Sony Xperia Z2 smartphone launched at Rs.49,990

Sony has launched its 2014 flagship smartphone, the Xperia Z2, in India at Rs. 49,990. It will be bundled along with the Sony SmartBand fitness tracker band initially, for free. The new smartphone closely follows itse predecessor Z1 in terms of design, but the internals feature a slew of refinements. Sony is known to dish out smartphones with rugged water- and dust-proof capabilities, and the Xperia Z2 is not any different.

The Sony Xperia Z2 runs Android 4.4. KitKat, and features a 5.2-inch (1080x1920 pixels) Triluminos display with X-Reality engine. Powered by a 2.3GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 (MSM8974AB) processor with an Adreno 330 GPU, the Xperia Z2 features 3GB of RAM.

Shipping with 16GB of built-in storage (11.5GB user available), the Xperia Z2 features microSD card storage expandability up to 128GB. It features a 3200mAh battery that's rated to deliver up to 830 hours of talk time, standby time of 880 hours, continuous music playback time of 110 hours.

Notably, the Xperia Z2 features the same 20.7-megapixel rear camera with Exmor RS sensor as its predecessor, capable of 4K (Ultra-HD) video recording. Also onboard is a 2.2-megapixel rear camera. Connectivity options include 4G LTE, HSPA+, Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi hotspot functionality, DLNA, GPS with A-GPS, Bluetooth v4.0, NFC, FM radio with RDS, and a 3.5mm audio jack.


All-in-all, the Xperia Z2 looks like a good smartphone. Sony has focused on the internals, while maintain the same design seen in the previous models. The massive camera and latest processor will ensure that users should not have any complaints with the smartphone.