Sony Mobile has announced the launch of its new flagship smartphone for 2013, the Sony Xperia Z.
The new phone, a mammoth 7.9mm thick, 5-inch beast, has previously gone under the guise of the Sony Yuga and enjoyed the usual array of leaks ahead of its unveiling at CES, where Sony has finally made the phone official.
Specification
GENERAL
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603
OS: Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
SIM Micro-SIM
Announced 2013, January
Status Available. Released 2013, February
BODY
Dimensions 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm (5.47 x 2.80 x 0.31 in)
Weight 146 g (5.15 oz)
Colors Black, White, Purple
- IP57 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
DISPLAY
Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 1080 x 1920 pixels, 5.0 inches (~441 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes, up to 10 fingers
- Display Contrast ratio: 705:1 (nominal) / 2.462:1 (sunlight)
Protection Shatter proof and scratch-resistant glass
- Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2
SOUNDAlert types
- Vibration
- MP3 ringtones
Loudspeaker: Yes
Headphone: 3.5mm jack
MEMORY
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603
OS: Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
SIM Micro-SIM
Announced 2013, January
Status Available. Released 2013, February
BODY
Dimensions 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm (5.47 x 2.80 x 0.31 in)
Weight 146 g (5.15 oz)
Colors Black, White, Purple
- IP57 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
DISPLAY
Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 1080 x 1920 pixels, 5.0 inches (~441 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes, up to 10 fingers
- Display Contrast ratio: 705:1 (nominal) / 2.462:1 (sunlight)
Protection Shatter proof and scratch-resistant glass
- Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2
SOUNDAlert types
- Vibration
- MP3 ringtones
Loudspeaker: Yes
Headphone: 3.5mm jack
MEMORY
RAM: 2GB
Internal Memory: 16 GB
External: Card slot microSD up to 64 GB
DATA
GPRS Up to 107 kbps
EDGE Up to 296 kbps
Speed HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
NFC Yes
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
CAMERA
Primary: 13.1 MP, 4128x3096 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
Features: Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization, HDR, sweep panorama
Secondary: Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps
Video: Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR, check quality
Hardware
Chipset: Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064
CPU: Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait
GPU: Adreno 320
Sensors
Internal Memory: 16 GB
External: Card slot microSD up to 64 GB
DATA
GPRS Up to 107 kbps
EDGE Up to 296 kbps
Speed HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
NFC Yes
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
CAMERA
Primary: 13.1 MP, 4128x3096 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
Features: Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization, HDR, sweep panorama
Secondary: Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps
Video: Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR, check quality
Hardware
Chipset: Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064
CPU: Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait
GPU: Adreno 320
Sensors
- Accelerometer
- gyro
- proximity
- compass
Messaging
Messaging
- SMS (threaded view)
- MMS
- Email
- IM
- Push Email
Other Features
- SNS integration
- TV-out (via MHL A/V link)
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
- MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/Flac player
- Document viewer
- Photo viewer/editor
- Voice memo/dial
- Predictive text input
- Loudspeaker Voice 60dB / Noise 58dB / Ring 61dB
- Audio quality Noise -81.9dB / Crosstalk -81.3dB
- Browser HTML5
- Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
- GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
- Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Power
BATTERY Non-removable Li-Ion 2330 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 550 h (2G) / Up to 530 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 11 h (2G) / Up to 14 h (3G)
Music play Up to 40 h
Other Features
- SNS integration
- TV-out (via MHL A/V link)
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
- MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/Flac player
- Document viewer
- Photo viewer/editor
- Voice memo/dial
- Predictive text input
- Loudspeaker Voice 60dB / Noise 58dB / Ring 61dB
- Audio quality Noise -81.9dB / Crosstalk -81.3dB
- Browser HTML5
- Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
- GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
- Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Power
BATTERY Non-removable Li-Ion 2330 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 550 h (2G) / Up to 530 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 11 h (2G) / Up to 14 h (3G)
Music play Up to 40 h
PRICE: About 550 EUR