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Sony Xperia Z4 Music leaked with specifications – Hi-Res Walkman Portable Music smartphone

Sony introduced its latest Walkman flagship NW-ZX2 ( priced at whooping $1200 ) at CES 2015 and now a Hi-Res Walkman Portable Music smartphone “Sony Xperia Z4 Music” has been leaked with pic and full specifications.

Sony NW-ZX2 seems to be very much overpriced and Sony Xperia Z4 Music looks a very good replacement for it as it can be used as a smartphone also alternatively. We are not sure fully whether it is a real deal but it seems a great device in terms of specifications, check it out below.

Sony Xperia Z4 Music

We have listed the specifications in terms of Walkman and smartphone though they are of the same device.

Specifications in terms of Walkman

Supports Hi-Res audio formats like DSD, WAV, AIFF, ALAC, FLAC etc.
2 Days battery life – 2000 mAh
S-Force PRO Front Surround Speaker with S-Master included.
Audio Modes : ClearAudio + / DSEE HX / 5-band EQ / VPT / Dynamic Normalizer / DPC
Frequency Response: 20 to 42,000 Hz

Specifications in terms of Smartphone

Screen – 4.0″ 1440 x 720 pixels resolution, TRILUMINOS IPS display
Camera – 8 MP rear camera ( Type 1 / 3.2 “Exmor RS CMOS, 28mm F1.8 Sony G Lens) & Full exposure 1080p video.
Processor – 2.3 GHz Qualcomm S 801 (MSM8974AB) Quad Core chipset
RAM – 3 GB
Internal Storage – 32 GB ( Black ) / 128 GB ( Silver, Purple, Gold and Green ) color model.
Dimensions: 109 x 49.4 x 8.9 mm.
Weight: 133.5 grams ( 32GB ) / 138.5 grams ( 128GB ).

If Sony Xperia Z4 Music is a real device, we may see it getting launched at MWC 2015 in Feb. Sony Xperia Z4 Music price is unknown for the time being.

What do you say guys, like the new Sony Xperia Z4 Music. Drop your comments below.

Source – CNBeta, Thanks for the tip, Ben!

Install eXpeRianZ Lime Theme for Xperia devices

Try eXpeRianZ Lime Theme if you are looking for Xperia theme with colored system UI. It is for rooted Xperia users only, android 4.3+. ( User SuperUser Mod and Xperia Xposed for other effects ). After installing do restart the phone.

You get themed navigation icons, colored status bar icons, customized home screen & lock screen wallpaper, colored icons in the settings menu and lime colored themed system UI.

eXpeRianZ Lime Theme

Download eXpeRianZ Lime Theme from below Play Store link. It is a free theme.

Like the theme, let us know. Drop your comments below.

Stainless steel edition of Sony SmartWatch 3 launched at CES 2015

Sony has finally launched a stainless steel edition of Sony SmartWatch 3 at CES 2015 which will be available for purchase in February. Sony says stainless steel gives you “timeless aestheticism for a premium look and feel”. SmartWatch 3 has 1.6” 320×320 TFT LCD Transflective display, IP 68 certified.

Sony also introduced SmartWatch 3 holder enabling users to try any 24mm watch strap with their SmartWatch 3, availability date unknown for the time being.

Stainless steel edition of Sony SmartWatch 3

Below you can see the pics of SmartWatch 3 Stainless steel edition.

Like the new stainless steel edition of Sony SmartWatch 3, let us know. Drop your comments below.

Source – Sony Mobile

Sony NW-ZX2 Walkman launched at CES 2015 – First Look

Sony introduced its latest Walkman flagship NW-ZX2 over previous flagship model Sony ZX1 Walkman at CES 2015 earlier today. Sony ZX2 Walkman is expected to hit market at whooping price of $1200 ( approx. ).

It runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean OS allowing you to download apps from Google Play Store. It has gold colored headphone jack, 128 GB of internal storage with micro SD card slot and claiming 60 hours of music playback. Bluetooth and NFC connectivity is available for pairing and wireless streaming. It support audio formats like DSD, AIFF, FLAC, WAV, Apple Lossless etc.

Sony NW-ZX2 Walkman

Check out the first look of Sony NW-ZX2 Walkman below, box content includes the Walkman itself, audio connecting cable and a leather pouch.

Like the new Sony NW-ZX2 Walkman, let us know. Drop your comments below.

via – TheVerge | Image Credits : @Zackbuks ( Digi-Wo )

Android 5.0 Lollipop coming in February 2015 on Xperia “Z” series, Sony COO, Michael Fasulo confirms

Sony confirmed that Android 5.0 Lollipop will be coming to Xperia “Z” series starting from next month February 2015 at CES 2015, by COO Michael Fasulo. Earlier Sony confirmed that update will be coming starting from early 2015 Jan.

Later today Sony Mobile tweeted confirming the same on their official Twitter page. The entire Xperia “Z” series will be getting the Android 5.0 Lollipop update. Exact version of update is still unknown ( whether it will be Android 5.0.1 or not ).

Android 5.0 Lollipop coming soon…

Below you can see the tweet made by Sony Mobile today.

our initiative to bring #Android 5.0 Lollipop to the entire Xperia Z Series – starting globally from next month”

— Sony Xperia News (@SonyMobileNews) January 6, 2015

If you missed Sony’s CES 2015 press conference, you can watch it below.

We are eagerly waiting for Sony’s Android 5.0 Lollipop firmware to see what they are holding for us.

via – IGyaan, RuptlyTV

Get eXPERIAnZ Rose & Super Santa theme for Xperia devices

Two new free Xperia themes hit Play Store recently viz. eXPERIAnZ Rose & Super Santa theme for non rooted Xperia devices, working fine on android 4.4 ( compatibility with android 4.3 unknown ).

You get customized home screen & lock screen wallpaper, customized navigation keys, colored status and navigation bar in system UI and a themed system UI with background wallpaper.

Xperia Rose Theme

Download eXPERIAnZ Rose theme from below Play Store link.

Xperia Super Santa theme

Download eXPERIAnZ Super Santa theme from below Play Store link.

Like the themes, let us know. Drop your comments below.

Sony MDR-EX31BN Noise Cancelling Bluetooth stereo earphones launched in India

Sony launched today MDR-EX31BN Noise Cancelling Bluetooth stereo earphones in India for Rs 5490/$88 in red and black colors. Sony MDR-EX31BN earphones are only compatible fully working with Digit Noise Cancelling enabled Xperia smartphones ( Xperia Z2, Xperia Z3 ), otherwise they will only work as normal earphones without DNC.

It uses Bluetooth or NFC for pairing it with your device. It has 13.5 mm sound driver unit and comes with micro USB charging port, once changed fully allowing usage of more than 10 hours. It allows you to receive and end calls.

Sony MDR-EX31BN earphones

Sony MDR-EX31BN DNC headphones are available on Amazon India for Rs 3849, Snapdeal for Rs 3717 and Amazon International for $108.

Sony MDR-EX31BN Features

Below you can find the quick guide manual for Sony MDR-EX31BN earphones

Sony MDR-EX31BN earphones are very much similar to Sony MDR-NC31EM DNC headset except with better functionality like call taking facility.

Like it, let us know. Drop your comments below.

Watch Live Streaming Video of Sony CES 2015 Press Conference

CES 2015 is scheduled from Jan 6-9 2015 at Las Vegas and Sony will be holding its press conference on Jan 5, 2015 at 5-5.45 PM PST ( 6.30 AM India, 6 Jan & 01.00 AM UK, 6 Jan) at LVCC, South Hall, Booth #14200.

Sony Mobile has just confirmed on their blog that live streaming video of Sony CES 2015 Press Conference will be available and users can now watch it at 17:00 PST Monday, 5th January onwards.

Live Streaming Video of Sony CES 2015 Press Conferenc

Live Streaming will be available on above mentioned time.

Recently Sony posted a teaser video of what to expect at CES 2015 saying “Welcome to the New World”.

So what should we expect at Sony’s CES 2015 press conference ? Are we going to see any of these devices Xperia Z4, Xperia Z4 Compact, Xperia Z4 Tablet, Xperia Z4 Ultra or Xperia E4, well only 3 more days to go.

What are you expecting guys, let us know. Drop your comments below.

Source – Sony Mobile

Get Xperia New Year & Brown Theme for Xperia devices

It’s new year friends, let’s get a Xperia New Year theme for our device. New Xperia theme maker Zcf Proje Ekibi has listed 6 Xperia themes on Play Store recently. Today we are sharing Xperia New Year & Brown Theme, working on android 4.3+ Xperia devices ( as mentioned in description by devs, compatibility not known to us ).

You get customized home screen & lock screen wallpaper, navigation keys. Xperia Brown theme gives brown ascent color while Xperia New Year theme gives full themed system UI with red as ascent color.

Xperia Brown Theme

Download Xperia Brown Theme from below Play Store link. It is a free theme.

Xperia New Year Theme

Download Xperia New Year Theme from below Play Store link. It is paid theme for Rs 50/$0.79

Like the themes, let us know. Drop your comments below.

Try out Clean Xperia Boot animation for XXHDPI, XHDPI, HDPI Xperia devices

It is the first post of New Year 2015 on GizmoBolt, have a prosperous New Year to all readers. Sony introduced a new boot animation on KitKat update which is completely different from the one on jelly bean. If you are looking to try any other boot animation then check out this Clean Xperia Boot animation. It will work only on rooted Xperia devices running android 4.3+.

Download the required boot animation zip file from below and copy it in system/media folder, replacing the old file, set permissions as rw- r– r– and reboot. Do not forget to take a back up of your current boot animation file.

Clean Xperia Boot animation

Download Clean Xperia Boot animation file from below.

For XHDPI / XXHDPI devices, Download bootanimation.zip

For HDPI devices, Download bootanimation.zip

Kindly change the name of the file for HDPI devices to bootanimation.zip while replacing.

It is confirmed working on Xperia Z1 also so would also work with Xperia Z2, Z3.

Like the boot animation, let us know. Drop your comments below.

via – XDA [ user MT27i , Steph310 for Originally making it]

Install Android 5.0 based Xperia Themes – Working on non rooted devices

Finally the last day of year 2014!!! We thought let’s share some cool Xperia themes with you which can be used by every Xperia user running android 4.3+. XDA user SKA67 has done a very good job in creating these free themes for Xperia users.

You will get Android 5.0 style navigation keys, home launcher and customized material design wallpapers on home screen & lock screen. Every theme posted below follows the same pattern, only the ascent color is different in each theme.