Sony launches Xperia Z in the Philippines

So it happened earlier than we initially expected. Sony Philippines, today, launched their new flagship smartphone in the Philippines — the Xperia Z and Xperia ZL.

We’ve already seen the Sony Xperia Z in action back in Singapore when we attended the regional launch there last month {see story and first impressions here}.

Sony Xperia Z specs:
5-inch full HD display (1920×1080), @ 441ppi
Sony Mobile Bravia Engine II
Qualcomm MDM9215M Snapdragon S4 Krait 1.5GHz quad-core
Adreno 320 Graphics
2GB RAM
16GB internal storage
up to 64GB via microSD card
DC-HSDPA 42Mbps, LTE 100Mbps
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band
Bluetooth 4.0
NFC
GPS w/ aGPS support, GLONASS
Li-IOn 2370mAh battery
Dustproof (IP5X) and Water resistant (IPX57)
Android 4.1.2 Jellybean
Dimension: 139 x 71 x 7.9mm
Weight: 146g

This is the only superphone so far that we’ve seen that can stand some hard weather — dust-proof, water-proof (and probably rain-proof as well).

Here’s a video demo we took this afternoon:

The expected retail price of the Xperia Z is about Php32,900 while the Sony Xperia ZL will retail for Php29,900. Expected availability is end of ~~February~~ March 2013 or sometime in April ~~March~~. More photos, video demo and first impression review here.

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

https://www.yugatech.com

50 Comments

Gilbert says:

12 years ago

Nauna pa maging available dito kesa lumia 920?
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Lexty says:

12 years ago

hahaha +1 on that! hanggang ngayon wala pa din Lumia 920.. kahit yung 820 and 620 nila na-delayed ulit nung feb 15 eh. no accessories as well. boo!
emem says:

12 years ago

Lumia 920 is already on display at Abenson Glorietta. Pinaglaruan ko kanina lang hehehe
utakbiya says:

12 years ago

@emem kung baga sa sunog, wala nang apoy bago dumating ang bumbero, ganun ka hahahahahaha!

Last year pa powz may mga demo unit ng 920 at 820, just so you know :)
xperia says:

12 years ago

Lumia 920 is already available in the Philippines po. You can look at the website kimstore.multiply.com. My kid brother even has the unit.

kooman toot says:

12 years ago

Any news on the Xperia ZL?
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edwin says:

12 years ago

yes! will buy one pag nilabas na hehe :)
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Khan says:

12 years ago

LG Optimus G KILLED XPERIA Z & HTC ONE

http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_optimus_g_pro-review-901p5.php

– See more at: http://www.yugatech.com/news/sony-to-release-firefox-os-device-in-2014/comment-page-1/#comment-569400

meh says:

12 years ago

Think we will see it in a sony store before the year 2015? The Xperia T or TX never made it to the sony stores, they never carry any highend sony phones.

I wouldn’t wait on this device, it might be so long
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Ezy says:

12 years ago

I highly doubt that. The title says that its already launched here in the country, meaning locally available na sya. The Xperia T or TX was never launched here (correct me if I’m wrong).
x says:

12 years ago

ano daw?!?!?!?
protruska says:

12 years ago

A staff of sony megamall told me that they will release it during the holy week with an srp of 35k.
lolipown says:

12 years ago

need mo ng salamin dre?
mang kanor says:

12 years ago

ngayong araw ka lang ba nagbasa ng yugatech??? di ko maalala na nirelease ang xperia t sa pinas.. dahil siguro phone ni james bond un eh maka-coco martin at ser chief mga pinoy.. haha
badjawong says:

12 years ago

I saw xperia T and XT sa Rob Malate

sam says:

12 years ago

February *2013
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Howz Lucillo says:

12 years ago

Please join http://www.facebook.com/groups/XperiaZPH/
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Renzo says:

12 years ago

They need to be in the market 1st before HTC One Flagship coming out.
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rui says:

12 years ago

Eto hinihintay ko along with the Xperia Tablet Z. ^_^
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Mhunter says:

12 years ago

Great job by Sony im sure this phone will beat iPhone 5. the only issue on sony is their phone’s battery life. but overall this is phone is amazing!
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Confused says:

12 years ago

Nalilito ako. According sa tweet ng Sony Philippines (@SonyPHinc), ang release date ng Xperia Z will be on the first week of April.
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