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In the latest round of high-end smartphone wars, Sony was first to fire with its waterproof, powerful, and stylish Xperia Z. Boasting a beautiful 1080p display, a 1.5GHz quad-core processor, and the ...

Today, Sony continued its mission to make an Xperia phone with every letter of the alphabet. Joining the Xperia J, U, P, T(ipo), SL, and M(iro), is the new Xperia Z. Officially unveiled yesterday at ...

10 years ago was, arguably, the beginning of the smartphone golden era. 2013 played host to the Samsung Galaxy S4, one of the best-selling Android phones of all time, the HTC One M7, the LG G2, and ...

Editors' Note: Our partner site CNET UK has recently reviewed the global version of the Sony Xperia Z. Read their full review here. LAS VEGAS--Sony has just stepped up its smartphone game with the new ...

Ever since Sony completed the buyout of Ericsson's half of the Sony Ericsson mobile handset joint venture in 2011, the Japanese firm has been trying to create a smartphone that really gives Apple's ...

Sony has announced its new flagship Android smartphone, the Xperia Z, featuring a qaud-core processor, 5-inch display, 13-megapixel camera and 4G connectivity. The Xperia Z, which follows the Xperia T ...

Sony's first attempt at making Android slates was less than a rousing success. Not one to be discouraged, Sony is back with a new Android-powered tablet If an official AOSP build and CyanogenMod ...

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To say Xperia Z is "waterproof" may be pushing it: You can't take it scuba diving. But you can dump an entire bottle of water on it, and I'd lay odds it would do better than any iPhone when falling ...

Sony's mantle as one of the major smartphone manufacturers has slipped a little in recent years, but it still produces some outstanding handsets. The Xperia Z is just such a creature, with a powerful ...

Too big for your pocket, camera not as good as other Z models, not cheap The tip top model in Sony's Xperia series is the Z1, but the Z Ultra is bigger by far, with a near-phablet-sized screen, tough ...