Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Sony Xperia Z Ultra goes official: a 6.4" Snapdragon 800 monster

Sony has just made its Xperia Z Ultra phablet official. Previously known by its codename Togari, the device features a 6.4" monstrous screen and a Snapdragon 800 chipset, which is the fastest ARM chip put in a smartphone to date.

The Sony Xperia Z Ultra Triluminous screen has 1080p resolution, giving it a nicely sounding 342ppi pixel density. It uses Sony's X-Reality tech, which is t's the successor of the Mobile BRAVIA tech. Sony is boasting that the 6.44" display gives users 60% more surface to work with compared to other phones (5" phones presumably).

There's a powerful Adreno 330 GPU to push all the pixels to the screen too, a part of the new Snapdragon 800 chipset, which also packs a quad-core Krait 400 processor clocked at 2.2GHz. That makes the Sony Xperia Z Ultra the first device to go official with the 800 chipset and it will surely be quite the benchmark champion when it comes up.


Sony Xperia Z Ultra official images

The new chipset runs Android 4.2.2 with a revamped Sony software to make good use of both the extra available power and screen real estate.

The camera on the back of the Sony Xperia Z Ultra phablet has an 8MP Exmor-RS sensor that can record 1080p video and supports HDR for both stills and movies.

The Sony Z Ultra uses the same OmniBalance design as the Xperia Z, including the tempered glass back and at 6.5mm it's even slimmer than the hot-looking smartphone. It's water-resistant too with a IP58 certification, same as the Xperia ZR. Unlike the IP57 of the Xperia Z, this certification allows the Xperia Z Ultra to dive deeper than 1m and stay there for longer.

The Ultra packs 4G LTE connectivity along with NFC. There's also Sony's proprietary WALKMAN player with ClearAudio+ and Xloud enhancements.

Sony is advertising it as the world's slimmest 1080p phone - it measures only 6.5mm thick. That screen size and 3,000 mAh battery come at a price though, 212g of weight in this case.

The Sony Xperia Z Ultra is expected to launch in Q3 this year in three color versions - white, black and purple.


Source : http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_zu_goes_official_a_6_4_snapdragon_800_monster-news-6268.php

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