Introduction
In 2012, Sony found itself behind the pace, offering its first
dual-core droids just a few weeks before the competition switched to
quad-core architectures. Keen to catch up, the Japanese start the year
with a bang, courtesy of the quad-core Xperia Z. A near-identical
alternative version, called Sony Xperia ZL, gladly doubles the fire
power.
The Sony Xperia Z (previously known by its codename Yuga) is another
first for Sony - the company's first 5" smartphone. The 5" LCD screen
boasts 1080p resolution, which means that each inch of the screen fits
440 separate pixels. It should come as no surprise that the screen is
backed by the second generation of the Sony Mobile Bravia engine for
even better image quality.
The list of impressive specs goes on with the Xperia Z camera - it's a
13MP shooter with improved performance over last year's flagships. The
custom Sony software has been updated as well - it offers HDR mode for
video, which is a first on a mobile phone.
And then there's the chipset - Sony continues its partnership with
Qualcomm and has picked the Snapdragon S4 Pro, which packs four Krait
cores at 1.5GHz, along with 2GB of RAM and Adreno 320 (it will hardly be
idle considering everything needs to be rendered at 1080p resolution).
The Sony Xperia ZL will have a more limited reach than the Z and it
differs in several areas: the ZL is slightly shorter and a tad thicker.
There's different finish at the back and it's not water-proof like the
Xperia Z.
We're at our seats at Sony's press conference and hopefully we'll
manage to get some quality time with the Xperia Z and the Xperia ZL, so
stay tuned for updates as we go hands-on with the new Sony flagships.
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