Live in the United States and are eagerly waiting to get your hands on the Xperia Z2 on a two-year contract? Well, here is some bad news for you. Sony has confirmed to Engadget that it does not plan on bringing the Xperia Z2 and the Xperia Z1 Compact to the United States “in the near future.”
After months of hype and speculation, the OnePlus One finally got its official unveiling today. At just $299 for 16GB of storage and $349 for 64GB, it is perfectly priced to compete with affordable smartphones like the Nexus 5 — but its design and internal specifications are very much taking aim at the latest flagships.
In fact, OnePlus calls its debut smartphone the “flagship killer.” So, does the device have what it takes to take on rivals like the HTC One M8, the Sony Xperia Z2, and the already popular Samsung Galaxy S5? We’ve compiled an in-depth comparison between them all to help you decide.
I don’t know about you, but after all the hype surrounding the OnePlus One in recent months, I was worried it was going to be ugly as sin. After all, it has all the cutting-edge specifications you’d expect from a high-end smartphone, but something had to give to meet that $299 price tag — right?
Maybe, but it certainly wasn’t the design. The One is as beautiful as you would have hoped, with a super-sleek magnesium construction that measures just 4.6mm thin and weighs just 162 grams. It will be available in Sandstone Black and Silk White as standard, which a choice “StyleSwap” back covers including wood, denim, bamboo and Kevlar.
Sony appears to be having some teething troubles with its new Xperia Z2 flagship, which made its debut in Singapore last week. Not only is the device prone to overheating when recording 4K video, but cooling it down in a bowl of water could be fatal for those who received a defective device with gaps in its chassis.
Fortunately, Sony is already aware of both issues, and the Japanese promises it is investigating them.
The launch of the Sony Xperia Z2 has been reportedly delayed until June in Hong Kong according to the company’s Facebook page. The smartphone has already seen delays in parts of Europe due to supply chain related issues, so it was only a matter of time before the launch was delayed in other regions too.
