Sony Mobile reports full year profit; expects sales growth next year

April 28, 2017

Sony reported results for the year ended 31 March 2017 earlier today, with Group sales down by 6% to 7.6 trillion yen and operating profits down by 2% to 289 billion yen. On the mobile side, Sony reported sales of 759 billion yen, along with full year profits of 10 billion yen. It is great […]

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Xperia Home Beta (10.2.A.3.0) adds new wallpaper picker

April 26, 2017

Sony Mobile has updated the beta version of the Xperia Home launcher, adding a new wallpaper picker in the process. Build number 10.2.A.3.0 includes a “what you see is what you get” wallpaper picker, which should make it more intuitive for casual users to change both their lock screen and home screen. There are a […]

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Xperia XZs joins Sony’s Open Device Program

April 25, 2017

Sony Mobile has added the Xperia XZs to its Open Device Program. Sony has a history of adding some of its key devices to its AOSP project, and now that the Xperia XZs has joined the program, it will enable budding developers to build your own custom version of Android Nougat software. Sony already provides […]

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Android 7.1.1 now rolling to Xperia XZ and X Performance (41.2.A.2.199)

April 25, 2017

Sony Mobile has released the Android 7.1.1 Nougat firmware update for the Xperia XZ and Xperia X Performance handsets through build number 41.2.A.2.199. The update includes a number of native Android 7.1 features including app shortcuts (with a compatible launcher – the Xperia Home launcher does not support app shortcuts at present). The Android security […]

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Xperia XA1 hits pre-order in United States; released on 1 May

April 24, 2017

Sony Mobile has started pre-orders of the Xperia XA1 into the United States. The handset is available to pre-order in four colours (black, white, gold and pink) for $299.00 through Amazon.com and will launch on 1 May 2017. Sony is selling the single SIM version of the Xperia XA1, unlike the Xperia XZs, which was […]

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Xperia XZ Premium gets new “Bronze Pink” colour

April 24, 2017

Sony Mobile has added a new “Bronze Pink” colour option for the Xperia XZ Premium. This is the third colour for the Xperia XZ Premium, sitting alongside the previously announced Deepsea Black and Luminous Chrome. The Bronze Pink Xperia XZ Premium will be available in select markets at the end of June 2017. There will […]

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Xperia XZs pitted against Galaxy S8+ in low light video test

April 22, 2017

The Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ has been released over the last week across a number of regions around the world. So it’s great to already see a quick video comparison in how the handset compares against one of Sony’s very best, the Xperia XZs. The video below from YouTube user Phone Battles (previously Xperia […]

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Taken with Xperia Theme available to download

April 21, 2017

Sony Mobile is celebrating the picture taking ability of its smartphones by releasing a “Taken with Xperia” Xperia Theme. The theme showcases a curated selection of images taken by Sony Xperia smartphones, cycling through each image every few seconds. It would have been a nice touch if Sony allowed us to use our own images […]

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No Sony Concept software for Xperia XZ Premium after all

April 21, 2017

It looks like there was some confusion over yesterday’s report on Sony’s plans for Concept for Android. Sony is ending the Concept programme for the Xperia X next month, but it will not continue with the Xperia XZ Premium as we reported. Sony’s original post was somewhat ambiguously worded, referring to next steps being a […]

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Xperia X Concept to end in May; Xperia XZ Premium to take over [Update]

April 19, 2017

Sony Mobile’s Concept for Android developers have confirmed that their programme for Xperia X users will end in early May, when the last update will be pushed. After this, there will be no more updates for Xperia X Concept users, not even Android security patches. If you want to keep your phone updated, you will […]

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Android 7.1.2 released for Xperia X Concept users (38.4.A.0.27)

April 18, 2017

Sony Mobile has released Android 7.1.2 for the Xperia X Concept for Android programme as promised. The update includes Bluetooth connectivity improvements and battery usage alerts. Sony has also improved faster camera start-up times in this update. As part of the process to get Android 7.1.2 to Xperia X Concept users this early, some compromises […]

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Which removed Xperia feature do you miss the most?

April 18, 2017

Over time, Sony Mobile has removed a number of features (or software) from its Xperia smartphones that its users found useful. For example, in recent years, Sony Mobile has moved away from its ‘two-day battery life’ smartphones that defined its portfolio a few years ago, including the very popular Xperia Z2 and Z3. Nowadays, Sony […]

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Android 7.1.2 heading to Xperia X Concept users next week

April 16, 2017

Sony’s Concept for Android developers have not been resting on their laurels. They have been doing a great job of giving Xperia X Concept users regular updates with meaningful new features, as well as the latest Android security patches. If you’re wondering what’s next in store, well the Concept developers are looking to release Android […]

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Latest Sony Album app update adds “Xperia Camera” category

April 14, 2017

Sony Mobile has updated the Album application which has added a new menu category called “Xperia Camera”. This option will allow you to find all of the photos taken by the Xperia Camera, all in one place. Within this section you can also find any photos taken through Xperia Camera Apps such as “4K video”, […]

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Broidery Xperia Theme released by Sony

April 13, 2017

Sony Mobile has released a new premium Xperia Theme called “Broidery”. As the name suggests, the theme has embroider-styled graphical assets in the form of space shuttles, stars and space ships. The theme costs £0.99/€0.99/$0.99 and if you’re interested head over to the Google Play Store.

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