Andorid 7.0 Nougat (Photo : YouTube / Android)
Sony has started the roll out of Android 7.0 Nougat for its smartphones. As the Japanese company, had confirmed in August, the update is now gradually rolling out to Xperia series smartphones.
Sony Xperia X, X Compact Android 7.0 Nougat Update
Sony has now started Android 7.0 Nougat update roll out for Sony Xperia X (F5121), Xperia X Dual (F5122) and Xperia X Compact (F5321) smartphones. The update carries the build number 34.2.A.0.266. The list of countries that will receive the update include Australia, Latin America, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, Thailand, and Vietnam, Xperia Blog reported.
Sony Xperia XZ Android 7.0 Nougat Update
The most recent Sony flagship, the Xperia XZ started receiving Android 7.0 Nougat update at the start of this month. According to XDA Developers update that weighs 1 GB is seeding to initial set of countries such as Australia, the Netherlands, Russia and Turkey. Apart from Nougat update, it has also brought enhancements to the camera app and Stamina mode.
Sony Xperia X Performance Android 7.0 Nougat Update
Sony had started the Xperia Beta Program exclusively for Xperia X Performance in August to try the pre-release beta edition of Android 7.0 Nougat. The first Nougat beta build for Xperia X Performance with model number F8131 was made available at the beginning of November.
At the end of November, the update with build number 39.2.A.0.327 was made available to Sony Xperia X Performance (F8131) and Xperia X Performance Dual (F8132). By this, it became the first Sony smartphone to get Nougat update.
Sony Xperia XA, XA Ultra Android 7.0 Nougat Update
The two smartphones are the only remaining Xperia X smartphones that are yet to get Android N upgrade. Speculations are rife that these phones will be updated to Android N in Q1 2017.
Android 7.0 Nougat Update for older flagship smartphones from Sony
The Sony Xperia Z5 Premium, Xperia Z5 and their dual SIM variants, Xperia Z5 Compact, Xperia Z4 Tablet and Xperia Z3+ smartphones are expected to receive Nougat in the first or second quarter of 2017.
Android 7.0 Nougat update is unlikely to come to older flagship smartphones that are powered by Snapdragon 800 or 801 chipsets. The reason behind it is that Qualcomm will not be releasing graphics drivers for smartphones running on SD 800 and 801 chipsets. Hence, Sony smartphones Xperia Z3, Z3v, Z3 Compact, Z2, Z1, Z1 Compact, Z Ultra that feature SD 801 and 800 chipsets will not be upgraded to Android 7.0 Nougat.
Here are the best features of Android 7.0 Nougat:
