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Launching March 2014 globally.

Some links:

http://www.engadget.com/2014/02/24/sony-xperia-z2-flagship-4k-recording/

http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/24/5438652/sony-xperia-z2-specs-features-and-release-date

http://reviews.cnet.com/cell-phones/sony-xperia-z2/4505-6454_7-35835120.html

Sony introduces Xperia™ Z2, its new premium flagship waterproof smartphone with best ever display, 4K recording and Digital Noise Cancelling technology

Key features

• 
  • The world’s best camera and camcorder in a waterproof
  smartphone1 with Sony’s proven camera technologies:
  Award-winning “G Lens”, 20.7 MP “Exmor RS for mobile” CMOS
  image sensor and “BIONZ for mobile” image processing engine
  • Capture video in 4K resolution with SteadyShot™, complemented
  by new Xperia camera apps such as Timeshift video and new AR
  effect
  • Our brightest and most vivid viewing experience ever on 5.2” Full
  HD TRILUMINOS™ Display for mobile with Live Colour LED powered
  by X-Reality™ for mobile
  • The world’s first Digital Noise Cancelling Technology2 in a
  smartphone for an immersive audio experience
  • The latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor with 2.3 GHz
  quad-core Krait CPUs and 4G LTE for fast performance, 3GB RAM
  and high capacity 3200 mAh battery in an 8.2mm slim smartphone

A little more details...

• 
  Dimensions: 146.8 x 73.3 x 8.2mm
  Weight: 158 grams
  
  2.3GHz Quadcore Qualcomm MSM8974AB
  Android 4.4
  
  20.7 MP Camera
  2.2 MP front cam
  IP58 ( IPX5 + IPX8 + IP5X ) water proof
  
  Display
  5.2” Full HD TRILUMINOS™ Display for mobile with X-Reality for mobile picture engine
  16,777,216 colours Full HD 1920x1080 pixels
  
  Battery: 3000 mAh minimum
  
  Waterproof & OmniBalance design language
  3GB RAM
  16GB ROM
  4K recording, 120fps @720p option for slowmotion...
  Built-in Digital Noise Cancelling with special headphones ( bundled )
  20.7 Camera sensor ( same as Z1 )
  
  Worldwide availability in March

Detailed specification

Camera and video

• 
  20.7 MP Exmor RS™ for mobile image sensor, 4K video capture
  Burst mode
  HDR for both picture/film
  8x digital zoom
  Front-facing camera (2.2 MP 1080p)
  Geotagging
  HD video recording (1080p)
  Image stabiliser
  Object tracking
  Red-eye reduction
  Scene recognition
  Send to web
  Smile Shutter™
  Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor
  Superior Auto
  Sweep Panorama
  Touch focus
  Touch capture
  White balance
  Image capture, supported format: JPEG
  Image playback supported formats: BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, WebP
  Video recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4
  Video playback supported formats: 3GPP, MP4, M4V, MKV, AVI, XVID, WEBM
  Face detection

Design and display

• 
  5.2”, 16,777,216 colours, Full HD 1920x1080 pixels
  TRILUMINOS™ Display for mobile
  X-Reality™ for mobile picture engine
  Face Unlock
  Gesture input
  STAMINA mode
  Touch gesture – multi-touch, up to 10 fingers supported
  Screenshot capturing
  Throw
  Pan & zoom

Memory

• 
  RAM: 3 GB
  Flash memory: Up to 16 GB*****
  Expansion slot: microSD™ card, up to 64 GB (SDXC supported)

Pre-loaded applications

• 
  Google Maps for Mobile with Street view**
  Google Hangouts**
  Sony Select
  Web browser (WebKit)
  Google Chrome**
  Google Play**
  Goolge Voice Search**
  Google Search**

Connectivity and communication

• 
  3.5 mm audio jack (CTIA)
  aGPS
  ANT+ wireless technology
  Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology
  DLNA Certified
  MHL support
  Native USB tethering
  NFC
  Screen mirroring
  Smart Connect
  Synchronisation via Exchange ActiveSync®, Facebook™, Google™ and SyncML™*
  USB charging
  USB High speed 2.0 and Micro USB support
  Xperia Link
  Wi-Fi and WiFi Hotspot functionality
  Noise suppression
  Voice enhancement
  Xperia Socialife**
  Miracast™

Entertainment

• 
  3D and motion gaming
  PlayStation Certified
  FM Radio with RDS
  SensMe and SensMe slideshow
  Sony Entertainment Network (selected markets only)
  TV launcher
  “WALKMAN” application
  3D surround sound
  Bluetooth stereo (aptX®, A2DP)
  Clear Audio+, Clear Bass, Clear Phase™ and Clear stereo
  xLoud Experience – audio filter technology from Sony
  Audio recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4, AMR
  Audio playback supported formats: AAC, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, FLAC, MIDI, MP3, PCM, Vorbis, WMA
  YouTube**
  Facebook application**
  Twitter**
  TrackID music recognition**

Networks

• 
  UMTS HSPA+ 850 (Band V), 900 (Band VIII), 1700 (Band IV), 1900 (Band II), 2100 (Band I) MHz
  GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
  LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 20)

Official product page
http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/products/phones/xperia-z2/

 

[Canis lupus]

stylish good looking phoon

 

[Alpende]

Is this the first phone with 3GB of RAM? I don't think I've seen that before.

 

[XBP]

Looks awesome, now should i get this or wait for LG G3 / HTC (two?) ? Not sure what to do, :S

Is this the first phone with 3GB of RAM? I don't think I've seen that before.

If i remember correctly, Note 3 has 3GB of ram as well.

 

[GhostWriter24]

Best phone ever? Best phone ever...

 

[Pein]

Is this the first phone with 3GB of RAM? I don't think I've seen that before.

note 3 has 3GB too.

doesn't seem like a huge jump from the z1s I just got.

 

[catmincer]

Looks awesome, now should i get this or wait for LG G3 / HTC (two?) ? Not sure what to do, :S


If i remember correctly, Note 3 has 3GB of ram as well.

I'd wait. The S5 or new HTC phone might use a newer chipset, as they're likely coming out later.

 

[bobbytkc]

Incremental update, but Sony is operating on a 6 month cycle, so I suppose that is expected.

 

[Cerity]

eh. Ram and proc bump?

I might just wait for a ZU revision if it ever comes.

 

[Yasir]

To be fair, we are getting to the point where is processor business is begining to matter less and less. The first z was smooth as was and performed excellent in everything, don't even feel this is big enough a upgrade for me.

 

[takriel]

How's the battery life compared to the normal Z?

 

[shinshoryuken]

I'd wait. The S5 or new HTC phone might use a newer chipset, as they're likely coming out later.

True...I have a feeling S5 and new One will come out with the snapdragon 805..

 

[MutFox]

Sony has the nicest looking phones...

The design is great,
look nicer than current Apple designed phones.

Now if only their marketing was better...

 

[XBP]

I'd wait. The S5 or new HTC phone might use a newer chipset, as they're likely coming out later.

Not really excited for the S5, i cant really stand touchwiz. So its either this, the next htc flagship or LG's next offering.

From what i hear though, devices with Snapdragon 805 wont be here until June/July and by that time sony might announce another phone.

 

[Tommy DJ]

How's the battery life compared to the normal Z?

Much better. The battery is like 1000mAh more.

 

[Blablurn]

Thats one hell of a phone

 

[Nicktendo86]

Still not feeling the design, the power button should be higher up, no sense in putting it there. Lots of buzzwords in the blurb as well but can't see what android version this ships with, or am I being dense?

Edit: I am dense, 4.4.

 

[sarcastor]

i'll just wait until the Z1 drops in price. Does anyone really need 3gb of ram?

 

[DBT85]

I like my Z1. A lot. This will be great for anyone interested, but I don't see a reason to upgrade.

But then I only ever upgrade at upgrade time, never in the middle of a contract.

 

[XBP]

Still not feeling the design, the power button should be higher up, no sense in putting it there. Lots of buzzwords in the blurb as well but can't see what android version this ships with, or am I being dense?

Its 4.4.2, as of this video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJquEOrTj1Y

 

[goomba]

how big is this relative to my archaic iphone4 ?

 

[Jazzy Network]

Not a huge upgrade from the Z1. Won't come to the US until 6 months after it's released anyway.

 

[ThoughtsOfSpeaking]

This may be mine. Been looking for a Note 2 upgrade for a while. Dont use the pen half as much as I used to.

 

[shinshoryuken]

Its 4.4.2, as of this video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJquEOrTj1Y

What?!!! Did the guy in the video say the Xperia ultra still has a better screen?...wtf...the screen better be as good as the LG g2...if not it will be another disappointment.

 

[dorn.]

It still has the volume rocker in the worst imaginable place(especially for lefties) :-/

Also, same sensor as the Z1 right? Really not happy with the image quality on that one.

 

[Pankratous]

Looks fantastic as usual, Sony continuing to be easily the best phone developer.

They demoed the 4K video on the show, by transferring it to a 4K TV and it looks incredible.

 

[Turbowaffles]

how big is this relative to my archaic iphone4 ?

Giant.

Looks great, and my contract is up. Will Sprint carry this or not?

 

[Pankratous]

It still has the volume rocker in the worst imaginable place(especially for lefties) :-/

Also, same sensor as the Z1 right? Really not happy with the image quality on that one.

I'm a lefty and have no issues with the power button or volume rocker. How're you holding it?

 

[XBP]

What?!!! Did the guy in the video say the Xperia ultra still has a better screen?...wtf...the screen better be as good as the LG g2...if not it will be another disappointment.

I'd wait for reviews from more 'known' websites. The verge's short hands on says that the screen is a significant improvement over the Z1's (not sure about ultra).

 

[dc89]

That looks awesome. I've never been more tempted to ditch the iPhone when my contract is up for renewal. (Jan 15)

 

[HigXx]

Perfect upgrade from my Xperia S!

iRimas was saying image quality was much superior to Z1

 

[Pankratous]

That looks awesome. I've never been more tempted to ditch the iPhone when my contract is up for renewal. (Jan 15)

You still have an iPhone when phones like this exist?!

You are going to feel the power.

 

[Mung]

Might be a great upgrade for my Z. Skipped the Z1. Or should I wait for the Z3?! These first world problems.

Edit:

http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/24/5438652/sony-xperia-z2-specs-features-and-release-date

The verge say the screen is a big upgrade from the Z1. Nice.

 

[Pankratous]

Might be a great upgrade for my Z. Skipped the Z1. Or should I wait for the Z3?! These first world problems.

I got the Z day one. If Sony are operating on a 6 month cycle, then it's likely the Z4 will be out very soon after I need to upgrade (2 years). If you're in the same boat, I'd wait for that! We're still getting software updates, have 4G and 1080p screens, so we're not that out of date!

 

[Radec]

Z1 - Z2

 

[Zaptruder]

That's a very incremental upgrade over the Z1. But then again, the Z1 was only 6 months ago.

 

[mekes]

Options options options.

I'm due an upgrade, it will probably be a crapshoot between this, the One2 and the metal cased S5.

 

[Shining Sunshine]

So what's the upgrade to the Z1? Huge spec sheet...

Edit: FUCK Z2 TABLET! I just bought the tablet z....

 

[7aged]

Might be a great upgrade for my Z. Skipped the Z1. Or should I wait for the Z3?! These first world problems.

Edit:

http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/24/5438652/sony-xperia-z2-specs-features-and-release-date

The verge say the screen is a big upgrade from the Z1. Nice.

I felt shafted by Sony when they released the hugely improved Z1 less than six months after I got my Z. So I'd wait for the next major update since this looks incremental

 

[XBP]

So what's the upgrade to the Z1? Huge spec sheet...

Edit: FUCK Z2 TABLET! I just bought the tablet z....

From the top of my head:

- Better screen
- Better battery
- 1GB more ram
- Slightly better processor
- Improvements in camera software (4k recording etc.)
- Ships with Android 4.4.2
- Other features like glove mode, double tap to wake, call answering gestures etc.

 

[jey_16]

The six month upgrade cycle that Sony has stops me from buying this phone. Even HTC allowed the One to live for a year and Samsung plays it right having two distinct lines with Galaxy S in the first half of the year and Galaxy Note in the second half of the year.

 

[DrFunk]

Wait.

IT SUPPORTS LTE BAND 17!?

omg yes

 

[Bishop89]

Oh hell yes!! What I wanted to hear! Not sure whether to get this or the inevitable compact version. Is it inevitable a compact version coming?

 

[Fezan]

Looks like sony will again be the first to use latest Qualcomm 801. Still getting bored of omni balance design

 

[Pankratous]

The six month upgrade cycle that Sony has stops me from buying this phone. Even HTC allowed the One to live for a year and Samsung plays it right having two distinct lines with Galaxy S in the first half of the year and Galaxy Note in the second half of the year.

The cycle annoys me too. Given the length of your average phone contract - either 1 year or 2 years, it would make more sense to me if all phone developers released phones (of a particular series) annually only. Less frequent jumps, but larger ones. Entice your customers to upgrade with this incredibly high new spec sheet instead of showing a fairly incremental one.

 

[Pankratous]

Looks like sony will again be the first to use latest Qualcomm 801. Still getting bored of omni balance design

What?!?

The design of Sony phones since the Z are easily the best of any phone maker. Monolithic, minimalistic, mature and business like, but can be made fun like the Z1 Compact.

 

[XBP]

The six month upgrade cycle that Sony has stops me from buying this phone. Even HTC allowed the One to live for a year and Samsung plays it right having two distinct lines with Galaxy S in the first half of the year and Galaxy Note in the second half of the year.

But why does that matter? Its not like the xperia z and z1 aren't getting the latest android updates? They are still supported by sony and no one actually has to buy the latest phone that sony releases.

 

[zomgbbqftw]

VZW, T-Mobile and one of AT&T/sprint will have this phone. The US release will be about two months later than the international release.

 

[Ty4on]

Wait.

IT SUPPORTS LTE BAND 17!?

omg yes

Why is USA one of the only countries using neither band 3 nor 7 which is found almost everywhere else? Europe, China, South Korea, Africa, Middle East, Australia, South America and even Canada uses at least one of those two bands.

Edit:

What?!?

The design of Sony phones since the Z are easily the best of any phone maker. Monolithic, minimalistic, mature and business like, but can be made fun like the Z1 Compact.

I'd rather see phone makers make a rounded back and less width to make them more comfortable to hold.

 

[Jazzy Network]

VZW, T-Mobile and one of AT&T/sprint will have this phone. The US release will be about two months later than the international release.

I loled.