Xperia XZ Premium honored as ‘Best New Smartphone’ at MWC 2017

Sony’s newly unveiled flagship at Mobile World Congress 2017, the Xperia XZ Premium has been awarded as the ‘Best New Smartphone’ at the recently concluded annual Global Mobile Awards (Glomo Awards) by GSMA.

The Glomo Award is the latest of 30 accolades (and counting) received for Sony Mobile’s innovation flagship at Mobile World Congress 2017. The recognition also includes media laurels including: UK Blog Awards “Best Innovation”, Tech Radar’s “Reader’s Choice” & “Best Smartphone” and Wired’s “Coolest of MWC”.

“Xperia XZ Premium is our most technologically capable smartphone ever” said Hiroki Totoki, President and CEO at Sony Mobile Communications. “We’re honoured by this recognition – Xperia XZ Premium has received endorsement from operator partners, media, consumers and industry peers alike, which is testament to our relentless pursuit of innovation, to deliver great products and experiences for consumers.”

“Our congratulations to all of the winners and nominees of the GSMA’s Glomo Awards at Mobile World Congress this week,” said Michael O’Hara, Chief Marketing Officer, GSMA. “The Glomo Awards truly showcase those companies and individuals that are driving innovation in the rapidly evolving mobile industry. We thank all of our entrants, judges, sponsors and partners for supporting the 2017 Glomo Awards.”

Xperia XZ Premium brings new and improved camera technology and features Sony’s new Motion Eye™ camera system to enable advanced features and excellence in picture quality, as well as the world’s first 4K HDR display in a smartphone (5.5”). Motion Eye feature is capable of 960fps Super slow motion video capture and playback, which is four times slower than any other smartphone.