Sony Unveils its New Xperia XZ2 that Features 4K Video

Japan's Sony Corporation unveiled its new Xperia XZ2 smartphone as it is turning its focus to 4K high-definition video recording to differentiate itself from rivals that have caught up in camera technology.

Unveiled at Barcelona's Mobile World Congress on Monday, the XZ2 features Corning Gorilla Glass 5 on both the front and back and a longer 18:9 ratio display which reduces the size of the bezels on the front of the handset.

It will record video in 4K HDR - a quality previously only available in the top-of-the-range camcorders, senior Sony Mobile product manager Adam Marsh said.

"We have a smartphone about to come to the market that is actually giving you a better movie recording than a very high-end camcorder from Sony," he said.

The device includes super slow-motion in 1080p high definition resolution, he said. Sony introduced super slo-mo in its XZ Premium last year ago, a first that was copied by market leader Samsung in its Galaxy S9 unveiled on Sunday.

Sony's device can also upscale SDR video to near HDR quality video, using technology developed with engineers working on the company's Bravia televisions, he said.

The company’s new XZ2 and XZ2 Compact shrink down the chunky bezels of their predecessors (to an extent) and feature the same taller, slimmer displays that helped Samsung, LG, and other companies roundly outclass Sony’s smartphone design last year. Both new Sony phones are powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 processor, the latest and greatest silicon that will be inside most of 2018’s Android flagships. 

While Sony has won some praises for technical innovations, its sales have declined and it is adrift of the top-10 vendors. It sold 4 million units in the quarter to end-December, down from 5.1 million a year ago, according to results published earlier this month.

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