It’s happening: Xperia Z5 Premium with 4K screen demoed on video

A series of hands-on images and specs about Sony’s upcoming trio of smartphones – Xperia Z5, Z5 Compact, and Z5 Premium – leaked yesterday, and now what appears to be the original source of the info has surfaced.

A video from French website Clubic shows a hands-on demo of the Xperia Z5 Premium and Xperia Z5, conducted by a marketing executive of Sony France. It appears that the video of the pre-briefing was published accidentally ahead of the expected launch of the devices on Wednesday –  the version embedded above was somehow bootlegged and reuploaded on YouTube.

The most interesting aspect of the French-language video is the apparent confirmation of the 4K display for the Xperia Z5 Premium. Despite our strong reservations, it appears that Sony is indeed pushing the envelope of display technology with a 4K resolution on a 5.5-inch LCD panel. The Sony representative leaves no room for interpretation, calling the device “world’s first 4K smartphone.” That confirms the faint rumblings we’ve been hearing over the past weeks about a 4K version of the Xperia Z5 coming along the regular 5.2-inch Full HD model.

Other specs of the three Sony devices that the video confirms are a Snapdragon 810 processor, side-mounted fingerprint sensor, battery life of up to two days, water and dust resistance (no flap for USB port), and a 23MP camera with 0.03-second autofocus. It looks like these specs will be shared across the range. The Xperia Z5 Compact is expected to feature a 4.6-inch HD display.

See also: Road to 4K: Do we need it? And who will be first?512515

This video seems very solid, as leaks go, but we’ll still urge you to wait for the official announcement before reacting, one way or another. That said – 4K on a phone, how crazy is that?

Video of the Sony Xperia Z5 family leaks out

It turns out that the photo that we posted up yesterday was actually from a 3-minute video of the Sony Xperia Z5 family that was released early and basically gives a tour of the new Sony Xperia Z5 and the Xperia Z5 Premium. The only problem – the video is completely in French. Despite this, we can see the user interface for both devices as well as confirming the 23MP camera that we’ve known about for some time now. Check out the video for yourself:

As was hinted yesterday, Sony is expected to announce three new devices at IFA 2015 this week: the Sony Xperia Z5, Z5 Compact and Z5 Premium. It’s quite a formidable range of devices, and we’ll have to see if Sony is able to capitalize on its diverse range this time around.

What do you think about the video of the Sony Xperia Z5 family? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

Source: XperiaBlog

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Rumor: Sony to unveil an Xperia Z5 Premium in addition to the Z5 and Z5 Compact?

One of the prematurely posted press shots Sony accidentally posted of the Z5.

In the past few weeks, the Xperia Z5 flagship has been the subject of some very legitimate looking leaks. This past week in particular Sony itself allegedly goofed and posted some press shots before they were subsequently pulled. Not one to be overlooked, the smaller sibling, the Xperia Z5 Compact, has also been touched upon. Still, for some time now rumors have circulated that a truly premium model would be coming down the pipeline eventually. Now, perhaps, we have a better idea of just what is in store.

While Android Authority can not confirm the legitimacy of this new information, a tipster over at PhoneArena has provided some potentially sizzling new details regarding Sony’s alleged plans for IFA this coming week: there will be three devices unveiled on Wednesday.

The Xperia Z5: The device will make use of a 5.2-inch Full HD (1080 X 1920) display.

The Xperia Z5 Compact: This device will have a 4.6-inch Standard HD (720 X 1280) display.

The Xperia Z5 Premium: This device will have a larger 5.5-inch, QHD (1440 X 2560) display.

According to the tipster, Sony has selected a 2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Octa-core SoC with Adreno 430 GPU. There will be 3GB of RAM on-board and 32GB of internal storage. They will include a 23-megapixel rear camera and an 8-megapixel front camera. The phones will all include an integrated fingerprint sensor built into the now flat power button on the right side of the phone.

The report also reiterates the fact that the volume rocker has been moved down to the bottom portion of the device’s right side, and also specifically mentioned that the Z5 Premium would be able to record 4K video with its’ rear camera. (It is likely that all three models will include the feature however, especially given that even the current Z4/Z3+ already does it).

Finally, the following picture was supplied along with the tip:

Phone Arena

Three Z5 devices?

While it’s important to take this entire report with a healthy dose of sodium (possibly iodized), the strategy would make major sense for Sony if it pans out. Last year’s Xperia Z3 Compact was very well received given that it broke ties with the disappointing trend of smaller devices using even smaller specs.

The Xperia Z5 Premium also makes a lot of sense: Sony doesn’t have a phablet-sized flagship, and hasn’t for some time now. This is one major area where competitors like Samsung have a major advantage over it, and indeed given the fantastic camera set up that Sony uses on the Z-line, many larger screen aficionados have been lamenting the lack of choice.

The Xperia Z5 Compact was leaked earlier this month.

Opting for a QHD panel on the Z5 Premium also makes a lot of sense. For one thing, it strengthens the ability to compete with rivals like the Samsung’s Galaxy Note 5/Galaxy S6 Edge+ and LG’s G4. At the same time however, it gives further legitimacy to a device that would obviously need some other critical point to differentiate itself from the standard sized product. This latter point is all the more pressing given that Verizon Wireless is posed to release the Xperia Z4v, which does in fact, include a QHD panel.

Stand up for Sony

Assuming this report of an Xperia Z5 Premium is the real deal, Sony may truly be able to deal some major damage against its OEM rivals this fall. The camera, the screen sharpness, the waterproofing, the microSD support, and now the fingerprint sensor will make for a very attractive package to any customer shopping for a phablet. Moreover, it will also be a great find for anyone who is still reeling over Samsung’s decision to drop some staples.

The question then, will truly be just how well Sony can push and promote this terrific trio. Outside of Japan, the Xperia brand’s market share is relatively low when compared to other legacy OEMs. Part of this is, and has been, due to what many argue is a total lack of marketing push from Sony, in addition to poor decisions like carrier exclusivity.

The Xperia Z5 is allegedly going to include a fingerprint sensor built into the power button.

Given that the CEO of Sony Mobile was extremely optimistic when interviewed earlier this summer, this could very well be a golden opportunity for the Japanese giant to make major in-roads in its’ push to regain dominance in the consumer electronics market.

Suffice to say, there will definitely be some major attention paid to whatever products are formally announced this Wednesday. Hopefully, the Xperia Z5 Premium will be one of them.

What do you think? Would a phablet-sized Xperia Z5 be a major candidate for your hard earned money? Is the larger screen size and resolution-bump enough to justify the name “Premium” or would it need a new build to boot? Please feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section below!

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Yet another photo of the Sony Xperia Z5 leaks out, suggests three devices to be announced this week

We’ve seen quite a lot of the Sony Xperia Z5 lately – just a few days ago a number of press images leaked out emphasizing some of the Xperia Z5’s features. Today, a new photo of the Sony Xperia Z5 has surfaced, showing us a side view of the device and giving us a clearer look at the fingerprint scanner that is rumoured to be combined with the device’s power button on the side of the device. Check out the image in question below:

That’s not all that this report has to say, however, as it also claims that Sony will be announcing three new devices at IFA 2015 this week. The three devices will include:

• Sony Xperia Z5 – 5.2-inch 1080p
• Sony Xperia Z5 Compact – 4.6-inch 720p
• Sony Xperia Z5 Premium – 5.5-inch 1440p

That’s quite an intriguing lineup for Sony as it covers all the major size offerings that other manufacturers have, which is hopefully enough to help the mobile division become profitable again. There is also the lingering rumour of a Sony Xperia Z5 Ultra, expected to be a device larger than 6-inches, which appears to be giving IFA 2015 a miss.

What do you think about Sony releasing three variants at IFA 2015? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

Source: Phone Arena via XperiaBlog

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