Sony Xperia Z Ultra hands-on: First look

25 June 2013
Sony just dropped a bomb on the phablet market – a 6.4" monster that threatens to flatten the competition. The Sony Xperia Z Ultra the first officially announced device to be powered by Snapdragon 800 and...

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  • Anonymous
  • u1J
  • 12 Jul 2013

Such a big guy would atleast roll with 3 gb of ram...

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    • AnonD-164349
    • 3qC
    • 12 Jul 2013

    TFT display? only because it's waterproof (TFT can handle water versus other displays that are not waterproof like Amoled). I don't like it, because you're not gonna swim with a phone or read sms in the bath.
    Screen is awful and you can see it on the pictures taken for review.

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      • Anonymous
      • Mn}
      • 11 Jul 2013

      Anonymous, 08 Jul 2013Weather you like ZU or not is your preference, but what a l... moreLCD has better colour accuracy and sharpness than AMOLED. Just because AMOLED has blown out contrast doesn't mean it's more accurate.

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        • Anonymous
        • 4QS
        • 08 Jul 2013

        Dip, 05 Jul 2013Hay you know the samsung galaxy s4 is similar to note 2,gra... moreWeather you like ZU or not is your preference, but what a load of crap. Now as far as ZU and S4 well of course ZU has advantage. First of all it's not even out yet, newer/faster chip, larger display with Xreality"only promising look part", and thinner.
        But ZU has draw back too. No removable battery, card slot, no camera flash, will have terrible battery life for Phablet, S4 Amoled is about the best in the game. In movie mode hitting 97% color accuracy while still having higher contrast, true black, and better white balance makes it way overall the closest to reality and screen has ever been.

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          • Dip
          • bJf
          • 05 Jul 2013

          Hay you know the samsung galaxy s4 is similar to note 2,grand, and all galaxy models
          But Xperia is new thinking for smartphones and
          Sony Xperia Z Ultra is a better option then galaxy s4

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            • Dip
            • bJf
            • 05 Jul 2013

            Hay you know the samsung galaxy s4 is similar to note 2,grand, and all galaxy models
            But Xperia is new thinking for smartphones and
            Sony Xperia Z Ultra is a better option then galaxy s4

              AnonD-78442, 04 Jul 2013I've started saving for this device. This has to be phone ... moreBetter not. Read my reply to what you posted about the Note III.

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                • AnonD-78442
                • 39x
                • 04 Jul 2013

                I've started saving for this device. This has to be phone of the year 2013.

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                  • ronnyraeder
                  • gxD
                  • 03 Jul 2013

                  wat's up with the bezels?? i would rather have a thicker phone with smaler bezels! and, yeah! the battery is whay to smal!

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                    • Anonymous
                    • K1F
                    • 02 Jul 2013

                    Camera capture concern :
                    for the size of picture 3104 x 1746(16:9)ratio you can only capture the picture for max 5mp resoution!

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                      • Oflife
                      • nGN
                      • 01 Jul 2013

                      Pity about the glass back. The one on my Nexus 4 shattered for no reason the other day. (Learned later if the battery gets to hot, it causes tempered glass to shatter.)

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                        • AnonD-160816
                        • kIe
                        • 01 Jul 2013

                        All this talk about holding this Ultra to your ear "How long has it been & how many of us use Bluetooth headsets?" Geesh the only real question is "how long will the Ultra battery last". Even that isn't a problem considering how many of us have & use external batteries?
                        Taking this into consideration the only other question is how often Sony will keep the Ultra updated & what carriers will carry this in the USA<
                        So get this cell phone & answer the real the truth behind this Sony.
                        For those that need something easier to see, this will take that place & the usage for a tablet as well.
                        I for one am waiting.

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                          • AnonD-160727
                          • prN
                          • 01 Jul 2013

                          Its butty but way to big for being a phone... 5.0 is more than enough.

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                            • AnonD-151706
                            • XMi
                            • 01 Jul 2013

                            for the price you can get nokia x7, 1 nokia n8, 1 nokia n9 knowing it Smbyan belle os n meego is best os than android or wp8 its dont need super gpu, super chipset like lagAndroid with 256mb prosesor n 600 mhz my nokia n8 E6 belle is awesome multitasking very fast ui play 1080 p video is no trouble n i always playing hd game like ashpalt 6 assasin creed nfs on my nokia e6 ( knowing that E6 screen is just 2.5 inch ram 256mb n prosesor just 600 mhz )n this phone is same with xperia z , sp, for what $1000 for phone like this no experience to this phone LG is better than sony htc samsung

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                              • AnonD-131793
                              • kSm
                              • 01 Jul 2013

                              Anonymous, 28 Jun 2013The battery is fine, it's 98.4% as big as Note 2's, with a ... moreKeep on dreaming. When Z Ultra and Note 3 released, Sony if lucky might sell 1 million per month vs Samsung over 5 millions per month.

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                                • AnonD-131793
                                • kSm
                                • 01 Jul 2013

                                Those huge bezels.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • kc9
                                  • 01 Jul 2013

                                  My concern is the Optimus G Pro with a 5.5" 1080p LCD screen comes with a 3140mAh battery and gets worse battery life than a Note 2.

                                  A 6.4" 1080p LCD screen with a 3000mAh battery sounds like a bad mixture.

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                                    • AnonD-160727
                                    • prN
                                    • 30 Jun 2013

                                    Its butty but way to big for being a phone... 5.0 is more than enough.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • sgy
                                      • 30 Jun 2013

                                      whos sony?.. lol Samsung is King

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                                        • Sitti
                                        • Kx0
                                        • 30 Jun 2013

                                        I'll buy this on first day it comes out!! I think it is almost perfect for me. I have owned Galaxy Note 1 but never used its stylus pen after few days of buying it. LED flash? All LED flashes on phones are terrible and NEVER use it. It screws up the pictures. I always turn it off on all my phones. Better go with lower MP camera with low-light capable sensor (if you are into photography, you know what I'm talking about). Water and dust proof are big plus. Excellent job Sony!!!