- Water resistant and new stand-out Sony design
- Full HD 5" Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 for
super brightness and clarity, perfect for Bell Mobile TV
TORONTO AND MONTREAL, July 15,
2013 /CNW/ - Sony Mobile Communications ("Sony Mobile") and
Bell today announced the highly anticipated flagship
water-resistant Android smartphone, Xperia Z - launching later this
month exclusively with Bell Mobility.
Xperia Z has all the specifications expected from a premium
smartphone plus water-resistance to handle whatever life throws at
you. Precision engineered with premium materials, Xperia Z
has a unique design with subtly rounded edges and smooth reflective
surfaces on all sides. Despite its slim 7.9mm body, Xperia Z is
highly durable with tempered glass and anti-shatter film on the
front and back, as well as the highest levels of dust and water
resistance*** (IP55 and IP57) found in a premium
smartphone.
"With Xperia Z, we are thrilled to bring a breakthrough
superphone to Bell in Canada,"
said Tim Hernquist, Vice President
of Marketing for North America,
Sony Mobile Communications. "The Xperia Z brings over half a
century of Sony innovation to a superphone for an experience that
truly stands out."
"With its amazing durability, Xperia Z raises the bar for
superphones and Bell is proud to be the exclusive Canadian carrier
of this innovative and much anticipated mobile device," said
Adel Bazerghi, Senior Vice President
of Products at Bell Mobility. "Combined with the largest LTE
network and Bell's Mobile TV, which includes more than 30 news,
entertainment and sports channels, Bell and Sony are making the
mobile experience even better."
Intelligent Sony Technology
Since it was announced in January, Xperia Z has won 13 awards and
received the widest ranging of any Sony smartphone to date with 140
sales channels in 60 markets across the globe. Xperia Z's
razor-sharp Reality Display, powered by Mobile BRAVIA® Engine 2,
brings Sony's long-standing TV expertise to the smartphone and
delivers an immersive viewing experience with super brightness and
clarity. Xperia Z shares capabilities with Sony digital cameras and
features Exmor RS for mobile, the world's first image sensor with
High Dynamic Range (HDR) video for smartphones. HDR technology
gives clear images against strong backlight, so users can capture
razor sharp pictures and videos whatever the conditions.
Xperia Z also includes Battery STAMINA Mode, which can improve
the standby time by four times or more* by automatically
shutting down battery-draining apps whenever the screen is off and
starting them up again when the screen is back on.
Discover, enjoy and share entertainment with Sony's media
applications and One-touch functions
Sony media applications offer a consistent entertainment experience
across a range of Sony devices. Preloaded on Xperia Z, the
"WALKMAN", Album and Movies apps enable discovery of online and
offline content through a single access point with new ways to
enjoy and share that content. The "WALKMAN" application provides
access to all your downloaded music, a library of 18 million songs
to explore from Music Unlimited and Facebook social integration.
The Movies application gives consumers access to over 100,000
movies and TV series from Video Unlimited while the Album
application enables easy access to Facebook friends' photos as well
as browsing photos by location.**
One-touch functions enable consumers to easily share music,
photos and videos from their smartphone to an array of NFC-enabled
Sony devices, including speakers, headphones and TVs.
Key features for Xperia Z
- 5" 1080 x 1920p full HD Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA®
Engine 2
- 13MP Fast Capture camera with Exmor RS for mobile, HDR video,
Superior Auto and Noise Reduction to effortlessly capture razor
sharp pictures and videos in any conditions
- Water and dust resistant (IP55 & IP57) with a durable glass
display
- 1.5 GHz asynchronous quad-core Snapdragon S4 processor with 2GB
RAM
- Battery STAMINA mode improves standby time by at least 4
times
- Available in black, white and purple
Sony Xperia Z will be available across Canada exclusively from Bell Mobility later
this month at Sony and Bell stores, The Source locations as well as
many select retailers, online or by calling 1-888-4MOBILE.
To learn more and pre-register, please visit Bell.ca/XperiaZ
Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/SonyMobileCA
Follow up on Twitter: @SonyXperiaCA
* Based on testing done with default settings, default
accounts and applications for Skype™ and Twitter downloaded to the
phone. The more applications installed, the bigger the effect of
Battery STAMINA Mode.
** Sony Entertainment Network services are subject to
availability by region, please see
www.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com for more details.
*** In compliance with IP55 and IP57, Xperia Z is protected
against the ingress of dust and is water resistant. Provided that
all ports and covers are firmly closed, the phone is (i) protected
against low pressure jets of water from all practicable directions
in compliance with IP 55; and/or (ii) can be kept under 1 meter of
freshwater for up to 30 minutes in compliance with IP
57.
About Sony Mobile Communications
Sony Mobile Communications is a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation, a leading global
innovator of audio, video, game, communications, key device and
information technology products for both the consumer and
professional markets. With its music, pictures, computer
entertainment and online businesses, Sony is uniquely positioned to
be the leading electronics and entertainment company in the world.
Through its Xperia™ smartphone portfolio, Sony Mobile
Communications delivers the best of Sony technology, premium
content and services, and easy connectivity to Sony's world of
networked entertainment experiences. For more information:
www.sonymobile.com
About Bell
Bell is Canada's largest
communications company, providing consumers and business customers
with wireless, TV, Internet, home phone and business communications
services. Bell Media is Canada's
premier multimedia company with leading assets in television, radio
and digital media. Bell is wholly owned by Montréal's BCE Inc.
(TSX, NYSE: BCE). For more information, please visit Bell.ca.
The Bell Let's Talk mental health initiative is a national
charitable program that promotes Canadian mental health across
Canada with the Bell Let's Talk
Day anti-stigma campaign and unprecedented funding for community
care, research and workplace best practices. To learn more, please
visit Bell.ca/LetsTalk.
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