Sony Announces Super-Sized Phablet the new Xperia Z Ultra

Sony is the latest company in the increasingly growing number of companies producing out monstrously large phones. The new phablet, the Xperia Z Ultra has a giant 6.4 inch Full HD display and the latest SnapDragon 800 processor.

The Xperia Z Ultra happens to be amazingly thin, in fact, it’s the world’s thinnest 1080p Full HD display smartphone at only 6.5mm. It is quite heavy though, at 212g.

The Xperia Z Ultra’s 6.4 inch display comes with Sony’s new X-Reality and OptiContrast tech and is of Full HD 1080p resolution. It’s also super-sensitive just like the new Lumias and Galaxy S4, which means you can virtually use any object to work on the phone, including pencils.

The Xperia Z Ultra is the world’s first phone to pack a SnapDragon 800 processor. It comes with 2 GB RAM and 16 GB internal expandable storage. The back hosts a 8 megapixel camera with 1080p Full HD video recording and HDR mode. LED Flash is missing here unfortunately.

The Xperia Z Ultra happens to be water-resistant. It comes with IP58 certification which means it can dive deeper than 1 meter for more than 30 minutes.
The phone runs on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean.
Here are the full specs of the Xperia Z Ultra:

• Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean
• 6.5mm thick
• Weight: 212g
• 6.4 inch display with 1080p Full HD resolution
• Super-sensitive, shatterproof display
• IP58 certified water-resistant
• 2.2Ghz quad-core SnapDragon 800 processor
• Adreno 330 GPU
• 2 GB RAM with 16 GB internal expandable storage
• 8 megapixel camera with 1080p Full HD and HDR mode
• Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB 2.0, USB-OTG, NFC, 4G LTE
• 3050 mAh battery

The phone will be available in Q3 this year for a price tag of 719 Euros which will be equivalent to around PKR 95,000. That price tag might be tough to swallow but due to its high-tech specs, it will probably find quite many buyers.

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Sony Releases the Mid-range new Android Running Xperia M

Sony is one of the emerging Android-makers currently and is known for making expensive devices with high-end specs. This phone is a different case though. The Xperia M is a mid-range phone, as evident by its specs & price and is available right now for 190 pounds or around 30,000 PKR.
The phone has a 4 inch display with respectable resolution of 480 x 854 pixels. Under the hood sits a dual-core processor, Adreno 305 GPU and 1 GB RAM. (That last bit is really pleasing.) The amount of storage is kept at 4 GB but is expandable nonetheless.
The phone will also have a dual-sim version, something which we haven’t seen in a lot of Sony phone lately. Considering the price range of the phone, it’s also quite pleasing to see that this phone comes with NFC.
Here are the full specs of the Xperia M:

• Customized Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
• 4 inch display with FWVGA resolution and scratch-resistant glass
• 9.3 mm thick
• 115g heavy
• Optional dual-sim
• 1Ghz dual-core SnapDragon S4 Plus processor
• Adreno 305 GPU
• 1 GB RAM with 4 GB expandable storage
• 5 megapixel rear-camera with 720p HD video, HDR and Exmor RS sensor
• 0.3 megapixel front-camera
• Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB 2.0, dual-band Wi-Fi, NFC
• 1750 mAh battery
• Available in a large range of colors

As is the norm in the phones of this price range, the Xperia M will also come in a plethora of colors, clearly indicating its target audience. It might face some competition from Chinese phones which are priced attractively but some features in this particular phone won’t be available in a lot of them.

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