Sony officially launches Xperia X Compact model
Xperia is the brand name of smartphones and tablets from Sony Mobile. The Xperia name is derived from the word “experience” [citation needed], and Was first used in the Xperia X1 tagline, “The Xperia the best.”
Sony Xperia Was Previously known as Sony Ericsson Before globally re-branding in 2012 as a Result of the mobile phone being Manufacturer Take Over and solely owned by Sony.
The Xperia X1 phone Was the first to swear released in the Xperia range. [4] Released in 2008, it featured a high resolution display (~ 311 ppi pixel density) and It Was intended to thread the widening gap of smartphones or other Competitors Were Producing high-end smartphone Such devices as HTC and Apple. The X2 was released in the Following year, Which Included an 8.1 MP camera and Included Wifi and GPS. By this time Was there a clear shift Towards the end of the smartphone spectrum. An exception Was the Xperia Pureness, a phone without camera translucent That Was sold by selected retailers in selected cities. [5] [6] The Xperia Pureness X5 is based on Sony Ericsson’s proprietary operating system (OR).
The X10 was released at the start of 2010. [7] Was it the first in the Xperia line to feature the Android operating system, Where previous models ran on the Windows Mobile OS. The phone Was praised on Its design, soft Its Downfall Was the outdated version of Android Which Was 1.6 Competitors at a time When Were on 2.1. There Was a great delay in the update of the firmware, due to the heavily skinned OS, as well as Timescape and Mediascape Which reprogrammed needed to swear every time an update Was made. The phone Also lacked pinch to zoom, soft Was this added later as well as HD video recording. The X10 Mini and the X10 Mini Pro Were, as the name suggests, miniature versions of the X10. These Were WELCOMEDIA with good response and provede to swear There were very popular as no other smartphones on the market at That Which Were as small time as the two.
The Sony Xperia Z is a touchscreen enabled [8] Android smartphone Designed, Developed and marketed by Sony.
The phone Was Announced by Sony at CES 2013 and was released on 9 February 2013 in Japan and 1 March 2013 in Singapore and the UK. The Xperia Z Was initially shipped with the Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) operating system. The smartphone has Ingress Protection Ratings of IP55 and IP57, Making it dust protected, low pressure water jet protected, and waterproof, Which Allows for immersion under 1 meter of water for up to 30 minutes, and features a 13.1 MP Exmor RS camera sensor as well as a full HD (1080p) display, Encompassed in Sony’s ‘Omni-Balance’ Design.
Along this, Sony unveiled a variant called Sony Xperia ZL Which uses the Same hardware as the Xperia Z, the sacrifice soft water Resistance for a smaller frame, a physical camera button and an infrared blaster.
In June 2013 Sony unveiled a phablet version of Xperia Z, called the Sony Xperia Z Ultra.
Its Successor, the Sony Xperia Z1, was released on 20 September 2013.
The Xperia Z is a rectangular slab That marks a departure from Sony’s 2012 design. [12] The design is “Omni-Balance”, according to Sony, Which is Focused on Creating balance and symmetry in all directions. [13] Xperia Z has subtly rounded edges and reflective surfaces on all sides, Which are Held together by a skeleton frame made from glass fiber polyamide. The phone features covered by tempered glass shatterproof film on front and back. The aluminum power button is placed on the right-hand side of the device. The location is Said to make Easier one-hand operation. [14]
Hardware [edit]
The phone’s dimensions are 139 x eu Stated to 7.9 x 71 mm and its weight is 146 grams (Including battery). It comes with a Lithium-ion battery, rated at 2330 mAh.
It Includes a 13.1-megapixel rear camera with an Exmor RS sensor, flash, image stabiliation, HDR, face detection (with red-eye reduction), Sweep Panorama, Scene Recognition and 16x digital zoom, and a 2.2-megapixel front camera with an Exmor R sensor. Both cameras record video at 1080p. Was it the first phone to feature HDR video. [7]
The smartphone has a capacitive touchscreen with a 5 “size, and its resolution is 1920×1080 pixels (1080p) at 443 ppi, with 16 million colors. The screen uses Sony’s Mobile Bravia Engine 2 for picture enhancement. In addition to this, the smartphone has a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset, 2 GB RAM, 16 GB internal flash memory storage (with approx. 11 MB available to the user) and a microSD card slot accepts cards qual up to 128 GB.
The smartphone has a built-in 3.5 mm audio jack for headphones, GPS and GLONASS support, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi, HDMI (via MHL), MirrorLink 1.0, Miracast and NFC, in addition to being DLNA certified. In Japan, the smartphone features an infrared blaster.
The phone is covered on the front and back by tempered glass, the front Where is Dragontrail from Asahi Glass Company Glass resin-bonded to the LCD, and the back is Corning Gorilla Glass.
The Xperia Z Originally ran Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean with Sony’s launcher and additional applications, Including Sony’s media applications (Walkman, Album and Movies). The device Received an update on 24 June 2013, to Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. [2] In December 2013, the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean software update for Xperia Z rolled out devices. In May 2014, the Android 4.4.2 KitKat software update rolled out, Followed by Android 4.4.4 later in September 2014.
On 16 October 2014, Sony Reported That It would be updating the Xperia Z Entire Lineup of devices, to Android 5.0 Lollipop, Beginning in early 2015, for the core Xperia Z3 and Z2 Xperia devices, with others Following soon after. Later in 2015 at Sony’s CES event, broke the Android 5.0 Lollipop Announced That WOULD BE rolled out to Xperia Z series starting February 2015. [18]
On 29 May 2015, Sony released Android 5.0 Lollipop for the Xperia Z, Followed by Android 5.0.2 from May 23, 2015. On 7 September 2015, Sony released Android 5.1 Lollipop for the Xperia Z. A release of Android 6.0 for older Marshmallow devices is unconfirmed as of yet.
