World's thinnest · waterproof dustproof · 6 inch tablet "Xperia Z Ultra" I tried defeating the Wi-Fi model for 1 week and brought it in the bath

※ Sony does not recommend use in the bath

Sony announced today "Xperia Z Ultra"I was able to borrow the Wi - Fi model in advance, so I tried using it for about a week. Xperia Z Ultra boasts high waterproof and dustproof performance on the world's thinnest as a tablet product with a liquid crystal size of 6 inches or larger, it was an almighty terminal with no scenes.

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◆Appearance check
This is Xperia Z Ultra (Wi-Fi model). The liquid crystal display is 6.4 inches (1920 × 1080), "FabretSize called.


The color is black. I adopted the glass on the back and the luxury feeling is outstanding.


I will look in detail. From the left, proximity sensor, front camera. Speaker on top of "SONY" logo.


Second mike on the top.


At the center of the left side face, contact terminal for magnet charging dog.


MicroUSB terminal on top. With cap cover to keep waterproof performance.


On the bottom is a speaker.


There is also a strap hole.


On the right side, earphone jack, power key (dual screen lock key), volume key.


Given the diameter of the earphone jack, it is the last level that is difficult to make thinner any further. Earphone jack has no cap, but it has waterproof performance equivalent to IPX 5/8 and dustproof performance equivalent to IP 5X.


When removing the cover beside the earphone jack,IMEITag and microSD card slot.


The IMEI tag can be drawn out like this.


The volume key also functions as a shutter key in camera mode.


On the rear upper part is a rear camera with 8.1 million pixels.


◆Comparison
Sony expresses Xperia Z Ultra as a "tablet" rather than a smartphone or a fanlet. So I compared it with the popular Nexus 7 (2013 model) and iPad mini (Retina display model) as 7 inch size class tablet terminal.

From the left, Xperia Z Ultra, Nexus 7, iPad mini. When you look side by side, you can see that the width is quite different.


It looks like this when piled up. The slimness of Xperia Z Ultra is missing one head.


Xperia Z Ultra that says 'the world's thinnest' is 0.65 cm thin, you can see that it is thinner than iPad mini.


The world's thinnest Xperia Z Ultra weighs 210 g (measured) thanks to its thinness. This is overwhelming lightness compared to Nexus 7 (290 g) and iPad mini (331 g).


It is like this when trying to display the top page of GIGAZINE with the three displays maximizing the brightness of the display. Xperia Z Ultra is the darkest of these, which is a bit more similar to the iPad mini than the more bluish Nexus 7.


The place where the brightness is minimized. Xperia Z Ultra seems to be the brightest.


Automatic adjustment of brightness is like this. In this way, you can see that there is a big difference in brightness between terminals.


◆Feeling of operation
I will touch Xperia Z Ultra immediately.

Browsing with "Xperia Z Ultra" looks something like this - YouTube


The impression that I tried was comfort itself. The feeling of crispness in switching screens and browsing is a level not at all satisfied. Xperia Z Ultra is a smartphone "Xperia Z1It is a perceived speed almost unchanged from that of "Android OS terminal", and it seems that operation is the fastest category in the current Android OS terminal.

◆Preinstall application
'Walkman Sony's Walkman', so Xperia Z Ultra has "WALKMAN" app installed.


If you put the music data of the MP3 file format into the built-in memory of the tablet body and the SD card medium, the tablet terminal turns into a walkman quickly. The jacket of the album is also displayed perfectly.


The excellence of Xperia Z Ultra's WALKMAN application is that you can display the music you are playing on the home screen with card design widgets. When you use it, this widget is more convenient than you expected and you can stop and restart the song as you want.


Xperia Z Ultra also has an "FM radio" application.


When launching the application without inserting the earphone, such an alert is displayed. It is a mechanism to let the headset function as a radio antenna.


Just select "Japan" in the region setting, it will be tuned automatically and you can enjoy FM radio easily.


Xperia Z Ultra (Wi-Fi model) has an application called "Wi-Fi checker" ......


You can grasp the status of Wi-Fi in one shot. It seems to be useful for investigating the cause of trouble such as not connecting to the net.


Other than thatSankei Shimbun"COOKPAD"Yahoo! Japan"NAVITIME"And other applications are preinstalled.


Tap "Sankei Shimbun" app to try. Apparently Xperia Z Ultra (Wi-Fi model) seems to have free benefits for half a year.


It is like this when you display one side. The display of Xperia Z Ultra is 16: 9, so black spaces are generated below.


Popular 5-inch smartphone for some mania with an unusual screen ratio of 4: 3 "Optimus Vu L-06DCompared with (right) like this. The size displayed due to the screen ratio does not change so much, but the clarity of the letters obviously is Xperia Z Ultra up. I can read the newspaper without enlarging it much.


◆Waterproof performance check


Xperia Z Ultra has waterproof performance equivalent to IPX 5/8. In general, even if it is compatible with IPX 8, even if it is submerged in water it is OK. So, in order to check the waterproof performance of Xperia Z Ultra, I tried putting YouTube video in the washbowl water while playing it. The powerful waterproof performance of Xperia Z Ultra can be confirmed in the following movie.

I tried the waterproof performance of "Xperia Z Ultra" - YouTube


I was able to confirm high waterproof performance, so I brought Xperia Z Ultra into the bath.


Since Xperia Z Ultra has speakers on the top and bottom of the front of the tablet, it is possible to enjoy the movie with clear sound even in the bathroom. However, since the waterproof performance of IPX 5/8 is targeted only to room temperature water, caution is necessary when using it in a bath.
※ Sony does not recommend use in the bath


◆Xperia Z Ultra W-Fi Model Spec List
· OS:Android 4.2
· Processor:Qualcomm APQ 8074 (up to 2.2 GHz)
·memory:2 GB
·display:6.4 inches (1920 × 1080)
·storage:32 GB
Rear camera:8.1 million pixels
· Front camera:2.2 million pixels
·Wifi:IEEE 802.11a / b / g / n / ac compliant
· Drip-proof performance:Equivalent to IPX 5/8
Dustproof performance:Equivalent to IP 5X
Battery operation time:100 hours for music playback, 7 hours for video playback, 6.5 hours for Wi-Fi web browsing
· Video codec:H.263, H.264 AVC, MPEG-4, VP8 compatible
· Audio CODEC:AAC, HE-AAC (v1 / v2), MP3, MIDI compatible
· Others:GPS function, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, microSD card slot
·size:Width 9.2 cm × length 17.9 cm × thickness 0.65 cm
·weight:212 g (nominal value)

◆Feedback I tried
Xperia Z Ultra is easy to hold in 7-inch class tablets because it is lightweight with a width of about 210 g which can be held with one hand for adult men. The width also fits in the passport size, enough portability to enter the pocket.

Ease of use was extremely comfortable and there was hardly any sense of stress if there was a stable net environment. And despite the large screen of 6.4 inches, holding the battery is sufficiently practical. There seems to be no worry that the battery will not have a day unless you use it so hard.

However, the flat design using the glass material, coupled with the thinness of the "world's thinnest", sometimes hurt the hand when operating with one hand for a long time. Also, because of the glass, you can not avoid the endless fight with "fingerprints". However, the design adopting glass is overflowing with luxury and it is a mistake that it meets "possessive desire".

Although it is a smartphone that continues to increase in size, considering portability and holdability, 6 inch is considered to be the limit. Xperia Z Ultra is Sony's ambitious challenge that challenged its limit, and the choice of 6.4 inches seems to be said to be an exquisite size aimed at getting the leather of the smartphone and tablet terminal.

Xperia Z Ultra is expected to be released on Friday, January 24, 2014 with a market estimate price of 51,800 yen, color in two colors of black and white. In Sony store, pre-order sale has been started from 10:00 on January 22 today and you can choose purple of limited color of Sony store.

Xperia (TM) Z Ultra | Xperia (TM) Tablet - Sony Store
http://store.sony.jp/Special/Tablet/Xperiatablet/Z_ultra/index.html