Sony Quad-core Flagship Xperia Z to Appear on CES 2013

Quite soon, the CES 2013 will come alive from January 8 to 11, only a few days left. With the approaching of the unveiling of CES 2013, there’re a lot of reports and rumors about the participants of the electronica product exhibition. The long rumored Xperia Yuga is a big concern to smartphone fans around the world. Previous reports had shown that the Xperia Yuga would be officially named as Xperia Z. And now, a brand new report shows that the new Sony quad-core flagship Xperia Z would appear on CES 2013. The press conference of Sony is scheduled at the evening of January 7^th, when we could get more detailed information about this new smartphone. Now, let’s take a look at the official image of this new smartphone and its rumored specs.

As reported, Sony Xperia Z would come with a 5-inch FHD IPS touchscreen with 1920x1080 pixels screen resolution and 400ppi, quite similar to the previous reports. Thus, if you want to watch HD movies on Xperia Z, you would not be disappointed. Besides, this new smartphone also runs on a 1.5GHz Qual-comm S4 quad-core processor with 2GB RAM. The camera pixel reaches up to 12MP for a better camera experience. Aside from these, the Xperia Z also operates on Android 4.1.2 OS, supports LTE network connectivity, NFC and MicroSD card slot for memory expansion. Of course, just as reported before, the Xperia Z would be waterproof, dustproof and shakeproof smartphone.

As for the official release date, the Xperia Z is supposed to be available in the middle of January, a long time before the next Apple iPhone and Samsung flagships. There’s also report that another smartphone codenamed Xperia X would appear on the CES 2013 as well, which features with 5" 1080P screen, 1300MP camera, etc. 

The 5" Quad-core Waterproof Sony Yuga Rumored to Be Officially Named As Xperia Z L36i

Sony has confirmed to release its new flagship Sony C6603 Yuga on the coming CES 2013. Not long after the confirmation, there’s report that claimed the new flagship would be officially named as Xperia Z L36i/h/a (the letters after L36 refer to different regions). Also, some new pictures of this new smartphone have been leaked online. As reported, this new smartphone would provide waterproof and dustproof functions, quad-core processor, 5" large screen display, etc.

5-inch FHD touchscreen

The new Sony Xperia Z L36i will come with a 5-inch FHD IPS touchscreen with 1920x1080 pixels screen resolution and 400ppi. What’s more, the new smartphone would import OptiContrast technology, which adds a special coating to lower the light reflection of screen and improve touch-control accuracy. The image contrast and color saturation have been improved greatly. Thus, whether you’re going to view image or watch 1080P movies on Sony Xperia Z L36i, you could get satisfactory experience.

Additionally, Sony Xperia Z L36i would add Mobile Bravia Engine 2 image engine and White Magic display technology to improve the display effect. The Android 4.1.2 OS and brand-new Sony Xperia UI interface will provide touchscreen virtual keyboard operating. Multiple smartphone themes are switchable.

12MP Camera

There’s a built-in 12MP main camera to support auto-scene shooting, full-scene shooting, HDR and high frame rate.

Processor

Sony Xperia Z L36i would configure a 1.5GHz Qual-comm APQ8064 quad-core processor with 2GB RAM and 32GB ROM, and extendable micro-SD card slot.

Network Connection

LTE 4G network connection, NFC and Bluetooth 4.0 are all supported.

Battery

The smartphone is rumored to come with either a 2500mAh or a 2800mAh battery, unmovable but might get wireless charging.

Other functions

Just like previous Sony smartphones, this new smartphone would also own the waterproof and dustproof functions. Also, the Clear Audio+ technology included would produce excellent audio experience. Meanwhile, Sony would provide black, white and purple versions of this smartphone for users.