Sony Xperia Z
SONY XPERIA Z REVIEW
The
Xperia Z is Sony's flagship phone for this year, and continues the screen size
and resolution arms race with its 5in, 1,920x1,080 display. It also has all the
specifications you would expect from a high-end smartphone, including a
quad-core 1.5GHz processor and a camera with a huge 13-megapixel sensor. The
display's certainly good enough, and large enough, for watching films and for
gaming. We tried it out with the Asphalt 7 racing title, which looked
fantastic, and almost like something off the PlayStation 3. The Xperia Z does
have a party trick, though; it's fully sealed against water and dust ingress,
so will survive a rain shower or a drop from a top pocket into the toilet. The
flaps covering its various ports are rubber-sealed and feel very sturdy when
they clip in and out, so we're not too worried about them breaking off. The
Xperia Z runs Android 4.1, rather than the very latest 4.2 version. However,
Sony claims that version 4.2 will be available for the Xperia Z "shortly
after launch".
SPECIFICATION & FEATURES
DISPLAY & SCREEN
|
Type:
|
TFT capacitive touchscreen
|
|
Display:
|
Contrast
ratio: 705:1 (nominal) / 2.462:1 (sunlight)
|
|
Colors:
|
16M colors
|
|
Touchscreen:
|
Multi-touch
|
|
Size:
|
5.0 inches
|
|
Resolution:
|
1080 x
1920 pixels
|
|
Pixel density:
|
443 ppi
|
|
Features:
|
Light
sensor, Proximity sensor, Scratch-resistant glass
|
BODY & DESIGN
|
Device
type:
|
Smart phone
|
|
Dimensions:
|
(5.47 x
2.80 x 0.31 inches) / (139 x 71 x 7.9 mm )
|
|
Weight:
|
(146 g) /
(5.15 oz)
|
|
Body material:
|
Glass
|
|
Protection:
IP certified:
|
Shatter
proof and scratch-resistant glass, Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30
minutes
IP 57
|
GENERAL TECHNOLOGY
|
2G Network:
|
GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 - C6602, C6603 MHz
|
|
3G
Network:
|
HSDPA 850,
900, 2100 - C6603 MHz
|
|
4G
Network:
|
LTE 800, 850,
900, 1800, 2100, 2600 - C6603 MHz
|
|
LTE:
|
800 MHz,
850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2600 MHz
|
|
Data:
|
LTE Cat3
Downlink 100 Mbit/s, LTE Cat3/4 Uplink 50 Mbit/s, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s,
HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS
|
|
Positioning:
|
GPS,
A-GPS, Glonass
|
|
Navigation:
|
Yes
|
|
SIM:
|
Micro-SIM
|
|
Announced:
|
07 Jan
2013
|
|
Released:
|
09 Feb 2013, Available
|
HARDWARE & MEMORY
|
Processor:
|
Quad core, 1500 MHz, Krait
|
|
Graphics
processor:
|
Adreno 320
|
|
System
memory:
|
2048 MB
RAM
|
|
Built-in
storage:
|
16 GB
storage
|
|
Card slot:
|
microSD,
microSDHC up to 32 GB
|
MULTIMEDIA & SOUND
|
Alert
types:
|
Vibration; MP3 ringtones
|
|
Audio
quality:
|
Noise
-81.9dB / Crosstalk -81.3dB
|
|
Loudspeaker:
|
Yes (Voice
60dB / Noise 58dB / Ring 61dB)
|
|
Headphone:
|
Yes
|
|
3.5mm jack:
|
Yes
|
CAMERA
|
Camera:
|
Photo & Video
|
|
Primary Camera quality:
|
13.1
megapixels, 4128x3096 pixels
|
|
Flash:
|
LED flash
|
|
Features:
|
Back-illuminated
sensor (BSI), Auto focus, Touch to focus, Digital image stabilization, Face
detection, Geo tagging, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR), Panorama, Scenes,
Effects, Self-timer
|
|
Video:
|
1920x1080
(1080p HD) (30 fps)
|
|
Features:
|
Digital
image stabilization, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR), Video calling
|
|
Primary
camera:
|
Yes, (13.1
megapixels)
|
|
Secondary
camera:
|
Yes, (2.2
megapixels)
|
CONNECTIVITY
|
WLAN:
|
Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot)
|
|
Bluetooth:
|
Yes (v4.0
with A2DP)
|
|
USB:
|
Yes (microUSB
v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go)
|
|
Connector:
|
microUSB
|
|
Features:
|
Mass
storage device, USB charging
|
|
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
|
|
HDMI:
|
via
microUSB
|
|
Other:
|
NFC, DLNA,
MHL, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync
|
INTERNET
|
Online
services support:
|
Facebook, YouTube (upload), Picasa, Twitter
|
FEATURES
|
OS:
|
Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
|
|
Chipset:
|
Qualcomm
MDM9215M / APQ8064
|
|
CPU:
|
Quad-core
1.5 GHz Krait
|
|
GPU:
|
Adreno 320
|
|
Sensors:
|
Accelerometer,
gyro, proximity, compass
|
|
Messaging:
|
SMS
(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email
|
|
Browser:
|
HTML5
|
|
Phone Book:
|
Yes
|
|
Charging:
|
Charger
|
|
Call
Records:
|
Yes
|
|
SMS:
|
Yes
|
|
MMS:
|
Yes
|
|
E-Mail:
|
Yes
|
|
Technologies:
|
TFT
|
|
Instant
Messaging:
|
Yes
|
|
Predictive
text input:
|
Yes, T9
input
|
|
Voice
message:
|
Yes
|
|
Voice
dialing:
|
Yes
|
|
Voice
commands:
|
Yes
|
|
Voice recording:
|
Yes
|
|
TTY/TDD:
|
Yes
|
|
Radio:
|
Stereo FM
radio with RDS
|
|
GPS:
|
Yes, with
A-GPS support and GLONASS
|
|
Hearing aid compatibility:
|
M3
|
|
Java:
|
Yes, via
Java MIDP emulator
|
|
Colors:
|
Black,
White, Purple
|
|
Notifications:
|
Haptic
feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight
mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
|
|
Others:
|
|
BATTERY
|
Battery
Type:
|
Li-Ion
|
|
Capacity:
|
2330 mAh
battery
|
|
Stand-by
time:
|
Up to 550
hours (2G), 22.9 days / Up to 530 hours (3G), 22.1 days
|
|
Talk time:
|
Up to 11
hours (2G) / Up to 14 hours (3G)
|
|
Music play:
|
Up to 40
hours
|
|
Battery
life:
|
Endurance
rating 48 hours
|
SONY XPERIA Z PRICE
Price
in USA $871
Price
in UK £449
0 comments :