Sony Xperia Z Review

Its here!! Sony's best in a smartphone - XPERIA Z. The much awaited Sony's flagship device is here in India. The phone was initially revealed at CES 2013 where it was marketed as 'water-proof and dust-proof smartphone' with all top-notch hardware specifications. Xperia Z is priced at ₹37,990 in India.
Lets go through every aspect of this smartphone and see how much effort Sony has put into this thing.

Design and Build Quality

No doubt, the phone looks stunning. Sony has really put in a lot of effort on making this phone look different from existing ones and they have succeeded to some level. (HTC One aluminum shell casing takes away the crown). The phone is glass-cased just like iPhone 4/4S from front and back which makes the phone very fragile to drops and it's not even Gorilla Glass which is quiet a turn down.

Xperia Z being a water-proof phone, all the ports are covered with a clip-case. This is quite  annoying as one has repeatedly open and close those ports for multiple purposes like listening to songs, charging, data transfer etc.
Xperia Z is available in 3 colors : Black , White & Purple

Screen

Sony Xperia Z comes with 5.0 inch FULL HD TFT capacitive touchscreen with resolution of 1080x1920 pixels carrying a pixel density of 441 ppi. The phone is also powered with Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 which makes sure that user is never disappointed with the visual experience of the phone. Not Gorilla, but Xperia Z does come with Shatter proof and scratch-resistant glass.

 

Processor And Memory

Xperia Z is powered by with 1.5 GHz Krait Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 Quad-core Processor with Adreno 320 GPU and 2 GB RAM.  It comes with a built-in 16 GB internal memory which is expandable upto 64GB via Micro SD slot.

Software

Sony Xperia Z runs Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) which means you get Google Now, Project Butter and many other improvements.

Camera

Xperia Z packs in 13MP primary camera with autofocus and LED flash producing images with resolution of 4128x3096 pixels. The additional features includes face detection, image stabilization, HDR, sweep panorama. It record videos at 1080p @ 30fps with video stabilization. 
It also features a 2.2 MP secondary camera which too records video at 1080p @ 30fps.

Battery

Sony Xperia Z is juiced up by 2330 mAh non-removable battery which will keep your phone up for a day on moderate use. But if you are social-freak, it might disappoint you.

Conclusion

Overall, Sony Xperia Z is really nice smartphone for the current market. Where all other companies are launching their flagship devices at a price tag of 43-45k, Sony is giving you similar configuration at a much lesser price and great performance. 

We Like Sony Xperia Z..!!  

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Sukesh Kumar is long time iOS user who currently shifted to Android. He is currently pursuing his Engineering in Bangalore as a computer science student. His love towards his gadgets and experimenting with it's features brought him close towards blogging and writing about technical stuffs. Read More

 

 

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Sony Launches Xperia SP and Xperia L

Photo credits-The Verge

Sony had a hard time competing in the high-end mobile market segment after it parted ways with Ericsson for the past two years, but its new smartphones were among the most attractive offerings to the market. Sony Xperia U and Xperia GO, were mid range phones which provided customers with some fragments of the features of a high end phone. Sony had always been known for its design, but now it has mixed design with latest features and the most promising part is that this package costs comparatively low. Recently it had launched Sony Xperia Z, which lead to a great success, which the company is looking to keep going. In order to fulfill this requirement Sony has launched two new mid-range Xperia smartphones, the Xperia SP and Xperia L. 

Photo credits-NDTV

The Sony Xperia SP is the more interesting of the pair with a 4.6-inch 720p display, 1.7GHz Qualcomm MSM8960 Pro Dual Core processor, Adreno 320 GPU and an 8-megapixel camera with Exmor RS sensor.It has an onboard memory of 8GB which can be further expanded up to 32GB via miroSD card. The phone supports 1080p HD video recording and a VGA front facing shooter.For connectivity it is equipped with LTE and NFC and comes with a 2370mAh battery, which is claimes to offer a talk time of up to 10 hours and 25 minutes and standby time of up to 635 hours.The phone will be available in white, red and black colour variants.

Photo credits-GSM Arena

The Sony Xperia L is a precision engineered feature mix, making it a true successor to last year's Xperia U. It is claimed to have a 1GHz Snapdragon dual-core processor, Adreno 305 GPU, 4.3-inch display with resolution of 854 x 480, 8GB of internal storage (expandable via microSD), an 8-megapixel rear camera with Exmor RS sensor  that supports 720p HD video recording and a VGA front facing shooter. The phone supports NFC functionality and comes with a 1750mAh battery, which is claimed to offer a talk time of up to 8 hours and 30 minutes and standby time of up to 498 hours. The phone will be available in white, red and black colour variants.

Photo credits-The Verge

Sony Xperia SP key specifications

• 4.6-inch TFT display(Tempered glass) with a resolution of 720x1280 pixels
• 1.7 GHz Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Dual Core processor
• 8GB internal memory expandable up to 32GB via microSD
• 8-megapixel Exmor RS autofocus camera with LED flash
• VGA front camera
• 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, EDGE, GPRS, GPS, LTE
• Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
• 2,370mAh battery

Sony Xperia L key specifications

• 4.3-inch TFT display(Scratch-resistant touch panel cover glass) with a resolution of 480x854 pixels
• 1 GHz Qualcomm MSM8230 dual-core processor
• 8GB internal memory expandable up to 32GB via microSD
• 8-megapixel Exmor RS autofocus camera with LED flash
• VGA front camera
• 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, EDGE, GPRS, GPS, LTE
• Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
• 1,750mAh battery

Both the Xperia SP and L will be available in Asia and Europe by the end of June.

Source-NDTV

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Katrina Kaif Launches Sony Xperia Z Smartphone And Tablets

I was browsing through net today and saw a pic of Katrina kaif Holding a Smartphone and trust me both of them were looking awesome.Today Sony officially launched its latest Smartphone and Tablet Xperia Z  in India at Rs 38,990.The smartphone, referred to as the world's first superphone, was launched by newly appointed brand ambassador Katrina Kaif. 

                                     Credits:indiatimes

Talking about its features it has a 5-inch 1080 display and runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. It uses BRAVIA 2 Engine for providing users with excellent picture quality. It has a powerful 1.5 GHz Quad-Core Qualcomm processor with Adreno 320 GPU with massive 2 GB RAM and is just 7.9 mm thin. It has a 13 MP camera which uses an EXMOR R2 Sensor with an LED flash and a 2MP secondary camera. It comes with an default 16 GB internal memory which can be boosted up with an available microSD card slot. This massive beast is powered by a 2330 mAh battery.


That's not it!! Now comes the most awesome feature about this phone.. it's dust & water resistant with an IP55 and IP57 rating. 
Sony has also come up with an "One Touch System", which allows you to share stuffs on the device with other Sony devices such speakers and TVs. As expected, there is also a PlayStation Mobile support.

via-indiaexpress

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Sony Officially Launches Play Station 4: Specs

As it was planned to be Sony held an event today to officially unveil Play Station 4. The next-gen gaming platform is designed to shift focus from the living room to the gamer as Sony said, they wanted to create a gaming platform where the gamer is not restricted anywhere  He can easily game anywhere he wants to.

So finally after a long wait the Play Station 4 is out and features like a x86 based PC making it easy for a developers to develop, stunning graphics, 8 gigs of DDR5 memory and with massive internal hard- drive.

Dual shock 4 Controller:

The most appreciated change that we have seen with the launch of PS4 is the controller. It features a touchscreen and on the rear it contains a light bar to identify it's players. It also contains a earphone jack which may be used for voice chat and also the PS4’s built-in 3D camera detects the player using the light bars. Mostly it can be called as PS Vita styled touch-pad. 

Other Specs:

The hardware is somewhat trying to borrow tricks from mobile games which allows users to put there game in freeze and easily resume without actually turning on/off their console. The advanced video sharing option has enabled users to stream videos while playing them. The background downloading system allows users to play games before they are installed completely on your local drive. Another important change in gaming pattern observed in PS4 is that you can help your friend remotely to get out of a tough point where he is struck. iOS and Android platform users will soon see an update app which will allow them to control their PS4 from their smartphones. There's also a huge PS Vita integration.

PlayStation 4's lead system architect Mark Cerny holds a gaming control device during the unveiling of the PlayStation 4 launch event in New York. (Reuters)

However Microsoft X-Box 720 is on it;s way to com-petite against the magnificent Play Station 4. Let's see who beats and what are the chances of which console will dominate the next-gen gaming platform.

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Harsh Vardhan is a die-hard gadget aficionado and a final year engineering student in Telecommunications in Bangalore. Located from a small town "Ranchi" his love towards smartphone originated in early 2009 while using an amazing device at that time Nokia N-73. Since then moving to Nokia N-96 he kept a way long journey with Symbian devices. Read More...

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"Lyrics Music Extension" This App Let's You Know The Lyrics Of Currently Playing Song.

No doubt android market has plenty of apps but there are certain apps which are really good by small developers but go unrecognized and people are not aware of it and that's where we come in play.So,today i will tell you about a app called Lyrics Music Extension developed by VOICHE .I came through this app in One of the forums of Xda-developer.

This is a really awesome app mainly for Sony Xperia users.This app lets you know the lyrics of the currently playing music on your player.Now No more searching for lyrics on the web or using other apps.The new update also brings support for Indian songs.

As soon as install the app you can see an infinite button just click on that and then select view lyrics and there it is .

Currently it is available only for following devices-:

Smartphones :

• Sony Ericsson Arc S
• Sony Xperia SL
• Sony Xperia Ion
• Samsung Galaxy S II

Tablet :

• Sony Xperia Tablet S
• Sony Xperia Z & Galaxy Note 2 Coming SooN :)

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Sony Xperia T Now Gets Jelly Bean 4.1 Update

We all are always waiting for major updates on our phone. And if you are a Android user then almost everyone is struck between ice cream sandwich and the Jelly bean.

Good news for Sony Xperia T users as the Jelly Bean 4.1 update just rolled out for official update. The update brings the software version up to version 9.1.A.0.489, which consists of Android 4.1.2 and the 3.4.0 kernel. So far the update is available to devices in the Netherlands.

Key features includes the new Lock-screen, Google Now, Project Butter speed improvements and much more you always got previously and as it's always not only cooler but also better to update to Jelly Bean.

Sooner the update will be available to other countries too, stay tuned.

Watch this video to catch on with the cool features Jelly Bean Comes with.

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Source: UnleashThePhones

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After Sony Xperia Z Phablet,Xperia Z Tablet Is On It's Way !!

I think around 10 days back at CES'13,the Japanese Giant Sony released Xperia Z with which it entered the race of Phablets competing with Samsung,Htc and other brands.We have been getting Rumors about the Xperia Z tablets,and Sony has announced it officially Today in Japan.It had gained a lot of attention in CES and people were loving this Phone.According to one of my friends named Arpit who is a big Apple fan said "This is the only phone I would go instead of an iPhone".

Getting into it's Specifications it has a a 10.1-inch 1,920 x 1,200 screen (with Mobile Bravia Engine 2)with  a Qualcomm 1.5GHz quad-core APQ8064 processor, 2GB RAM, 32GB storage, an 8.1-megapixel Exmor R camera, NFC, LTE (MDM9215M radio).. It will be available in black and white colour options.

Sony has blasted the market with launching smartphones one after another,It had even launched Xperia S tablets but was shut down due to some defects.We hope this time there are no hiccups.

But the big question is Will it be able to compete with iPad ?? Let us see and hope for the best.

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CES '13 : Sony Announces Xperia Z & Xperia ZL

Sony Xperia Z & Xperia ZL were announced today. The two smartphones are very identical to each other, except that Xperia ZL will be available only for certain markets. Sony is making an attempt to enter the phablet market with these two phones. 

Sony Xperia Z

Sony Xperia Z features a 5-inch 1080 display and runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. It uses BRAVIA 2 Engine for providing users with excellent picture quality. It has a powerful 1.5 GHz Quad-Core Qualcomm processor with Adreno 320 GPU with massive 2 GB RAM and is just 7.9 mm thin. It has a 13 MP camera which uses an EXMOR R2 Sensor with an LED flash and a 2MP secondary camera. It comes with an default 16 GB internal memory which can be boosted up with an available microSD card slot. This massive beast is powered by a 2330 mAh battery.

That's not it!! Now comes the most awesome feature about this phone.. it's dust & water resistant with an IP55 and IP57 rating. 

Sony has also come up with an "One Touch System", which allows you to share stuffs on the device with other Sony devices such speakers and TVs. As expected, there is also a PlayStation Mobile support.

It will be available in 3 colors : Black, White & Purple. 

There is no info regarding the pricing as of now.

Sony Xperia ZL

Coming to Xperia ZL, it has the same 5-inch 1080p (1920x1080) Reality display with Bravia Engine 2 and runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, 1.5 GHz Quad-Core Qualcomm processor with Adreno 320 GPU, 2 GB RAM, 13 MP camera which uses an EXMOR R2 Sensor with an LED flash, 2MP secondary camera, 16 GB internal memory expandable with an available microSD card slot and a 2330 mAh battery.

So whats the difference?? Well, Its not water and dust resistant like Xperia Z. It's thicker comapred to Xperia Z at 9.8mm and has a different back body casing unlike the glass body. Apart from few of these, everything is same with PlayStation mobile support, 4G LTE support and One Touch System.

It will be avaible in 2 colors : Black and White

Looks like Sony is all ready to bounce back into the market with their 2 phablets. 

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Game over PlayStation 2 !!

Things change people move on with technology and forget the old ones so is the case with PlayStation 2.Japanese electronic giant Sony will stop making PlayStation 2 in Japan,so that they can pay full attention to PlayStation 4 but it is still in a rumor .Fortunately for PlayStation 2 owners, this doesn’t mean that Sony will stop making video games for the console. Next spring, the next installment for Final Fantasy will be released.

The PS2 is the best-selling game console of all time and its wide use is also thought to have aided the popularity of DVD.Since launching in 2000 the PlayStation 2 (PS2), which has a Blu-ray player, has sold more than 150 million units worldwide.I still remember the times when i used to play on PS2 and it was fun,there was nothing which could compete with it,but now there are plenty.

Despite rumours that Sony will make announcements about the PS4 in mid-2013, the firm has not given any official details of the specifications of the hardware nor when it might be released.
The firm did not say what its plans were for production in other parts of the world. 

via-indiatimes

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Rooting Sony Xperia : S,T,P,Acro S,Ion,Tipo,Tablet S,Go,Sola,U

By Sukesh Kumar(facebook)(twitter)

Sony has really being doing well with its Xperia 2012 series this year. And with ICS released for almost all Xperia phones, user are very much interested in rooting their smartphones to get the best out of it. 

             

image credit : zdnet

What's rooting? Well,  Rooting is basically becoming the 'super-user' of your android device. Unlocking functions of the device that are locked from the factory, and gaining access to the file and operating system that you cant otherwise access. It invalidates warranty. If don't follow the procedure properly you may end up with a "bricked" device that is hard or impossible to restore, It's unlikely but possible.

This rooting method will work only for Android 4.0(ICS) and above.

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Sony Xperia ion Review

By- Rustam Ali

                 After Sony broke its colaboration with Ericsson and became just Sony Mobile, it has flooded the cellphone market with new phones, most of them having only minor diffferences between each other.
The latest of Sony's creation is the Sony Xperia ion, which also seems to be an upgraded model of the previous Sony Xperia S in a lot many ways. Further in this review we will cover every aspect of this new phone and see its differences and uniqueness in comparison with the Sony Xperia S.

Design

The biggest difference between these two phones is the design, while Xperia S had a transparent glass strip at the bottom and three keys below the display, Xperia ion is monolithic in design and has four keys below the display. The Xperia ion comes with an metallic back cover whereas Xperia S has a plastic backcover.

Display


The Sony Xperia S had a 4.3-inch HD display and the Sony Xperia ion has a 4.5-inches HD display

Hardware and Software

Both these phones run on the same hardware, that is a Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8260 SoC with a dual-core 1.5GHz Scorpion CPU, Adreno 220 GPU Graphics card and 1 GB RAM. Xperia S houses a 32GB non-expandable internal memory and Xperia ion has a 16GB internal memory and a microSD card slot. As per the software is concerned Xperia S was launched with Android 2.3 Gingerbread whereas Xperia ion has been launched with Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich).

Specifications:-

Bandwidth
-2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
-SIM type- Mini SIM
-Release- January 2012

Body Dimensions
-133 x 68 x 10.8 mm (5.24 x 2.68 x 0.43 in)

Weight-
-144 g (5.08 oz)
- Touch-sensitive controls

Display
-LED-backlit LCD
-capacitive touchscreen
-16M colors
-Size 720 x 1280 pixels
-4.55 inches (~323 ppi pixel density)
-Multitouch, up to 4 fingers
-Scratch-resistant glass
- Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine
- Timescape UI

Sound Alert types
-Vibration
- MP3 ringtones
-Loudspeaker
-3.5mm jack

Memory
-Memory Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB
-Internal 16 GB
-1 GB RAM

Data
-GPRS Up to 86 kbps
-EDGE Up to 237 kbps
-Wi-Fi
-Wi-Fi hotspot
-Bluetooth  v2.1 with A2DP
-NFC
-USB - microUSB v2.0
-USB On-the-go support

Camera
-Primary  Camera 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
-Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, 3D sweep panorama, image stabilization
-Secondary  Camera  1.3 MP, 720p@30fps

Video
-1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer

Software
-Android v4.0, planned upgrade to v4.1
-Chipset Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon
-CPU Dual-core 1.5 GHz
-GPU Adreno 220

Sensors
-Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Messaging
-SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email

Browser
-HTML5, Adobe Flash

Radio
-Stereo FM radio with RDS

GPS with A-GPS support and GLONASS

Java via Java MIDP emulator

Colors
-Black, White

Other Features
- SNS integration
- ANT+ support
- HDMI port
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
- MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
- TrackID music recognition
 - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk
- Document viewer
- Voice memo/dial/commands
- Predictive text input
-Standard battery, Li-Ion 1900 mAh
-Stand-by Up to 400 h (2G) / Up to 350 h (3G)
-Talk time Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 4 h (3G)
-Music play Up to 12 h

Conclusion
            The phone has been over priced in comparision with its competitors HTC One X and Samsung Galaxy S3. It has a great built-quality and look but it lacks in its software optimisation.

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Sony Xperia to receive jelly bean updates,know here when ??

By Harkirat Singh(Twitter)(Google+)

                              People have been waiting for Jelly bean update for a long time and there's some good news for the Sony-Xperia fans but its not great,they have to wait for a long time before they get this update :(

As said in the community forum of  sony offcial blog it said it will be updating sony phones in the first quater of 2013

They said:

"Hello everyone,

There’ve been a fair few questions here on the blog, our support forum and our social media channels, regarding upgrade plans for Android 4.1 (also known as Jelly Bean). Today we are happy to give you a bit of an update. Our latest models, Xperia T and Xperia TX are shipping across global markets as you read this post, and Xperia V is on the way shortly – these smartphones will begin to receive the upgrade to Jelly Bean from mid-Q1 2013.

                                                                   Next up, we can confirm the global versions of Xperia S, Xperia acro S, Xperia ion, Xperia P, Xperia go and Xperia J will be upgraded to Android 4.1* – we will be back with detailed timings for these in due course.

We were glad to provide the Android 4.0.4 upgrade for our 2011 Xperia portfolio across most markets and the majority of models but, after thorough evaluation, we have concluded they will not be upgraded beyond Ice Cream Sandwich.

                                                        As we have compared Jelly Bean comes with new features like offline voice typing, auto arranging of icons, and a predictive keyboard. It also sports Google Now, a richer use of the company's Knowledge Graph. Google Now can memorize your normal commute from home to work and back, then provide alternate routes if it detects traffic.

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Let's do the 'Gangnam Style' On Xbox 360, PS 3 And Wii

By Sukesh Kumar(facebook)(twitter)

'Gangnam Style' needs no introduction.. Right? Well if it does, you got some serious issues need to be taken care of dude.
"Gangnam Style" by PSY(Korean rapper) has broken all records over the internet. It's on the way to becoming the fourth most watched- and most liked-video in YouTube's history.

Now,PSY and his record-breaking song has been confirmed as appearing on one of the most famous dance-themed game, Just Dance 4. Just Dance 4, popular game on all three consoles, will house Gangnam Style from mid-November and fans will be able to get their fill via DLC.

                            
                                              image credit : e3.gamespot.com

Just Dance 4 is available right now for Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 and will be available on Wii U very soon (expected November 18th). 

(via Redmondpie)

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A new way of touching your touchscreen "Floating Touch" !

By-Rustam Ali

                    Want to experience touch screen without even touching the screen?

                                 Floating Touch is the feature that allows you to just give a gesture above the screen and the screen will sense it as a touch, this is done by overriding the sensitive  capacitive touch panels now majorly used in smartphones.This feature was initially developed for just some live wallpapers and applications then it was embedded for the whole user interface, Sony Xperia Sola was the first phone to use this feature.

                                                              Photo credits- Google

                         Successful porting of this feature has been carried out on Samsung Galaxy S Plus and Samsung Galaxy SL. So if you too want to try out this feature on your Samsung Galaxy S Plus or Samsung Galaxy SL then just download the application attached below and install in your device.

You can get the application here.

Hackinthus is not aware of any other side-effects, and take no responsibility for this application at all.

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