Xepria Z1 is, at the moment, the best smart phone manufactured by Sony. The announcement of the One Sony initiative by CEO Kaz Hirai, was a turning point in the history of Sony phones. After giving up on Ericsson, Sony had to present a smart phone much better, unique and remarkable to its fans, and creating a waterproof mobile phone, the Xperia Z1, is a revolutionary initiative by the company. More about the device:
Features :
The waterproof and dust proof Xperia Z1 smart phone is filled with features that will amaze anyone enough to want to own it. It has the following features;
- Runs on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean OS
- It has Snapdragon 800 Chipset
- 2.2 GHz Quad-core Krait 400 Processor
- Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, Wi-Fi 802.11, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Hotspot
- A micro USB 2.0 slot, 2GB RAM, 16 GB internal storage, 64 GB micro SD card slot.
- The display is HD Triluminos, the resolution is 1920 x 1080 in pixels with an attracting 5 inches LED backlit LCD touch screen.
- It is 100% dust and water proof/resistant, and internet wise it is 3G compatible
Other attractions : Apart from the outstanding features, the device has its design/looks, music/multimedia, hardware and software, connectivity options, battery life/talk time and advanced storage benefits as its other selling points. To learn more;
- Talking about the design, the slim and sleek body of the device looks classy in black, the color it was launched in. The glass screen which is shatter and scratch resistant, at its amazing 5 inch size, accounts for its awesomeness in looks.
- One of the most attractive features is, the 20.7 MP rear camera that the device is equipped with. The camera features ½. 3 inch sensor size. Supports geo tagging, image stabilization, touch focus, panorama, HDR, and face detection.
- The camera has a few amazing apps added to it which are not found in any other phone before. They are;
Social Live: lets you stream photos and share it with your social networking connections,
Info eye: you take a picture and get information related to that picture from the internet
Timeshift burst: Now its possible to take 61 images in just 2 seconds. Select which image fits your requirement and choice.
- For 3G video calling it has a 2 MP front camera.
- Sony Xloud technology is used in the phone to perform as loudspeakers sound enhancement. Regarding audio files, the device can plays WAV, MP3, eAAC+ format files and regarding video files it can play MP4, H.263/264.
- The device is available in black, white and purple. Purple being a color something different, is expected to have a market better than the others.
- It is powered by Standard Li-On 3000 mAh battery. The talktime this can deliver is up to 15 hours.
It launched on the 4th of Sept in Berlin this year and is yet to launch in India. Not much is heard about how much the device would cost, but Negri Electronics is selling it for $730 online on their website. People are looking forward with great expectations towards this new Sony initiative.
