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Tue, 23 February 2016

Sony Launches New Line of Xperia Smartphones

Sony Mobile Communications has expanded its Xperia brand unveiling a line of “X” series smartphones at MWC in Barcelona, Spain on Monday.

The first “X” series smartphones will include the Xperia X, Xperia X Performance and Xperia XA.

The Xperia XA is powered with a MediaTek MT6755 processor, the Xperia X features a Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 processor while the Xperia X Performance will have the more powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 820. All three phones will ship with Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The X and the Performance will both have 3GB of RAM, while the XA will have 2GB.

Each X series smartphone will have a curved glass display within a rounded, continuous frame. The Xperia XA however is a little different from the other two in that it features an edge-to-edge display. The display on the XA is 720 x 1280, while the X and X Performance are full HD (1080x1920).

The X and X Performance both have a 23MP rear camera and 13MP at the front. The XA has an 8MP camera at the front and 13MP at the back.

All three phones have a micro SD card slot capable of holding up to 200GB. Internally, the X has 32GB, the Performance either 32GB (1 SIM) or 64GB (2 SIM), and the XA has just 16GB.

The battery in the XA is 2300 mAh, the Performance has 2620 mAh and the X has 2700 mAh.

“Sony Mobile will continue to create increasingly personalised and intelligent products and services that empower you to do more, and live more creatively than ever. Our products and services will connect you to each other and become essential and beloved parts of your lives.” said Hiroki Totoki, President and CEO at Sony Mobile Communications. “With our continued passion for technology, we will keep adding new and exciting features to evolve our smartphones. At the same time, we want to change how you access information and interact with friends and family in a closer, natural and more meaningful way.”

Xperia X, Xperia X Performance and Xperia XA will be available in four finishes: white, graphite black, lime gold and rose gold, from summer 2016.

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