Sony outs launch details for its Xperia XZ Premium flagship and futuristic Touch projector

From PC World: Since we last heard about the Xperia XZ Premium at Mobile World Congress, the Samsung Galaxy S8, the HTC U Ultra, and the LG G6 have all begun shipping. But over the past few months, Sony has been putting the finishing touches on its own flagship phone, as well as its touch-based projector (which will still can't believe is a real product). And now, we finally know when they're going to arrive and how much they're going to cost.

They're not cheap.

Sony has announced that the unlocked XZ Premium will be available for pre-order on Amazon and Best Buy beginning June 12, with an on-sale date of June 22, with a cost of $800, and the bleeding-edge Xperia Touch projector will cost more than twice that, running a staggering $1,700.

At the time, the XZ Premium was the first phone to announce it would be utilizing the Snapdragon 835 chip, but it’s gotten some company since then. The Galaxy S8, HTC U, and even the upcoming Essential Phone all sport the latest Qualcomm processor, so the XZ Premium is going to need a little more than speed to woo customers.

But it just might have it. The most notable feature of Sony’s new flagship is the 19MP camera that utilizes Sony’s own Exmor RS imaging sensor for super-fast shitter speeds. Additionally the XZ Premium brings something called Motion Eye that captures video at a mind-boggling 960 frames per second for super slo-mo playback (by comparison most Android phones max out at 240 frames per second).

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