Xperia Z Ultra: World’s slimmest, largest Full HD smartphone display

MANILA, Philippines - Sony Philippines has announced the local availability of the new Xperia Z Ultra, a waterproof, ultra-slim Android smartphone with a lightweight design so you can enjoy it anytime, anywhere. 

It’s the first smartphone ever to incorporate a Full HD Triluminos display for mobile powered by Sony’s latest X-Reality for mobile picture engine to deliver the most immersive viewing experience imaginable.

The Xperia Z Ultra is also the first smartphone to offer the fully integrated Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor with 2.2 GHz quad-core CPUs and HD voice to provide a seamless connected entertainment experience, industry-leading battery performance and amazing speed. 

The Xperia Z Ultra features a 6.4-inch touch-screen Full HD display with Sony’s unique Triluminos display for mobile, creating a wider palette of rich natural colors, thanks to Sony’s Bravia TV expertise.

The breakthrough technology includes X-Reality for mobile — Sony’s intelligent super resolution display technology which analyzes each image and reproduces lacking pixels to optimize quality for the sharpest videos.

It analyzes elements depending on the scene and adjusts them based on pattern, outline and color composition. It also strengthens subtle patterns and accurately portrays their detailed feel, as well as reinforcing bold outlines.

The large Full HD display has been optimized to experience at least 60 percent more of the screen than most other smartphones.

The Xperia Z Ultra is supremely slim and lightweight with a beautifully crafted 6.5-mm body and weighing just 212 grams for ultimate portability.

Sony craftsmanship in design and attention to detail comes to the fore with clean lines and premium materials — the front and back are made of tempered glass, creating a seamless surface with the OptiContrast panel housed in an innovative solid metal frame that looks stunning from any angle.

It features the same acclaimed OmniBalance design as Xperia Z and Tablet Z. The Xperia Z Ultra is available in a choice of black, white or purple finishes.

The Xperia Z Ultra is both elegant and durable. With an impressive rating of IP55 and IP58, this smartphone is not only resistant to dust, but is waterproof, too, giving you the freedom to enjoy it anywhere.

You can even film in Full HD underwater, taking your large-screen smartphone experience to a new level. The camera features Exmor RS for mobile, HDR for both photos and film, and Superior Auto mode automatically activates HDR and noise reduction when needed, so you will get stunning imagery even in challenging light conditions.

The Xperia Z Ultra is uniquely positioned to offer the ultimate big screen phone entertainment experience for watching movies, playing games, reading books and browsing the Web.

Sony’s Walkman, Album and Movies media applications enable discovery of online and offline content through a single access point with new ways to enjoy and share that content.

The Walkman app leverages Sony’s audio engine and Facebook integration for sharing and discovering new music and is unique in that it provides seamlessly integrated access to all your downloaded music.

The Movies app brings new intuitive ways to discover, manage and play movie content. The Album app lets you access all your photos and local and online albums from within the Album app instantly and easily, wherever you are.

The Sony Reader app provides seamless Reader store2 access so you can download and enjoy the latest bestsellers; it even lets you sync purchased books in popular formats and continue reading from same page.

The Xperia Z Ultra features the world’s fastest smartphone processor — the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor with HD voice — that together with Sony’s audio Sony’s ClearAudio+ mode and Xloud loudness enhancement, delivers not just exceptional speed and performance, but also unsurpassed voice and audio quality.

The Battery Stamina Mode significantly improves the standby time of your smartphone by four times or more, as it recognizes when you are not using your display and automatically turns off the functions you don’t need, while keeping the notifications you want. As soon as you press the power button to wake up your screen, everything is up and running again.

Built for business

The Xperia Z Ultra is the ideal business partner, thanks to the super responsive screen with handwriting recognition which is compatible with any pencil and selected stylus or pen (capacitive stylus or metal pen with tip diameter over 1 mm). You can even write notes or sketches during calls, so you will always be ready to capture your ideas as they happen. The easy-toggle keyboard makes it ideal for one-handed input and multi-tasking, with small apps to help you improve productivity so you don’t lose time browsing between windows.

The robust security architecture safeguards both your corporate and personal data, with support for multiple accounts that are quick and simple to set up. Further business-oriented applications will be made available in the future as software updates, ensuring you get the best smartphone experience — whether for work or play.

With one-touch functions you can instantly and easily share music, photos and videos from your smartphone to a wide range of NFC-enabled Sony devices, including speakers, wireless headsets and TVs. There are several new and innovative accessories joining the range of popular connected devices.

The SBH52 is a dynamic Smart Bluetooth handset that provides easy hands-free call handling with a single press, while leaving your smartphone conveniently in your bag. The OLED display conveniently lets you browse your call log, view text messages, and see who’s calling you. Use it as a quality stereo music headset to listen to your tracks or to the built-in standalone FM radio with RDS.

Pairing and connecting is done simply by touching it to your Xperia Z Ultra or other NFC-enabled device. And its sleek, minimal design is splash-proof, meaning you can now use it anywhere, in any weather.

The Magnetic Charging Dock DK30 has an innovative magnetic pin that lets you to place your Xperia Z Ultra snugly in the dock using one hand, either with or without the phone cover on. While your phone is charging, it stands at a comfortable viewing angle easily allowing you to keep watching your favorite movies even while charging.

The Xperia Z Ultra HSPA+ version is available in all Sony Centers, Xperia shops and VAIO shops, with an SRP of P31,790 (net of cash disc) and P33,490 (zero percent interest for six months).

Buyers of the HSPA+ version will be rewarded with a free Muvit Slim Folio case (valued at P1,390) until today.

The Xperia Z Ultra LTE version will be available locally this October.

For more information, visit the nearest Sony store or authorized dealer or log on to www.sony.com.ph, like on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SonyPhilippines and follow on Twitter at @SonyPHInc.