Sony outs list of smartphones that will get Android 8.0 Oreo

Sony just released it latest smartphones, the Xperia XZ1, Xperia XZ1 Compact and Xperia XA1 Plus. While the Xperia XA1 Plus runs Android Nougat, the Xperia XZ1 and Xperia XZ1 Compact are the first phone to ship with Google's latest Android 8.0 Oreo.

That said, Sony also shared good news for older Xperia smartphone users. In addition to the newly released Xperia XA1 Plus, Sony has announced that Android 8.0 Oreo will be available for Xperia X, Xperia X Performance, Xperia XZ, Xperia X Compact, Xperia XZ Premium, Xperia XZs, Xperia XA1 and Xperia XA1 Ultra. The Xperia Touch projector will also receive Android 8.0 Oreo as well. We can expect more devices to be added in the second batch of list.

Sony notes that "Software rollouts are a phased process – timing and availability will vary by market and/or operator".

Android 8.0 Oreo brings new features to the user interface as well as under the hood like picture-in-picture (PIP) mode for multi-tasking, Instant apps, limiting background processes to improve battery life, improved auto-fill, notifications dots, adaptive icons, Google Play Protect, new emoji, downloadable fonts, TextView auto-sizing, sorting notifications through categories, Notification snoozing and more. 

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