Sony Xperia Z (Black)

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Sony Xperia Z (Black)



Key Features

13 MP Primary Camera
5-inch TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean) OS
Water and Dust Resistant
2 MP Secondary Camera
One Touch Connect with NFC
Full HD Recording
1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro Quad Core Processor

Leaving no stone unturned, the Xperia Z gives you everything you need to make work and play absolutely amazing. To start with, the phone is powered by the powerful 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro with 2 GB RAM. To enhance your user-experience on the Sony Xperia Z is the 5 inch TFT capacitive, full HD touchscreen.

Two things you have to love about this screen are the Touch Gesture feature that makes the screen exceptionally responsive making all those slides and scrolls smooth as ever and secondly you have to love the brilliance of the BRAVIA Engine 2 that gives you increased image quality, sharpness, contrast and saturation for an enjoyable viewing experience. To top it off, the Xperia Z employs the Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean) OS to give you all you need from this phone.

To further impress is the 13 MP primary camera with 16x digital zoom and an LED flash. The phone has a 2 MP secondary camera and full HD video recording. With 3D Surround Sound, you enjoy mind-blowing clarity on the music and video players as well as the FM radio.

Design

Don’t let the sleek and compact body of this phone fool you. The glass fibre polyamide frame of the phone makes it super strong. The Xperia Z also has durable tempered glass on the front and back for resistance to scratches. The best design feature of all has to be that the phone is waterproof, so spilling your coffee on the phone while in a meeting may be embarrassing, but not costly. The design of the phone includes a 3.5 mm audio jack and a micro USB port.

Storage and Battery

When you have a phone with so many interesting features it’s going to be hard to put it down. To ensure that the enthused user is not disappointed, the Android Xperia Z is powered by a 2330 mAh battery that supports up to 11 hours of talktime on the 2G network and up to 14 hours on the 3G network. You can expect up to 550 hours of standby time on 2G and 530 hours on 3G. 16 GB internal memory gives you space for your photos, music and data and if you need more space you can expand the memory up to 32 GB using micro SD cards.

Connectivity and Features

Ensuring that your connectivity is always solid, the Xperia Z comes with GPRS, EDGE, 3G, Wi-Fi, and tethering via USB and Wi-Fi Hotspot. The phone also comes with Bluetooth and DLNA for wireless data transfer. The Xperia Z has pre-installed apps like Facebook, Twitter, Gmail and more apps that make everyday activities easy and exciting.

SPECIFICATIONS OF SONY XPERIA Z (BLACK)

GENERAL FEATURES

In Sales Package Charger, Handset, User Manual, Extra Ear Buds, USB Cable, Headset
Form Bar
SIM Size Micro SIM
SIM Type Single SIM, GSM
Touch Screen Yes, Capacitive
Business Features Document Viewer, Pushmail (Mail for Exchange, ActiveSync)
Call Features Conference Call, Hands Free, Loudspeaker, Call Divert
Handset Color Black

GENERAL FEATURES
Form : Bar
SIM Size : Micro SIM
SIM Type : Single SIM, GSM
Touch Screen : Yes, Capacitive
Business Features : Document Viewer, Pushmail (Mail for Exchange, ActiveSync)
Call Features : Conference Call, Hands Free, Loudspeaker, Call Divert
Handset Color : Black

PLATFORM

Operating Freq : GSM - 850, 900, 1800, 1900; UMTS - 2100
OS : Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor : 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro, Quad Core
Graphics : Adreno 320

DISPLAY

Type : TFT
Size : 5 Inches
Resolution : Full HD, 1080 x 1920 Pixels
Color : 16 M
Other Display Features : Pinch-to-Zoom, Scratch Resistant, Touch Gesture (Upto 10 Fingers Support), BRAVIA Engine 2, Gesture Input, Multi-touchscreen, Water Resistant

CAMERA

Primary Camera : Yes, 13 Megapixel
Secondary Camera : Yes, 2 Megapixel
Flash : LED
Video Recording : Yes, 1920 x 1080
HD Recording : HD, Full HD
Zoom : Digital Zoom - 16x
Other Camera Features : Exmor RS, Auto Focus, Burst Mode, Face Detection, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilizer, Object Tracking, Red-eye Reduction, Scene Recognition, Self Timer, Smile Detection, Image Sensor, Superior Auto, Sweep Panorama, Touch Focus, White Balance, Smile Shutter, Shutter Sound, Auto Upload

DIMENSIONS

Size : 71x139x7.9 mm
Weight : 146 g

BATTERY

Type : 2330 mAh
Talk Time : 11 hrs (2G), 14 hrs (3G)
Standby Time : 550 hrs (2G), 530 hrs (3G)

MEMORY AND STORAGE

Internal : 16 GB
Expandable Memory : microSD, upto 32 GB
Memory : 2 GB RAM

INTERNET & CONNECTIVITY

Internet Features : Email
Preinstalled Browser : Android, Google Chrome
GPRS : Yes, 107 kbps
EDGE : Yes, 296 kbps
3G : Yes, 14 Mbps HSDPA; 5.7 Mbps HSUPA
Wifi : Yes, 802.11 a/b/g/n
USB Connectivity : Yes, micro USB, v2
Tethering : USB, Wi-fi Hotspot
Navigation Technology : A-GPS, GLONASS, with Google Maps
Bluetooth : Yes, v4, Supported Profiles (AVRCP 1.0, GAP, A2DP 1.2, HSP 1.1, PMP, HFP 1.6, HIDP 1.1, MAP, HDP 1.1, OPP 1.1, PANP 1.0, PAP 1.0)
Audio Jack : 3.5 mm
DLNA : Yes

MULTIMEDIA

Music Player : Yes, Supports FLAC, MP3, WAV
Video Player : Yes, Supports H.264, MP4, H.263, 3GPP, Full HD
FM : Yes
Sound Enhancement : 3D Surround Sound, ClearAudio+, xLOUD Experience
Ringtone : Polyphonic

OTHER FEATURES

Call Memory : Yes
SMS Memory : Yes
Phone Book Memory : Yes
Sensors : Accelerometer, Ambient Light Sensor, Gyroscope Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Magnetometer
Additional Features : Micro SIM, Dynamic Normalizer, PlayNow, SenseMe, Track ID, Walkman Application, Handwriting Recognition, MMS Enabled, Predictive Text Input, Audio Recorder, Face Unlock, 3D Games, Audio and Video Streaming, TV Launcher, Flight Mode, Alarm, Calculator, Calendar, Stopwatch, Tasks, Timer, HDMI Support, Media Go, NFC Support, Screen Mirroring, DRM Support, Data Roaming, Smart Dial, International Call, Call Waiting, Visualiser, Metering, Neo Reader Application, Album Art, Voice Input, TV Out Port
Important Apps : Google Play, Google Voice Search, Facebook, Google Talk, Twitter, Gmail, Instant Messaging, YouTube, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Protected Setup, Wi-Fi Miracast, Google Latitude, Bookmark

WARRANTY

1 year manufacturer warranty for Phone and 6 months warranty for in the box accessories

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My wife has this phone and its great apart from the screen which has pretty poor viewing angles. Its also large (but not as large as the Z1) which makes it cumbersome when compared to my LG G2.