Xperia Z

The Sony Xperia Z is a touchscreen enabled,[3] full HD Android flagship high-end smartphone designed, developed, and marketed by Sony Mobile.

The phone was announced by Sony at CES 2013 and was released on 9 February 2013 in Japan and 1 March 2013 in the UK. The Xperia Z runs the Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) software. The smartphone has Ingress Protection Ratings of IP55 and IP57, making it dust protected, water-jet protected, and waterproof in up to one meter of water for up to thirty minutes, and features a 13.1MP Exmor RS camera sensor as well as a full HD (1080p) display, encompassed in Sony's Industrial 'Omni-Balance' Design.

A cheaper variant called the Sony Xperia ZL uses the same hardware as the Xperia Z, but sacrifices water resistance for a smaller frame. Another cheaper variant the "Sony Xperia ZR" was announced on 13 May 2013 and is slated to release in "Q2 2013".

In June 2013 images and specifications of the Sony Xperia Z's successor, called the Sony Xperia Z Ultra (codename: Togari), surfaced with it rumoured for an official unveiling on 4 July 2013.

Camera and video

    13.1 megapixel Exmor RS 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 MP 1080p Exmor R)

    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 and design

    5", 1920x1080 pixels (441 pixels per square inch), 16 777 216 color TFT Opticontrast Display

    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*

    Google+*

    Messenger+*

Memory

    RAM: 2GB

    Flash memory: Up to 16 GB

    User available up to 11 GB

    Expansion slot: microSD card, up to 64 GB

Networks

    UMTS HSPA+ (Bands 1, 3, 5, 8 or bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8)*

    GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz

    LTE (Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 or bands 4, 17)

Entertainment

    3D Surround Sound (VPT)

    Album art

    Bluetooth stereo (A2DP)

    Clear Audio+

    Dynamic normalizer

    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)

    GPS

    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

    Infrared Blaster (Japanese only)