How does Sony’s new Android flagship compare to last year’s model?
The Sony Xperia Z2 is official today, bringing both software and hardware upgrades to Sony’s flagship “Z” series. Today’s launch — along with the Xperia Z2 Tablet and Xperia M2 — comes some six months after the arrival of the Xperia Z1, the company’s current high-end Android offering. So how does this new Xperia compare to its predecessor? We’ve got a quick breakdown of some of the main specs after the break.
Specification breakdown
| Xperia Z1 | Xperia Z2 | |
| Display | 5-inch 1080p “Triluminos” TFT LCD 440 pixels per inch |
5.2-inch 1080p “Triluminos” with Live Colour LED 424 pixels per inch |
| Processor | 2.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 | 2.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 |
| RAM | 2GB | 3GB |
| Battery | 3,000mAh internal | 3,200mAh internal |
| Connectivity | 3G/DC-HSDPA/4G LTE (Cat. 4) Wifi a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC |
3G/DC-HSDPA/4G LTE (Cat. 4) Wifi a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC |
| Waterproofing | Rated IP55/58 | Rated IP55/58 |
| Camera | 20.7MP Exmor RS with Sony G lens 1080p video |
20.7MP Exmor RS with Sony G lens 4K video |
| Software | Android 4.3 Jelly Bean (with update) | Android 4.4.2 KitKat |