Sony has officially confirmed that its Xperia XZ Premium Android smartphone will feature the latest 3D Creator app. Sony launched the app at the IFA 2017 event.
The 3D Creator app will roll out to Sony Xperia XZ Premium as part of the Android 8.0 Oreo software update. Sony launched the Premium model with Android 7.1 Nougat operating system, according to Android Headlines.
The new 3D Creator app comes along with a three-dimensional scanning feature. The standout feature of the 3D Creator app is it will let users scan 3D objects using the rear camera of their handset, and then utilize the image in various ways.
Although the app is still in its early stages, the Japanese tech company claims that the app will be useful to a number of individuals.
Camera improvements
Along with the latest app, the Android 8.0 Oreo update will also come along with camera improvements to the Sony Xperia XZ Premium. The camera improvements are the Autofocus burst and Predictive Capture. However, the 3D Creator app and the camera improvements are already available on Sony’s Xperia XZ1 and XZ1 Compact mobile devices.
The company will roll out the app to its smartphone users, so that these users can place themselves into video games, such as “GTA 5.” Also, the company is hard at work to allow its smartphone users to print the app’s captured images.
Wherein, Premium users can print their 3D scanned hands, GSM Arena reported.
Smartphone’s camera specs
On the camera front, the Sony Xperia XZ Premium smartphone features a 19MP Motion Eye camera. Sony made it known that the handset’s camera is capable of capturing video at 960fps. The camera features of the Xperia XZ Premium smartphone include a 1.22-micron pixel sensor, a 25mm f/2.0 lens as well as a predictive hybrid autofocus.
Other key features of the smartphone include a 5.5-inch LCD with 3840 x 2160 pixel resolution, protected by a Gorilla Glass 5. The smartphone is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 system on chip (SoC), paired with a 4GB of RAM and a 64GB of internal storage. The handset is equipped with a non-removable Li-Ion 3230 mAh battery, Wi-Fi 802.11, USB 3.1, side-mounted fingerprint sensor, accelerometer, gyro, and proximity.
Sony launched the Premium model in the United States back in June 2017 with a $799.99 price tag. Nevertheless, major retailers, such as Amazon, B&H, and Best Buy, currently listed the mobile device for $699.99.
