Get ready to record your bathroom songs, poolside pics, in-pool pics, etc. with your Smartphone’s camera. Even if if falls inside the pool, keep faith on Sony it will be safe. One of the much awaited Xpera Z Smartphone from the house of Sony is now ready to come in the market. Release date is not yet officially out by Sony but since “the online mega store – Flipkart” is making it available on pre-order, it’s understood that it is ready to come. Another Big news, the Smartphone is not coming alone it is being launched with its smaller brother Xperia ZL.
If you are new to these giants then have a look at our review of Xperia Z. In this post we will give you the detail of major differences between these two Smartphones and you can also have a glance over the specifications of both.
Specifications of Xperia Z and Xperia ZL
Common Specifications
Both the Smartphones bear almost same kind of specifications in them. These are the few common ones-
- 13MP camera.
- 2MP front camera.
- 5.0 inches (~441 ppi pixel density).
- 2G, 3G, 4GLTE support by micro SIM.
- Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2 (Jelly Bean).
- Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait Processor.
- Adreno 320 GPU.
- A-GPS support with GLONASS.
- 16 GB internal memory.
- 2 GB RAM.
Major differences in handsets.
Other than the above shown specifications both handsets have many differences also. Let’s have a look-
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Differences |
Sony Xperia Z | Sony Xperia ZL | Conclusion | |
| Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion 2330 mAh battery | Non-removable Li-Ion 2370 mAh battery | Xperia ZL is powered with a bigger battery than Xperia Z. But this difference will not create a big effect and both are able to survive on a day with more than normal use. | |
| Video | 13.1MP camera support HDR in video recording | 13MP camera lacks HDR support in video recording | Xperia Zl lacks HDR support which means that you will not be able to enjoy the video in nights or video in low lights. The difference will be also seen while recording a scene of light and dark altogether in one frame. | |
| Built | With a dimension of 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm (5.47 x 2.80 x 0.31 in) | With a dimension of 131.6 x 69.3 x 9.8 mm (5.18 x 2.73 x 0.39 in) | Even with same 5.0inch size of screen the Xperia ZL is smaller in height. But Xperia Z is surprisingly slim with a measurement of 7.9 mm. If you love some slim things then go with Xperia Z and if your hands are not ready to catch a big phone then go with Xperia ZL. | |
| Weight | 146 g | 151 g | Xperia Z is a bit lighter. | |
| Water and dust proof | Xperia Z is both water and dust proof. | Nil | Xperia Z is IP57 certified dust and Water resistant (up to 1 meter and 30 minutes). | |
| Physical Buttons | 1 power key+ 2 volume key | 1 power key + 2 volume key + 1 camera key | Xperia Z lacks camera shutter key. | |
| Memory Expansion | Up to 32Gb | Up to 64GB | You can have total 80GB memory after expansion on Xperia ZL while only 48GB on Xperia Z. | |
| Wi-Fi | single band Wi-Fi | double band Wi-Fi | May create difference in Near future. |
Price
Both handsets are available at a cost which is much less than what was expected. Flipkart is offering Xperia Z at 38,990INR. While Xperia ZL is a bit cheaper with 35,990INR.If you order it before 8th march you will have a good offer with it. Click here to buy Xperia Z and here to buy Xperia ZL.
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Thanks for your comment Kiran. Can you tell at what price you got it and which one you got Xperia z or Xperia ZL.