Sony Xperia Z2 now available in the US through Sony Online Store

Sony’s current flagship smartphone Xperia Z2 is now available for purchase in the United States. Sony’s official online store is offering the unlocked Xperia Z2 in the US for $699.99. The Japanese manufacturer started selling the handset across Europe and some other countries in April-May and the Xperia Z2 has officially arrived in the US in about 3 months which is pretty soon considering the company’s track record.

Earlier, Sony had confirmed that its unlocked Xperia Z2 would be available in the US only through its online store. However, later, a leaked image of the Xperia Z2 was spotted with the Verizon logo and speculations were rife whether the device will be available through Verizon. Well, this seems unlikely now at least for the present.

Sony is offering its international model D6503 in the US. This handset supports networks UMTS HSPA+ 850, 900, 1700, 1900 and 2100 MHz; GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz and LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17 and 20. So this device should work with T-Mobile, AT&T etc.

The Xperia Z2 is being offered at a $50 discount taking its price down from $749.99 to $699.99. The phone available in three colors – Black, White and Purple and is backordered at present. Its shipping date has not been revealed by the company as yet.

Sony Xperia Z2 boasts of a 5.2-inch (1080 x 1920p) IPS LCD touchscreen,  Quad-core 2.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor and Adreno 330 GPU, 3GB of RAM, 16GB of internal memory with microSD card slot to expand up to 128GB, a 20.7MP primary rear camera, a 2.2MP front-facing camera and a non-removable 3200 mAz battery. The operating system is Android 4.4.2 KitKAt. It is IP55 and IP58 certified for water and dust resistance.

Sony Xperia Z2 now available in the US through Sony Online Store

Sony Xperia Z2a Full Specs Revealed, to hit Taiwan in July

A few days back Sony had announced its Xperia Z2a smartphone for Taiwan but had not revealed much of its details. However, it was considered to be similar to the Xperia ZL2 that was introduced in Japan. Well now more specifications for the Xperia Z2a have been revealed.

As thought earlier, it’s specs match those of the Xperia ZL2 except for the 16GB internal storage which is half that of Xperia ZL2.

According to reports, Sony Xperia Z2a appears to be a compact version of Sony’s flagship smartphone Xperia Z2. It has a smaller screen (5-inch) as compared to the Xperia Z2’s 5.2-inch screen and a smaller 3000 mAh battery, that has 200 mAh less capacity than the 3200 mAh battery of the Xperia Z2. Xperia Z2a has a plastic back panel while the Xperia Z2 has a glass back panel. The rest of the specs are quite identical in both.

The Sony Xperia Z2a features a 5-inch Triluminos display with a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, a Qualcomm 2.3GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor, 3GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage expandable through microSD. The device has a 20.7MP primary shooter same as Xperia Z2 and both run Android 4.4.2 KitKat OS. The Xperia Z2a is also dust and water resistant.

The Sony Xperia Z2a will hit the Taiwan stores in July and will probably be available in the Asian markets only. Its pricing is not yet revealed but would surely be less that the Z2. Sony fans who want a slightly smaller and cheaper version of the Xperia Z2 might find the Xperia Z2a a good buy. Let us know your thoughts.

Sony Xperia Z2a Full Specs Revealed, to hit Taiwan in July

Xperia Z2 and Xperia Z2 Tablet getting new firmware update

Sony is rolling out new firmware updates for its flagship model Xperia Z2 and Xperia Z2 Tablet. Earlier in the month, a new firmware with build 17.1.1.A.0.402 had been certified for the two devices to follow the current build 17.1.A.2.69 existing in them.

The Android 4.4.2 KitKat based new 17.1.1.A.0.402 firmware brings various improvements in performance including touchscreen sensitivity according to some preliminary reports. However there is no exact information about it since no changelog has been provided by Sony. It is also not known if the 4K recording performance of the Xperia Z2 has been improved upon to overcome the forced shutdown problem.

The firmware update is available for the Xperia Z2 D6502 (HSPA+) and D6503 (LTE) models. In case of Xperia Z2 Tablet, they are available for SGP521 (LTE) as well as SGP511/SGP512 Wi-Fi models. The update is downloadable through Sony PC Companion suite and is available in Germany, Russia, the Nordic region and other countries.

Some screenshots showing the updates for Android 4.4.2 build number 17.1.1.A.0.402 are given below:

Update for Sony Xperia Z2 model number D6503-

Update for Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet  -

Update for Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet model number SGP511 -

Update for Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet model number SGP521 -

Xperia Z2 and Xperia Z2 Tablet getting new firmware update