It's been a few months since Android 7.0 hit the AOSP code repository, and this is about the time of year that owners of non-Nexus (non-Pixel, now) flagships start to ask why their upgrades are taking so long. Well if your flagship just happens to be the latest high-powered Sony smartphone, you're in luck. The Xperia X Performance is receiving its Nougat update starting today, according to XperiaBlog. For the record, that's just a little over three months of waiting for the upgrade - not bad by current Android standards.

The X Performance model's fast upgrade might have something to do with the Android N Developer Preview build that Sony issued starting in August. The upgrade to firmware version 39.2.A.0.327 is going out to the standard international model F8131 and the dual-sim F8132. Owners might get the OTA sooner or later depending on their region, as usual. Any other models of the Xperia X Performance should follow in the near future.

Sony has committed to Nougat upgrades for a grand total of nine devices, including the standard Xperia X, Xperia XA, and Xperia XA Ultra, the Z5 line, the Z4 Tablet, and the Z3+. With the state of Android upgrades as they are I wouldn't bet on any of them as a certainty, though none of them are more than a year and a half old at this point. We'll be waiting with bated breath for news of new updates.

UPDATE: 2016/12/01 3:44am PST BY

Sony officially confirmed the initial Nougat rollout on its mobile blog, adding the Xperia XZ model along with the X Performance. Also there's this neat video showing some of the new features:

In addition to the Nougat goodies, the updated phones also get Google Now integration on the Sony homescreen and new manual controls in the camera app.

Source: XperiaBlog