Sony Xperia X Compact Released
After Apple released it's iPhone SE all eyes have been watching Sony to see if they still rule the small smartphone space, today they are setting out to prove that with the X Compact.
As the name suggests, it’s a shrunken-down version of the Xperia X. The X Compact includes a 4.6-inch 720p display, Qualcomm's Snapdragon 650, 3GB of RAM, and up to 32GB of storage. Sony hasn’t announced any pricing yet, but if it follows it's predecessors, it’ll likely be a bit cheaper than the X.
Sony's Xperia X Compact will be available in three colors: "stylish white," "universe black," and "mist blue." Sony says the Xperia X Compact also includes a ceramic finish, like such phones as the OnePlus X.
The X Compact will have the same camera as the newly announced Xperia XZ, which is now Sony’s flagship phone. Both phones have a 23-megapixel sensor with support for Sony’s predictive autofocus, which tracks where objects are moving to keep them in focus.
There is also some more tricks up its sleve. The first is laser autofocus, which should make for faster and more precise focusing. The second is an RGBC-IR sensor, which has pixels dedicated to capturing all visible and infrared light, rather than just reds, greens, and blues, like a traditional sensor. That’s being used to assess a location’s lighting and adjust white balance accordingly.
Sony describes the phone as "oozing camera excellence," which sounds weird, but I hope it is meant as a good thing. This phone also comes with a fingerprint sensor, but like other Xperia phones, it’s exclusive to certain regions for some very strange reason. The X Compact also makes the switch over to USB-C, from the Micro USB on previous Xperia phones, which is a nice change.
Like the Compacts before it, the X Compact looks like it’s bound to be a fine, if underwhelming, addition to Sony’s Xperia series. It’s a glimmer of hope for fans of small phones. But so far it doesn’t sound like a huge improvement over the X that came before it. Sony is planning to launch the Xperia X Compact globally at some point in September.
Via: | CNET |
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Image Credit: | Digital Trends |
