Sony announces Xperia Z: 5", 1080P, Quad-core, dust and water resistant

I'm torn between this and the upcoming S4. Got a couple months to decide.

The main differences, Z vs. ZL:
2,330 mAh / 2,370 mAh
5.47" x 2.80" x 0.31" / 5.18" x 2.74" x 0.38"
- / physical camera button
IP55, IP57 dust-water resistance / N/A
- / infrared transmitter

Z for me if it will have AWS, i haven't had a Sony phone ever. Never much liked their designs.
But this might be the one to change all that.

Nice phone...but i always had doubts on the xperia series..!!

Originally Posted by howard

Sweet phone. Anyone gonna get one or are you going to wait to see what other OEM's 5" 1080P devices are like?

Not coming to Canada, we get the scaled down XL. Not interested.

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Originally Posted by Mr Mystery

Not coming to Canada, we get the scaled down XL. Not interested.

Not according to Sony Global:



https://twitter.com/SonyMobileNews/s...69577694797824

Wow that is awesome! Phone looks beautiful too.. The water function is great.. no more water damage anymore. For example if I'm playing sports and it starts to rain near my gear I don't need to be worried anymore. Also can answer the phone in the shower! haha

Originally Posted by JPTN

Not according to Sony Global:



https://twitter.com/SonyMobileNews/s...69577694797824

Already been debunked, he made statement in error, likely not coming to canada

http://mobilesyrup.com/2013/01/11/so...ly-not-coming/



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Are there any other phones out or coming out that have water proof functionality besides this one? I think this tech alone would interest me to switch to Android... Always have gotten a little bit of water damage over the years of using the same phone.

Originally Posted by sann0tech

Are there any other phones out or coming out that have water proof functionality besides this one? I think this tech alone would interest me to switch to Android... Always have gotten a little bit of water damage over the years of using the same phone.

Huawei Ascend D2

Here is a link that Howard posted in the forums about this device: http://www.howardforums.com/showthre...ater-resistant

It's not out yet and it probably won't come to the U.S., but it will be available via importers at some point.

The ever elusive nexus 4 or xperia zl for me. Hmmmm....

Whoever becomes available first...

I was at the show, and I've held both the Z and ZL...

You want the ZL.

It's much, much easier to wield than the Z, as there isn't as much excess space around the top or bottom. It's one of the first 5-inch phones that feels it's actually designed to support most functions in one hand. The design isn't as sleek-looking, but the lack of glass on the back also means you don't have to be paranoid about cracking or scratching the body.

The real question is which models Canada gets. I'm sure we'll get at least one, but I'll be somewhat disappointed if it's the Z.

Originally Posted by sann0tech

Are there any other phones out or coming out that have water proof functionality besides this one? I think this tech alone would interest me to switch to Android... Always have gotten a little bit of water damage over the years of using the same phone.

If you're willing to go through the trouble of unlocking and importing phones from Japan, and potentially not being able to update them (they sometimes require the phone to be connected to a Japanese carrier in order to download the OTA updates), then you can get plenty of waterproof Android phones --- even the Japanese LG Optimus G is waterproof. Most Fujitsu, Sharp and NEC models are, also.

Yeah Japan started the water resistant phone thing, and it was their demands that resulted in other manufacturers like Huawei to make waterproof phones too. Its used here because of the tradition of taking 30minute baths almost every night; they like to surf the net/watch TV while they are relaxing in the bath

It is brilliant because like one poster said - worrying about water damage while talking in the rain, while the phone is sitting with your towel at the pool, or even just an accidental splashing sucks.

That's very interesting about the Japanese and their bath time. I've been selling cellphones since 2005 and I have never heard about that.

Thanks for the information, tokyo_dom.

Looks pretty well. However, it will have a new competitor as well, BlackBerry Z10: gizmodo.com/5979484/sorry-apple-the-blackberry-z10-is-hotter-than-the-iphone

I'd go for a test drive.