Sony Xperia Z Ultra review
What is the Sony Xperia Z Ultra?
The Sony Xperia Z Ultra is a big ol 'phone. It's huge in fact. After the 5.7-inch Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and the 6.3-inch Samsung Galaxy Mega, Sony is pushing the limits of what is acceptable to carry in your pocket with this giant 6.4-inch Android smartphone.
It has a Full HD display, is almost as thin as the world's slimmest phone the Huawei Ascend P6, and runs on the same powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 quad-core CPU that impressed so much on the Sony Xperia Z1. It has all the ingredients to make it a hugely desirable phone. There's just one rather large problem - did we mention it's massive?
What is the Sony Xperia Z Ultra?
The Sony Xperia Z Ultra is a big ol 'phone. It's huge in fact. After the 5.7-inch Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and the 6.3-inch Samsung Galaxy Mega, Sony is pushing the limits of what is acceptable to carry in your pocket with this giant 6.4-inch Android smartphone.
It has a Full HD display, is almost as thin as the world's slimmest phone the Huawei Ascend P6, and runs on the same powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 quad-core CPU that impressed so much on the Sony Xperia Z1. It has all the ingredients to make it a hugely desirable phone. There's just one rather large problem - did we mention it's massive?
Sony Xperia Z Ultra - Design
Sony has found a look for its Xperia range. It's something very different to what Apple, HTC and Samsung are currently doing. The Xperia Z Ultra sandwiches front and back glass panels between an aluminum frame - Sony calls it the 'Omni-Balance' design.
The Xperia Z Ultra has an anti-scratch plastic films on both sides to protect it from your keys and coins like the Xperia Z. And it's available in white, black and purple.
The corners are subtly curved and do not press into the palm when holding. Compared to the Galaxy Mega 6.3 this feels like a phone you can be proud to show off, until people realize it's not a tablet, that is.
Sony has found a look for its Xperia range. It's something very different to what Apple, HTC and Samsung are currently doing. The Xperia Z Ultra sandwiches front and back glass panels between an aluminum frame - Sony calls it the 'Omni-Balance' design.
The Xperia Z Ultra has an anti-scratch plastic films on both sides to protect it from your keys and coins like the Xperia Z. And it's available in white, black and purple.
The corners are subtly curved and do not press into the palm when holding. Compared to the Galaxy Mega 6.3 this feels like a phone you can be proud to show off, until people realize it's not a tablet, that is.
Like
the Xperia Z1 , the Z Ultra is dust - proof and IP8 - certified so when
the rubber -sealed latches on its sides are closed it is waterproof at
five feet depth for 30 minutes . The original Z can only be dunked down to three feet .It's great that there 's an improvement in waterproof - ness in the
Xperia Z Ultra , but the lack of a camera trigger button makes the water
resistance is far less useful , unless you have a habit of dropping
your phone in the bath or swimming pool .The Sony Xperia Z Ultra is amazingly thin - just 6.5mm thick . In comparison , the Mega 6.3 is 8mm and the world 's slimmest smartphone , the Huawei Ascend is 6.2mm .At 212G , the Z Ultra it is slightly heavier than the Mega 6.3 ( 199g )
, but considering the more premium materials used , it's not really a
surprise .If
there is one thing most Samsung and Sony phones share these days , it's
the lack of consistency of buttons , ports and speaker placement . The aluminum on / off button and volume rocker stay put and are now joined by microSD and microSIM card slots . The microUSB port is still over on the left with the 3.5mm headphone jack on the right opposite it .
The
most frustrating change is the decision to move the Xperia Z Ultra 's
speakers to the bottom of the phone in landscape mode so you Regularly
block the speaker with your hand and Drown out the sound . The good news is that the latches across the card slots are far more
robust than on previous Xperia smartphones leaving us confident they
will withstand a bit more punishment .As for single - handed operation , it's literally a tall order . Even the biggest - handed folk will struggle to get to grips with the Xperia Z Ultra . It's a stretch to reach a thumb to the center of the screen never , mind the top of it .Holding the weight in landscape does start up to become a slight issue too . Once you hold it in two hands everything changes . It's a reason to think of the Ultra Z as a tablet more than a phone .Unlike most tablets , the Xperia Z Ultra fits in a pocket , but does not leave much room for anything else . You would not want to bend down too far with the thing in there . It can fit into the back pocket as well if you want but you are probably asking for it
Where the Z Ultra wipes the floor with the Mega 6.3 is the screen. Sony tech taken from its TV business and bunged it into this phone.
The Z Ultra has a 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution TFT display with Sony's Bravia Engine 2 and Triluminos display tech. The aim is to offer exceptionally natural colors and sharper images.The massively improves screen on the Xperia Z and the 'sensor on lens' Clearly technology helps to improve the viewing angles.
The range and depth of colors is where the Z Ultra really impresses. It offers rich, vibrant surroundings for HD video and photos. Where is it does slightly lack sharpness. Despite the vivid colors, the 344 pixels per inch density does not entirely hold up on the big screen Ultra Z - in part thanks to the less-than-amazing contrast.
Sony's capacitive screen supports 10-point multi-touch and pen input offers more interestingly. It does not come with its own stylus like the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 but you can use a normal pencil, ballpoint pen or even a coin to interact with the screen.
It does work, but with varying results. Picking up a pencil first, the screen struggles to even register the interaction. It's the same with a ballpoint pen, trying to apply the correct amount of pressure and angle to register a response. We actually had more luck using a coin, opening up the app launcher, swiping through homescreens and drawing in the Sketch application.
It does work, but with varying results. Picking up a pencil first, the screen struggles to even register the interaction. It's the same with a ballpoint pen, trying to apply the correct amount of pressure and angle to register a response. We actually had more luck using a coin, opening up the app launcher, swiping through homescreens and drawing in the Sketch application.
PRICE
New Price $ 509.27
2013
GENERAL
Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900, 3G HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
SCREEN
Type Capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 1080 x 1920 pixels, 6.4 inches (~344 ppi pixel density)Multitouch up to 10 fingersProtection Shatter proof and scratch-resistant glass- Triluminos display
DIMENSION
Size / Weight 179.4 x 92.2 x 6.5 mm / 212 g
AUDIO
Features Vibration; MP3 ringtones
Audio Jack 3.5mm
Speakerphone Yes
MEMORY
Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
External microSD (up to 64GB)
DATA
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mb
EDGE Up to 296 kbps
GPRS Up to 107 kbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP
USB/Port microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go, NFC
CAMERA
Primary 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization, HDR, sweep panorama
Secondary 2 MP, 1080p@30fps
Video Record 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
BATTERY
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 16 h (3G)
Tipen Non-removable Li-Ion 3050 mAh battery
Standby Up to 790 h (2G) / Up to 820 h (3G)
FEATURES
OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
CPU Qualcomm MSM8274 or MSM8974 Snapdragon 800CPU Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400GPU Adreno 330Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Bbrowser HTML5
GPS A-GPS support and GLONASS
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
Additional Features Java MIDP emulator, IP58 certified - dust and water proof- Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes, Stereo FM radio with RDS, - SNS integration- TV-out (via MHL A/V link)- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
OTHER FEATURES
Video Player DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
MP3 Player MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/Flac player
Audio Record Yes
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