CES 2013: Sony Xperia Z and Xperia ZL hands-on

07 January 2013
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... Update: hands-on videos added

Sort by:

  • y
  • yowh
  • wHr
  • 10 Jan 2013

Matt, 09 Jan 2013and by the time the S4 arrives, you'd better wait for the n... morenot at all, so far, samsung, sony and htc are the only companies who bring the smartest pieces in the market so option will only be considered among them.. sammy is releasing their flagship phone almost yearly (the S and the Note) and thats fine however htc and sony are always bringng new powerful devices or their flagships, maybe that cud be a problem if ill wait for another mos before making a decision.. but waiting for s4 is a great move to eliminate regrets..

    • D
    • AnonD-72418
    • jes
    • 09 Jan 2013

    Very nice way to make a splash into the new year. These two phones not only look amazing they are also back with Sony amazing hardware. It will be the first that Sony is introducing these phones with great the latest android OS...can't wait till they come to the states so I can pick up mine :D

      • D
      • AnonD-3744
      • 6{b
      • 09 Jan 2013

      Becks, 09 Jan 2013Has no one tried the HDR mode whilst recording? I'm really ... moreHDR or High Dynamic Range -in photography, "dynamic range" refers to the ratio between the brightest light you can capture in a scene and the darkest light you can capture in the same scene. Although the human eye has incredibly high dynamic range -meaning we can see both very bright and very dark parts of a single scene -digital cameras (and especially cell phone cameras) do not.

      Think of each pixel as a bucket that captures photons during an exposure. Unfortunately, these buckets are not very deep, so they quickly overflow. Once a pixel overflows, the pixel is saturated and it comes out completely white, even if there was color in the scene. If you've ever taken a picture where the bright parts turned out pure white, this is why.

        • D
        • AnonD-79867
        • pTf
        • 09 Jan 2013

        anonymous, 09 Jan 2013Xperia ion!Why not T or TX :|

          • ?
          • Anonymous
          • 9AY
          • 09 Jan 2013

          AnonD-98042, 09 Jan 2013wow, there's lot of people saying sony is too late.. but se... moreok

            • R
            • Raiden
            • vIh
            • 09 Jan 2013

            Someone should come out with a comparison between this phone and the HTC One X+.
            Which one do you guys think is better ?

              • s
              • selvakumar
              • KFM
              • 09 Jan 2013

              Hands off to sony..., I love Xperia very much..., move on...,

                • B
                • Becks
                • mVX
                • 09 Jan 2013

                Has no one tried the HDR mode whilst recording? I'm really curious about what kind of difference it gives.

                  • M
                  • Matt
                  • p@v
                  • 09 Jan 2013

                  yowh, 09 Jan 2013still have to wait for s4 its better to be late in buying ... moreand by the time the S4 arrives, you'd better wait for the next flagship coming out (any manufacturer) and so on...

                    • a
                    • anonymous
                    • FEB
                    • 09 Jan 2013

                    Adam, 09 Jan 2013I think that sony should make a phone like the xperia z but... moreXperia ion!

                      • y
                      • yowh
                      • wHr
                      • 09 Jan 2013

                      still have to wait for s4
                      its better to be late in buying a phone than to regret anything..
                      i want to compare the two if what will i buy

                        • D
                        • AnonD-73779
                        • 6mQ
                        • 09 Jan 2013

                        The phone's spec's are extremely wonderful..

                        But unfortunaitly.. Sony's interface makes the phone look like it has some lags (specially in Dialer+Messages) , kind of what we saw in Xperia Arc/s..

                        I mean, It had a Quad-Core processor & 2 GB of ram.. Sony could REALLY make this device much more powerful with an optimized and lighter interface/launcher.

                        Same specs on a Samsung Phone would be blazing fast! with ZERO cracks at all (Not a fan of Samsung but just sayin' the truth).

                        Great Job Sony anyway.. Keep it up
                        Hope its my next phone ^_^

                          • D
                          • AnonD-98821
                          • HI4
                          • 09 Jan 2013

                          xperia z fingerprint :(

                            • ?
                            • Anonymous
                            • nx2
                            • 09 Jan 2013

                            Super Duper Amazing

                              • S
                              • S D F
                              • apM
                              • 09 Jan 2013

                              Best specs....worst design...sony forget its way of providing extra ordinary designs...soNy sorRy...any how ZL has good only front design ...with thin top and bottom..

                                • D
                                • AnonD-85254
                                • Uiw
                                • 09 Jan 2013

                                iHATER, 08 Jan 2013i'll take xperia zl at any cost... z is also nice but still... moreAlso It has IR remote
                                U can use it as universal TV remote :D

                                  • ?
                                  • Anonymous
                                  • Hxi
                                  • 09 Jan 2013

                                  Sammy boy want to cry cause 13.1 MP camera, HDR video and over all beautiful design .

                                    • ?
                                    • Anonymous
                                    • Hxi
                                    • 09 Jan 2013

                                    Harsh, 08 Jan 2013Ugly UI. Why dont u leave it stock instead of doing this sh... moreNexus and HTC both comes with ugly design. Pls when it comes to design no any Android phone can compete with Sony including the ugliest design S3. IPhone and Sony both has the best design .

                                      • D
                                      • AnonD-85254
                                      • Uiw
                                      • 09 Jan 2013

                                      Da, 09 Jan 2013Model z less than CPU from Xperia SL and lower memory only 16GBwhat do you mean?
                                      Xperia SL 1.7 dual-core Snapdragon s3 processor (not Krait)
                                      but
                                      Xperia Z 1.5 quad-core Krait Snapdragon s4 plus processor

                                      how can you compare CPU of Xperia SL with this Beast?

                                      yes for 16GB storage you are right, but SL doesn't offer Micro SD slot
                                      on Xperia Z you have Micro SD slot, can add 32GB more
                                      so xperia Z wins here as well.......

                                        • D
                                        • AnonD-98697
                                        • E}j
                                        • 09 Jan 2013

                                        The back and the glass look of the Xperia Z, IS NOT JUST PLASTIC nabs...

                                        Tough as metal

                                        How solid does a precision engineered smartphone need to be? How about as solid as a car? Xperia Z’s frame is made from glass fibre polyamide, the same material that’s 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.