All stock codes associated to this product
040260, 12706065, 1270-6065
Xperia Z
Experience the best of Sony in a smartphone
Introducing the precision engineered full HD smartphone
Colour: Black
Overview
Feel like youre there with a razor sharp & super bright display
Expertise from our BRAVIA TV engineers goes into our mobile screens
Full 1080p HD on a large 5” display
Feel like you’re part of the action with the 1080 x 1920 full HD Reality Display.
Unparalleled sharpness
With very high pixel density and superior brightness – for super sharp images, and great readability even in sunlight.
Intelligent screen
Mobile BRAVIA® Engine 2 automatically optimises images so they’re sharper and brighter. It also offers you the best in contrast and colour management.
Intelligent screen
Mobile BRAVIA® Engine 2 automatically optimises images so they’re sharper and brighter. It also offers you the best in contrast and colour management.
Super clear, super black
The OptiContrast™ panel brings you clearer images when on and a seamless black look when off.
Stunning photos and videos in any light
Our smartphone cameras are built with the same expertise and components as leading Sony cameras, to bring you ultra-sharp photos and videos, wherever and whenever.
HDR video camera
Xperia Z features Exmor RS™ for mobile, the world’s first image sensor with HDR video for smartphones, so you can take beautiful stills and movies even against strong light.
13-megapixel camera
The 13 megapixel fast-capture camera and the next-generation Sony Exmor RS™ for mobile sensor makes Xperia Z the Android mobile that delivers crystal clear photos wherever, whenever.
Great in all light conditions
With Exmor RS™ for mobile and HDR, Xperia Z takes sharp photos and videos both in lowlight and strongly backlit conditions. The lowlight sensors on front and back make it the first dual Exmor R™ for mobile camera.
Superior Auto
Not a pro with settings? Superior Auto mode automatically activates HDR and noise reduction when they’re needed.
Smart, sleek & durable
No one knows how to best pack durability into a beautiful design like Sony. The slim 7.9 mm body, with its reflective glass surface, looks and feels slick, but Xperia Z is crafted to be water-resistant, dust-resistant and tough enough to handle whatever life has planned.
Water-resistant
How can we be certain? In order to get the high IP55 & IP57 rating, we submerge Xperia Z under water for 30 minutes and make sure its good as new when it comes out. Its also resistant to water jets!
Tough as metal
How solid does a precision engineered smartphone need to be? How about as solid as a car? Xperia Zs frame is made from glass fibre polyamide, the same material thats used as a metal substitute in automobile parts.
Durable glass
The durable tempered glass on front and back is a lot stronger than conventional glass. And with anti-shatter film on the front and back, Xperia Z is anything but fragile.
Dust-resistant
Since we cant take every Android smartphone outdoors, we bring the dust tests to our labs. Before we label Xperia Z dust-resistant, we hang it in a dust-test chamber and make sure its operation is unaffected.
OmniBalance design
The design is focused on creating balance and symmetry in all directions. Xperia Z has beautiful rounded edges and smooth, reflective surfaces on all sides, which are held together by an innovative skeleton frame.
The Sony smartphone thats anything but mundane
A screen so immersive you can get lost in it, images so real you feel like youre there, and a camera that lets you capture the moment whenever and wherever it occurs. See how Xperia Z takes you to new places, and lets you connect in totally new ways.
Smartphone with super power
The Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core processor gives you super-fast performance, unparalleled graphics and efficient battery use. Find your way on Google maps. Stream the latest YouTube clips with LTE. Or download the newest apps and run them without a hitch. Get it all when you want it now.
Meet the behind-the-scenes powerhouse
Better battery life
With Battery STAMINA Mode you have more intelligent battery management and can easily improve your standby time by four times or more*. Your phone knows when youre screen is off and shuts down the battery-draining apps you dont need, then starts them up again when the screen is back on.
*Based on testing done with default settings, default accounts and applications for Skype and Twitter downloaded to the phone. The more applications installed, the bigger the effect of Battery STAMINA Mode.
What makes a more intelligent battery?
* PlayMemories Online is not available in every market.
Xperia Care. Weve got the answers.
Whether you need to download new software or want to find out about the latest new features, were here to support you. Make the most of your smartphone and receive help and support when you need it, right at your fingertips.
Features:
Display
A screen as impressive as HDTV – Full HD Reality Display
Feel like you’re there with the razor sharp and super bright full HD screen. Xperia Z brings you the highest level of HD available – 1080 progressive scan, for incredibly crisp pictures and no jagged edges. Expertise from our BRAVIA® TV engineers goes into our mobile screens, to bring you the same quality you’d expect from a top quality HDTV. The 5” full HD Reality Display also has very high pixel density – 443 pixels per inch, for razor sharp pictures – and superior brightness. And with the wide colour gamut it gives you the widest colour spectrum, so you can view every detail in vivid colour.
True Screen intelligence Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2
The second generation of our acclaimed Mobile BRAVIA Engine, Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 delivers an even better viewing experience by adding new real-time contrast optimisation to the sharpness enhancement, high-quality colour management and noise reduction. Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 is also able to analyse content type and adjust the image accordingly. Adding Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 to the Reality Display makes for an intelligent screen one that adapts automatically to display your content in the best way.
(1) Contrast enhancement
Contrast in images and video is enhanced by making the darkest parts slightly darker, which brings out details in the picture.
(2) Colour Management
Colour saturation is increased for specified colour ranges, which makes the colours deeper and more vivid. And the intelligent Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 software reproduces skin colour exactly as it appears to the naked eye.
(3) Noise reduction
Distortion and noise is reduced when streaming low-quality video from online sources, such as YouTube. Noise is reduced both to individual frames and between frames, for clearer viewing.
(4) Sharpness filter
Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 applies a sharpness filter to increase the overall detail level in the image. This is done by enhancing the edges and contrast without increasing noise.
Less reflective, more responsive OptiContrast & Direct Touch
Weve eliminated a layer of air in the construction, bringing the touch panel closer to the display. This OptiContrast panel makes for less reflection and clearer viewing even in bright sunlight, as well as creating a seamlessly black surface when the phone is turned off.
By eliminating the sensor layer and integrating the sensor on the lens, weve managed to increase the responsiveness of the screen. So your touch is more effective and the experience is more intuitive.
(1) Lens
(2) Removed air layer
(3) Sensor layer
(4) Display
Camera
Exmor RS for mobile the worlds first image sensor with HDR video for smartphones
HDR for photos and videos captures natural colours in any light. HDR (High Dynamic Range) is an imaging technology used to capture clear photos against strong backlight. With HDR, the camera captures the same image at different exposure levels and layers them to create one optimised photo.
Xperia Z introduces HDR to video, so that you can film even in high contrast situations, like in front of a window or with the sun behind your subject.
Quick benefits:
- Sweep panorama
- Modeless UI gives you instant access to both camera and video mode
- Take pictures in video mode
Never miss a moment Burst mode
When you want to capture high intensity action, turn on burst mode. With the burst mode you can shoot an unlimited number of images at 10 frames per second and 9 MP resolution.
Take pictures wherever you are Water and dust resistant
With our water and dust-resistant Android mobile, you can capture sharp photos and videos even in wet or dusty conditions. You can also enjoy capturing great photos while you are recording a video, and you have loads of picture effects to give it that extra touch. Finally, dont forget to enjoy the pictures youve taken in various destinations on the truly intuitive Globe view.
Find your memories in no time Super-fast pinch to zoom
Our intuitive scaling mechanism is unique to Sony and makes it easy to find the picture youre searching for in your album quickly. Or search your personalised globe to find shots taken and tagged with specific locations.
PlayMemories Online*
Upload pictures and videos from your tablet camera to PlayMemories Online. Then view your photos on any device – tablet, phone, computer, or BRAVIA® TV.
Design & Durability
Minimal yet distinctive OmniBalance design
With Xperia Z, we introduce our new OmniBalance design. The design is focused on creating balance and symmetry in all directions. Xperia Z has subtly rounded edges and smooth, reflective surfaces on all sides, which are held together by an innovative skeleton frame.
Both the front and back are made of glass, with a seamless surface. Together with enhanced reflection coating on the top, bottom and sides, Xperia Z actually mirrors the world around you. OmniBalance design balances technology vs. design, letting you get so totally immersed in the content that the hardware disappears.
Quality craftsmanship
Xperia Z was designed in collaboration with Sony consumer electronics experts, for quality craftsmanship and consistent attention to details. Only premium materials were used throughout, like aluminium for the power and volume buttons and durable tempered glass for the front and back.
Super slim
Weve eliminated a layer of air and brought the display closer to the lens, for added touch sensitivity and a smaller size. This construction, along with a new component layout and skeleton frame allows for a slimness of 7.9 mm.
Premium design, outside and inside Sony unified UI
Whether youre on a Sony smartphone or tablet, youll meet a consistent user interface on your devices and in all your Sony Media apps.
Water and dust resistant
We tested this Android mobile to make sure it can keep going even after 30 minutes under water. It can even withstand water jets. The high IP55 & IP57 rating means you can use it in the rain, take photos by the pool and easily clean it off from everyday spills and dirt.
We even put Xperia Z in a dust chamber for rigorous testing, to make sure its operations were unaffected.
Quick benefits:
- Water resistant up to 1 meter
- Resistant to water jets
- Dust resistant
Durable glass panels
Both the front and back panels of Xperia Z are made of durable tempered glass thats much stronger than conventional glass. Each glass panel also has an anti-shatter film for even greater durability.
An incredibly tough frame
The skeleton frame is made of tough glass fibre polyamide. It has superior mechanical strength, and is so strong that its often used as a metal substitute in cars and electronics.
Connectivity
One-touch connectivity from Sony
Sharing with friends and connecting your world has never been easier. Based on NFC (near field communication), our One-touch functions connect one device to another in a single tap. No wires, cables, or fiddling with settings necessary.
One-touch mirroring
See photos from your tablet on your TV. Simply touch your tablet to the remote from your BRAVIA TV to activate screen mirroring.
One-touch backup
Whether you take pictures on your Xperia Z smartphone, tablet or camera, now you can store them in the same place. The Sony Personal Content Station is a wireless hub for photos and videos.
One-touch listening
Play the music on your tablet or smartphone through a wireless speaker.
One-touch sharing
Share photos, music and more between your tablet and smartphone or NFC-enabled laptop.
From your smartphone to the big screen
Want to share your memories on the big screen? Or go from headphones to speakers? “Throw” content from your smartphone to your Wi-Fi-enabled TV through screen mirroring or DLNA, or send your tunes to a speaker via Bluetooth. Using “Throw”, your device finds the best way to wirelessly connect your smartphone to other devices. With an MHL cable, you can also mirror your phone’s full user interface on your TV and enjoy movies, games and more while charging.
Smart Connect
Make your life simpler by setting up how your tablet behaves when it connects to other devices. Smart Connect is the software that lets you manage all your smart accessories.
Connect and drive
Xperia Z supports MirrorLink, which means youre able to project your Xperia display onto your A/V receiver and stay safely connected while you drive. Hook up Xperia Z to your Sony MirrorLink A/V receiver and use the touch screen on your dashboard to access maps, music, your phone book and more.
Processor & Battery
Lightning speed performance Quad-core processor
Weve matched the latest Sony software with the powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor. This advanced quad core processor gives you maximum performance and speed without draining your battery run multiple apps simultaneously, surf the web with no loading time, and stream videos without a break. The Snapdragon S4 Pro processor is asynchronous, which means each core is powered up and down independently. So you get the precise amount of power when you need it, without wasting power when you dont.
Quick benefits:
- Super-fast performance
- Better battery life
- Improved multitasking
Outstanding graphics
With the Adreno 320 GPU (graphics processing unit) you play the most advanced and visually stunning 3D games, and browse the web quickly and smoothly.
Quick benefits
- Twice as fast for gaming*
- Stutter-free web surfing
Ultra-fast LTE/4G technology
Snapdragon S4 Pro has a built-in LTE/4G modem. With it there are fewer dropped calls and speeds up to 10 times faster than 3G internet connections. Together with Sonys expertise in radio technology, Snapdragon S4 Pro also ensures better reception in more places.
Better reception
Fewer dropped calls
Network speed (up to):
Always loud and clear HD Voice*
HD voice*eliminates background noise to improve voice clarity. That means that you can talk normally and be heard clearly, without having to raise your voice, even in noisy environments. Now you dont have to shout to be heard, or try to find a quiet place for your conversation.
Whats the difference in sound?
* HD voice functionality is operator-dependant.
Significantly improve battery life with Battery STAMINA mode
Smartphones use a lot of power, even when youre not actively using them. All those apps that youve had open are still running in the background, using unnecessary battery. Battery STAMINA mode saves you wasted battery drain by recognising when your display is off and turning off functions you dont need, while keeping the notifications you want. As soon as you touch the screen and wake up your phone, everything is up and running again.
Get only the important notices
With Battery STAMINA mode, Wi-Fi and data traffic are disabled during standby, but you still receive incoming calls, texts, and alarms. And since everyone has different needs, you can easily customise which apps you want to receive push notifications from even in standby mode. Facebook notifications on or off? Its up to you.
Xperia Z will go great with
Specifications:
Dimensions
- 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
- 5.47 x 2.79 x 0.31 inches
Battery
- Talk time (up to): Up to 11 hours [1]
- Standby time (up to): Up to 550 hours [1]
Display
- 5.0 inches TFT
- 16 million colours, 1920 x 1080 pixels
On the inside
- Google Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
- 1.5 GHz Qualcomm APQ8064+MDM9215M Quad Core
Camera
- 13 megapixel Exmor RS camera with Auto focus and flash
- 2 MP, Exmor R, front facing camera (1080p)
Durability
- IPX5/7 (Water-resistant) & IP5X (Dust-proof) [2]
Specifications
This is a listing of Xperia Zs main features and functions.
Camera and video
- 13 megapixel Exmor RS camera with Auto focus and Burst Mode
- 16x digital zoom
- HDR for both picture/film
- Face detection
- Flash/Pulsed LED and Photo light
- Front-facing camera (2 MP 1080p Exmor R)
- Geotagging
- HD video recording (1080p)
- Image stabiliser
- Picture Effect
- Quick Launch
- Red-eye reduction
- Scene recognition
- Self-timer
- Send to web
- Smile detection
- Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor
- Superior Auto
- Sweep Panorama
- Touch focus
Display and design
- 5", 1920x1080 pixels, 16,777,216 colour TFT
- Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2
- Scratch-resistant, shatter proof sheet on mineral glass
- Capacitive touchscreen with on-screen QWERTY keyboard
- Screenshot capturing
Pre-loaded applications
- Google Chrome*
- Google Play*
- Google search*
- Google Voice Search*
- Google Maps for Mobile with Street view and Latitude*
- Web browser (WebKit)
- Google Talk application*
Memory
- RAM: 2GB
- Flash memory: Up to 16 GB
- Expansion slot: microSD card, up to 32 GB
Networks
- UMTS HSPA+ (Bands 1, 3, 5, 8 or bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8)*
- GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
- LTE (Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20)*
Entertainment
- 3D Surround Sound (VPT)
- Album art
- Bluetooth stereo (A2DP)
- Clear Audio+
- Dynamic normalizer
- Music tones (MP3/AAC)
- PlayNow service*
- TrackID music recognition*
- WALKMAN application
- xLoud Experience
- 3D games
- Motions gaming
- Video streaming
- Facebook application*
- Twitter*
- YouTube*
Connectivity and communication
- 3.5 mm audio jack (CTIA)
- aGPS
- Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology
- DLNA Certified
- GLONASS*
- HDMI via MHL support
- Media Go
- Media Transfer Protocol support
- Micro USB support
- Native USB tethering
- NFC
- PC Companion
- Screen mirroring
- Synchronisation via Exchange ActiveSync, Facebook, Google and SyncML
- USB charging
- USB High speed 2.0 support
- Xperia Link
- Wi-Fi and WiFi Hotspot functionality
- Wi-Fi Miracast
Mobile Phones
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