Sony Xperia R1, R1 Plus launched in India, available Nov 10

Japanese tech giant Sony on Friday expanded its smartphone portfolio in India with the launch of two new Android phones. The new Sony Xperia R1 and R1 Plus phone have been made exclusively for the country and will even be manufactured by Foxconn locally in Andhra Pradesh. According to Sony, the R1 and R1 Plus will be available beginning November 10 via Amazon, Flipkart and other major retailers in the country. The Sony Xperia R1 has been priced at INR 12,990, while the R1 Plus will cost INR 14,990. The pre-registrations for the phones will open later today at Amazon.in. “Customer interest is exceedingly high in the smartphone category in India, particularly the mid-segment and we would like to leverage this demand with the launch of our mid-segment smartphones, Xperia R1 Plus and R1, exclusively for India,” said Kenichiro Hibi, Managing Director, Sony India in a statement. Sony Xperia R1 and R1 Plus specifications Both R1 and R1 Plus are exactly the same except the included RAM and internal storage. Sony Xperia R1 packs 2GB of RAM and 16GB of onboard storage and R1 Plus will come with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of onboard storage. Among other specifications, the R1 and R1 Plus feature a 5.2-inch 720p HD screen in a boxy design, which has been a standard for Sony in the recent years. Thankfully, Sony is planning to go for a new look for the next year’s flagship models. The phones have been powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 430 octa-core processor and pack a 2620mAh battery. There is a 13MP rear camera with LED flash as well as an 8MP selfie shooter in the R1 and R1 Plus phones as well. In addition, you will get dual-SIM support, 4G VoLTE, and the usual set of connectivity options. On the software front, the R1 phones run on Android 7.1 Nougat, but like many other Sony smartphones, will be updated to Android 8.0 Oreo in the coming months. Both smartphones will be offered in Black and Silver colours. The post Sony Xperia R1, R1 Plus launched in India, available Nov 10 . READ MORE :Facebook adds support for live streaming and video chats to Instant Games on Messenger . READ MORE :[Download Apk] Action Launcher v32 brings Adaptive icon Pack v3.0 with more icons . READ MORE :Unlocked Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Android Oreo test build leaks out . READ MORE :Google Home Mini update brings back tap on volume button function . READ MORE :November security patch rolls out for Galaxy S6 Edge Plus & Galaxy A5 . READ MORE :Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus . READ MORE :Oppo F5 Youth launches in India for INR 16,990 . READ MORE :Nexus 6P receiving Android 8.1 Oreo update . READ MORE :Google Street View adds Video Mode in latest Version READ MORE :OnePlus 5T can’t stream Netflix, Amazon Prime Video in HD . READ MORE :TWRP adds support for OnePlus 5T, Moto G5 Plus, and 3 more devices . READ MORE :Best Custom ROMs for Moto X Play . READ MORE :Xiaomi Mi A1 December Security patch is rolling out . READ MORE :What is Project Treble? . READ MORE :How to change font size on Galaxy Note 8 . READ MORE :Microsoft Edge Browser for Android surpasses 1 million downloads . READ MORE :Best Custom ROMs for OnePlus 5 . READ MORE :Jumanji: The Mobile Game will be available for Android on December 14  READ MORE :Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 is official: 25% faster CPU, 30% faster GPU . READ MORE :Android Oreo starts rolling out to Android Wear watches . READ MORE :Xiaomi unveils Redmi 5 & Redmi 5 Plus with large 18:9 displays . READ MORE :Huawei releases Android Oreo update for Mate 9, Mate 9 Pro . READ MORE :Huawei Nova 2s is official with 6-inch 18:9 screen & four cameras . READ MORE :MIUI 9 stable update now rolling out to Mi Max & Mi Max Prime .

What is Project Treble?

Android 8.0 Oreo was officially launched in August of 2017. Though it comes with many new features, the most notable one is ‘Project Treble’. Let us deep dive in this article to know about Project Treble, supported devices and its future. What is Project Treble in Detail This is what Google has to say, Project Treble, a major re-architect of the Android OS framework designed to make it easier, faster, and less costly for manufacturers to update devices to a new version of Android. Treble is for all new devices launching with Android 8.0 and beyond. In a nutshell, Project Treble allows ROM developers to update their software to newer Android version easily. Before Project Treble Before Project Treble, i.e. in Android Nougat and earlier versions, the software had a single unified layer consisting of both Android Framework and Vendor implementation. The first one contains all Android Operating System related things and the latter one contains implementations made by hardware vendors, i.e SoC manufacturers to support the Android system. Thus, whenever new Android version arrives, the developers had to update the Android framework as well as rework the vendor implementation to support that software. It was really a tedious work and thus updates took more time to reach the end users. Project Treble Project Treble compatible smartphones will have two separate layers for both Android Framework and Vendor implementation. Thus, when a new Android version arrives, the developers just have to update their Android framework. Thus, Project Treble makes the update task easier and faster, so end user can enjoy the latest version of Android quicker than before. Project Treble Supported Devices As of now, Project Treble is supported by some handful of devices running Android Oreo or even Nougat in some cases. The list includes Google’s Pixel smartphones both first and second generations, Huawei’s Mate 9 series, Mate 10 series, Honor 9, Honor 8 Pro and Sony’s Xperia XZ1 as well as XZ1 Compact. Sadly, though OnePlus, Nokia updated their flagships to Android Oreo, they don’t support Project Treble. However, it will be supported by almost all smartphone launching with Android Oreo out of the box from next year. Future of Project Treble Project Treble has a wonderful future ahead especially in Custom ROM community. Developers can have a one unified build for multiple devices which support Project Treble. A developer has already booted a same Android 8.0 AOSP build on multiple devices from different OEMs as well as different SoC. The smartphones he tested were Huawei Mate 9, Honor 8 Pro, Honor 9, Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact and Essential Phone. Now, that’s really a breakthrough. Which clearly means in the future, most of the Custom ROMs will have the same build for multiple smartphones. 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Sony Xperia X and X Compact starts getting December Security Patch

Sony Xperia X and X Compact starts getting December Security Patch

Posted: 06 Dec 2017 07:19 AM PST

After Galaxy A5 2016 and Essential phone, Sony Xperia X and Xperia X compact gets December security patch. The update comes with the firmware version 34.3.A.0.252 and the previous version was 34.3.A.0.244.
The update’s main highlight is Decmber Security Patch. However, device still runs on Android 7.1.1 Nougat out of the box. But the Android Oreo Update is expected very soon in a month or so. Update is rolling out OTA all over the world, but it might take some time to reach each and every user. So don’t panic if update notification doesn’t appear on your phone.
Both the phones are a launched in MWC 2016. For reminder Xperia X features a 5.0-inch screen having Full HD resolution powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 650, 3GB RAM, 32/64GB or storage. It is embedded with a  microSD card slot for storage expansion, Dual SIM support. It is consists a huge sensor of 23MP camera (with 1/2.3-inch Exmor RS sensor, 5x Clear Image Zoom, and Predictive Hybrid AF), 13MP front-facing camera (with 22mm wide-angle F2.0 lens and a 1/3-inch sensor), and a 2620 mAh battery.


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