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VAIO Phone Biz: A Windows 10 smartphone

Daniel Morial

Since its formal separation from Sony, VAIO has been quietly making a comeback. Sticking to its aesthetic in hardware design, they have announced their new smartphone powered by Windows 10.

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The VAIO Phone Biz is made out of silver-finished aluminum that shouts premium. Its LCD is sized at 5.5 inches with full HD resolution. Inside is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 chipset w/ 3GB of RAM. Camera department is handled by a 13-megapixel rear shooter and an LED flash.

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VAIO Phone Biz specfications:
5.5-inch Full HD display (1080 x 1920 pixels)
1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 chipset
3GB RAM
16GB internal storage
Expandable via microSD, up to 64GB
13-megapixel autofocus rear camera w/ LED flash
5-megapixel front-facing camera
4G LTE
Wi-Fi 802.11ac
Bluetooth 4.0
GPS w/ A-GPS
2800mAh battery
Windows 10 Mobile w/ Continuum support
156.1 x 77 x 8.3 mm
167 g

Even with a mid-range chipset, the VAIO Phone Biz will support Windows Continnum for enhanced productivity. Availabilty will start by April in Japan for ¥50,000 or around Php20,000 unlocked.

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VAIO Phone Biz: A Windows 10 smartphone

Daniel Morial

Since its formal separation from Sony, VAIO has been quietly making a comeback. Sticking to its aesthetic in hardware design, they have announced their new smartphone powered by Windows 10.

vaio-phone-biz1

The VAIO Phone Biz is made out of silver-finished aluminum that shouts premium. Its LCD is sized at 5.5 inches with full HD resolution. Inside is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 chipset w/ 3GB of RAM. Camera department is handled by a 13-megapixel rear shooter and an LED flash.

VAIO_Phone_Biz_Silver_Continuum

VAIO Phone Biz specfications:
5.5-inch Full HD display (1080 x 1920 pixels)
1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 chipset
3GB RAM
16GB internal storage
Expandable via microSD, up to 64GB
13-megapixel autofocus rear camera w/ LED flash
5-megapixel front-facing camera
4G LTE
Wi-Fi 802.11ac
Bluetooth 4.0
GPS w/ A-GPS
2800mAh battery
Windows 10 Mobile w/ Continuum support
156.1 x 77 x 8.3 mm
167 g

Even with a mid-range chipset, the VAIO Phone Biz will support Windows Continnum for enhanced productivity. Availabilty will start by April in Japan for ¥50,000 or around Php20,000 unlocked.

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VAIO is back in the US market on Monday

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Since it was sold by Sony last year, VAIO kept a low profile but they introduced their upcoming PCs in early February of 2015. Jumping to today, they are back in the market with their high-end offering.

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The VAIO Z Canvas is a Windows 10 machine with a detachable keyboard dock. Unlike most convertibles, Z Canvas’ is physically disconnected from its dock when in use. It also has a digitizer stylus for sketching and writing on its 12.3-inch IPS WQXGA+ LCD (2560 x 1704 pixels). Its display is claimed to have 95% coverage of the Adobe RGB spectrum, making it ideal for professionals.

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VAIO Z Canvas specifications:
12.3-inch LCD WQXGA+ 2560 x 1704 IPS display
Intel Core i7 Haswell processor
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200
Up to 1TB 2nd generation PCIe SSD w/ PCIe Gen.3 compatibility
Up to 16GB of RAM
Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
USB 3.0
SD memory card reader
Mini DisplayPort
HDMI output
LAN (RJ45) port
Digitizer stylus included

Pricing starts at $2,199 and is up for pre-order. Shipping starts on October 5. For more information about the VAIO Z Canvas, head over to its official webpage here.

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VAIO’s first-ever smartphone unveiled

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The now-independent VAIO brand has just announced its very first smartphone — the VAIO Phone. Scroll past the break to see what they’re offering as their first venture in the smartphone category.

VAIO Phone specs:
5-inch HD TFT IPS display @1280 x 720 resolution
1.2GHz quad-core processor
2GB RAM
16GB storage
Expandable up to 64GB via microSD
13MP rear camera
Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 4.0
LTE
71.3 x 141.5 x 7.95mm (dimensions)
130 grams (weight)
2,500mAh battery
Android 5.0 Lollipop

The VAIO Phone, (a very straightforward name) reportedly carries a $420 price tag, but is currently open only to the Japanese market. It’s a bit pricey for its specs but we’re willing to give them the benefit of the doubt until we’ve examined their phone closely.

What do you think of VAIO’s handset now that it’s a totally different entity from Sony?

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VAIO smartphone to arrive March 12 w/ 64-bit CPU, Android Lollipop

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It looks like a VAIO-branded smartphone is currently in the pipeline and should arrive early next month according to Japan Communications. This handset is said to carry midrange specs like a 5-inch HD display, a 64-bit processor, while running on Android 5.0 out of the box.

VAIO (JCI VA-10J) initial specs:
5-inch HD display @ 1280 x 720 resolution
1.2GHz 64-bit Snapdragon 410 quad-core processor
2GB RAM
16GB storage
13MP rear camera
5MP front camera
Single-SIM
Android Lollipop

The phone should be officially launched on March 12, but we may get a glimpse of it this coming MWC 2015 during the first week of March. With its specs similar to other handsets in the same category, would you consider getting this VAIO-branded smartphone instead?

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