another build version (58.0.A.28.60) that has been released in Asia. Both have December 2020 […]

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