Sony goes all out at IFA 2014 as it reveals a slew of mobile devices with the Xperia Z3 smartphone and tablet series, an accessory allowing one to combine mobiles with PlayStation controllers and wearable devices.
The Xperia Z3 series features 3 devices-- the flagship Z3 smartphone, its smaller Z3 Compact and the self-descriptive Z3 Tablet Compact. All build on the industrial design seen in the previous Z2 generation, with a slimmer version of the same minimalist stylings.
The Z3 is the series' flagship device. It features a 5.2-inch 1920 x 1080 Triluminos display, weighs 152g, is 7.3mm thin and is powered by a 2.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 quad-core CPU, 3GB RAM and a 3100mAh battery. Like the Z2 construction is in aluminum with nylon corners.
Sony sells the device on the camera-- a 20.7MP number with a 1/2.3 Exmor RS sensor, Bionz image processing engine and 25mm wide-angle lens. The company says the device also features ISO 12800 sensitivity, as well as improved SteadyShot technology.
The Z3 Compact is near-identical to the Z3, only with a smaller 4.3-inch 1240 x 720 display, less (2GB) RAM, 2600mAh battery and what Sony says is a "liquid" translucent plastic frame.
The 2-inch display is designed to fit around the contours of the wrist, while 3G allows independent operation. And, yes, that means one can take and calls directly from their wrists, Dick Tracy-style. Or simply forward them to a smartphone, if they will.
The 40 Cesium is a low-cost (£79) 4-inch Windows Phone 8.1 smartphone powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 CPU, the same inside the Nokia Lumia 530 and Motorola Moto E.
As the names suggests, the two oversized tablets feature 20- and 24-inch displays respectively. According to Fuhu both are designed for the entire family, with 15-point capacitative touchscreens, quad-core Tegra 4 processors, 16GB built-in storage and a "revolutionary" carrying frame one can either adjust to any angle or remove for surface/tabletop use.
The news site adds manufacturing complications related to the anti-reflection coating (one designed to make the display easier to read) might be reason restrictions on larger iPad supplies. Either way the new iPad will be supposedly unveiled by either Q2 2014's end or on early Q3.
