Song Xperia XZ2 leak

Sony Xperia XZ2 image and specs leak ahead of Monday's

Sony Xperia Xz2

 Sony is changing up its design language as we’ve seen in several leaks. The latest gives us a front and rear view of the Sony Xperia XZ2, the larger counterpart of the XZ2 Compact, which we saw from the side.

The XZ2 duo should be among the first to feature Snapdragon 845 and will be Sony’s first to go 18:9. This particular unit will have a 5.7” screen with 1080p+ resolution according to the latest info from @evleaks.

The Xperia XZ2 reportedly upgrades the XZ Premium camera to f/1.8 aperture (down from f/2.0). Interestingly, the super slow-motion video recording (at 960fps) has been upgraded to 1080p resolution (from 720p).

Other changes include moving the fingerprint reader to the back and removing the 3.5mm audio jack. Both the small XZ2 and the Compact are getting battery upgrades, 3,180mAh and 2,870mAh respectively.

Here the two phones diverge – the big one will have wireless charging and stereo speakers, the small one gets neither. The big one will have a glossy finish on the back, the small one will be matte. There’s no word on the waterproofing yet.

Sony’s MWC show is set for Monday and there will be a livestream so tune in for the official info along with first-hand impressions of the new flagship duo

After watching virtually every other major phone manufacturer on the planet move on to bezel-less, all-screen phone designs, it appears that Sony is finally going to play catch-up in 2018. On Friday, VentureBeat’s Evan Blass shared a slew of leaked renders and specifications of the upcoming Xperia XZ2 and Xperia XZ2 Compact smartphones, which Sony is expected to reveal at its media event in Barcelona during Mobile World Congress 2018.

A source that has spent time with both phones tells VentureBeat that both the 5.7-inch XZ2 and 5.0-inch Compact are nearly identical when it comes to features. For example, both will run Android 8.0 out of the box and will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 processor (which is also present in the Galaxy S9).

The XZ2 will reportedly use the same 19-megapixel camera setup as last year’s XZ Premium. The camera will be capable of capturing 4K HDR video as well as super-slow motion video in full HD. The camera setup on the XZ2 Compact will differ slightly, but no further details were shared about the smaller phone’s camera.

Other features include a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, “S Force” stereo speakers and a haptic feedback system (exclusive to the XZ2). The XZ2 will feature a 3,180 mAh battery that can be charged via USB-C or wirelessly, while the XZ2 Compact, with its 2,870 mAh battery, can only be charged with a wire.

Tune in on Monday during Sony’s MWC 2018 press conference to see the new phones unveiled live.