Sony ericsson: Xperia Z upcoming in (summer)

Sony is planning to introduce the Xperia ZL (C6506) in during April, but judging by a tweet as of the Sony Canada team, there is a possibility that the Xperia Z is an addition on the horizon. When they asked the question Sony Canada replied that the handset will be incoming in this summer.

This may not be confirmed, but there have been rumors for a though that the Xperia Z could see a North American launch throughout the summer. As of currently, we haven’t seen confirmation of a C6606 alternate of the Xperia Z which would have the compatible North American LTE bands, separately from a PlayStation Mobile listing. If no matter which comes of this, we’ll be the earliest to let you know.

Update: Sony Canada has got in touch to verify that they were referring to the Xperia Tablet Z in its place of the Xperia Z. They moreover mentioned that the “timing for Xperia Z smartphone has not been announced till today“.

Features and configuration:
                                                

Also known as Sony Xperia C6603, Sony Xperia C6602, Sony Xperia Z LTE, Sony Xperia Z HSPA+.

GENERAL	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
		HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
	4G Network	LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603
	SIM	Micro-SIM
	Announced	2013, January
	Status	Available. Released 2013, February

BODY	Dimensions	139 x 71 x 7.9 mm (5.47 x 2.80 x 0.31 in)
	Weight	146 g (5.15 oz)
		- IP57 certified - dust and water resistant - Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes

DISPLAY	Type	TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	1080 x 1920 pixels, 5.0 inches (~441 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes, up to 10 fingers
	Protection	Shatter proof and scratch-resistant glass
		- Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3 ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

MEMORY	Card slot	microSD, up to 64 GB
	Internal	16 GB, 2 GB RAM

DATA	GPRS	Up to 107 kbps
	EDGE	Up to 296 kbps
	Speed	HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
	Bluetooth	Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
	NFC	Yes
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)

CAMERA	Primary	13.1 MP, 4128x3096 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
	Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization, HDR, sweep panorama
	Video	Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR, check quality
	Secondary	Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps

FEATURES	OS	Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064
	CPU	Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait
	GPU	Adreno 320
	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email
	Browser	HTML5
	Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
	Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
	Colors	Black, White, Purple
		- SNS integration - TV-out (via MHL A/V link) - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player - MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/Flac player - Document viewer - Photo viewer/editor - Voice memo/dial - Predictive text input

BATTERY		Non-removable Li-Ion 2330 mAh battery
	Stand-by	Up to 550 h (2G) / Up to 530 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 11 h (2G) / Up to 14 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 40 h

MISC	SAR US	1.05 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.48 W/kg (head)
	Price group

TESTS	Display	Contrast ratio: 705:1 (nominal) / 2.462:1 (sunlight)
	Loudspeaker	Voice 60dB / Noise 58dB / Ring 61dB
	Audio quality	Noise -81.9dB / Crosstalk -81.3dB
	Camera	Photo / Video