SONY wins Big with Xperia Z

Apple and Samsung might dominate the markets but Sony is not to be under-estimated. With the new Xperia Z, Sony shows it can play in the smartphone big leagues. Sony has improved it’s Android operating system  

The Xperia Z got attention when it was announced in January at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. It has been sold overseas, but hasn’t been available in the U.S. until now. It’s one of the first major phones that No. 4 carrier T-Mobile is getting exclusively in the United States. T-Mobile plans to start selling it next week.

The phone comes with a screen that measures 5 inches diagonally and has a resolution of 443 pixels per inch — both comparable to Samsung’s Galaxy S4. The Xperia’s screen is larger than the HTC One’s 4.7 inches, though the One’s resolution density is higher at 468 pixels per inch. The Xperia has a 1.5 gigahertz quad-core processor, which is slightly slower than the S4 and the One, but the phone still feels zippy.

There are plastic seals to keep water out of the ports. Fascinating the phone is operational under water

The phone ships with a Walkman music app. For younger readers, Walkmans are iPods that play cassettes or CDs. Sony’s Walkman cassette players were once ubiquitous, until MP3 digital files killed them.

Sony’s new offering is impressive for a company that hasn’t been known for its phones.

And it is making a big impact in the markets, and will surely give it’s competitors a lot to think about

Source: seattletimes