Sony Xperia X hands-on: A closer look
A closer look
Introduction
Sony invited us over to Tokyo to give us a glimpse of the upcoming Xperia X - the pioneer in the company's new lineup that puts an end to 6 generations of Xperia Z flagships.
The Xperia X is not a direct successor to the Z5, mind you, this is a burden the Xperia X Performance will have to deal with. Instead, it ushers in Sony's new design language, which let's face it, does build upon the fundamentals of the old one.
The Xperia X also introduces us to most of the flagship's hardware, while still letting it keep exclusivity on some features - IP68 certification and top-class chipset in particular.
Sony Xperia X at a glance:
- Form factor: metal body, 2.5D glass rounded bevel screen
- Screen: 5" Triluminos display, 1080p resolution (441ppi)
- Camera: 23MP/1080p with 1/2.3" sensor, f/2.0, Predictive Hybrid AF; 13MP selfie camera
- Chipset: Snapdragon 650 (2x A72 + 4x A53 cores); 3GB of RAM
- Storage: 32GB, expandable with microSD cards
- OS: Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- Audio: stereo speakers, Hi-Res audio, DSEE HX, LDAC
- Battery: 2,620mAh
The Xperia X does get the top-spec camera of its bigger brother (or should we say wiser, as they're both 5-inchers) - that means 23MP maximum resolution, phase detection autofocus, and a f/2.0 aperture lens. What it misses out on is 4K video recording, which is inexplicably missing from the Xperia X Performance spec sheet, too.
We already got a chance to handle the Sony Xperia X a couple of months ago at MWC, so this time, we'll approach our hands-on with a focus on the camera department. We figured we'd spend the few precious moments we had with the phone on the important stuff.
Reader comments
- shaun
- 04 Jun 2016
- vIb
sony is expensive coz its built quality is good and hardware is premium than samsung and lg
- Dual heatpipes
- 04 Jun 2016
- ibb
Sony quality is the best and the update is very impressive, I update my Xperia Z2 to Mashmallow, it so smooth and 100% no crash issue. I still wash my phone frequently.
- Anonymous
- 11 May 2016
- Ibx
Nonsense analogy, Sony mfgs sensors for both those companies. Hehe