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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  • AnonD-43677
  • sGP
  • 26 Jun 2013

samsung started assault on nokia for number 1, now sony is out for vengeance... i think sony is sure to win the race.. beautiful camera, processor, screen, design.. what else more can we expect...
oops.. just to add 3000mah is not sufficient for 6", sony - beware you may not score too high in battery..
battery is the important part people will look for in developing countries where power cuts are frequent.
i think u scored low.. so try to keep it with ur next launch of 20mp camera model phablet... which iam eagerly looking to replace for my aging nokia n8..

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    • Mix
    • S7x
    • 26 Jun 2013

    What is the point of new processor if there is no 4k or even 1080p 60fps recording? Just to be best in benchmarks?

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      • alsocurious
      • 3I{
      • 26 Jun 2013

      The bezel at each end could have been 10mm instead of now 19mm by increasing the phones thickness from 6.5mm to 6.99mm for the same geometric volume (required by the battery size?) thereby reducing the phones over all length by 18mm - because it not like the phone needs a size boost.

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        • pux
        • 3$2
        • 26 Jun 2013

        "Come beast, take a sit on my lap and let me play with you. Oh, yes, thank you for asking, I do multi touch."

        Ultra is da bomb!

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          • manu
          • uuC
          • 26 Jun 2013

          AnonD-1034, 26 Jun 2013Sony the first to have 8mp in smartphone (X10) Sexy but so... moreBut the after service is very poor. I have a sony tablet s running ics and they have no plan to upgrade to jelly bean...so sad

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            • AKS
            • U$4
            • 26 Jun 2013

            Sony try to install LED flash

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              • AnonD-159183
              • ppP
              • 26 Jun 2013

              AnonD-111315, 25 Jun 2013i'm super agree with you... i have iphone 4s and xperia z ... moreAdd to the the Stamina Mode with the current power efficiency from the snapdragon 80. And regarding the camera flash, I really don't mind not having any because usually I don't use flash in my photos even in low light conditions. Besides, who would wan't to take picture at night ? You want fantastic high resolution photos with no noise and a good flash, then just buy a professional camera ;)

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                • Anonymous
                • Sa%
                • 26 Jun 2013

                AnonD-151706, 25 Jun 2013i dont care abt snapdragon qualcom adreno like this xpwria ... morePeople still using that ancient Nokia junk... talk about living in the past :)

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                  • AnonD-159183
                  • ppP
                  • 26 Jun 2013

                  Does anyone have any idea why my browser is displaying old pictures when I click on the Xperia Z Ultra photos? Thanks !

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                    • Polo
                    • veS
                    • 26 Jun 2013

                    I'm sensing that Sony's Z line will be their flagship line, like galaxy is to samsung.
                    Their next flagships would probably be called xperia z2, z ultra2 and tablet Z2

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                      • Mike
                      • wv{
                      • 26 Jun 2013

                      @troll WarLord the x10 was nowhere near being the 1st with an 8mp camera, I remember having a samsung pixon in 2008. x10 only came out in 2009.

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                        • ryo
                        • txj
                        • 26 Jun 2013

                        WHY?, 25 Jun 2013Battery life sux only 3000 mah?? Dumb move SonyYup, 3.000 mah makes this device looks like doesnt have enough juice for all day, specifically with 2,2ghz quadcore.

                        But dont forget, snapdragon800 should have better power management.

                        Somehow sony do not want us to forget to charge our device, since almost all of them last at least 1 day (thats 6 am to 9pm mostly) with normal average usage.

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                          • AnonD-1034
                          • thY
                          • 26 Jun 2013

                          Sony the first to have 8mp in smartphone (X10)
                          Sexy but sophisticated style (xperia s)
                          tough smartphone (xperia active),
                          Underwater smarphone (at xperia lines..Go,acro s,active..etc..)
                          And now thinnest smartphone ever made ( Z Ultra) and was a perfect phablet !

                          Also their unbeatable xperia tablet z !!!
                          Shout out also to their newest ..sony sbh 52 !

                          sony innovate....
                          Sony.make.believe.

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                            • AnonD-159100
                            • q}4
                            • 26 Jun 2013

                            There's still no camera button like the Z?

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                              • AnonD-141635
                              • U22
                              • 26 Jun 2013

                              Clinton, 26 Jun 2013And how does ur skype work on ur phone??? skype worked well even on my 3 year old LG optimus one, running on stock gingerbread with a 600 MHZ processor

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                                • 19evol61
                                • v0X
                                • 26 Jun 2013

                                some of you guys dont get it

                                larger MP cameras and LED flash will just thicken the device and remove its IP58 certification (which can make Xperia ZU take videos underwater)

                                my only complaint is the battery, it must be at around 5000mAh or so, 2 or 3-year tech RAZR Maxx already had 3300mAh battery while keeping the device reasonably thin

                                other than that, it's all good Sony!

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                                  • AnonD-121984
                                  • w4d
                                  • 26 Jun 2013

                                  Anonymous, 25 Jun 2013Nice try. And Sony fan always talk about Samsung fanboys ha... morei have never used sony mobiles before n i have been using samsung phones all my life staring from galaxy 1 n now samsung lost its innovation n thats kind of becoming boring nowadays , when phone makers stop listening n caring for their customers they will ultimately face the fate of nokia, my next phone will definately be a sony one.....

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                                    • Clinton
                                    • R0K
                                    • 26 Jun 2013

                                    AnonD-151706, 25 Jun 2013i dont care abt snapdragon qualcom adreno like this xpwria ... moreAnd how does ur skype work on ur phone???

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                                      • AnonD-65372
                                      • sXB
                                      • 26 Jun 2013

                                      AnonD-65372, 26 Jun 2013GSM Arena, please do your home work! The screen on this pho... moreApologies to GSMA et al. I decided to research this screen tech a bit more and yes, it is TFT but not as we know it. The viewing angles are way superior to Xperia Z and the tech produces deep blacks much like Amoled. Read on

                                      http://www.androidauthority.com/xperia-z-ultra-triluminos-x-reality-234908/

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                                        • Clinton
                                        • R0K
                                        • 26 Jun 2013

                                        AnonD-151706, 25 Jun 2013i dont care abt snapdragon qualcom adreno like this xpwria ... moreAnd how does ur skype work on ur phone???