The Xperia Tablet Z gets a prominent spot in a long list of iconic designs by Sony. Easily one of the best looking tablets around, the Z inherits the slim, water-resistant design of its smartphone counterpart, which earns it extra points with the outdoor-loving crowd.

6.9mm slim tablet with IP57 certification, dust and water resistant (up to 1m for 30 minutes, 10.1" 16M-color TFT capacitive touchscreen of WUXGA resolution (1920 x 1200 pixels); Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2, 1.5 GHz quad-core Krait CPU, Adreno 320, 2GB RAM, Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 chipset, Android

Runs an older Android version; Screen has poor outdoor visibility; Audio output quality is not on par with other tablets on the market; Uses a previous generation chipset; slightly slower than the current best; 6,000mAh battery isn't very big for a 10.1" tablet

According to the company's latest financial report, Sony sold no less than 33 million smartphones last year, only 1 million short of Sony's forecast. With Xperia Z now available in most countries worldwide, Sony hopes to sell even more Android smartphones by the end of the year.

The main advantage of Sony Xperia Z over most high-end smartphones available on the market is the fact that it features IP57 certification; Aside from that, Sony did a great job with the phone's design, which is another selling point of the Xperia Z.

The only things that disappointed me are the fact that its display is not on par with other flagship smartphones available on the market; The fact that it does not come with a removable battery is another aspect that could be mentioned as a downside, but most users do not take this into...

The Xperia Z proves that Sony has what it takes to make a compelling phone in an increasingly competitive market, but issues like battery life need to be confronted, even at the expense of the design.

The most beautiful Sony phone yet; Water resistance on a flagship device; Strong performance

Disappointing battery life; Poor viewing angles

The Sony Xperia Z does do many things right: we like the good looking design, the IP certifications, and the extremely sharp 5-inch Full HD display . The phone features many different connection options and its hardware offers good performance.

Appealing design and good build quality; Case is IP certified; Google Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean; Many connectivity options (NFC; LTE; Simple to operate; easy text entry; Application and graphics performance; Very sharp FullHD display with 443 DPI; The good looking; thin and lightweight case design,...

Main camera features 13 megapixels but is just good enough for snapshots; Display: high black value and low contrast; Viewing angle stability of the 5-inch display is less than stellar; Phone gets warm even during idle; Buttons on the right and speaker are not placed well; Fairly high power...

I LOVE this phone. I know the professional reviews for it haven't been great, but this phone is awesome! I previously owned an HTC Amaze. First of all, this phone looks sleek and cool. I love that it has a more geometric shape than the other phones out there.

Looks cool; lots of features; water proof; sleek; high quality photos

Less variety in phone accessories; flat speaker; flaps for outlets

The bottom line with the Sony Xperia Z ladies and gentlemen is that it is a very powerful, very large smartphone with software that you either love or hate, it has a beautiful display that suffers slightly in sunlight and at certain angles, but overall I think that if anyone bought this phone that

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Good quality mobile phone. Comes in hand perfectly and in my pocket as well. Operating system is user friendly. Camera is amazing! Its recommended from me.

The Xperia Z is one of the first next-gen full HD smartphones to arrive locally and it's not difficult to see that Sony has raised its game here. After ruling the pre-Apple smartphone days with quite awesome devices the likes of the P9000, Sony has struggled to reach that high mark again.

Full HD screen; Interesting design; LTE enabled; Good performance and fast when you need it to be; Water and dust resistant; microSD card onboard

So-so camera; Onboard speaker not loud enough; Very few extra features apart from regular Android offerings; Boxy design does not sit well in hand

The Sony Xperia Z is a feature-packed smartphone with lots of features aimed at the more discerning mobile photographer. Offering a 28mm equivalent fixed lens with a fast aperture of F2.2, the water-resistant and dust-proof Xperia Z also boasts a 13 megapixel Exmor RS image sensor, full 1080p...