It’s a rumor & misconception in the market that Sony has been washed out. Despite being in the dark, Sony still has its presence in the market with thousands of fans and loyal customers. Yesterday on 10th of August, Nepa Hima Tradelink, the authorised country distributor of Sony products in Nepal, successfully conducted their first bloggers meet at SONY centre Kantipath. The bloggers meet was lead by Ashesh Rajbansh, the brand executive for & Sunny Shrestha, the Marketing Manager of Nepa Hima Tradelink .
Meet was greeted by the presence of other tech enthusiasts such as Gadgets in Nepal, Techno Nepal, momo tech, Mobiles Khabar, and Delta digit. The event started with the current scenario of existing Sony market in Nepal, their upcoming gadgets & technology followed by unveiling of Xperia x series phones – Xperia X, Xperia XA & Xperia XA Ultra. Sony has now started to move on with Xperia X series while swapping up their previous xperia M,C,T, and Z series.
Sony Xperia X
It’s a 5-inch phone with a sleek design. The design has been changed a bit from the traditional Sony Z series phones. With a metal back, the front and back panels are of the same, continuous color. You can choose from four different colors- Graphite black, white, lime gold and rose gold.
The Xperia X houses the Snapdragon 650 processor with 3GB of RAM and comes with 64GB of onboard storage, which is expandable with a microSD card. Even though, the battery is only 2,620mAh Sony promises that the battery life will be amazing. The main camera in the Xperia X is 23MP and the front camera is 13MP. The main camera comes along with “future-focused” Smart Capture Camera feature, which is Sony’s Predictive Hybrid Autofocus, which lets you pick a target and track it.
Sony obviously included its great sounding front facing stereo speakers and its hi-res audio system. The Xperia X’s power button also acts as a fingerprint scanner. The company has priced the phone at Rs. 64,999.
KEY SPECS OF XPERIA X:
- 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Triluminos Display
- Hexa-Core Snapdragon 650 64-bit processor with Adreno 510 GPU
- 3GB RAM, 64GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 200GB via microSD card
- Android Marshmallow 6.0
- Dual SIM (nano+nano)
- 23MP rear camera with Exmor RS sensor, 1/2.3″ sensor, f/2.0 lens, Predictive Hybrid AF, 1080p video recording
- 13MP front-facing camera with 1/3” Exmor RS sensor, 22mm wide-angle f/2.0 lens, 1080p video recording
- DSEE HX, LDAC, Digital Noise Cancelling
- Fingerprint sensor
- Dimensions: 69.4 x 142.7 x 7.9mm; Weight: 153 grams
- 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, NFC
- 2630mAh Battery with Qnovo’s Adaptive Charging technology
- Price: Rs. 64,999
Sony Xperia XA
The Sony Xperia XA is more of the affordable version of Xperia X. The phone comes with midrange specs, nothing to offer new except its sleek and premium design.It has a 5-inch 720p display along with Media Tek MT6755 chipset. The chipset is coupled with only 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage. The capacity of the battery is only 2,300mAh. Sadly this phone will not offer Sony’s stereo front facing speakers and fingerprint scanner. It is priced at Rs. 34,499 in Nepal.
KEY SPECS OF XPERIA XA:
- 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) curved glass edge-to-edge display
- Octa-core MediaTek Helio P10 processor with Mali T860MP2 GPU
- 2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 200GB via microSD card
- Android Marshmallow 6.0
- Dual SIM (nano+nano)
- 13MP Primary Camera with 1/3” IMX258 Exmos RS sensor, 1080p video recording.
- 8MP front-facing camera with Sony IMX219 Exmor R sensor, 88-degree wide-angle lens
- Dimensions: 143.6 x 66.8 x 7.9mm; Weight: 137.4g
- 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n , Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, NFC
- 2300 mAh battery with Qnovo’s Adaptive Charging technology
- Price: Rs. 34,499
Sony Xperia XA Ultra
Xperia XA ultra features a mammoth 6.0-inch display and is targetted for multimedia maniacs. It is powered by an Octa-core MediaTek Helio P10 processor and has 3GB of RAM. The main highlight of the XA ultra is a whopping 16MP Exmor RS Front Camera With LED Flash. The company has priced the phone at Rs. 48,499.
KEY SPECS OF XPERIA XA ULTRA:
- 6-inch (1920 x 1280 pixels) curved glass edge-to-edge display
- Octa-core MediaTek Helio P10 processor with Mali T860MP2 GPU
- 3GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 200GB via microSD card
- Android Marshmallow 6.0
- Dual SIM (nano+nano)
- 21.5MP Primary Camera with LED flash 1080p video recording.
- 16MP front-facing camera with LED flash
- 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n , Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, NFC
- 2700 mAh battery
- Price: Rs. 48,499
These phones are been now available for purchase in the market. Although, all the X-series of smartphones seems pricey compared to the competition, but during the bloggers meet, the company iterates that Sony offers better build quality than its competition and is more durable than other smartphones. So, what do you think about the latest Sony Smartphones? Leave us your opinion on the poll down below:
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