Sony's Xperia Z Takes Away a Ton of Awards From CES; Including 'Star of CES'

[dgstorm]

The new Sony Xperia Z is running away with a ton of awards from CES. One of these awards was even the TechnoBuffalo "all around star" of CES. Here's a quote with more detailed info on many of the awards it received,

According to a Sony Mobile count, the Z grabbed no less than 10 “major” awards in the aftermath of CES 2013, as well as two honorable mentions. Probably the most flattering of all came from TechnoBuffalo, the online publication that named the 5-inch phone the all-around star of CES (as in better than not only other mobile devices, but also cars, computers, TVs, blenders and what have you).

There’ve been also five “best cell phone” titles awarded to the Xperia Z, from Tech Radar, Laptop Magazine, Gotta Be Mobile, PC Pro and Mobile Geeks. Popular Mechanics included it in its Editor’s Choice Awards along with 13 other products, Stuff.TV put it on top of its Hot Stuff Awards, while Ubergizmo and Computer Active’s Best of CES lists also accommodated various other gadgets.

Finally, the phablet got nominated in both Cnet’s Best of CES Awards and TechnoBuffalo’s CES Reader’s Choice Awards. Neither of the two trophies was brought home by the Xperia Z, but the nominations stand and Sony should be proud of that. The second nod in particular, because the Z was the only phone on the 10 product shortlist.

It's not surprising that the new superphone from Sony is winning a large number of awards. It's impressive array of technology and enhancements really put it in a league of its own at CES and in the mobile world. Here's a recap of specs for the new flagship from Sony:

• 5-inch Full HD 1080 x 1920 Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2
• 13MP fast capture camera with Exmor RS for mobile & HDR video
• Dust & water resistant (IP55 & IP57)
• 1.5 GHz asynchronous quad-core Snapdragon S4 processor with 2GB
• Battery STAMINA mode improves standby time by at least four times
• One-touch mirroring
• 4G LTE for superfast entertainment
• Glass-back
• Dust and Water Resistant
• Slightly Larger Design Footprint
• Slightly Thinner than the ZL at 7.9mm
• 2,400mAh battery non-removable battery
• A microSD Card slot

What do you guys think? Would you be happy to see this phone come to your carrier? Is it finally time to start looking at Sony again?

Source: SonyMobileBlog

 

[johnomaz]

Maybe I'll look at it when it gets released in a store somewhere. Just not the biggest fan of Sony stuff.

 

[combatmedic870]

I would LOVE to have this phone! Its a well speced BEAST. Sony is also very Dev friendly.

 

[LoneWolfArcher]

The new Sony Xperia Z is running away with a ton of awards from CES. One of these awards was even the TechnoBuffalo "all around star" of CES. Here's a quote with more detailed info on many of the awards it received,



It's not surprising that the new superphone from Sony is winning a large number of awards. It's impressive array of technology and enhancements really put it in a league of its own at CES and in the mobile world. Here's a recap of specs for the new flagship from Sony:

• 5-inch Full HD 1080 x 1920 Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2
• 13MP fast capture camera with Exmor RS for mobile & HDR video
• Dust & water resistant (IP55 & IP57)
• 1.5 GHz asynchronous quad-core Snapdragon S4 processor with 2GB
• Battery STAMINA mode improves standby time by at least four times
• One-touch mirroring
• 4G LTE for superfast entertainment
• Glass-back
• Dust and Water Resistant
• Slightly Larger Design Footprint
• Slightly Thinner than the ZL at 7.9mm
• 2,400mAh battery non-removable battery
• A microSD Card slot

What do you guys think? Would you be happy to see this phone come to your carrier? Is it finally time to start looking at Sony again?

Source: SonyMobileBlog

My only question is:

Is it dust and water resistant?

Sorry, couldn't resist.

 

[dgstorm]

LOL^ Thanks for the redundancy catch. I am going to leave it as is, just so I can laugh at myself a bit longer, and you guys can too!

 

[wicked]

Please come to Verizon. kthx.

 

[dezymond]

Please come to Verizon. kthx.

I'd switch to it in a heartbeat:hail:

 

[wicked]

I'd switch to it in a heartbeat:hail:

My next phone will either be this (if it comes to VZW), the GS4 or Note3.

 

[dezymond]

My next phone will either be this (if it comes to VZW), the GS4 or Note3.

I don't even remember the last Sony phone on Verizon, at least any worth mentioning

My Nexus doesn't feel old...yet...but once upgrade time rolls around it'll be 2yrs

 

[stillwaiting]

eh I'll stick with my note 2.

 

[combatmedic870]

This is the second phone with the exmor RS sensor....the S means it has a stacked sensor. Im really curious to see what the picture quality is like! Sony makes some GREAT sensors.

Good Screen size- check
1080 hd beautiful- check
quad core goodness- check
SD slot- check
Decent battery size (2400 lith-poly)- check! should last all day!
What SHOULD be a great camera- check
Dust and water resistant?.....sure! i'll take it!
Dev friendly- check

All my boxes are checked for a june purchase if it comes to verizon!

Glass back......why?

 

[MissionImprobable]

Likely VZ will get the ZL: Xperia ZL | Smartphone - Sony Smartphones (US)

Slimmer package, IR blaster, LTE chip.

Suppose both could show up.

 

[combatmedic870]

Likely VZ will get the ZL: Xperia ZL | Smartphone - Sony Smartphones (US)

Slimmer package, IR blaster, LTE chip.

Suppose both could show up.

The ZL is the non water resistant and dust resistant one. oh well

 

[MissionImprobable]

It is quite strange that since both have the non-removeable battery both aren't sealed in the same way. The ZL is also the more "premium" of the two as you get the same size display with a smaller footprint, has a physical camera button, and has the IR remote, so surprising it would be lacking anything that the Z offers.

Regardless, Liquipel may be showing up everywhere soon, so it's all gravy.

 

[52brandon]

The ZL is the non water resistant and dust resistant one. oh well

Liquipel | Make Your Cell Phone Watersafe, No Case Required! problem solved

love that phone though. This is going to be a big year for mobile phones. The S4 will show hige tech leaps in the CPU and display areas. This sony I expect to have as significant of developments in the camera, the tempered display will be super durable, but a different direction than samsung's flexible. I feel the tempered will look better and be more durable vs scratching and keep a crisp picture longer. I just cant expect plastic to compete with glass in terms of a sharp picture. I will definitely be considering this phone when it comes out. Regardless of carrier. Verizon is losing my loyalty with their lack of showing any for me

after re-reading the post. The feature I'm most intrigued by isn't the sweet camera, being waterproof, or having a full-HD display with Sony's Bravia engine. All of which are badass. But the thing I am most intrigued by is Batter STAMINA mode. With all the hardware developments of these newest generations of phones, they CRUSH batteries, and now they aren't even removable so I can't upgrade or carry a spare, etc. So this STAMINA mode is something that is desperately needed