Xperia C5 Ultra offers two 13MP cameras and a “near borderless” 6-inch display
Sony is doubling down on the selfie phone concept with the massive Xperia C5 Ultra, featuring 13MP cameras on the front and back.
The Xperia C5 Ultra is the bigger, badder successor of the Xperia C4, which Sony introduced just three months ago. While the C4 featured a rather unremarkable 5MP sensor for the front camera, the C5 Ultra upgrades to 13MP, which is what many high-end smartphones offer on the rear.
The other highlight feature of the Xperia C5 Ultra is the massive 6-inch Full HD IPS LCD display. Sony is jumping on the “bezel-less” bandwagon, and the result is pretty striking. With a 6-inch panel though, and sizeable bezels on the top and bottom, the C5 Ultra is very large: for reference, at 164.2 mm, it’s taller than the Nexus 6 and even the iPhone 6 Plus (with the benefit of a larger screen, of course). The device is 8.2 mm thick and weighs 187 grams.
Processing duties are handled by an octa-core MediaTek MTK6752 clocked at 1.7 GHz (Mali760 MP2 GPU), with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage, expandable via microSD. The battery is a very decent 2,930-mAh unit, but though truth be told, a little extra capacity would have been nice given the oversized profile of the phone. Still, Sony promises “up to two-day battery life.”
Back to the cameras, the rear unit features a 13MP Sony Exmor RS sensor, with a 25mm 85° wide-angle lens, and HDR for photos and videos. The front shooter is also 13MP Exmor RS, with an 88° degree angle, HDR for photos and videos, and a Selfie flash. You can expect a variety of software features to make the most of your self-portraits.
The Xperia C5 Ultra integrates many of Sony’s proprietary technologies, including in the display area (Bravia Engine 2, Super Vivid Mode), sound (Clear Bass, xLOUD) and battery (Stamina mode). Overall, the C5 Ultra should be a capable media-centric device, and the front camera capabilities will make it stand out in the crowd.
The Xperia C5 Ultra will be offered in black, white, and mint starting with mid-August in “select emerging markets.” Actual price and availability by market will be announced at a later date.
London, 3rd August 2015 – Sony Mobile Communications (“Sony Mobile”) today reveals two new smartphones with the introduction of Xperia C5 Ultra and Xperia M5 to its impressive range of devices. Offering advances in camera, design, battery and performance, the products support Sony’s leadership in the smartphone market.
“We are pleased to present two new products that highlight Sony’s advances in camera technology,” said Tony McNulty, Vice-President, Value Category Business Management at Sony Mobile Communications. “We understand that camera capabilities are important to smartphone users, so we ensured that Sony’s existing camera brilliance was once again surpassed in the new Xperia C5 Ultra and Xperia M5 without compromising on other features across design and performance.”
Xperia C5 Ultra – the all new PROselfie smartphone with two 13-megapixel cameras and an innovative near borderless 6” Full HD display
Starting with the Xperia C3, Sony Mobile has been the front runner to address the digital native’s need with our PROselfie offering. Xperia C5 Ultra incorporates an industry first twin 13-megapixel front and rear camera, which offers stunning high-resolution imagery. Whether you’re shooting incredible scenery or taking a selfie with friends, your images are always captured in crystal clear quality. Both cameras include Sony’s leading Exmor RS™ sensor, HDR for picture and video, and an easy to use preset Auto scene recognition mode that analyses and adjusts settings automatically to give the perfect results every time.
Selfies are also enhanced with the integration of Sony’s enhanced Selfie Flash that supports the front camera and lightens up more of the frame to ensure every part of your photograph’s beauty is captured. The device’s 22mm wide-angle lens also means that you can fit more in the frame. Unleash your creativity with a host of Selfie camera applications that are available to download.
Xperia C5 Ultra provides a high quality viewing experience, with its large display, complete with a super-thin bezel for a near borderless display. The large 6” Full HD display with IPS featuring Sony’s TV technology Mobile BRAVIA® Engine 2 lets you enjoy your videos and pictures in the finest detail. A one-handed operation mode is also available to help you easily use the device with options for both right-handed and left-handed users.
With an aluminium frame and three colour variations, including black, white and a glossy soft mint, Xperia C5 Ultra offers a premium design, whilst allowing you to showcase your individual style. Sleek, stylish and a comfortable fit in the hand, Xperia C5 Ultra feels as good as it looks.
Performance is assured thanks to the advanced 1.7 GHz 64 bit Octa-core processor with 2GB RAM and 4G network support for a fast user experience. With the reliable up to two-day battery life(1), and up to 7 hours 47 minutes(2) of video playback, you will never have to worry about losing power during important moments. What’s more, Ultra STAMINA Mode optimises battery usage further to ensure it is used most effectively.
Xperia M5 – Sony camera brilliance packed in a premium waterproof(3) design
Following Xperia M4 Aqua’s success in raising the bar and defining the “super mid-range” with its camera leadership, Xperia M5 has an even more impressive 21.5MP rear camera that lets you snap extraordinary moments like a pro. When you can’t get near enough to your subject, 5x Clear Image Zoom allows you to get close without losing any quality.
With the power to capture videos in 4K, Xperia M5 offers the quality and performance of a compact digital camera. The result is sharp, clear and bright footage every time.
Sony’s camera brilliance doesn’t end there – Xperia M5 has a powerful 13MP front-facing ‘selfie cam’, which also comes with integrated autofocus and Full-HD video recording, so you can take exquisite selfies to share with friends and family.
What’s more, a host of camera applications elevate your selfies to the next level – including Face in picture, AR mask and Style portrait.
Boasting a sharp, bright and vivid 5” Full HD display, your favourite Sony entertainment will really come to life. Mobile BRAVIA® Engine 2 gives you enhanced sharpness and contrast for immersive viewing, whilst IPS ensures excellent viewing at any angle and accurate colours from edge to edge.
Unique like our flagship devices, Xperia M5 is also waterproof and dust-tight(3), with a capless USB port for added convenience and easy charging. With a waterproof smartphone, you don’t need to worry if your device gets dirty, just rinse it off under the tap. It is also protected against accidental splashes, so you can use your Xperia M5 under the rain or shine, wherever you are.
For beauty and perfection in every direction, Xperia M5 features Sony’s distinctive design with the OmniBalance style in a sleek premium glass finish on both sides. It is also designed for durability with stainless steel corners to protect against bumps.
Xperia M5 integrates a large 2,600mAh battery offering up to two-days battery life(1), so you don’t have to worry about charging your phone every day. An impressive 64-bit 2.0 GHz Octa-core processor powered by MediaTek Helio X10 with 3GB RAM provides amazing performance and speed to optimise your battery life. Meanwhile, ultra-fast smartphone connectivity is enabled with 4G, for quick downloading of audio and video content.
Both Xperia C5 Ultra and Xperia M5 also have an expandable memory with up to 200GB uSD card and the devices are available in both Single and Dual SIM variants. Xperia C5 Ultra and Xperia M5 will be available in selected countries across emerging markets from mid August.
Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge prices fall in Europe
Samsung has officially cut the prices of its Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge in parts of Europe, offering discounts of up to €150 off the launch price. The news doesn’t come as a complete surprise, as just last week Samsung announced that it would be tactically adjusting the price of its latest flagship smartphones.
A browse around some of Samsung’s official stores in Europe sees prices for the Samsung Galaxy S6 now listed at €599 for the least expensive 32GB model, a saving of €100. The Galaxy S6 Edge has seen its price reduced by a larger €150, the handset now retails for €699. Costs in the UK also appear slightly lower than at launch, with the regular S6 starting at £559, down from £599, and the Edge costing £669, down from £699.
According to Samsung’s financial statement last week, the reason for the price drop is to help sustain sales momentum throughout the rest of the year. This is likely a bid to help Samsung compete with the cheaper prices offered by some of its competitors.
As part of the plan, Samsung is also scheduled to introduce new high-end products, the Galaxy Note 5 and S6 Edge Plus, which will presumably fit in at prices just above the now reduced S6 models.
The price cuts don’t appear to have landed in the US just yet, but it’s a bit tougher to tell with all of the different carrier options. However, we may see further reductions following the launch of Samsung’s latest smartphones on August 13th.
Galaxy A8 arrives in India with an Rs 32,500 price tag
The Samsung Galaxy A8 launched in China last month, boasting some rather decent specifications and an ultra-slim metal design at a price point that won’t break the bank. The phone has now made its way to India, with a price tag of Rs. 32,500.
For specifications, the Galaxy A8 features a 5.7-inch Full HD Super AMOLED display, a 64-bit octa-core Snapdragon 615 processor backed by 2GB of RAM, a 16MP rear camera, 5MP front camera, 16GB of on-board storage and microSD expansion up to 128GB. The smartphone also features a large 3,050mAh battery, a fingerprint scanner housed in the home button and the latest Android 5.1.1 Lollipop OS.
While the specifications are good for a mid-ranger, the real selling point is the A8’s slim 5.9mm depth, almost bezel free display, and metal finish around the edge of the smartphone. The handset is the thinnest smartphone that Samsung has produced so far.
The Galaxy A8 is compatible with all of the 4G LTE (FDD-LTE Band 3 1800 MHz and TDD-LTE Band 40 2300 MHz) networks in India.
The A8 is available in black, gold and white color options. Samsung has partnered up with Airtel to offer data benefits to customers and the handset can be purchased directly from Samsung’s eStore.
Samsung launches the Galaxy A8 in India for INR 32,500
Following a successful launch in South Korea, Samsung has today released its thinnest smartphone ever, the Galaxy A8, in India. The device is available to purchase from the company’s online portal for INR 32,500 ($511) in black, gold or white colorways.
For those unaware, the Galaxy A8 pack 5.7-inch Full HD display, an Exynos 5430 octa-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of expandable storage and a 16-megapixel rear-facing camera.
As this device is targeted at the Asian market, it does, of course, feature a Dual-SIM slot. However, in order to save space and reduce thickness of the unit, Samsung has included a hybrid slot, which means that it can either be used for a secondary SIM card or a microSD. You can’t have both.
The Galaxy A8 is compatible with all 4G LTE networks in India (FDD-LTE Band 3 1800 MHz and TDD-LTE Band 40 2300 MHz) and Samsung has teamed up with operator Airtel to offer exclusive data packages to customers who pick up the device.
If you’re based in India, like the sound of the Galaxy A8 and would like to purchase one — hit the source link below.
Source: Samsung
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Sony’s Xperia C5 Ultra with 6-Inch Full-HD Display and 13MP Cameras Front and Back is official
Sony’s C5 Ultra has been to subject of a few leaks in recent times, and now the MediaTek powered device with super-thin bezels and twin 13MP cameras (front and rear) has been officially outed. We have more images and specifications after the break.
I mentioned that the C5 Ultra has super-thin bezels, and there’s a reason; it’s sporting a large 6-inch display with full HD resolution. While it isn’t running on the latest silicon, Sony claims that the C5 Ultra will last 2 days, and play 8 hours worth of video before giving up the ghost. Let’s have a look at what else the C5 Ultra has to offer.
Specifications:
- Android 5.0 Lollipop
- 6-Inch Full HD IPS display (1920 x 1080)
- MediaTek MTK6752 Octa-core processor @ 1.7GHz (64-bit)
- ARM Mali760 MP2 GPU
- 2GB RAM
- 16GB Internal storage
- MicroSD card support (up to 200GB)
- 13MP Front facing camera (Sony Exmor RS sensor) with LED flash, 25mm wide-angle lens
- 13MP Front-facing camera (Sony Exmor sensor) with Selfie flash, 22mm wide-angle lens with 88-degree FOV
- Networks: GSM, UMTS, LTE (depends on market)
- Available in single and dual-SIM variants
- Bluetooth 4.1, WiFi, NFC
- 3.5mm audio jack
- Dimensions: 164.2 x 79.6 x 8.2mm
- Weight: 187 grams
- Battery: 2,930mAh
- Available in white, black and soft mint
While the C5 Ultra is a little taller (+-5mm) than the Nexus 6 that also features a 6-inch display, it is 3mm narrower and 2mm thinner. Make no mistake about it, though, the C5 Ultra is still a big phone, despite those super-thin bezels. What it does have is a whopping 13MP front camera with a wide-angle lens for taking those selfies.
At present, Sony hasn’t revealed any details regarding price, nor any specifics about availability other than emerging markets. Is the Xperia C5 Ultra the phone for you? Or, like me, are you still waiting in vain for Sony to launch a proper successor to the Xperia Z Ultra?
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The Sony Xperia M5 is official with a super fast focussing camera
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We always knew that Sony was announcing something on August 3rd and we’d already gotten a very complete leak of the Sony Xperia M5, but it’s always good to see the device announced on Sony’s own terms. As we expected, the star of the show is the Xperia M5‘s rear camera, which sports Sony’s brand new 21.5 MP Exmor RS with Hybrid AF F2.2 sensor. If you’re a bit skeptical about how much better this new camera sensor is, take a look at Sony’s launch trailer which focusses heavily on the new camera:
As for the rest of the Xperia M5’s specs, the list is a familar list from the leak a few days ago: a MediaTek Helio X10 2GHz processor, 3GB RAM, 16GB storage with microSD, 5-inch 1080p IPS display, 13MP front camera and a 2,600mAh battery that Sony says will last two days. Of course, like its Xperia predecessors, the Xperia M5 will also be waterproof, with IP65/IP68 certification for dust and water resistance. Sony says the device will be released sometime in mid-August 2015 “in selected countries across emerging markets”, whatever that means.
What do you think about the Sony Xperia M5? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Source: Sony Mobile via XperiaBlog
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This interactive map crams in American literature’s greatest road trips
People love road trips. Some like ’em more than others. And some like them perhaps a little bit too much. This interactive map from Richard Kreitner and Steven Melendez crams the locations mentioned in twelve road-tripping books including Mark Twain‘s Roughing It and Jack Kerouac’s On the Road. That total’s 1,500 entries, paired with the most appropriate coordinates the author could assign. You might take issue with some of the book choices, but we’ll only accept complaints after you’ve tackled the entirety of this cartographic labor of love. You’ll find the bibliography after the break.
- Wild, Cheryl Strayed
- The Cruise of the Rolling Junk, F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Rolling Nowhere: Riding the Rails With America’s Hoboes, Ted Conover
- A Walk Across America, Peter Jenkins
- Cross Country: Fifteen Years and 90,000 Miles on the Roads and Interstates of America with Lewis and Clark, Robert Sullivan
- The Lost Continent, Bill Bryson
- Blue Highways: A Journey into America, William Least Heat Moon
- On the Road, Jack Kerouac
- Roughing It, Mark Twain
- Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Robert Pirsig
- Travels with Charley, John Steinbeck
- The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, Tom Wolfe
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Apple Expected to Launch New iMacs With Improved Processors and Display Quality This Quarter
Apple’s iMac line is set to receive a significant boost this quarter in the form of a refresh including new processors and improved display quality, according to KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Display improvements are said to arrive in the form of greater color saturation, but Kuo makes no mention of whether Apple is planning to extend Retina display options to the smaller 21.5-inch iMac lineup.
We believe Apple will introduce new iMac models in 3Q15, which are expected to have key selling points such as more powerful processors and much better display quality. We predict the panel will use a LED phosphor material called KSF to notably boost color saturation.
While Apple has released several 27-inch Retina iMac models since last October, the remainder of the iMac lineup has not been updated since September 2013 as Apple has had to wait for Intel to release new desktop processors that could allow for a substantial update. With Broadwell processors starting to trickle out and Skylake right around the corner, it appears Apple will finally be able to offer a substantial upgrade for the entire iMac family.
Kuo believes that an inventory draw-down in the second quarter, the upcoming new iMacs, and promotions such as the current Back to School program will drive strong sequential growth in iMac shipments for the current quarter, perhaps doubling quarter-over-quarter to one million units. The third calendar quarter is typically very strong for Apple’s Mac segment with much of the world in the midst of back to school shopping.
Samsung will not roll out the Lollipop update for the Galaxy K Zoom in the UK
If you live in the UK and own a Galaxy K Zoom, you may want to listen up as we have some unfavourable news for you. Whilst responding to a query on Twitter last night, Samsung Mobile confirmed that it would not be rolling out the Lollipop update to the photo-centric smartphone.
@ahmetgngr13 We don’t like to be the bearer of bad news, but the Galaxy Zoom will not be receiving the Lollipop update.
— Samsung Mobile UK (@SamsungMobileUK) August 2, 2015
No information was provided on why the update has been cancelled, but we presume it’s due to a lack of demand. After all, the handset wasn’t exactly a success in European markets, so Samsung may be prioritising the upgrade for more popular devices as opposed to those that are slowly becoming extinct.
If you’re not happy with the South Korean company’s decision to axe the Lollipop update for the Galaxy K Zoom, why not drop them a line on Twitter? If enough people do it, they may reconsider their decision, so it’s definitely worth a shot if you ask me!
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Lenovo Vibe P1 Pro passes through China’s official certification database
Over the weekend, an unannounced Lenovo-branded smartphone passed through China’s official certification database — TENAA. The high-end handset, dubbed the Vibe P1 Pro, carries the model number P1c72 and is believed to be targeted at the Asian, European and North American markets.
In terms of design, the render submitted to TENAA shows a device that looks like a mash-up of an HTC One (M7) and Samsung’s Galaxy S5, in as much as its got an almost identical backplate to the former, and a very similar display and capacitive button layout to the latter.
If recent leaks and rumors are anything to go by, the P1 Pro certainly sounds like it’s set to be a capable device with its 5.5-inch Full HD display, a 1.5GHz octa-core processor, 3GB of RAM, 16GB of expandable storage, a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera, a 5-megapixel front-facing shooter and internals powered by a 4,900mAh battery.
The certification reveals that the handset measures in at 152.9 x 75.6 x 9.9 mm — so it’s not particularly thin. The reason for this, however, is due of the physical size of the huge battery, which causes the body to jut out an extra 1.7mm.
To view the full certification document over on TENAA’s website, hit the source link below.
Source: TENAA
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