Sony Xperia Z Ultra in Singapore

Sony has announced its new android smartphone Xperia Z Ultra which will be a 6.4-inch 1080p screen phablet equipped with a 2.2 GHz Snapdragon 800 chip. Xperia Z Ultra will be released in China, Indonesia and Singapore in July and August 2013. The new device's release date in Europe will be in September 2013.

"Southeast Asia is the key market for the product because the trend towards large-screened smartphone devices is stronger there," said Calum MacDougall, director of Xperia marketing. "In the large-screen segment at the moment most consumers are looking at the Galaxy Note. Now we can offer something that is really distinct: a stronger screen, greater portability, waterproofing and something different around the stylus and the pen."

According to a press release Xperia Z Ultra price will 719 Euros (936 USD).

The device is in a segment, superphone or phablet, which is gaining popularity in the last few years. Currently Samsung dominates this large-screen smartphone market with Samsung Galaxy S, Galaxy Note and Galaxy Mega series of devices.

Sony Xperia Z Ultra

Sony Xperia Z Ultra's 6.4-inch 1080p is the best in terms of resolution among its pears. The HD (1,920 x 1,080) screen is the the first smartphone display to debut Sony's Triluminos technology which promises a wider, richer color gamut.

The device is powered by Qualcomm's latest and greatest mobile processor,  2.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800, and comes with 2GB of RAM and 4G LTE connectivity too. There is 16 GB built-in storage and 64 GB can be added with a microSD slot.

Sony Xperia Z Ultra also has handwriting recognition and works with any graphite pencil, capacitive stylus or metal pen with tip diameter of over 1mm.

Sony Xperia Z in Singapore

Sony is back alive and kicking as their new touchscreen enabled, full HD Android flagship high-end smartphone Sony Xperia Z showed. Sony Xperia Z is available in Singapore since March 1 2013 with a price of S$988 without contract. This Android monster is equipped with 1.5Ghz quad-core Snapdragon S4 processor, 5.0" 1080p TFT display, 13 megapixel main camera, Lithium-ion battery of 2,330mAh and supports 4G and LTE.

Xperia Z has been released in February 2013 and up to now received mostly positive reviews from critics:

"The Sony Xperia Z combines looks, power and connectivity to supply one of the most impressive Android experiences we've seen in quite some time. The lack of Android 4.2 at launch is unfortunate and that 5-inch screen isn't going to suit everyone, but there's little room for complaint elsewhere. This is easily Sony's best phone yet, and one of the best Android phones ever released." - Damien McFerren of CNET who gave the phone 4 and a half stars out of five.

Sony Xperia Z was released just a few days after Samsung Galaxy S4 was announced (which will be available in April around the world and in May in Singapore). Although Samsung Galaxy S4 will probably be a big seller due to Samsung's popularity, Sony Xperia Z offers equally fine mobile experience and will keep its users as satisfied and happy with their choices as Samsung Galaxy S4. Here is a comparison of both phones.

Sony Xperia Z has received very positive reviews
since it was launched in Feb 2013.

All 3 Singapore telcos offer contract plans for Sony Xperia Z:

SingTel offers several plan options for Sony XPeria Z starting from Flexi Lite ($388 for phone and $39.9 per month contract) to Flexi Premium (phone comes free with $204.99 per month contract payment). SingTel Sony XPeria Z contract plan options and details are here.

StarHub offers Sony Xperia Z at $198 with SmartSurf Value plan.

M1 sells Sony Xperia Z for $498 with SunSaver Plan and above.