Sony took to the Mobile World Congress 2017 to unveil its new Xperia XZ Premium and it might well be the 4K powerhouse the smartphone world needed.
The company may not have boasted much innovation with its 2016 lineup of smartphones, but the latest Sony Xperia XZ Premium more than makes up for it, scoring a number of impressive firsts to shake up the scene.
Sony Xperia XZ Premium: 4K HDR Smartphone
The new Sony Xperia XZ Premium is the world's first smartphone to boast a 4K HDR display, which means a 3,840 x 2,160 High Dynamic Range resolution. 4K HDR is the hottest combination for TVs, and Sony managed to pack the technology into the 5.5-inch display of a mobile device, which is quite impressive.
Sony had already launched a 4K smartphone back in 2015 when it introduced the Xperia Z5 Premium, but it still displayed most content in 1080p and many felt that it failed to live up to the hype. With the new Xperia XZ Premium, however, Sony has teamed up with Amazon for 4K HDR content from Amazon Prime Video and the HDR detail works wonders for color reproduction. Compared to the Xperia Z5 Premium, the Xperia XZ Premium delivers warmer and more natural colors, more faithful to reality.
Under The Hood
Under the hood, the Sony Xperia XZ Premium packs the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 top-of-the-line processor backed by 4 GB of RAM, but with a caveat. While it's true that the Xperia XZ Premium packs the latest and greatest SoC while others are still relying on the older Snapdragon 820 or 821 chips, the new Sony flagship won't hit the market until late spring. This means that if Samsung steps up its game, it could beat Sony to the punch and bring its Snapdragon 835-powered Galaxy S8 flagship to market first.
