Sony Xperia Z Ultra could hit Indiaon July 31

Sony unveiled its latest flagship Android smartphone,the Xperia Z Ultra, last month and recently made it available forpre-order inHong Kong as well. Now, the smartphone has made an appearance on onlineshopping portal Saholicas well. Thoughthe availability details have not been revealed yet, reports point out to a possible availability date of July 31 in India.
The priceat which the handsetwill be made available in thesub-continent has not been revealed either, but going by thecurrent pre-booking price of HK$ 6,198 (or Rs 50,000) inHong Kong, it can be assumed that that the Xperia Z Ultra will be priced around thesame in Indiaas well.
Looking at the specificationsof the phone, the Xperia Z Ultra comes with a 6.4-inch display that packs full HD Triluminos technology forproviding bettervisuals, according to thecompany. The smartphone sports Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean operating system runningthe show. Internally, the smartphoneis powered by a 2.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor.
Dimension-wise, the phone measures a slim 6.5 mm thickness and weighs a surprising212 grams. Keeping in mind thedisplay size as well as thepowerful processor, this is quite good. The smartphone makes use of an aluminium chassis instead of the plastic one seen in Xperia Z for added durability. The smartphone also features 2GB of RAM as well as an Adreno330 GPU.
One of the coolest features of theXperia Z Ultra may be its ability to shoot videos and images underwater,
according to thecompany. Optics-wise, the smartphone comeswith an 8 megapixel primary camera and a 2 megapixelfront shooter which features Exmor RS for mobile,as well as HDR forboth photos and film. Additionally, thephone comeswith a Superior Auto mode, which will automatically enable HDR and noise reduction wherever needed. Connectivity is taken care of with the smartphonesupportingNFC, LTE, Bluetooth 4.0 as well as FM radio with RDS.
Here's a quicklook at what theSony Xperia Z Ultra will be packing:
6.4-inch full-HD display with a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels 2.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 2GB of RAM 16GB of internal storage 8 megapixelrear camera 2 megapixelfront camera Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, DLNA 3000 mAh battery Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)