about Xperia™ Z

Camera and video

• 13 megapixel Exmor RS camera with Auto focus and Burst Mode
• 16x digital zoom
• HDR for both picture/film
• Face detection
• Flash/Pulsed LED and Photo light
• Front-facing camera (2 MP 1080p Exmor R)
• Geotagging
• HD video recording (1080p)
• Image stabiliser
• Picture Effect
• Quick Launch
• Red-eye reduction
• Scene recognition
• Self-timer
• Send to web
• Smile detection
• Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor
• Superior Auto
• Sweep Panorama
• Touch focus

Display and design

• 5", 1920x1080 pixels, 16,777,216 colour TFT
• Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2
• Capacitive touchscreen with on-screen QWERTY keyboard
• Screenshot capturing

Pre-loaded applications

• Google Chrome*
• Google Play*
• Google search*
• Google Voice Search*
• Google Maps for Mobile with Street view and Latitude*
• Web browser (WebKit)
• Google Talk application*

Memory

• RAM: 2 GB
• Flash memory: Up to 16 GB
• Expansion slot: microSD™ card, up to 32 GB

Networks

• UMTS HSPA+ (Bands 1, 3, 5, 8 or bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8)*
• GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
• LTE (Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20)*

 

Entertainment

• 3D Surround Sound (VPT)
• Album art
• Bluetooth stereo (A2DP)
• Clear Audio+
• Dynamic normalizer
• Music tones (MP3/AAC)
• PlayNow service*
• TrackID music recognition*
• “WALKMAN” application
• xLoud™ Experience
• 3D games
• Motions gaming
• Video streaming
• Facebook application*
• Twitter*
• YouTube*

Connectivity and communication

• 3.5 mm audio jack (CTIA)
• aGPS
• Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology
• DLNA Certified
• GLONASS*
• HDMI via MHL support
• Media Go
• Media Transfer Protocol support
• Micro USB support
• Native USB tethering
• NFC
• PC Companion
• Screen mirroring
• Synchronisation via Exchange ActiveSync, Facebook, Google and SyncML
• USB charging
• USB High speed 2.0 support
• Xperia Link
• Wi-Fi® and Wi-Fi Hotspot functionality
• Wi-Fi Miracas

 

iphone user Detraction

		Assisted GPS and GLONASS Digital compass Wi-Fi Cellular iBeacon microlocation
		Fingerprint identity sensor built into the Home button
		Retina display 4-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology 1136-by-640-pixel resolution at 326 ppi 800:1 contrast ratio (typical) 500 cd/m2 max brightness (typical) Full sRGB standard Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating on front Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously
		8 megapixels with 1.5µ pixels ƒ/2.2 aperture Sapphire crystal lens cover True Tone flash Backside illumination sensor Five-element lens Hybrid IR filter Autofocus Tap to focus Exposure control Auto HDR for photos Face detection Panorama Auto image stabilization Burst mode Photo geotagging
		1080p HD video recording (30 fps) True Tone flash Slo-mo video (120 fps) Time-lapse video Video stabilization Take still photos while recording video Face detection 3x zoom Video geotagging
		1.2MP photos (1280 by 960) ƒ/2.4 aperture  720p HD video recording Auto HDR for photos Backside illumination sensor Face detection Exposure control
3		FaceTime iPhone 5s to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi-Fi or cellular HVGA-resolution (480 by 368) calls over Wi-Fi
3		FaceTime iPhone 5s to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi‑Fi or cellular Wi-Fi calling4
		Audio formats supported: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV User-configurable maximum volume limit
		AirPlay Mirroring, photos, audio, and video out to Apple TV (2nd generation or later) Video mirroring and video out support: Up to 1080p through Lightning Digital AV Adapter and Lightning to VGA Adapter (adapters sold separately) Video formats supported: H.264 video up to 1080p, 60 frames per second, High Profile level 4.2 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format
		Use your voice to send messages, set reminders, and more Use hands-free Listen and identify songs  Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter Talk time: Up to 10 hours on 3G Standby time: Up to 250 hours Internet use: Up to 8 hours on 3G, up to 10 hours on LTE, up to 10 hours on Wi-Fi Video playback: Up to 10 hours Audio playback: Up to 40 hours Touch ID Three-axis gyro Accelerometer Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor

Price Discrimination -- An Example from the Cell Phone Industry

The major cell phone carriers charge iphone users approx $90 per month for cellular and data services on an iphone. At least one pre-paid carrier offers cellular and data services for iphone owners at $45 per month.

That pre-paid carrier is , which appears to be a partnership between Walmart (retail), Net10 (an experienced pre-paid carrier), and AT&T (cellular network), offering pre-paid services on a number of smartphones and other cell phones. (I am no expert on the partnerships, but my son has his iphone4 on straightalk and I see obvious fingerprints of all three partners).

Despite the 100% price difference, both marketing and setup costs are preventing most iphone users from switching away from the major carriers. On the marketing side, Walmart and Straight Talk are pretty quiet about the fact that iphone users can use their $45/mo service (did their AT&T partner pay them to be quiet?). Even cnn.com had a  (incorrectly) that, as of today, none of the pre-paid carriers are available for iphone users.

One the setup cost side, iphone owners need to take four separate steps to join the service:

1. Obtain an AT&T compatible iphone (new or used).  I don't think you can buy one at Walmart without signing up with AT&T or Verizon, but many other places cell them contract free.
2. Purchase a $15 AT&T compatible ,and insert it into iphone.
3. Activate the micro-sim with Straight Talk (if you had a phone number from another carrier that you previously were using with iphone or any other cell phone, at this stage you can assign it to the micro-sim).  It may take up to two days from the time that you activate and the time that your iphone can begin to place and receive calls and/or text messages.  At this stage you pay your $45.
4. 
   Set the PAN numbers on the iPhone to work with Straight Talk (this step is necessary to use data services).  One way to do this is to connect iPhone to wife and then go to go to , and the iPhone will automatically adopt the proper PAN numbers.

I suspect that knowledge of these steps will diffuse pretty quickly, and in less than a year major carriers will have to reduce their monthly cellular charges to be much closer to Straight Talk.

Communication trough mobile phone

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