All new SONY XPERIA ZR

XPERIA ZR,the all new waterproof smartphone from SONY will be out soon.The phone is much cheaper than XPERIA Z and performs quite well,at the same time looks stunning with razor sharp edges and attractive body.

ON THE INSIDE:
Powered by a 1.5Ghz Quad core proccessor and running on ANDROID 4.1 JELLYBEAN OS,the handset features a 2GB RAM and 8GB internal memory.In addition to this it has an external SD slot expandable upto 64GB.Shifting focus to the graphics,ZR comes with a ADRENO 320 GPU,for absolutely smooth and clear graphics.



ON THE OUTSIDE:
SONY claims that the phone is dust and water resistant in 1.5 meters water upto 30mins.At the same time it is much durable and stronger due to the tempered glass.



CAMERA:
Xperia ZR sports a 13.1-megapixel main camera with LED flash support and has exclusive Sony Exmor RS camera lens technology which lets user take HDR (High Dynamic Range) videos with 1080p resolution. It also packs a VGA camera on the front.

DISPLAY and TOUCH:
This XPERIA phone shines a 4.55in HD display,with 16million colors and a resolution of 1280 X 720.Capactive touch of this phone is impressive,as expected from SONY.

Specifications

Camera and video

• 13 megapixel camera with auto focus
• 16x digital zoom
• Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor
• Full HD video recording (1080p)
• Front-facing camera (VGA)
• Face detection
• HDR for both picture/film
• Flash/Photo light
• Image playback, supported formats: BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, WBMP
• Image capture, supported format: JPEG
• Video playback supported formats: 3GPP, MP4, MKV, AVI, XVID, MOV
• Video recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4

Connectivity and communication

• 3.5 mm audio jack (CTIA)
• aGPS
• Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology
• DLNA Certified
• Media Go
• Media Transfer Protocol support
• Micro USB support
• Native USB tethering
• NFC
• Screen mirroring
• Xperia Link
• Wi-Fi and WiFi Hotspot functionality
• Synchronisation via Exchange ActiveSync, Google Sync and Facebook

Entertainment

• PlayStation Certified
• Sony Entertainment Network (selected markets only)
• Motions gaming
• Video streaming
• 3D games
• Audio playback, supported formats: MP3, 3GPP, MP4, SMF, WAV, OTA, Ogg vorbis
• Audio recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4, AMR
• FM Radio with RDS
• "Movies" application

Pre-loaded applications

• Google Play**
• Google Chrome**
• Google Voice Search**
• Google Maps for Mobile with Street View and Latitude**

Memory

• RAM: 2GB
• Flash memory: Up to 8 GB
• Expansion slot: microSD card, up to 32 GB

Networks

• UMTS HSPA+ 900 (Band VIII), 2100 (Band I) Mhz (not available in all markets)
• UMTS HSPA+ 850 (Band V), 1700 (Band IV), 1900 (Band II), 2100 (Band I) (not available in all markets)
• GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz

Display and design

• 4.55", 16 million colours, 1280 x 720 pixels
• Shatter-proof sheet on scratch-resistant glass
• Capacitive touchscreen with on-screen QWERTY keyboard

Source:

1. http://www.sonymobile.com 
2. http://www.geeky-gadgets.com