Sony is having a gaming event on Monday where we might or might not see a new smartphone. However, rumors are suggesting yet another launch being scheduled for November, where the second generation photography-oriented Xperia Pro-I will be...
Almost all smartphones with an OLED display released in the first half of 2021 had a diagonal of 6 inches or higher, according to UBI Research. More specifically, 6 to 7 inch OLED phones have a 97.5% share in the market, compared to 78% in...
Sony's phone-that-is-mainly-a-pro-camera-accessory, the Xperia Pro, was announced way back in February of last year, and it finally launched in the US and Japan this January with a hard to swallow price of $2,500. Today the company is announcing...
You know how one of the best features of the $2,500 Sony Xperia Pro is that it can act as an external monitor for digital cameras? Well, now the Xperia 1 II can as well – the feature was added as part of the Android 11 update. No, the Mark II...
Almost a year after the release of Sony Xperia 1 II, DxOMark did a comprehensive camera review and the results aren't all that impressive. The overall score is just 112 points, which ranks the handset right after the two-year-old Samsung Galaxy S10+...
We knew it was coming, but boy were we not prepared for the price! Sony has finally released its Xperia Pro spinoff to the Xperia 1 II smartphone, that it announced in February of 2020. It's a US exclusive that's primarily available through...
Remember the Xperia Pro? For almost a year, neither did Sony. But now it looks like the company is finally almost ready to launch this elusive smartphone, that was announced alongside the Xperia 1 II in February of last year. The Xperia 1 II arrived...
Last month Sony brought Android 11 to its Xperia 1 II and now the update has made its way to the 2019 Sony flagships – the Xperia 1 and Xperia 5. The new firmware is already seeding in Russia and South East Asia with the same 55.2.A.0.630 build...
As we wrap up the year we take a look back at the most popular reviews on our website and we are now in the final quarter of the year. These are the phones everybody was most eager to learn more about in the last three months of the year. A...
Last week the Sony Xperia 1 II started receiving the update to Android 11 in Taiwan, and today the new release has already traveled all the way to Europe. Reports on Reddit mention this update dropping in both France and the UK. Sony had promised...
As we wrap up the year we take a look back at the most popular reviews on our website and we are now to Q2. These are the phones everybody was most eager to learn more about in the months April through June. While the first quarter of 2020 saw...
Sony has started seeding Android 11 to its Xperia 1 II smartphones and the first country to get it is Taiwan. The build number is 58.1.A.0.921 and it's right on schedule because Sony promised the update by the end of December. We expect the...
If you didn’t find what you needed on Black Friday you get a second chance during Cyber Monday – another shopping holiday, but this one more focused on tech. We dug around the Internet and hand-picked some of the best deals on smartphones, tablets...
Although we're still a ways off from Black Friday, a lot of companies seemingly can't wait for the actual day to arrive, and are launching "Black Friday" deals well in advance. That's the case with Sony in the UK, for example, which is doing...
The Sony Xperia 1 II is already out in a special 12GB RAM configuration in Taiwan. Now we get a Geekbench listing for the device which shows out the small performance gains compared to the regular 8GB RAM model. The 12GB RAM Xperia 1 II manages a...
If you're after a high-end Sony smartphone but don't want to splurge for this year's flagship, the Xperia 1 II, perhaps you'd be better served by its predecessor, the Xperia 1 from 2019. It's still a very capable handset, and now you can grab one...
Sony's Xperia 1 II has so far been offered in black and purple, but soon there will be a rather intriguing third color version. The 1 II in Mirror Lake Green is apparently headed to Taiwan, due to be officially unveiled for that market on October...
With the Xperia 1 II and 5 II already official the rumor mill's attention is turning to the Xperia 1 III, which is supposed to arrive sometime at the beginning of next year. We have the first report and it's fairly specific considering we are still...
The Sony Xperia 5 II will come with Android 10 out of the box. However, an unconfirmed rumor claims that it won’t stay on 10 very long as the Android 11 update will be available shortly after the phone gets released (which will be in late October)....
September is a month traditionally filled with smartphone announcements, but this is still one of the more exciting ones. While Sony doesn't have anywhere near the market share it once had it still bring innovative devices that can stand out in the...
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