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Sony Xperia Z Price and Review

Sony Xperia Z Price and Review

Sony Xperia Z from the Japanese grand aims to be biggest rising android smartphone made from Sony challenging its competence with the other top-tier smartphones here like iPhone 5, LG Nexus 4 and the Samsung Galaxy S3. It’s certainly well looked Xperia jam-packed with features, power, looks and connectivity to offer the best android experience to any android user. It definitely has an appealing design, but the lack of Android 4.2 at launch is quite unfortunate.

Sony Xperia Z

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A smartphone under its graceful design must have the prerequisites of a powerful hardware, fast and responsive software experience, latest operating system, high resolution camera and the enhancements for the software to be ready to fix any software mess up. Sony smartphones, especially Xperia series had quite followed these basic things to provide users much advanced android interfaces with better technologies and be at par with other in-line species of its kind till now, but now the Xperia Z from Sony is here to try and overpower dominant ones even the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S4.
The specs sheet is far too strong like there’s a 1.5GHz quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 13.1-megapixel camera, 4G cellular connectivity and 16GB built-in storage which can be augmented using microSD cards. All these nice edge cutting tech is protected by case design that can survive a dip in water up to the depth of 1 metre for 30 minutes. And it’s dustproof as well.

Design of Sony Xperia Z

Encased in a beautiful glass body with the back panel being a glassy design instead of the soft touch plastic making it less slippery too. Xperia Z is a super-thin smartphone with only 7.9mm thickness, but not as thin as you would feel uncomfortable in your hands.
Sharp edges cover the shape.

Weight: 146gm

Release Date of Sony Xperia Z

Sony Xperia Z has a rough release date in the 1st quarter of 2013 is now expected to come nearly by 1st March 2013.

Price of Sony Xperia Z

In INDIA, it prices around Rs.35000.
In the United States, it prices around $869.

Expansys – £399, updated to £529 on 16 January.

Clove – £528

Handtec – £520

Mobicity – £598

Digital Phone Company – £519

Specifications of Sony Xperia Z

 GOOD                               BAD

* Waterproof and dust-resistant       * Fingerprint magnet
* Powerful Quad-core processor       * No android 4.2 on the box
* Smashing Hi-def display                * Waterproof ports are difficult to use
* Appealing Design                          * Average Battery
* MicroSD Card Slot
* Excellent Camera Quality

Networks :

  • 3G (CDMA/HSPDA)
  • 4G (LTE/HSPA+)
  • Edge/2G (GSM/GPRS)

Operating System Version: Android 4.1 Jelly Bean (Upgradable to 4.2 after launch)
User Interface: Android
CPU Speed: 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 quad-core
Processor Cores: Quad-Core
RAM: 2048 MB
Dimensions : 5.47″ x 2.79″ x 0.31″
Storage: 16 GB
Maximum card Storage: 32 GB

Display Screen in Sony Xperia Z

(Reality Display with Mobile Bravia Engine 2)

  • Screen Size: 5 inch
  • Display Technology: TFT
  • Screen Resolution : 1920 x 1080 pixels
  • Display Properties: Multi-Touch
  • Ambient Light Sensor
  • Proximity Sensor
  • Scratch Resistant Glass
  • Additional Display Support
  • Pixel Density: 441 PPI

Features in Sony Xperia Z

  • DLNA
  • FM Receiver
  • GPS Navigation
  • Graphics Accelerator
  • HD Playback
  • Microphone

Sensors in Sony Xperia Z

  • Accelerometer
  • Digital Compass
  • GPS
  • Gyroscope

Camera Details in Sony Xperia Z

  • Digital Zoom
  • Burst Mode
  • Autofocus
  • Front Facing Camera (2.2 Megapixels)
  • Image Stabilization
  • Panorama
  • LED Flash
  • Rear Facing Camera (13.1 Megapixels)
  • * Video Recording Resolution : 1080p (Full high-definition)

Battery of Sony Xperia Z

  • Battery Technology: Li-Ion
  • Battery Capacity: 2330 mAh
  • Maximum Standby Time: 550 hours
  • Maximum Talk Time: 11 hours
  • Charging Connection: microUSB

Wireless Connectivity in Sony Xperia Z

  • 3G
  • 4G
  • Bluetooth (Version 4.0)
  • Mobile Hotspot Tethering
  • NFC
  • Wifi

Colours to Choose on Sony Xperia Z

  • Black
  • White
  • Purple