The Sony Xperia XZ was announced at IFA last year, and later released in the United States in October. It is powered by a Snapdragon 820 CPU with 3GB of RAM. Now the Xperia Blog has posted its first appearance and it seems very shiny.
The only notable visual change between the XZ and XZ Premium is a new mirror Chrome finish. Xperia Blog reports that one of the main talking points will be the camera, capable of recording at 960fps with great low-light performance and anti-distortion.The XZ Premium is also expected to have a Snapdragon 835 CPU and a 4K HDR display.
Sony Xperia’s camera has the ability to shoot slow-motion video at 960 fps. Despite the gorgeous design and that Chrome mirror finish, first seen on the Xperia Z5 Premium, the camera will be one of the main talking points. As well as 960 fps slow motion recording, it will have Motion Eye (predictive capture), a super low light performance and an anti-distortion feature.
The picture points to a date of Sunday May 7, which could indicate the launch date. We did not expect them to appear before June, but Sony may have accelerated its release schedule. The Xperia Z5 Premium is one of our favourite Xperia designs of all time, notable the Chrome version, it also had firm and hefty feel in the hand which exuded a ‘premium’ quality.
The picture also confirms the use of the same fingerprint sensor power button found since the 2015 Xperia Z5 series, a headphone jack and a USB Type-C port. We will bring you further details from Sony’s MWC press conference, which takes place in a few days on Monday 27 February at 08.30 CET.
We likely won’t have to wait long for official confirmation, as Sony is expected to announce the XZ Premium at Mobile World Congress.
