21:9 has its perks: Sony Xperia 10 and 10 Plus First Impressions

Last month, the Sony Xperia 10 and Xperia 10 Plus were announced along with the slew of other devices at MWC. The phones have been available for a little while now and our own Daniel Marchena from XDA TV has had some time gather his thoughts. These phones don’t look like the typical smartphone of today since they have super tall 21:9 displays. How does that affect daily usage? Is it a beneficial feature? Check out Daniel’s hands-on video below.

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Category	Sony Xperia 10	Sony Xperia 10 Plus
Dimensions and Weight	156 x 68 x 8.4mm, 162g	167 x 73 x 8.3mm, 180g
Design	Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Side sense	Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Side sense
Display	6.0-inch FHD++ LCD, 21:9	6.5-inch FHD++ LCD, 21:9
Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 630	Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Memory	3GB RAM	4GB RAM
Storage	64GB UFS, expandable with microSD up to 512GB	64GB, expandable with microSD up to 512GB
Rear Cameras	13MP (1/3.0″) + 5MP (1/4″) Bokeh ISO 12800 (photo), ISO 3200 (video) 4K movie recording	12MP (1/2.8″) + 8MP (1/4″) Optical Zoom/Bokeh ISO 12800 (photo), ISO 3200 (video) 4K movie recording
Front Camera	8MP (1/4.0″) ISO 3200 (photo), ISO 1600 (video)	8MP (1/4.0″) ISO 3200 (photo), ISO 1600 (video)
Battery	2,870mAh	3,000mAh
Charging	PD charging	PD charging
Audio	High-Resolution Audio, DSEE HX, LDAC, Smart Amplifier, Monaural speaker, Stereo recording	High-Resolution Audio, DSEE HX, LDAC, Smart Amplifier, Monaural speaker, Stereo recording
Software	Android 9 Pie	Android 9 Pie
Connectivity	3CA LTE, Cat. 12/13 LTE	3CA LTE, Cat. 12/13 LTE
Ports and Buttons	Side-mounted fingerprint scanner, 3.5mm headphone jack	Side-mounted fingerprint scanner, 3.5mm headphone jack
Colors	Black, Silver, Navy, Pink	Black, Silver, Navy, Gold

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