Sony Xperia Z Ultra Reviews: Advantages and Main Disadvantages

Sony Xperia Z Ultra has four Krait 400 cores clocked way up to 2.2 GHz and 2 gigs of RAM on the Snapdragon 800 chipset will never leave you short on torque. Sony has done well to address the screen deficiencies of past models and the X-Reality-powered (former Mobile Bravia) Triluminos display offers nicely improved viewing angles compared to the original Xperia Z.

It's an ultra-responsive screen too, which can register pen or pencil input. And we mean just any pen or pencil you may have lying around, not a dedicated stylus along the lines of the Galaxy Notes.

The Sony phablet is remarkably slim, at 6.5mm, not the slimmest ever but certainly the slimmest device with a screen over 6-inches. And Sony managed to up the level of protection and obtain IP58 certification for the Xperia Z Ultra, which practically means you can go swimming with it.

The Sony Xperia Z Ultra is one beast of a smartphone (although at this size it already steps on tablet territory). The Snapdragon 800 chipset brings a meaningful performance improvement over an already very snappy Snapdragon 600, while the screen packs all the latest technology Sony has its hands on. The Triluminos display of 1080p resolution promises to solve the long-standing viewing angle issues in Sony's lineup, while the X-Reality enhancements means punchy colors and impressive contrast.

Main Advantages 

• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support; 3G with 42Mbps HSPA; 150Mbps LTE
• 6.4" 16M-color 1080p capacitive touchscreen Triluminos display (344ppi pixel density); X-Reality engine
• Android OS v4.2.2 Jelly Bean with custom UI
• Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400 CPU, 2 GB RAM, Adreno 330 GPU; Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset
• 8 MP autofocus camera with geo-tagging, HDR
• 1080p video recording @ 30fps, continuous autofocus and stereo sound
• 2 MP front-facing camera, 1080p video recording
• IP 58 certification - dust resistant and water resistant
• Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct and DLNA; Wireless TV out
• GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS
• 16GB of built-in storage; microSD card slot
• MHL-enabled microUSB port
• Bluetooth v4.0
• NFC
• Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
• Accelerometer and proximity sensor
• Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
• Gorgeous design and impressively slim waistline
• Ample 3050 mAh battery

Main disadvantage

• Unwieldy size for a phone
• Non user-replaceable battery
• No camera flash or camera shutter key
• Below average loudspeaker performance
• No proper video playback decoders (XviD, DivX) out of the box

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Sony Xperia ZR, the Mini Version of the Flagship Xperia Z

Dubbed the Sony Xperia ZR, or the Xperia A SO-04E if you happen to live in Japan, the handset itself is rather fetching to look at, just like most of Sony’s smartphones are these days. The beauty is more than skin deep though, and the ZR is apparently waterproof all the way to 5 feet, making it scuba-safe.

Everyone likes it when new smartphones are announced, even when they’re just plain old, by the numbers Android phones. Thankfully, the latest handset to be announced by Sony isn’t plain at old. In fact, it’s actually rather cool. Check it out after the break.

If you’re brave enough to actually take your smartphone into the sea with you, then you’ll be able to film both HD movies and photos in glorious HDR thanks to its 13-megapixel camera and Exmor RS image sensor. The means super awesome 1080p video. Under water. With a smartphone.

The Sony Xperia ZR packs a punch in the specifications department beyond that camera, too. Sony has equipped the ZR with a Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core 1.5GH CPU, 2GB RAM and all the radios you would expect including NFC and LTE. And it runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Yup, an old OS.

All this sits behind a 4.6-inch 720p display that features an OptiContrast OLED screen with BRAVIA technology which promises to reduce glare even when in direct sunlight. That’s a bold claim, so we’ll take it with a pinch of salt until told otherwise. Still, the promise is there.

In order to show the device off, and the four colors it will be available in – Black, Blue, Pink and Cyan – the Japanese company has released two ads pushing its latest device, one of which features the smartphone being used for a spot of underwater filming in a swimming pool. We’re not sure we’d want to take the thing down to our local swimming pool for fear of being thrown out, but you get the idea!

Sony’s smartphones have taken an upturn of late, and the Xperia ZR appears to continue that trend, especially if you’re a fan of the waterproof smartphone idea and we have to say, it’s one good looking phone. There’s plenty of competition out there these days though, even if this is the only one that you can go swimming with!

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