Sony Xperia ZL review

Here is Sony Xperia ZL! This huge Japanese company presented a new flagship smartphone names Xperia ZL. If it's according to the latest product, the Sony is on the right track. Introduced officially at its CES 2013 event, Sony Xperia ZL represent Android Jelly Bean handset with impressive 5-inch TFTP Reality Display. This display doesn't just produce IPPP quality picture, already it has scratch-resistant capacity. Of course, here is present Mobile BRAVE Engine 2. That's something that qualifies Sony Expire ZL as high-end device, which definitely makes smile on user's face.

Design ofSony Xperia ZL

Both of the Sony's news top class handsets (Sony Xperia ZL and Sony Xperia Z) makes the real hardware thing. These two guys are made of hard angles and reflective symmetry. It seems that Sony Xperia ZL has better chassis, which is softly contoured back and it has curvedengles. That makes soft and pleasant feel in hands. With its dimensions of 5.18 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches, Sony Xperia ZL is little bit shorter that its colleague without L in its name.

But contrary to shortage of inches, using of Sony Xperia ZL is real pleasure, cause the display makes 75% of surface of front side. Also, Sony Xperia ZL is "loaded" with some grams extra, but it's definitely you'll be able to handle with 151 grams heavy device.

[caption id="attachment_3398" align="aligncenter" width="432"] Sony Xperia ZL - Premium feel with recognizable stylistic seal of Sony[/caption]

Sony Xperia ZL's design comes from native great design need which makes Sony so distinctive among handset manufactures. Premium feel that is produced by this phone traces its origins from its fresh look and in the same time so recognizable stylistic seal of Sony. The dose of creative tone seeded on this model is reflected throw the circular power button placed at the middle of the right side of handset. Speaking of buttons, Sony dedicated one more hardware taster for camera with new Exmor RS sensor, which is missing at Sony Xperia L model. On more curiosity. The front-facing camera is putted on the phone's lower right - something we haven't opportunities to see before.

Camera

HD quality stills here packed into a 13-megapixels optics. As also as Wellknows Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 which enhance real-time contrast. Novelty is an Superior Auto - application made by Sony, that actually represent smarter automatic setting for the phone's camera. To help amateur photographers, there is more shooting modes, with the inevitable automatic mode. Commendable is "capture" images in burst mode at 10fps in up to 9-megapixel resolution.

Performance kit

In this new device Sony incorporated non-removable 2,370mAh battery, giving it more power boost over 2,330mAh cell allocated to the Z model. As for storage, Sony Xperia ZL packs 16 GB of space, but it can easely be expand via microSD slot.

Software

Of course, there is reserved place for Android OS. Specifically here is about 4.1.2 version which make Sony on the right track, but knowing Sony's habits, the owners will soon have chance to do their update. UI is well placed. It doesn't make any hiccup, but the phone sometimes knows to be snappy. That i something nobody had expected considering the 1.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro lying beneath its exterior.

Beside three homescreens and handful of Sony's media apps, Sony Xperia ZL hold IR blaster which allows users to enjoy the advantage of pre-installed Remote Control application for some compatible TV's.

Connectivity, release date and price

As we already mentioned, Sony Xperia ZL holds the whole range. It support NFC, Bluetooth 4.0 and LTE, as well as UMTS / HSPA+ and GSM.

Date? Probably not later that Q1 of 2013, or March if you prefer like that.

Price? Only few important faces from Sony know how much money we will have to put at the side to afford this handset we've been waiting for.

Source and photos:sonymobile.com