T-Mobile Xperia Z

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Pros:

Design shrugs off water; Excellent 13MP camera; Floating apps come in handy; Vivid screen
Beautiful, waterresistant design. Sharp display. Good size for a bigscreen phone.

Cons:

Boxy design makes onehand use difficult; Narrow viewing angles; Back gets hot; Slower CPU than HTC One and S4
Mediocre call quality. Dated processor. Average battery life

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Last revision on October 18, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Design shrugs off water; Excellent 13MP camera; Floating apps come in handy; Vivid screen
Beautiful, waterresistant design. Sharp display. Good size for a bigscreen phone

Reviewers Didn't Like

Boxy design makes onehand use difficult; Narrow viewing angles; Back gets hot; Slower CPU than HTC One and S4
Mediocre call quality. Dated processor. Average battery life

Expert reviews and ratings

The water-resistant Sony Xperia Z features a water-resistant design, an excellent camera and fast speeds on T-Mobile's new LTE network, but we wish the screen had wider viewing...

By LaptopMag on September 11, 2013

The Sony Xperia Z is a powerful, sleek new smartphone for splash-prone T-Mobile...

By PC Mag on July 10, 2013

The Xperia Z is a surprise. From our original review, we knew it was a solid performer, but even with the Galaxy S 4 and the HTC One on the scene, it’s impressive how well it holds up to – and, in some cases, out-performs – its newer...

By SlashGear on July 11, 2013

very good) It’s nice to see the XPERIA Z finally available in the U.S. A wider carrier availability would have been even better, but T-Mobile wins by securing this exclusive deal with Sony. This carrier has interesting plans that could...

By Ubergizmo on July 11, 2013

Sponsored links, if any, appear in green. Sony Xperia Z Sony and T-Mobile hope you have a short memory span. They hope that U.S. customers won't remember that the Sony Xperia Z smartphone first appeared eight months ago, at a time when Android was...

By MobileBurn on July 10, 2013

Sony finally has the smartphone it needs to become a major player in the U.S. mobile market.Since its sweep at CES 2013, The Sony Xperia Z has become known in some circles as the best phone Americans can’t buy — thankfully, that changes next...

By Android Central on July 10, 2013