Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium has just been made available to pre-order in both the Chinese and the U.S. markets, with price tags of $999.99 and 5699 Yuan, respectively. In the meantime, we are waiting for the official announcement of its successor: Sony Xperia XZ3. According to a new leaked photo surfaced on the known publication Sumahoinfo, the upcoming flagship will sport four cameras. The photo shows two camera setups: a dual camera which will be placed on the rear side and a dual selfie camera. Note that the Japanese company has already released two devices with dual cameras: the Xperia XZ2 Premium with a dual rear camera and the Xperia XA2 Ultra with a dual front camera.

But until now, it has never launched a handset with four cameras. It looks like Sony Xperia XZ3 will be the first. According to the source, it will be showcased at IFA 2018 in Berlin, one of the most important trade shows related to technology which will take place in September. We expect the flagship to come alongside the XZ3 Compact, a smaller and pocketable variant of the flagship. According to reports, the flagship will arrive with a glass back as well as an aluminum frame with the IP65/68 certification which will make it waterproof.

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Sony Xperia XZ3 should have a medium sized display with a 5.7-inch diagonal, an 18:9 aspect ratio and a Full HD+ resolution. On the hardware side, it should come with the octa-core Snapdragon 845 chipset or its successor 855, while the RAM should be 6 GB or more and the internal storage should start from 64 GB. Just like most of Sony devices we expect the XZ3 to offer high resolutions for its four cameras, as well as bright apertures and very advanced technologies such as predictive autofocus and the support to 960 fps slow motion.

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Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium was officially unveiled back in April, but only recently the Japanese company revealed the details about its availability and price tag. As the company promised, the new flagship has been made available for pre-orders in the U.S. on July 9. The device went on pre-order on Amazon with a very expensive price tag of $999.99. Some may define this price quite extravagant considering that Sony is far from the top 5 best smartphone manufacturers in terms of sales.

But we know this company is in the smartphones market only for strategic reasons and not to dominate it. Note that Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium is offered with a free pair of wireless headphones: the Xperia Ear Duo. The promotion is limited only to people who will pre-order the device and it will end when it starts shipping. After the pre-orders phase, the handset will be officially on sale in the U.S. starting from July 30. At the moment, it is available only in the Chrome Black color variant, while the Chrome Silver option will come later. With its $999.99 price tag, this flagship is the most expensive smartphone at the moment if we exclude the iPhone X.

But Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium also packs impressive specs. Indeed, it is the only new-gen smartphone with a 4K display and HDR technology. The notchless screen has a size of 5.8 inches and an 18:9 aspect ratio. On the hardware side, the device has an octa-core Snapdragon 845 chipset by Qualcomm running at a max frequency of 2.45 GHz, paired with 6 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage expandable via micro SD up to 512 GB. On the rear glass, there is a dual camera setup with resolutions of 19 and 12 MP, f/1.8 and f/1.6 apertures, while the battery has a 3540 mAh capacity.

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Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium was announced back in April but till now, it didn’t hit the stores. Finally, the Japanese company has confirmed the date when handset will officially go on pre-order in China. The Chinese version of the new flagship will be available for pre-orders starting from July 11 with a very expensive price tag: 6000 Yuan, which roughly translates into $900. The confirmation has arrived on Weibo from the official account of the Xperia phones division. Note that a few days ago it was confirmed that the flagship will have a price tag of $999.99 in the U.S.

These prices make Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium one of the most expensive smartphones in the market: iPhone X is currently the only device (excluding luxury phones and limited editions) which has a higher listing price. The new confirmation by Sony debunks the rumors which suggested that the phone would go on pre-order on July 2 (or even July 5): they were probably only referred to today’s announcement of the pre-sale starting date. Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium features one of the most impressive specs sheets you can ever find on a mobile phone. It sports a 5.8-inch display with a 4K resolution and the HDR technology.

Under the hood, it packs an octa-core Snapdragon 845 chipset by Qualcomm paired with 6 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage expandable with a micro SD. The new flagship is the first device by Sony to feature a dual rear camera. The dual setup has resolutions of 19 and 12 MP, f/1.8 and f/2.6 aperture, 960fps slow-mo video recording and predictive phase detection autofocus, while the front snapper is a 13 MP f/2.0 sensor with EIS. Its battery is a 3540 mAh unit supporting Quick Charge 3.0. Unfortunately, even though it has an 18:9 display, its bezels are far from being narrow. But on the other hand, it has loud and comfortable dual front speakers.

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UPDATE: TENAA Images are up, and we’ve added it down below.

Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium is already official. Sony launched the flagship Xperia XZ Premium in April but the device is yet to hit China even though the XZ2 is already on sale over there. However, the Xperia XZ2 Premium has now been certified by China’s Telecoms regulatory agency TENAA. This means the device will soon be launched in China.

The model that passed through TENAA on May 31 wasn’t listed as the XZ2 Premium but it has the model number H8166. The device is listed with a dimension of 158 x 80 x 11.9mm which is the same with the XZ2 Premium. The listing also includes a 5.8-inch display but the resolution is unspecified. However, we know the XZ2 Premium comes with a 4K resolution. 

The device is listed with a 3400mAh battery which is inconsistent with the battery capacity of the XZ2 or the XZ2 Premium. The XZ2 Premium has a 3,540mAh battery so, there may be an error or the model may be the rumoured XZ2 Pro. We are not too sure about that anyway.

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The Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium comes with a Snapdragon 845 chipset, paired with 6GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage which can be expanded up to 400GB. The device equally packs a dual camera setup at the rear and a fingerprint sensor which is in the middle of the back panel. We expect the device to be unveiled soon in China.

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