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Sony Xperia XZ1, Xperia XZ Premium 3D Creator App Updated With Direct to Facebook Feature

Sony Xperia XZ1, Xperia XZ Premium 3D Creator App Updated With Direct to Facebook Feature

By Ankit Chawla | Updated: 22 February 2018 18:29 IST

Highlights

The 3D creator app can upload 3D images to your Facebook timeline
Only these two flagship phones have received the update till now
Viewers can rotate, pinch, spin the uploaded image

Sony Mobiles on Thursday announced the rollout of an update for its 3D Creator app on its smartphones including the Xperia XZ1 and Xperia XZ Premium. In accordance with the update, users of these two phones will be able to upload their 3D scans on to their Facebook accounts using the 3D creator app. The update comes in the wake of Facebook introducing 3D posts and industry-standard "gITF 2.0" file format" that will enable creators to upload high quality 3D content on the social platform.

According to Sony, viewers of the 3D posts will be able to rotate, pinch, zoom in, and spin the images as per their preference. Sony's 3D creation app also allows users to convert people and objects into 3D avatars.

"3D creation is no longer just for professionals - 3D Creator by Sony has made it accessible to everyone and enabled 3D scanning in a matter of seconds and sharing in an instant. For existing XZ1, and XZ Premium users who have 3D Creator, the application can be updated through Google Play," said Sony Mobiles in a press statement.

Facebook's gITF 2.0 compliance comes with support for various texture, lighting, and realistic rendering techniques that help enhance the quality of 3D posts on the platform. Add to that, these 3D images also support "unlit workflows" to enable stylised art. "In the future, we envision a seamless digital world where people can share immersive experiences and objects like these across VR, AR and Facebook News Feed. To get there, we'll work on supporting even higher quality 3D models, enabling interactive animations and bringing 3D content into the real world using AR," said Facebook in a statement on Tuesday.

Sony Xperia XZ1

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KEY SPECS
NEWS
Variants

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Premium metal body
Great performance

Bad
Same old design
Questionable value proposition

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Display 5.20-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

Front Camera 13-megapixel

Rear Camera 19-megapixel

RAM 4GB

Storage 64GB

Battery Capacity 2700mAh

OS Android 8.0

Resolution 1080x1920 pixels

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Sony Xperia XZ Premium

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Good build quality, water resistant
4K HDR display
Doesn’t overheat under stress
Very good cameras

Bad
Fiddly SIM card tray
Bulky and dated design
Chrome version is an acquired taste

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Display 5.50-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

Front Camera 13-megapixel

Rear Camera 19-megapixel

RAM 4GB

Storage 64GB

Battery Capacity 3230mAh

OS Android 7.1.1

Resolution 2160x3840 pixels

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