This Is What Android 5.0 Lollipop Looks like on the Sony Xperia Z3

Android 5.0 Lollipop has been out and about for five consecutive months and device makers such as HTC, Samsung, LG or Motorola have been relatively quick in picking up the update for their flagship products (some faster than others). Sony was one of the phone makers that initially promised the Lollipop update for a bunch of its top-tier models like the Xperia Z3 smartphone. It appears the company is still working on the update, which is currently undergoing testing, so it might be a while before we actually see the new build coming to our devices. However, if you’re curious to check out Sony’s take on Android 5.0.2 Lollipop, you’ll be pleased to know that the folks at Spazio iTech have spotted the Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact running...

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Samsung Galaxy S6, HTC One M9 and iPhone 6 Fight It Out in Benchmarks

One of the world’s biggest tech conventions is unfolding in Barcelona as we speak, so you probably heard that two of the most highly anticipated handsets this spring, the HTC One M9 and Samsung Galaxy S6, already made a debut. The One M9 is powered by Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 810 platform, while the Galaxy S6 draws life from the company’s own Exynos 7420 chipset. While we have seen the two chips appear in benchmarks before, scoring in a similar fashion, the folks at Computer Base have managed to pit the chip inside the HTC flagship against the one in the new Samsung phone via the cross-platform GeekBench. The chips powering these phones were also compared against other processors living in others flagships like the iPhone...

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Expect the Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet with Snapdragon 810 to Be Utterly Expensive

While Sony didn't show off any high-end smartphones at MWC 2015, it did roll out the first tablet to take advantage of an advanced Snapdragon 810 processor. The tablet made a debut as the world’s lightest and thinnest, coming with a frame of just 6.1 mm / 0.24 inches (identical to the iPad Air 2), although the title of most anorexic slate out there still goes to the Dell Venue 8 7000 Series which boasts a 6-mm / 0.24-inch profile. Anyway, Sony didn't say anything about the pricing specifications of the new Xperia Z4 Tablet when it launched it. Even so, we assumed it wouldn't come cheap. Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet pricing revealed Even if the tablet will start shipping out to customers starting in June, Sony France has already put the...

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