The Sony Xperia X Performance is an Android smartphone produced by

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. Part of the Sony Xperia X series, the device was unveiled along with the

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and

Sony Xperia X The Sony Xperia X is an Android smartphone produced by Sony. Part of the Sony Xperia X series, the device was unveiled along with the Sony Xperia XA and Sony Xperia X Performance at MWC 2016 on February 22, 2016. The Sony Xperia X series wil ...

at MWC 2016 on February 22, 2016. It was Sony's flagship smartphone for the first half of 2016.

Specifications

Hardware

The device features a 1080p screen, also features a 64-bit 2.0 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 64-bit system-on-chip with 3 GB of RAM. The device also has 32 GB and 64 GB internal storage with

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card expansion up to 200 GB and includes non-removable 2700 mAh battery. The rear-facing camera of the Xperia X Performance is 23

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s with sensor size of 1/2.3 inch and an aperture of f/2.0, featuring

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with quick launch and also features

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that utilizes phase detection

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that can focus the object within 0.03 seconds. Also the device is water and dust resistant with an

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of 65 and 68 and features a fingerprint sensor as well. The U.S. variant will include a free Qnovo Quick Charge 2.0 charger in the box. This would be the first time ever that Sony Mobile has included something extra for its U.S. smartphone customers. Sony Xperia X Performance Back

Software

The Xperia X Performance is preinstalled with Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow with Sony's custom interface and software. On August 23, 2016, Sony announced that the Xperia X Performance would receive an upgrade to Android 7.0 Nougat. On November 29, 2016, the Android 7.0 Nougat update for the Xperia X Performance was officially rolled out. An update to Android 7.1.1 rolled out in April 2017. On 27 November 2017 Android 8.0 Oreo has been upgraded for Sony Xperia X Performance through build number 41.3.A.0.401.

Variants

Here are the complete description of the Xperia X Performance variants in the world:

Release dates

The Sony Xperia X Performance made its market debut in Taiwan on June 15, 2016.

References

External links

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Official Press ReleaseIntroducing the first ”X” series smartphones – Xperia X, Xperia X Performance and Xperia XA featuring new camera and battery technologyOfficial WhitepaperOfficial Whitepaper (Dual SIM version)
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