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Sony’s smartphone roadmap has never been predictable. It was barely six months ago at IFA when it merged the Xperia X and Z lines to create the Xperia XZ, a handset with top-of-the-line specs aimed at jump-starting its standing in the high-end U.S. market. While that gambit didn’t quite work out the way it had hoped, Sony has decided to take another crack at it.
But instead of changing its strategy, Sony is doubling down on it. It brought no less than four new phones to Mobile World Congress, including two new flagships, the Xperia XZs and the XZ Premium, a phone that shines, quite literally.
The first thing you notice about the new phone is the mirror finish that surrounds the device. Available in deep sea black and luminous chrome, the finish gives the phone a sparkly appearance that seems destined to require lots of polishing. But the innovation in the XZ Premium is actually below the surface. Its primary features are both firsts on a smartphone: a 4K HDR display and super slow-motion video.
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