Sony’s event at the Mobile World Congress was short and simple – they launched a new phone series, called the Xperia X. Meet the Xperia X, XA and X Performance the first three phones from Sony Xperia X lineup. All three phones sport 5″ screens and there was no mention about new phablets nor minis. Finger Print sensor is integrated to the power buttons of in the first two phones. Its worth nothing all the three phones feature a dedicated Camera button.
Sony Xperia X Performance – Xperia X Series
The Sony Xperia X Performance is powered by a Snapdragon 820 chipset with 3GB RAM and 32GB storage. Sony Xperia X performance also features a 1080p 5 inch Full HD screen. This is the most powerful and the only waterproof phone (IP68 certified) out of the three phone. Sony Xperia X features Sony’s Predictive Hybrid Autofocus, which lets you pick a target and tracks it continuously. The 23MP main camera and 13MP selfie camera can launch and snap a photo in 0.6 seconds. The main camera can record 4K video and can boost ISO up to 12,800.
Sony Xperia X – Xperia X Series
The Sony Xperia X is powered by a Snapdragon 650 chipset with 3GB of RAM and runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Sony Xperia X also features a 1080p 5 inch Full HD screen. It comes with 32GB of storage with expandable storage support. Sony Xperia X sports a metal back with “tone-on-tone color approach”, which means that the front and back are of continuous single color. Color options include Graphite black, White, Lime Gold / Rose Gold.
Sony Xperia X features the same Predictive Hybrid Autofocus, 23MP main camera and 13MP selfie camera.The phone comes with 2,620mAh battery along with stereo speakers outside, Hi-Res Audio and DNC inside.
Sony Xperia XA – Xperia X Series
The Sony Xperia XA sports a 5″ 720p screen and a 13MP main camera (8MP selfie). It’s powered by a MediaTek MT6755 chipset (2GB RAM, 16GB storage) and will run on Android Marshmallow. Sony Xperia XA is a more affordable version in Xperia X series lineup.
Sony Xperia XA does not have a fingerprint reader nor a stereo speaker. The battery is smaller compared to the first two models with only 2,300mAh capacity.
Sony has also confirmed that their new X series will be replacing the Z series. So there will be no Sony Xperia Z6 anytime soon.
