For clarification Google took out support for the popular 800/801 chip from AOSP which meant vendors wouldn't pass CTS if they update to Nougat anyway. Seems that the requirement for N is having a Vulcan/OpenGL ES 3.1 capable device[1]. Which is a bit bullshit from the side that in regular usage this isn't warranted and that even target apps for that (entertainment) don't have those kind of support.
So, since Sony Z3 series running this SOC was very popular (and completely capable of running Android 7, Z3 even had a N preview), seems Sony will try to hint the community into building a custom ROM.
But probably it will have incomplete/unstable camera binaries, because they aren't open source.
So, since Sony Z3 series running this SOC was very popular (and completely capable of running Android 7, Z3 even had a N preview), seems Sony will try to hint the community into building a custom ROM.
But probably it will have incomplete/unstable camera binaries, because they aren't open source.
Android is a mess.
[1] http://www.androidcentral.com/Android-7-snapdragon-800