Android Advisor - 01.05.2018

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ISSUE 50 • ANDROID ADVISOR 67

REVIEW

iPhone X route and introduced a notch, though. The
screen’s Full HD+ resolution of 2160x1080 isn’t the
highest we’ve seen, but it’s more than enough for
a sharp-looking image at 424ppi. It’s also very bright
with a maximum of 535cd/m^2.
There are improvements as Sony has borrowed
HDR upscaling tech from its Bravia TVs, so that the
XZ2 can take any video content – either local to
the device or streamed – and upgrade it to HDR as
you’re watching it, with results that are impressive.

Processor, memory and storage
Unsurprisingly, the XZ2 is powered by Qualcomm’s
new Snapdragon 845, which we’re likely to see in most
major Android flagships this year. Here it’s paired with
4GB of RAM and a typical 64GB of on-board storage.

The XZ2 comes with an
impressive-looking display

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