The Xperia Z is a flagship smartphone being offered by Sony mobile and is proving itself to be a tough cookie. According to reports, This Japanese smartphone is selling out completely in countries like Japan, Germany, France, Hong-Kong, and Taiwan. People started booking orders for this phone as soon as the retailers and distributers started taking pre orders. All units that were meant for these countries were completely sold out within 24 hours.
Several sources are saying that the secret behind the tremendous success of the Xperia Z is that it is being launched at the right time. The 1080p smartphones like HTC 1 and the LG Optimus G Pro have not yet hit the market. The Samsung Galaxy S4 is also eagerly awaited and will definitely eat into the market of the Xperia Z and HTC 1. However, right now the Xperia Z is ruling the roost.
The Sony Xperia Z has many noteworthy features. It has a 5 inch high definition Reality LCD display, 2 GB RAM, a quad core Snapdragon S4 Pro processor, 16 GB storage that is expandable, HD camera in the front, 13 mega pixel Exmor Rs camera in the rear, glass front and back panels that is shock resistant, added durability due to a reinforced chassis and is also dust and water resistant.
This smartphone offers approximately 16 hours of talk time, six and a half hours of internet browsing time and 5 hours and 39 minutes of video playback time. This is definitely impressive for a device that has such a large display and such high resolution. Sony mobile is aiming at overcoming its image as an underdog in smartphone field and the Xperia Z seems just the thing which will help achieve that. The company is aiming at selling 50 million in the current year as compared to the 34 million sold last year.