Xperia X Performance is now out; Taiwan gets first dibs; see first unboxing pics

June 15, 2016

The Sony Xperia X Performance is now in stock in Taiwan and expected to see further availability across other South East Asia regions shortly, including Hong Kong and Thailand. You can check out the first unboxing pictures of the Xperia X Performance below, which follows the same colourful packaging as seen with the Xperia X. […]

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Xperia Lounge (3.3.1) updated with new user interface

June 14, 2016

Sony Mobile has refreshed the “Xperia Lounge” application with a new design. Build number 3.3.1 has a new UI and breaks down content into three categories: “Featured”, “Latest” and “Popular”. The side menu remains the same as the previous version. Other changes include performance enhancements and bug fixes. The APK is available to download below.

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Is the Sony Xperia X secretly water resistant?

June 13, 2016

The Sony Xperia X Performance is meant to be the only water resistant device in the Xperia X family, with its IP65/IP68 certification. Well given Sony’s pedigree when it comes to waterproof smartphones, could it have secretly made the Xperia X water resistant? The video below appears to show an Xperia X placed in a […]

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New Concept firmware improves SD card handling, brings other fixes (MOB30G.Z1.3606)

June 12, 2016

Sony Mobile has released a new Concept Marshmallow release with build number MOB30G.Z1.3606. The Android 6.0.1 update includes the latest June 2016 Google security patches. Sony has also fixed an issue that some people had reading files with large SD cards. Other bugs that have been ironed out include a data connection retry problem, a […]

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Summer Xperia Theme is one of the nicest we have seen for a while

June 10, 2016

Sony has released a new Xperia Theme called “Summer”, which is one of the most elegant and well thought themes we have seen in a while. As a lot of people’s thoughts turns to the sunshine, especially if you’re living anywhere in the Northern half of Europe, Sony’s ‘Summer’ theme uses some beautiful wallpaper and […]

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Confirmed: Xperia X Performance will launch into the UK

June 9, 2016

When the Sony Xperia X series was initially announced, UK and German readers were annoyed to hear that the company had no plans to launch the Xperia X Performance into those territories. However, last month we received word that Sony might release the Xperia X Performance in the UK in limited quantities. UK retailer Clove […]

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It doesn’t make sense to pick up a Xperia X over the Xperia Z5 right now

June 9, 2016

Sony Mobile’s Xperia X series of phones look great. They have further developed the OmniBalance design with the use of curved glass, which looks incredibly striking. They are also probably one of the most ergonomic phones that Sony has produce. Whilst there isn’t one overall standout feature that the phones offer – as a package, […]

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Xperia Beta update released allowing all apps to SD card (23.5.A.1.203)

June 8, 2016

Sony Mobile released an Xperia Beta update last week, as expected. The update with build number 23.5.A.1.203 is available for beta users of users of the Xperia Z2 (D6503), Z3 (D6603) and Z3 Compact (D5803). As mentioned previously, this update includes around 400 fixes and improvements. One of these includes the option to transfer apps […]

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New Xperia Home Beta launcher adds landscape mode (10.0.A.0.53)

June 8, 2016

Sony Mobile has released a new beta version of the Xperia Home launcher with build number 10.0.A.0.53. The big feature of the update is the addition of landscape mode for all Sony Xperia devices. Sony has also included location-based recommended applications within the app tray. Other changes include performance improvements and better UI scaling. Sony […]

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Small Apps removed from Xperia X series – will you miss them?

June 8, 2016

Sony Mobile has included ‘Small Apps’ in its Xperia software for years now. As the name suggests, these apps ‘float’ on top of the home screen allowing you to use functions such as a calculator, currency converter, mirror, translation and others. Despite being a core part of the firmware for a while, it appears Sony […]

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Xperia X family heading to Canada from 23 June

June 7, 2016

Sony Mobile has confirmed that it will be making the entire Xperia X range available in Canada starting from 23 June 2016. The Xperia X, XA, X Performance and XA Ultra will be available across a variety of Canadian carriers including Bell, Rogers, Virgin Mobile Canada, WIND Mobile, and Videotron. You can find the full […]

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Uncharted 4 Xperia Theme released by Sony

June 3, 2016

Sony Mobile has released an Xperia Theme for its latest hit PlayStation 4 game, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End. It’s nice to see Sony release an Xperia Theme for some of its biggest gaming IP, let’s hope we see more in the future. The theme can be downloaded from the Google Play Store.

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Xperia Z3 Plus and Z4 Tablet get STAMINA update (32.2.A.0.224)

June 3, 2016

The Sony Xperia Z3+ and Xperia Z4 Tablet devices are now receiving firmware build number 32.2.A.0.224, following on from the Xperia Z5 family yesterday. This update reintroduces STAMINA battery mode for Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow, albeit with limitations as previously reported. The update also includes the 1 April 2016 Google security patches. We will include FTF […]

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Does the Xperia X camera suffer from overheating issues? [Update]

June 3, 2016

Sony Xperia phones have often been criticised for heat issues, especially around the camera. The Sony Xperia Z3+ was notorious for suffering from heating problems, but a number of Xperia models have also suffered from force shutdowns on the camera when video recording. It was disappointing to hear that the Xperia X models would not […]

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New Xperia Z5 series update (32.2.A.0.224) rolling

June 2, 2016

Sony Mobile has begun to roll a new firmware update for the Xperia Z5 family with build number 32.2.A.0.224 (from version 32.1.A.1.185). At the time of writing, the update is available to the Xperia Z5 (E6603), Xperia Z5 Dual (E6683) and Xperia Z5 Compact (E5803, E5823), but we expect the Xperia Z5 Premium to go […]

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