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:

RIM is now BlackBerry, and BlackBerry has released the BlackBerry OS 10 operating system and the two smartphones BlackBerry Q10 and Z10

A handful of new BlackBerrys was announced this week. Research In Motion (RIM) changed its name to BlackBerry, the new BlackBerry OS 10 was released and two new BlackBerry smartphone was announced.


The BlackBerry Z10 is one of the two phones announced that which will run on the completely rewritten BlackBerry OS 10. It has a 4.2-inch touch screen with a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor and a 8 megapixel camera. The AMOLED display resolution is 1280 x 768 pixels. Its got 2 GB RAM on board and the 16 GB internal memory can be expanded up to 64 GB using a microSD card. Looking at the example photos taken by the fan site Crackberry.com, the pictures from the 8 megapixel BSI camera does not reach up to Galaxy S III, iPhone 5 or the Nokia Lumia 920.

BlackBerry Q10 has a more classic RIM/BlackBerry look with a full QWERTY keyboard and similar specifications as the Z10. The Q10 display size is only 3.1-inch large something that could be considered too small for many potential customers. But the pixel density on the 720 x 720 pixel display is very good at 328 PPI. Like the Z10, BlackBerrry Q10 has a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, 2 GB RAM and 16 GB internal storage.

The most exciting thing happening today was the release of the new operating system. Z10 and Q10 are the first two smartphones running version 10 of the BlackBerry OS. The BlackBerry OS is actually what this last announcement was all about. RIM BlackBerry has struggled against iOS, Android and Windows lately and this is probably the company's final attempt at being a platform to count on. iOS and Androids strength are the apps and games. BlackBerry World has over 70.000 apps for the devices running the new OS. BlackBerry Balance offer dedicated profiles to keep work and personal data separate and secure

The BlackBerry Z10 will be available in the UK next week. Canada and US


BlackBerry Z10 highlights

• Weight: 137.5 gram
• Size: 130 x 65.6 x 9mm
• 4.2-inch touch display with a 768 x 1280 pixel resolution
• Networks: GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900, HSPA 850/1900/2100m, LTE 3, 7, 8, 20
• Wi-Fi a/b/g/n
• 4G mobile hotspot
• 8 megapixel BSI camera sensor, f/2.2
• 1080p video capture
• 2 megapixel front camera, 720p video capture
• LED light
• 1.5 GHz dual-core processor
• 2 GB RAM
• 16 GB internal storage
• HDMI
• USB
• Bluetooth 4.0
• A-GPS
• NFC
• BlackBerry OS 10
• 1800 mAh
• 10 hours talk time
• 13 days standby time

BlackBerry Q10 highlights

• Weight: 139 gram
• Size: 119.6 x 66.8 x 10.35 mm
• 3.1-inch Super AMOLED touch display
• Networks: GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 HSPA and LTE
• Wi-Fi a/b/g/n
• GPS
• NFC
• HDMI
• Bluetooth 4.0
• 1.5 GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 Plus processor
• 2100 mAh battery
• Full QWERTY keyboard
• BlackBerry OS 10
• Sensors: Accelerometer, proximity, gyro, ambient light, magnetometer