Sony has unveiled the Sony Xperia Z at CES in Las Vegas, a water and dust resistant smartphone that boasts a massive 5.0 inch display.
The Xperia Z is expected to be released in the UK in March, with Phones4U already claiming they will be offering the 'Phablet' device.
The 5.0 inch display has a pixel resolution of 1080 x 1920, and is protected by a shatter proof and scratch resistant screen. The Sony Mobile BRAVIA engine 2 ensures images and video seen on the phone are clear and sharp, and the device makes use of the proprietary Sony UI, Timescape.
Onboard is a 13.0 Megapixel camera, which offers support for Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, Image Stabilisation and the Sony Sweep Panorama feature. The camera is capable of recording 1080p HD video at 30 frames per second, supporting continuous auto-focus, video stabilisation and HDR. A front facing 2.2 Megapixel camera is also available, that which can also record 1080p HD video at 30 frames per second.
Powered by a quad core 1.5 GHz processor, the Xperia Z supports HSPA and LTE 4G, plus WiFi, with WiFi Direct, DLNA and WiFi Hotspot all included. Also onboard is Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP and NFC for fast wireless connection to other compatible devices. Sony are keen to highlight the benefits of NFC over and above the uses for wireless mobile cash payments, showing the possibilities of easily connecting your device to a compatible music player or TV to share media between devices, just by tapping them together.
The slim size of the handset, just 7.9mm, helps to compensate for the large size, which is needed to accommodate the large display. The handset measures 139mm long and 71mm wide, and weighs in at 146g. Internal memory on the handset is set to 16GB, with 2GB RAM, with memory expansion available via Micro SD memory cards, up to 32GB.
The Xperia Z will run on Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean out of the box, with a software upgrade planned to bring the device up to Android 4.2 soon after launch. The device is powered by a Lithium Ion 2330 mAh battery, that is non user-removable. Sony suggest that standby times are up to 550 hours, with up to 14 hours talktime and 40 hours music playback from a single charge. Sony have also included a battery stamina mode, which Sony claim more than doubles the battery life.
The Xperia Z from Sony is set to be available from March, and will be launching in Black, White and Purple variants.
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