Sony Xperia Z4 officially announced

Sony has officially unveiled its latest flagship smartphone – Xperia Z4. The new flagship is 6.9mm thin and weighs 144 grams. Sony says the new phone is about 0.4mm slimmer and 8grams lighter from the predeccessor Z3. It features a new metal frame that is supposed to bring more shine to the device.

The Sony Xperia Z4 has a 5.2-inch full HD screen. It runs Android 5.0 Lollipop and is powered by a 64-bit octa-core Snapdragon 810 processor along with 3GB of RAM. It sports 20.7MP rear camera (CMOS sensor Exmor RS) and 5.1 MP front-facing wide angle camera (CMOS sensor Exmor R). It comes with 32GB of built-in storage, and supports 128GB expandable storage. Read: Sony Xperia Z4 images leaked ahead of official announcement

Connectivity options include 3G, Bluetooth 4.1, microUSB, MHL, Wi-Fi and GPS. The smartphone is powered by a  2930mAh battery. Another main feature of the smartphone is IP6 certification for protection from dust and IP5 and IP8 certification for water resistance. The Sony Xperia Z4 is available in White, Black, Copper and Aqua Green colour options. The The phone will launch in Japan later this summer followed by other markets. Learn more about the smartphone here.

The Sony Xperia Z4 is among one of the most anticipated smartphones of 2015. The smartphone will compete with HTC's One M9 and One M9+ and LG's latest flagship smartphone G4. The Z4, however, could be one of the last Sony high end smartphones as the company is expected to leave the smartphone business in order to focus on its gaming and camera ventures. Read: HTC One M9+ launched in India

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Update: New information has surfaced, which says that the Xperia Z4 will be launched only in Japan. Further, Sony is also going to launch a different flagship for the rest of the world. Not much is known about this device, but we won't be surprised if this is a QHD phablet similar to the HTC One M9+.

Also check out: Sony Xperia Z3 Review

Product name		Xperia Z4
Dimensions (height × width × thickness)		About 146mm × about 72㎜ × about 6.9㎜
Mass		About 144 g
Battery capacity		2930mAh
Display		Liquid crystal		Birds Luminous display for mobile
		Size		About 5.2 inches
		Resolution (number of pixels)		1920 × 1080
OS		Android ™ 5.0
Built-in memory (ROM / RAM)		32GB / 3GB
SD memory card slot		○ (microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (maximum 128GB))
Processor		2.0GHz / 1.5GHz Okutakoa
External connection		Bluetooth®		Bluetooth® 4.1
		External device		microUSB / MHL / headset connection terminal
DLNA		○
The main software		Sony Mobile original software		Music applications, such as album application
		Google provides pre-installed software		Google PLAY ™, Google Maps ™, Gmail ™, Google Search ™, such as YouTube ™
Camera function		Main camera		About 20.7 million pixel back-illuminated stacked CMOS sensor Exmor RS for mobile
		Front camera		About 5.1 million pixel back-illuminated CMOS sensor Exmor R for mobile
		Camera shake correction		○ electronic (video / still image)		Auto focus		○ (video / still image)
		Self-timer		○
		Motion picture	Image size (Pixels)	<Main camera> 4K (2160p), full HD 60fps (1080p) / Full HD 30fps (1080p) / HD (720p) / VGA (480p) / MMS <Front camera> Full HD (1080p) / HD (720p) / VGA (480p) / MMS
			Photo Light	○ ※ main camera only
		Still image	Image size (Pixels)	<Main camera> 20.7MP (4: 3) / 15.5MP (16: 9) / 8MP (4: 3) / 8MP (16: 9) / 3MP (4: 3) / 2MP (16: 9) <Front camera> 5MP (4: 3) / 3.7MP (16: 9) / 2MP (4: 3) / 2M (16: 9)
			Flash	○※ main camera only		Smile Shutter		○
Waterproof / dustproof		○ / ○ (IPX5 / 8, IP6X)
NFC		○
Wi-Fi		IEEE802.11a / b / g / n (2.4GHz / 5GHz) / ac compliant, MIMO support
Major Languages		Japanese, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Czech, Dutch, English (UK), English (US), French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Swedish , Turkish, etc.
Color variations		White, Black, Copper, Aqua Green