Sony focuses on the camera with its Xperia X lineup

The Xperia Eye is nearly a ideal fit for Sony, except that, instead of logging activities via sensors, it actually takes photos and videos.

Overall, the new devices look pretty impressive especially in terms of camera and design, however, Sony has a bad history of overpricing their products and the success of these new smartphones as of now exclusively depends on the final pricing. The end result should be a photograph of a moving object in focus, minus the blur.

To demonstrate the predictive autofocus feature at its Mobile World Congress Booth, Sony set up a table with motorized balls rolling around a table in unpredictable patterns.

The Xperia X seems to be a toned down version of the Xperia Z5 Compact. It’s a canned demo, sure, but in the wild, it should translate to fewer shots you have to trash because your subject moved suddenly.

Xperia Projector concept will enrich, empower and stimulate creative family communication using a natural and interactive interface projection on any clear surface. Not only will it keep your phone running for longer from one charge, Xperia X series benefits from a battery lifespan that’s up to twice as long with Qnovo’s Adaptive Charging technology2 and Sony’s smart battery management system. That’s a fair old step-down from the X Performance, but Sony’s argument is that this phone focuses on two of the things that matter most: the camera and the battery. The XA also sports more vivid colours and finishes, similar to the Lumia mold, while the X will be a more reserved device. No word on price and availability but customers will be able to choose from Graphite Black, White, Lime Gold or Rose Gold color options.

Next, Sony called on Sony camera engineers to help develop Predictive Hybrid Autofocus. Credit: Sam RutherfordThe X Performance runs on a beefier Snapdragon 820 processor. Also, it’s powered by a 2,700 mAh battery and meets IP68 rating requirements for water and dust resistance. Well, Sony changed that emphatically at its conference today, announcing three new wearable and smart home accessories. All three look great (if a little exhausted if you’re used to Xperia handsets), but the XA is the standout, despite being the least powerful.

The same 23-megapixel camera is included on the back, along with a 13-megapixel shutter in the front.

Beyond the chipset and some basic details we don’t have detailed specifications for the Xperia X range at this point, but as we approach the northern summer (around May/June for us) we should start to see more details emerge. It certainly felt very quick when swiping through Sony’s Android 6.0 skin, but I’ll have to wait until review samples are available before I can see how much of a boost it offers over the current Snapdragon 615 chips. But also like the Xperia Ear, it gives users relevant and timely information about their day. More interestingly it also responds to voice commands, so users can tell it to make calls, search the internet or navigate to a location with the directions delivered directly to your ear.