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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.

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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.

50 Responses

  1. Avatar for XPERIA FINAL REVIEW XPERIA FINAL REVIEW says:

    Xperia Z HAS WEAK BATTERYLIFE!

    this is one of the most trusted site.
    http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/20/sony-xperia-z-review/

  2. Avatar for Jess Jess says:

    wow naglaunch na rin sila! hehe.. yung ayaw ko lang sa sony, masyadong mahal mag presyo. ang problema, the FACT na malakas na yung PESO natin, ung pricing range ng mga foreign company with regards sa mga products nila, eh hindi justified. I dont know if you know what I mean. I believe malakas ang CURRENCY ng PESO natin, pero halos di talaga natin mararamdaman. Expected sana below 30K ito, pero kung itrace mo yung lahat ng pricerange compare sa ibang country na naglaunch na, mahal talaga yung sa atin. After all, these came all from one country na manufactured, and these are imported. tsk tsk

    • Avatar for chacha chacha says:

      its an ongoing strategy ng retailers dito matagal na, di alam ng DTI daw:) di mo mapansin ang malaking mark up kundi malaking discount na lng pag nagsale daw:) or pag nacharge ka sa ZERO interest daw:) watch mo current unbox.ph video may guest sila dun si mr Randell inexplain un. kahit online shops, mas malaki price pero may nakalagay na malaking discount kunwari, punta ka hallox2 mall metro, cashx2 etc. then punta ka sa SM or Landmark Dept store, mas mura ang actual price dun compared sa nakalagay sa online na may slashed price.

    • Avatar for Jess Jess says:

      tama nga ang sabi nila na kapag lumalakas ang PESO natin, yung mga negosyante sa import sector lang nakikinabang, dapat lang sana maramdaman naman natin ung BUYING POWER ng PESO natin. our PESO is one of the STRONG CURRENCY in ASIA na sa ngayon. since halos lahat ng produkto natin eh imported, we were expecting bababa mga prices, including gadgets, pero di nagyayari di ba? hehehe. anyways, back to xperia Z, i waited for it, pero mahal pa sya (invement wise). hintay-hintay na lang muna about 1-2 months, para bumaba ang price. (just like what happened to iphone5 na 28K na lang sa ngayon unlike sa 46K siya nung december) hehe

  3. Avatar for Darwin Darwin says:

    Sa camera superb ang sony the best ang lense ng sxz 13mp camera w/ reality diaplay hdr video recording compare sa 4mp ultra pixel,sa resulution same lang sxz at htc one pero screen type sxp parin tft capacitive screen+be2,battery stamina mode solution sa battery prob ng sxz,IPX57 kelangan yan lalo ma sa mga baha sa pinas!cpu snapdragon s4 quadcore 1.5ghz wow!sa snapdragon na dualcore pa lang eh maskonte lag sa gaming kesa sa exynos quadcore. Snapdragon tech add points sa sony sakin! Kaso babawiin ko points ko sa sony kc 16gb internal memory expandable sa 32gb sdhc 48gb mababa para sakin. Price fair naman! Pero kung gusto nyung medyo mura docomo version,wala lang battery stamina mode at 11.9 lang ang primary camera yun lang pinagkaiba.

    • Avatar for XPERIA FINAL REVIEW XPERIA FINAL REVIEW says:

      Xperia Z HAS A VERY POOR BATTERYLIFE!

      this is one of the most trusted site.
      http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/20/sony-xperia-z-review/

  4. Avatar for Apollo Apollo says:

    HTC One pa din ako. Can Xperia Z compete with HTC one new ZOE software, Ultra pixel camera, Boomsound, BlinkFeed?

  5. Avatar for cris cris says:

    eto un iniintay ko nun una. ngaung may HTC one na. hirap n pumili.. any suggestions?? thnx

    • Avatar for red red says:

      I suggest Xperia Z due to its Water & Dust Resistant. you may be turn off by its screen while watching on youtube but on reality its beautiful that’s why it called reality display(Xperia P owner.
      HTC one is great, but HTC itself is going down, as of now there are no words about the success of butterfly, while Xperia Z sold 140K in 1st week at japan and sold out at france!!!

  6. Avatar for Optimus Prime Optimus Prime says:

    intoducing G Pro
    VERY far better than competitors.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbXsiBBY0z4

    • Avatar for CF_ CF_ says:

      Check your grammar muna po.

    • Avatar for red red says:

      WOW Galaxy Note 2(w/out plastic)..
      ai mali pla LG hahahaha

    • Avatar for LG FIRST LG FIRST says:

      @red
      G pro is much better than note2.
      baka lang di mo kasi alam na parehong
      S. KOREAN MANUFACTURERS ang LG & SAMSUNG?
      so what do you expect BAKIT KAYA MAGKAKAMUKHA ANG MAG KOREANO?

      AND EXCUSE ME MAS UNANG GUMAWA AT GUMAMIT NG GANYANG DESIGN ANG LG KESA SAMSUNG.

      LG RIN ANG UNANG GUMAWA NG FULLY CAPACITIVE TOUCHSCREEN PHONE BAGO ANG SAMSUNG.

      AT FRIENDLY COMPETITION SILA HINDI SILA GAYA NG APPLE NA DISPERADO MAKUHA ANG #1 SPOT KAYA KUNG ANO-ANO NALANG LAWSUIT NA GINAGAWA

    • Avatar for Khan Khan says:

      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

  7. Avatar for Optimus Prime Optimus Prime says:

    introducing G PRO

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Rh-2_Nt8Wac

  8. Avatar for Xperia TX user Xperia TX user says:

    OKAY NAMAN ANG MGA SONY XPERIA PHONES.
    I LIKE THIS “Z” KASO MAS GUSTO NG LONGLASTING BATTERYLIFE TALAGA MAREREALEASE DIN NYO YAN BALANG ARAW NA MA ADDICT DIN KAYO SA PAGLALARO, PAG BROWSING NG SOCIAL NETWORKS GAMIT ANG INYONG SMATPHONE.

    KAYA PASS MUNA AKO SA “Z” BABALIK AKO ULIT SA SONY XPERIA PHONES PAG NAGKAROON NA SILA NG ABOVE 3000mAh Battery.

    okay ang waterproof kaso di rin masyadong importante yan sa akin di ako madalas magdala ng phone sa shower room or seashore or beach.

    sad feeling ako alam nyo ung pakiramdam na gusto mo ang company pero di nila naibigay ung simpling gusto mo na kung tutuusin kaya naman nila pero sa iba nakita mo?

    i will switch to LG Optimus G PRO FOR THE FIRSTTIME.

    other than design
    big screen at batterylife most important na gusto ko sa smartphone.
    just sharing…

    ty

    • Avatar for rui rui says:

      Hindi lang naman sa beach or shower useful and waterproofing. Magagamit siya kahit nauulanan or pasmado ang kamay (wet finger tracking). Coffee or soda spill? Ok lang. Banlawan lang ng tubig pwede na.

  9. Avatar for mang kanor mang kanor says:

    gs3 user ako and waiting sa gs4.
    pero….. ang ganda ng z ah… di mo pa kailangan alalahanin pag bigla kang inabutan ng ulan.. o may lechugas kang kasama sa party na bubuhatin ka at ihahagis sa pool.. not the fastest android or feature-packed gaya ng galaxy.. pero nice specification ng dust and water resistance nya..

    • Avatar for Lawrence Lawrence says:

      Its one of the fastest, only topped by the recently launched htc one. Feature packed? What galaxy are you referring to? At the time bieng, it is miles ahead of any galaxy phone, and probably among most android out there.

  10. Avatar for Pogi Pogi says:

    sony xperia T was never released in our country. And unlike Xperia T, Xperia Z will be release here in our country cause Xperia Z will be the new flagship carrier of Sony :)

  11. Avatar for Confused Confused says:

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

  12. Avatar for Mhunter Mhunter says:

    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!

  13. Avatar for rui rui says:

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

  14. Avatar for Renzo Renzo says:

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

  15. Avatar for Howz Lucillo Howz Lucillo says:

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

  16. Avatar for sam sam says:

    February *2013

  17. Avatar for meh meh says:

    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

  18. Avatar for edwin edwin says:

    yes! will buy one pag nilabas na hehe :)

    • Avatar for Khan Khan says:

      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

  19. Avatar for kooman toot kooman toot says:

    Any news on the Xperia ZL?

  20. Avatar for Gilbert Gilbert says:

    Nauna pa maging available dito kesa lumia 920?

    • Avatar for Lexty Lexty says:

      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!

    • Avatar for emem emem says:

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

    • Avatar for utakbiya utakbiya says:

      @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 :)

    • Avatar for xperia xperia says:

      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.

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