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White paper | Xperia™ Z HSPA+
2 March 2013
Product overview
Xperia™ Z HSPA+ – Experience the best of Sony in a
smartphone
Xperia™ Z sets a new standard of excellence, with a razor sharp and super bright 5” full HD display and
reflective surfaces that wow anyone looking. Running on Android 4.1, Jelly Bean, it comes fully loaded
with years of Sony engineering. Advanced BRAVIA® screen technology, created with the expertise of the
same engineers behind BRAVIA® TVs. A 13.1 megapixel fast capture camera that’s made to take the best
shots in any light, built with the same expertise and components as leading Sony cameras. And a sleek
design with a solid water and dust-resistant body. Xperia™ Z is designed with attention to every corner,
piece and pixel, all to bring you the most captivating experience imaginable. It’s craftsmanship re-defined.
Smartphone re-imagined. It’s the best of Sony in a smartphone.
A screen as impressive as HDTV
Feel like you’re there with the razor sharp and super bright full HD screen. Xperia™ Z brings you
entertainment that’s bigger and closer than ever. Expertise from our BRAVIA® TV engineers goes into our
mobile screens, to bring you the same quality you’d expect from a top quality HDTV. The 5” 1080 x 1920
full HD display has very high pixel density – 443 ppi—and superior brightness. That’s a lot of numbers that
add up to mean unbelievably crisp and seriously bright, even in sunlight. The Reality Display™ with Mobile
BRAVIA® Engine 2 uses the same contrast enhancement technology as the latest BRAVIA® TVs.
Immerse yourself in your favourite game, a chat with your best mate, or watch the latest flick. Time to go?
The OptiContrast™ panel makes the phone seamlessly, strikingly black when turned off.
Exmor RS™ for mobile – the world’s first image sensor with HDR video for
smartphones
Torch-lit tent. Backlit peak. Midday beach. Now, with Xperia™ Z, you can capture ultra-sharp photos &
videos in any condition. Our smartphone camera modules use the same expertise and components as
leading Sony cameras. And thanks to Exmor RS™ for mobile with next generation BSI sensors, you can
take stunning shots in any light. With low-light capabilities on both front and back, Xperia™ Z is the
world’s first dual Exmor R™ for mobile camera. So what if the sun is shining right behind your subject?
Xperia™ Z, with HDR photos and HDR video, takes beautiful stills and movies in backlit conditions as well.
More interested in the moment and not a pro with settings? Superior Auto mode automatically activates
HDR and noise reduction when they’re needed. Adopting the technology of luminance and colour noise
reduction allows us to realize detailed results with low noise in challenging lighting conditions, and
reproduces objects in more vivid colour. Your device is automatically optimised for 36 different scenes, so
you always get the best shot. You focus on your target, the camera does the thinking.
Smart, Sleek & Durable
Carry it to your outdoor activities; take it out in the rain, the durable smartphone you’ve imagined is now
real. Xperia™ Z brings Sony’s long history of water-resistant electronics to a smartphone – the only one of
its kind. The slim 7.9 mm body, with its reflective glass surface, looks and feels slick, but Xperia™ Z is
crafted to be sturdy. It’s dust resistant, with durable tempered glass on front and back, which are further
protected by anti-shatter films. No one knows how to best pack durability into a beautiful design like
Sony. For whatever you have planned – and whatever life has planned for you.