Sony Xperia Z3 +: Official for Europe, Released in June

Officially announced the waterproof Sony Xperia Z3 + (Z3 Plus) and will be released in Europe in June. Incorporates battery 2930 mAh with shelf life of 2 days and fast charging will take you 5.5 hours only ten minutes of charging. She camera 20.7 Megapixel RS wide-angle G Lens and lens to 12.800 ISO and front camera 5.1 Megapixel with function Superior Auto.

The Sony Xperia Z3 + is 4G +, incorporates oktapyrino processor Snapdragon 810 (64-bit), memory RAM 3GB, screen 5.2 inch LCD Triluminos with resolution Full HD 1920 × 1080 pixels and audio Hi-Res audio. Will be available in two versions with a SIM card (4G +) and dikarto Xperia Z3 + Dual (4G) and in four colors Black, White, Copper and Aqua Green.

It is the European version of Sony Xperia Z4 presented a few weeks ago in Japan. It runs Android 5.0 Lollipop, has a thickness of 6.9 mm., Weight 144 g. and comes with 32GB integrated memory and slot for micro memory cards SD (up to 128GB).

Sony Xperia Z3 +: Available for Orders in England

The Sony Xperia Z3 + officially announced only yesterday and is the global edition of the Sony Xperia Z4 which launched in China market. The Xperia Z3 + is a slightly improved version of the Sony Xperia Z3 and started to be available for pre-orders in the UK through the Clove store priced at $ 845.

Shipments will start at the end of next month and the store accepts pre-orders for the Sony Xperia Z3 + in Black, Copper and White. H same as Sony did not define value in the official announcement, and the $ 845 asking the Clove is for the SIM-free and unlocked version and taxes included.

The Sony Xperia Z3 + will have a 5.2-inch IPS display with a resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels, oktapyrino Snapdragon 810 2GHz processor and Adreno 430 GPU, RAM 3GB memory and built-in memory 32GB. The camera is the 20.7 Megapixel, the second camera 5 Megapixe, a battery 2930 mAh, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC and comes with Android 5.0.

The Sony Xperia Z3 + has IP65 / 68 certified, which means it is resistant to dust and water.

Sony Xperia Z: Started to Upgrade to Android Lollipop

 The Sony promised upgrade to Android Lollipop whole series Xperia Z and he did, now began to come in and update on Sony Xperia Z and Xperia ZR, currently only over the air.
Specifically, the Sony Xperia Z and Sony Xperia ZR upgraded to Android 5.0.2 Lollipop, which has size 700MB. Among others brings new Material design of Google and compatible apps, smart lock screen notifications and settings, support for multi-user profiles and guest mode, the moving apps to SD card option.
To install the update requires at least 1.2GB of free space and the first reports say that it's available in Bolivia, Bangladesh, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Sony Xperia Z: Upgraded to Lollipop Next Week

In recent days they employ several devices that will get or not Android Lollipop. On the one hand we have the HTC and who had promised to bring the update to the HTC One Mini 2 and eventually canceled, and on the other the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 where there is a confusion about whether to upgrade or not.
Now the news comes from Sony, which last October announced that it will give Lollipop update throughout the series Xperia Z and already has upgraded most smartphones.
Those who have the first Sony Xperia Z does not need to worry that you may not bring the Lollipop, as Sony Philippines through its account on Twitter says the upgrade to Android 5.0 Lollipop will begin to be distributed next week.

Sony Xperia Z4: Official Display 5.2" FHD and SD 810

Eventually the information like the Sony reveals today 20th of the month the flagship proved correct. The Sony Xperia Z4 officially announced in Japan with 5.2 inch screen resolution 1080 × 1920 pixels.

The Sony Xperia Z4 has 64-bit oktapyrino processor Snapdragon 810, memory RAM 3GB, 32GB built-in memory which can be expanded up to 128GB via microSD card. Is Camera 20.7 Megapixel, second camera 5.1 Megapixel with wide angle lens, 2930mAh battery and runs Android 5.0.

It is available in white black, copper-colored and Aqua Green. The Sony Xperia Z4 is resistant to water and dust.

This year's flagship has several similarities with last year's Sony Xperia Z3 while the company ultimately chose to go in QHD screen, as does competition. The Sony Xperia Z4 has a metal frame, thickness 6.9 mm, weighs 144 grams. It is 0.4 mm. thinner and 8 g. lighter than the Z3. The camera has an interesting feature «cooking mode» to take better food photos.

Finally, the Sony Xperia Z4 will be available in Japan this summer. For other markets no information yet.

Sony Xperia T2 Ultra : Soon begins the upgrade to Lollipop

According to information  Sony Mobile, the Sony Xperia T2 Ultra will start to be upgraded to Android 5.0 Lollipop in the coming weeks. The Lollipop is already available for the Sony Xperia Z3, Xperia Z3 Compact and Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, and the Xperia Z2 and Xperia Z2 Tablet in some countries.

Giefroot: The new Root method for series devices Xperia Z3 with locked Bootloader

Having one Android device in your hands, sooner or later you will want to do root, first to use applications that have the condition and secondly to upgrade your device with a custom ROM. Usually the first step is to unlock the bootloader, but for the Xperia devices, this would be disastrous because of the loss of keys DRM.

Although we have already seen one root method for the Xperia Z3, the Giefroot came to us do the work without unlocking the bootloader. So we have root in our device, while we can save and TA partition containing the DRM keys. A prerequisite unfortunately, is to have our older device firmware from October 2014 (before 23.0.A.2.93), but this may be changed, and it is also easy to find the * .ftf file and install via Flashtool .

Conditions

The method therefore works in Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact and to test it should have the following:

• On the "debug" the device
• Enabled "False Sites" (located under "Developer options")
• Established the ADB driver on our computer if you use Windows

The process

Follow the procedure at your own risk!

• Remove the file Giefroot and decompress it on our computer.
• We put our device in "Airplane mode" and connect to the computer.
• Run the file "install.bat" and follow the onscreen instructions.
• If the process fails fail ("Device not rooted") try a second time.

Admittedly it is a method with strange conditions (False Sites) but the result is worth it. Currently in second edition and can be downloaded from the thread at XDA.

Flashtool is the Ultimate Tool for Sony Xperia Device Owners

One of the biggest advantages acquired by the holder of a device of Sony, is the fact that many people deal with them and so there are many tools that will help him to save her if something goes wrong. As Samsung has the Odin and Heimdall, Sony has the Flashtool, a powerful tool with similar capabilities. His work Flashtool is basically install official firmware on devices of Sony, but has the potential to unlock the bootloader on devices that allow and do root. The files that need to be of the form Flashtool * .ftf (Flash Tool File) and can be removed from whole ROM to a kernel operates on Linux, Mac and Windows unlike Odin. In more detail and take them one by one, the most common way to do root in a Xperia device is through the installation of a rooted (or insecure) kernel. The kernel packed in files * .ftf which we will see later how easily be installed. As for unlocking the bootloader, can not do many things because the Sony devices have encrypted bootloader, but there is the official way. What is of value to the whole process is that Sony devices have a so-called "TA" partition containing all licenses for proprietary applications. Once you unlock the bootloader, the partition is deleted and so we can not now use these applications, so before doing anything we should do backup my TA partition. Third and best feature of Flashtool is to install the official firmware from Sony. We can help to return to official ROM, to correct our device from softbrick and do downgrade to an older version of Android because known upgrades Sony Xperia do crawl. So we will give an example of using Flashtool you would install an official firmware from Sony in a device with a locked bootloader.

What we need

Required for installation will attempt are:

the Flashtool, and

the official firmware from Sony for our device, which you can find in many pages as in XperiaFirmware.com and Flashtool.net.

The process

Follow the procedure at your own risk!

After you install the Flashtool go to folder

• "Firmwares" and delete everything.
• Take the official firmware if it is compressed and decompress until you see the file with extension * .ftf.
• Take the * .ftf file and store it in the folder "firmwares" of Flashtool.
• Run the Flashtool, select the button with the thunder and then the "Flashmode".
• We will display a new window to select the firmware you want to install, and if we only have a folder "firmwares" will show us just one.

So choose the firmware on the left, in the center we see the contents and on the right we check all options under the "Wipe".

In the "Exclude" tick "TA" if you do not want to midiagrafei the TA partition we said earlier in the "Misc" the "No Final Verification" and click "Flash".

The Flashtool will give us instructions on how to put our device in bootloader mode (by pressing the Back key or the Volume Down at the start) and will ask us to connect to our computer via USB.

Once done all this will start the installation which has just finished will make our device to reboot, meaning the end.

The same procedure applies to install any * .ftf file if you own Android device of Sony, you should at least know what it can do for you Flashtool. More information on the official page.

9 Things you did not know that it makes the series Xperia Z3 awesome

Press Release: contactless payments 

The devices of Sony NFC had before even becoming popular. This means that you, and you can use your Xperia smartphone for payments, transfers or postcard entry with a single touch, as early as 2012 with the Xperia S. 

Improve sound settings for headphones Sony 

Ever noticed that every couple of acoustic sounds ... different? While each device series Xperia Z3 automatically recognizes the Sony headphones you use, now you can choose the exact type of headphones and enjoy your music specifically for this device. Simply click "Settings - Sound - Sound Settings - Hearing" for the best possible sound quality. 

Ability to pause during video recording 

Try the new pause function when recording a video, which allows you to "freeze" the record instead of the stop, only to capture the moments that you really want. Continue pulling exactly where you left off until you have finished your video and all the different clips captured will be stored one after another in the same file. 

Record everything you do on your mobile screen 

Always have the opportunity to take screenshot on your mobile screen since launch the Android. In turn Xperia Z3 we go one step further by adding the ability to shoot video than you do on the screen. The procedure is exactly the same and is ideal to show off certain functions of the device, save video games to play and so on. 

Faster settings 

Let's be honest - the settings are not like anyone. That is why we continually strive to make it easier and faster. The latest version of the Z3 series allows you to personalize your settings faster than ever. Just drag two fingers downward to display all settings, then easily drag & drop those that need or hold any icon to go to the detailed menu. 

Longer battery life of up to one week 

We said that the Xperia Z3 battery will last up to two days on a single charge. Activating the Battery STAMINA Mode will last even longer. And turning the Ultra STAMINA Mode (which limits a number of features of the device), we estimate that the battery will last more than a week on standby. 

Automatic screen rotation, depending on how you hold the device 

Does this sound normal? The smart screen rotation automatically determines when the monitor should be rotated depending on how you hold the device. So, to prevent unwanted rotation, such as when you lie down on the couch to surf the internet. 

More functions in a single motion 

Tap twice your finger on the screen to activate the device and restore operations have been suspended. Tap Xperia Z3 or Xperia Z3 Compact with the screen down to sigiste an incoming call or bring it close to your ear to answer automatically. The smart backlight control keeps the screen bright as long as you keep your Xperia up to you, as when you look at a picture without touching the screen. When you release the device screen turns off automatically (according to your personal power saving settings). 

Unlock the SmartWear or any accessories Sony Bluetooth 

Use any of the products SmartWear Sony; The Z3 automatically unlock your device if you choose, or whenever a SmartBand SmartBand Talk are within walking distance as well as any other regional or Bluetooth headset from Sony. Simply click "Settings - Security - Lock Screen - Unlock Bluetooth», select the desired device, and press "Continue". Then press the power button and the device will unlock automatically when the selected accessories located.

The Launcher of Sony Xperia Z3 available for all devices with Android 4.2+

Immediately after the announcement of each new device, the first thing that interested users of older Android devices is the system dump. Since this will be able to extract and install many new applications, wallpaper and anything else will give them the illusion upgrade! The same is happening these days with the brand new Xperia Z3, which the launcher is now available for all devices with Android 4.2+, regardless of whether or not Sony build. The master ... from XDA also trying to do backport and earlier versions Android, and informs us that not even need to have done to root our device to use it. The install like any other application outside the Play Store, but may not work if a widget does not enter the space system. 

You'll find the thread at XDA

The Sony Xperia Z3 officially launched a Z2S

The Sony seems to set up six months of time known as the flagship of the z system and now Xperia Z3 is true. 

At first sight of the technical details look very similar to those of Z2, and going to see the full. 

In the heart of the device beats the Snapdragon 801 again followed by GPU Adreno 330. Nevertheless the SoC is now the 8974-Jaron unlike 8974-AB of the previous model. On the screen that 5,2 inch.

Battery less than the previous model, and 3100mAh, which is Sony and the size of the unit (especially the solid.) 

Still camera 20,7MP, but most of the 22mm long and the fact that up to 12600, to promise better shots than its predecessor. This fact remains invisible. 

About the fact that Sony released a device very similar technical characteristics of the various flagship. Furthermore, there is now a days its Snapdragon devices 805 and Adreno 420 from Sony marriage seems a bit "poor" as one would expect the best flagship SoC inside. On the other hand I have to admit that I have good impressions left by design. 

The movement of the device are expected later in September, when the funds are not yet known. (Although we 700+ as the first job is very safe "bet".) 

Sony Xperia Z3 - Description: 

Os: android 4.4.4 KitKat 

CPU: quad-head Snapdragon 801 

GPU: Adreno 330 

DISP: 5,2in, IPS LCD, 1920x1080 

Cam: 20,7MP (back) + 2,2MP (front) 

Ram: 3GB 

Ou-ou: 16GB / 32GB + MicroSD 

BATT: 3100mAh 

Con: WiFi, Bluetooth, LTE

Sony Xperia: Teaser indicates extremely waterproof smartphone or tablet

The IFA 2014 is just around the corner, but Sony is not tired to post more teaser. With the latest information for upcoming Xperia products the viewer finds himself at the bottom of a swimming pool again - a smartphone or tablet not you see there though, but with the lettering "2m?". This little subtle message is likely to be an indication that the upcoming Xperia devices can withstand more severe extreme conditions under water. 

A unique feature of the flagships of Sony introduced at the beginning of the era of Full HD smartphones protection against water and dust is: An IP55 / 57 certification, as they had the Sony Xperia Z (test) at the time, was actually Outdoor smartphones reserved accordingly, an exciting feature. Well, times have changed and but also competitor products such as the Samsung Galaxy S5 can demonstrate appropriate IP standards. A new teaser According to Sony in 2014 but could imagine at IFA devices, which may have a considerably better protection against water. The picture is actually out of the water and the bottom of a swimming pool is not much to see - in the middle but denounces the question followed by the hashtag "SonyIFA" "2m?". Therefore quite possible that the presented tools, such as the Sony Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact, perhaps as the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, 2 meters depth, or even be able to survive more easily. 

The Sony Xperia and Xperia Z2 Z2 tablet certified to IP58 standard against water and can therefore already for half an hour to a depth of 1.5 meters survive under water. So far, this is considered the highest possible degree of water density, which is possible with mobile devices. If the new smartphones and tablets from Sony so actually dives can make in extreme depths, the equipment for serious swimmers should certainly be more attractive - which also represent for the Xperia Z2 apparently six weeks under water not a big problem. We are in any case at the launch of the new Sony device at the IFA on site and will provide you with all the information in a timely manner. 

Could you benefit from smart phones, which are more than 2 meters of water? Tell us about your application scenario in the comments.

Source: Sony @ Twitter [via Xperia Blog]