SONY XPERIA ZL

Sony is all set to launch its latest set of flagship smartphones in Germany. If reports in Telecompaper are to be belived , then Xperia ZL will be making its way to retail shelves in the country by April 2013. The smartphone will be carrying a price tag of 599.99 euros

Sony had unveiled its Xperia Z and Xperia ZL smartphones at the Consumer Electronics show (CES) 2013. Just  a few days ago, Sony Xperia Z (SO-02E) started retailing in japan through the telecom operator NTT Docomo for 80430 Yen.

 Furthermore , it is expected that this smartphone  will be available in europe by the end of februray and make its way to india by March.

However ,for now there is no news of when Xperia ZL will be available  in  other markets.Just to recap Sony Xperia ZL sports a 5-inch screen with 1080 display , which  has 443ppi. It also comes with Sony BRAVIA video processor.

The device will run on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) out of the box along with a layer of Timescape UI. There is a 13-Mp rear camera along with Sony's EXMOR RS sensors

. Xperia ZL comes witth 1.5 GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core processor , 2GB RAM and 16 GB of internal storage, which can be expanded by up to 32GB via microSD card. There is 2370 mAh Li-ion battery on-board. Unlike the Xperia Z , this smartphone is not dust and water resistant.



SPECIFICATIONS

• Display : 5-inch full HD display
• Processor : 1.5 GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core processor
• Memory : 2GB RAM , 16GB internal (expandable up to 32GB)
• Camera :  13-MP rear camera
• Operating System : Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
• Battery : 2370 mAh battery

SONY RUMOURED TO BE WORKING ON 6.44-inch FULL HD DEVICE

2013 is being called the Year of smartphones and phablets and for good reason. A nice category that came into existance with the launch of Samsung Galaxy Note , is now being populated with devices from companies like Huawei , HTC , ZTE and even Indian manufactures like Micromax , Karbonn and Byond.

Sony that had already entered the category with 5-inch full HD Xperia Z , which it unveils at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) . It now seems to be working on a much bigger phablet this time round.

Engadget reports that a leaked image posted on Chinese-language Digi-wo forum shows a 6.44-inch display screen along with a claim that the screen for this component has 1080p HD resolution.

 Apart from this , there is no other detail regarding the device . For all we know , it could just be  a prototype  of an upcoming device or even a fake image. 

Indian device manufacturer Byond Tech recently introduced Phablet PIII sporting a massive 6.3-inch display. Karbon on other hand  launched the dula -SIM A30 Android device with a 5.9-inch display .Micromax has launched A116 Canavas HD with a 5-inch 720p IPS display