Xperia Z Officially Announced

January 7th 2013, Las Vegas, USA – Sony Mobile Communications (“Sony Mobile”) today introduces its new flagship Android smartphone, Xperia Z 

. With a 5” Full HD 1080p Reality Display, Snapdragon™ S4 Pro quad-core processor, 13 megapixel fast-capture camera and 4G LTE, Xperia Z has all the specifications expected from a premium smartphone. On top of this, it brings the best of Sony’s unique technology, content, design and connectivity to deliver rich user experiences. Xperia Z will launch globally in Q1 2013.


Full Specification

    Camera and video

• 13.1 megapixel camera with Auto focus and Burst Mode 
• 16x digital zoom 
• HDR for both picture/film 
• Face detection 
• Flash/Pulsed LED and Photo light 
• Front-facing camera (2.2 MP 1080p) 
• Geotagging 
• HD video recording (1080p) 
• Image stabiliser 
• Picture Effect 
• Quick Launch 
• Red-eye reduction 
• Scene recognition 
• Self-timer 
• Send to web 
• Smile detection 
• Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor 
• Superior Auto 
• Sweep Panorama 
• Touch focus

    Display

• 5", 1920x1080 pixels, 16,777,216 colour TFT 
• Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 
• Scratch-resistant, shatter proof sheet on mineral glass 
• Capacitive touchscreen with on-screen QWERTY keyboard 
• Screenshot capturing
  
  
  

   Pre-loaded applications

• Google Chrome* 
• Google Play* 
• Google search* 
• Google Voice Search* 
• Google Maps for Mobile with Street view and Latitude* 
• Web browser (WebKit) 
• Google Talk application*

   Memory

• RAM: 2GB 
• Flash memory: Up to 16 GB 
• Expansion slot: microSD card, up to 32 GB

   Networks

• UMTS HSPA+ 850 (Band V), 900 (Band VIII), 2100 (Band I) MHz *
• GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz 
• LTE (Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20)*

   Entertainment

• 3D Surround Sound (VPT) 
• Album art 
• Bluetooth stereo (A2DP) 
• Clear Audio+ 
• Dynamic normaliser 
• Music tones (MP3/AAC) 
• PlayNow service* 
• TrackID music recognition* 
• “WALKMAN” application 
• xLoud™ Experience 
• 3D games 
• Motions gaming 
• Video streaming 
• Facebook application* 
• Twitter* 
• YouTube*

   Connectivity and communication

• 3.5 mm audio jack (CTIA) 
• aGPS 
• Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology 
• DLNA Certified 
• GLONASS* 
• HDMI via MHL support 
• Media Go 
• Media Transfer Protocol support 
• Micro USB support 
• Native USB tethering 
• NFC 
• PC Companion 
• Screen mirroring 
• Synchronisation via Exchange ActiveSync, Facebook, Google and SyncML 
• USB charging 
• USB High speed 2.0 support 
• Xperia Link 
• Wi-Fi and WiFi Hotspot functionality
• Wi-Fi Miracast

Available in 3 colours: