One of the lesser known features of the Xperia Z3+ (known as Xperia Z4 in Japan) is its ability to support Qualcomm’s Quick Charge technology. According to Sony, via the UCH10 Quick Charger which can be seen above, you can get 5.5 hours of battery life for the Xperia Z3+ in just 10 minutes.
More details after the jump.
Remember how Sony did that weird thing where they announced the Xperia Z4 but it was exclusive to Japan? Well now Sony is planning to bring their latest flagship smartphone globally and under a new name. Officially called the Sony Xperia Z3+, the phone is every inch the Xperia Z4 that’s being released in Japan but just under a new name. While to the untrained eye, the Xperia Z3+ (E6553) will appear nearly identical to the Z3, it will most certainly feel different, thanks to a slimmer (6.9mm vs 7.3mm) and lighter (144g vs 152g) profile. But cosmetics aren’t the only difference between the outgoing model and the new one.
More details after the jump.
Just because you have an older device doesn’t mean you should miss out on the party. Starting today via OTA, Sony is beginning to push out the latest Android build to older devices. It appears this update is specifically designed to go OTA (over the air) which means you won’t be finding it via any computer connection.
Some more details after the jump.
In mid-March, T-Mobile confirmed their intentions to bring Android 5.0 Lollipop to the Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z1s. A month later, Lollipop would be certified by them for the Xperia Z1s though the company has yet to release the new OS for Sony’s two smartphones. Now, thanks to a new listing from T-Mobile, it seems that we’re closer than ever to receiving Android 5.0 on the Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z1s.
Details after the jump.
Dubbed Lavender, the latest leak from Sony Mobile is believed to be a new mid-range phone with model number E55XX (E5503, E5563). Likely set to be launched sometime in the Fall 2015, this phone had previously popped up and was pegged with a MediaTek MT6752 (64-bit octa-core LTE) chipset that powers a 1080p display.
After the jump, a larger picture from the Sony Lavender panel and some more details about the phone await you.
Sony has been quite busy in their home country, where they’ve revealed the arrival of the Xperia Z4 and the newly announced Xperia A4 for carrier NTT DoCoMo. Much like the Xperia Z4, the Xperia A4 will also arrive in June but with some fun color options which include blue, pink, white, and black, which can be seen above.
As for the phone itself, it should give you a bit of deja vu as it’s basically a retooled Xperia Z3 Compact. More details on the Sony Xperia A4 after the jump.
Earlier today, it was revealed that Japanese giant NTT DoCoMo would be the first carrier to provide the Sony Xperia Z4. Mostly a tweaked or perhaps finished vision on the Xperia Z3, the Xperia Z4 provides some nice tweaks for Xperia fans with older devices though a harder sell for those with already an Xperia Z3.
However, since the phone’s reveal, there has been little news about its international rollout but one leaker believes news will come soon.
Since its Japan-only debut, we’ve been waiting to hear on exactly which carrier(s) will support the flagship Sony Xperia Z4. Now NTT DoCoMo, the Japanese giant, has revealed a summer release for the new phone. As a recap, the Xperia Z4 features
All of this is wrapped in a 6.9-mm-thick, 144g metal-and-glass body structure with an all new 5-megapixel front-facing camera.
Over the past month, Sony has been releasing Android 5.0 Lollipop for a variety of its smartphones, most notably the Xperia Z lineup which will receive the bulk of updates. Previously Sony had planned to bring Android 5.0 Lollipop to only Xperia Z devices but later announced that none Xperia Z devices would receive the update as well. With a bulk of Sony’s newer devices having already received Lollipop, Sony has revealed that the new OS is around the corner for their original flagship smartphone, the Xperia Z.
On the heels of a potential new SmartBand from Sony with a heart rate sensor comes an update to Sony’s existing SmartBand Talk SWR30. Different from the SmartBand line, the Sony SmartBand Talk not only incorporates what the SmartBand can do, but adds a few features on top of it like an e-paper display to view information and a microphone to make calls with. Now with the SmartBand Talk 4.0.0.56 update, Sony is bringing a few welcome changes to the sleek wearable.
Sony isn’t particularly known to be an open or collaborative company but in the past few years, that trend has started to shift. PlayStation 4 is a prime example where Sony went to developers and asked for their ideas on what a next generation console could be. A few years later and we have the PS4 cranking out blockbuster numbers with Sony expecting to sell 16 million units in FY2015. Now Sony Mobile might be looking to take a page out of the PlayStation playbook by opening up their Android smartphones.
In a bizarre turn of events, T-Mobile is once again carrying the Sony Xperia Z3. As a recap, in early April, T-Mobile unexpectedly stopped offering the Xperia Z3. While a sudden move by the carrier, it seemed plausible that it had to do with the impending announcement of the Xperia Z4, Sony’s next flagship smartphone. Two weeks later, Sony would announce the Xperia Z4 but only for Japan with no details on an international rollout. Now, the Xperia Z3 is once again available for purchase on T-Mobile.
Let’s talk a little more after the jump.
Besides the SmartWatch series, Sony has also been investing heavily in other wearables which includes their SmartBand lineup. The current Sony SmartBand lineup consists of a colorful selection of bands which track your fitness like other similar devices. Beyond the basic ability to track your movement and set alarms in a waterproof design, the SmartBand also allows you to play, pause, and skip through your music. Connection is also easy thanks to the built-in NFC, while non-NFC devices will rely on Bluetooth.
Now, thanks to the FCC, it seems like a successor is on its way with a noteworthy improvement.
Since the start of the year, Sony has been busy renaming and killing services that didn’t match up with its plans moving forward. Under this house cleaning, Sony ended its attempts at competing in the music streaming space and in doing so, killed Music Unlimited. Luckily for those on PlayStation, the service was replaced by PlayStation Music, which is actually a skin for Spotify as the service is entirely powered by them. In order to simplify its naming structure, Sony has also renamed their Walkman app on Android to simply Music. As Sony themselves put it:
Not all people make the connection that Walkman is about music. So, to simplify for all our users, we are changing the name to make it easy to understand what this app gives you: Music
Now Sony is renaming another one of their services.
Nearly two months ago, we reported on Sony renaming the Walkman app on their mobile fleet to Music. As expected, while some fans shrugged and only hoped that improvements would come to the app alongside the name change, others were more up in arms about it as Walkman has a certain nostalgic factor among Sony fans. Since that time, Sony has had an aggressive rollout of Android 5.0 Lollipop and even launched two new devices, the Xperia Z4 Tablet and Xperia M4 Aqua, both shipping with the new Music app.
Now, Sony has finally explained the reasoning behind the shift in their app naming.
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