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Announced: 07 Jan 2013 Market status: Released Release date: 09 Feb 2013

US carrier availability:
T-Mobile - Upcoming

PhoneArena rating:

8.5 Click to read the full review

User rating:

9.4 Based on 20 User reviews

Pros

Very big display (5.0 inches)
High-resolution display (1080 x 1920 pixels)
Extremely high pixel density screen, over 300ppi (443 ppi)
Quad core processor
Lots of RAM (2048 MB RAM)
Fast mobile data support (4G)
NFC
HDMI connector for TV-out (via microUSB)
Water-resistant phone

Cons

No cons

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Description

The specs on the Xperia Z are what we expected from the rumors. It will be a 5" 1080p display, a 1.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon processor, 2GB of RAM, LTE, a 2330mAh battery, and the highly anticipated new 13MP Exmor RS camera sensor. As we saw in leaked images, the Exmor RS camera sensor will allow for HDR video recording, and a newly announced feature is that it will also offer a 10fps burst mode at 9MP. The phone also has NFC and a microSD card for those of you looking for that. An interesting addition to the Xperia Z is that the phone will be water resistant to a depth of one meter. To achieve this, the Xperia Z has glass panels on the front and back, as well as plastic strips on the sides that cover the ports. And, they cover all of the ports from microSD card slot, to headphone jack, to microUSB. The phone will be running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, which is part of the reason why the March release date is so disappointing, because that will be coming up on Google I/O and the expected announcement of Android 5.0, although Sony has promised an upgrade to 4.2 "soon after launch".

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Design

Device type:
- Smart phone
OS:
- Android (4.1.2)
Dimensions:
- 5.47 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches (139 x 71 x 7.9 mm)
Weight:
- 5.15 oz (146 g)
  the average is 4.4 oz (125 g)
Body material:
- Glass
Rugged:
- - Water (Water), Dust proof
- IP certified:
  - IP 57

Display

Physical size:
- 5.0 inches
Resolution:
- 1080 x 1920 pixels
Pixel density:
Pixel density - The pixel density of a display represents the number of pixels over an area of one inch. It’s measured in “pixels per inch”, or ppi. The higher the number, the more detailed and good-looking the display is.
- 443 ppi
Technology:
Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.
- TFT
Colors:
- 16 777 216
Touchscreen:
- - Multi-touch
Features:
- Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Scratch-resistant glass

Battery

Talk time:
- 11.00 hours
  the average is 10 h (615 min)
Stand-by time:
- 22.9 days (550 hours)
  the average is 18 days (433 h)
Talk time (3G):
- 14.00 hours
  the average is 9 h (532 min)
Stand-by time (3G):
- 22.1 days (530 hours)
  the average is 24 days (565 h)
Capacity:
- 2330 mAh

Hardware

System chip:
System chip - Most modern handsets use an advanced chip that includes many of the device’s hardware modules like the processor, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and sometimes even the wireless radio. This field shows what particular system chip (or System-on-a-Chip) is used in the phone.
- Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064
Processor:
Processor - The processor is the main computing component of a phone and is a major factor when it comes to the overall speed of the device. Some more powerful smartphones use dual-core and quad-core processors designed to deliver greater performance.
- Quad core, 1500 MHz, Krait
Graphics processor:
- - Adreno 320
System memory:
System memory - System memory, or RAM memory is the type of memory that the device uses to temporarily store data from the OS or currently-running apps. The more RAM available to the device, the better the performance will be when multiple or heavier programs are running.
- 2048 MB RAM
Built-in storage:
- 16 GB
Storage expansion:
- microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GB

Camera

Camera:
- - 13.1 megapixels
- Flash:
  - LED
- 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
Camcorder:
- - 1920x1080 (1080p HD)
- Features:
  - Digital image stabilization, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR), Video calling
Front-facing camera:
- - 2.2 megapixels

Multimedia

Music player:
- Filter by:
  - Album, Artist, Playlists
- Features:
  - Album art cover, Background playback
Radio:
- - FM, Stereo, RDS
Speakers:
- Earpiece, Loudspeaker
YouTube player:
- Yes

Internet browsing

Built-in online services support:
- Facebook, YouTube (upload), Picasa, Twitter

Technology

GSM:
- 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
UMTS:
- 850, 900, 2100 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:
Positioning - This field shows the positioning systems supported by the device. There are three main types: GPS, A-GPS and GLONASS. GPS - This is one of the most widespread global positioning technologies, developed and maintained by the U.S. government. It uses satellites in order to detect your location. Works best in clear weather. A-GPS - A-GPS stands for Assisted GPS and is the industry standard for positioning and navigation. “Assisted” means that it can use local wireless networks, in addition to satellites, for quicker and more precise localization. GLONASS - GLONASS is a global positioning system, developed by the Russian Federation. It’s very similar to GPS, but isn’t so popular in cell phones.
- GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Navigation:
- Yes

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Connectivity

Bluetooth:
- - 4.0
Wi-Fi:
- - 802.11 a, b, g, n, n 5GHz
- Mobile hotspot:
  - Yes
USB:
- - USB 2.0
- Connector:
  - microUSB
- Features:
  - Mass storage device, USB charging
HDMI:
- - via microUSB
Other:
- NFC, DLNA, MHL, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Other features

Notifications:
- Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Sensors:
- - Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Hearing aid compatibility:
- - M3
- Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Availability

Officially announced:
- 07 Jan 2013

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This device is also known as Sony C6603

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