Sony Xperia Z Ultra

The Japanese have not only made the thinnest 6.5mm watertight phone with the largest 6.44" screen and fastest 2.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor with the Xperia Z Ultra at launch, but it also wanted to diversify its phablet functionalities beyond what is possible with Samsung's Note family, for instance. As such, they have employed a technology that allows you to write on the screen with any regular pen or pencil whose tip is more than 1mm in diameter, besides gracing it with stylus input functionality. The Xperia Z Ultra is Sony's first foray in the so-called “phablet” realm, and it comes with a bang, confirming everything we hoped for since the first Sony Togari rumors broke out. The goalposts are always moving in this category, but in general it constitutes of phones with really, and we mean really, big displays.

DESIGN

• Device type:
  • Smart phone
• OS:
  • Android (4.2.2)
• Dimensions:
  • 7.06 x 3.63 x 0.26 inches (179.4 x 92.2 x 6.5 mm)
• Weight:
  • 7.48 oz (212 g)
    the average is 4.4 oz (127 g)
• Body material:
  • Glass
• Rugged:
  • • Water (Water), Dust proof
  • IP certified:
    • IP 58

DISPLAY

• Physical size:
  • 6.4 inches
• Resolution:
  • 1080 x 1920 pixels
• Pixel density:
  • 342 ppi
• Technology:
  • TFT
• Colors:
  • 16 777 216
• Touchscreen:
  • • Multi-touch
• Features:
  • Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Scratch-resistant glass

BATTERY

• Talk time:
  • 14.00 hours
    the average is 12 h (726 min)
• Stand-by time:
  • 36.2 days (870 hours)
    the average is 21 days (495 h)
• Talk time (3G):
  • 16.00 hours
    the average is 10 h (627 min)
• Stand-by time (3G):
  • 34.2 days (820 hours)
    the average is 19 days (465 h)
• Stand-by time (4G):
  • 29.2 days (700 hours)
    the average is 17 days (403 h)
• Capacity:
  • 3000 mAh

HARDWARE

• System chip:
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974
• Processor:
  • Quad core, 2200 MHz, Krait 400
• Graphics processor:
  • • Adreno 330
• System memory:
  • 2048 MB RAM
• Built-in storage:
  • 16 GB
• Maximum User Storage:
  • 11 GB
• Storage expansion:
  • microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 64 GB

CAMERA

• Camera:
  • • 8 megapixels
  • Features:
    • Back-illuminated sensor (BSI), Auto focus, Touch to focus, Digital image stabilization, Face detection, Exposure compensation, White balance presets, Burst mode, Digital zoom, Geo tagging, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR), Panorama, Scenes, Effects, Self-timer
• Camcorder:
  • • 1920x1080 (1080p HD)
  • Features:
    • Digital image stabilization, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR), Picture-taking during video recording
• Front-facing camera:
  • • 2 megapixels

MULTIMEDIA

• Music player:
  • Filter by:
    • Album, Artist, Playlists
  • Features:
    • Album art cover, Background playback, Music recognition
• Radio:
  • • FM, Stereo, RDS
• Speakers:
  • Earpiece, Loudspeaker
• YouTube player:
  • Yes

INTERNET BROWSING

• Built-in online services support:
  • YouTube (upload), Picasa

TECHNOLOGY

• GSM:
  • 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
• UMTS:
  • 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz
• LTE:
  • 800 MHz, 850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1700/2100 MHz, 1800 MHz, 1900 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2600 MHz
• Data:
  • LTE Cat4 Downlink 150 Mbit/s, LTE Cat3/4 Uplink 50 Mbit/s, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS
• Positioning:
  • GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
• Navigation:
  • Turn-by-turn navigation

CONNECTIVITY

• Bluetooth:
  • • 4.0
• Wi-Fi:
  • • Yes
  • Mobile hotspot:
    • Yes
• USB:
  • • USB 2.0
  • Connector:
    • microUSB
  • Features:
    • Mass storage device, USB charging
• HDMI:
  • • via microUSB
• Other:
  • TV-Out, NFC, DLNA, MHL, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

OTHER FEATURES

• Notifications:
  • Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
• Additional microphone/s:
  • • for Noise cancellation
• Sensors:
  • • Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
• • Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording