News & Reviews:   phablet

For most brands, you rarely see new devices in established series as it requires more time and money that could be put into successive models. But if a rumour is to be believed, Huawei may be looking to do just that. This new rumour claims that Huawei could launch a new model for the Mate series that isn't part of the upcoming mate 40 series in May or June 2020.

The Sony Xperia Z Ultra is one of the latest and probably greatest devices to enter the phablet (phone + tablet) market. From it's ultra-slim design to the awesome tech specs it manages to fit into such a slim device, it should make a big splash for anyone, especially since like it's other Xperia Z siblings it is IP58 certified for water resistance. Is this the phablet for you to bring along to the pool? Read on and find out.

After months of speculation the Sony Xperia Z Ultra or ZU finally gets officially announced. Confirming many of the rumours about it, the ZU's main buzz words are largest, slimmest and fastest on top of being water proof and capable of using any pencil, capacitive point or metal pen with 1mm or larger tip as a stylus. The tech specs for the Sony Xperia ZU include:

• 6.44-inch Triluminos display (1920 x 1080, X-Reality for Mobile, 10 point touch, shatter proof sheet on scratch resistant glass)
• 2.2GHz Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (MSM8974)
• Adreno 330 Graphics
• 2GB RAM
• 16GB storage + microSD (up to 64GB)
• 8MP rear camera (Exmor RS, 16x digital zoom, auto focus, no flash) + 2MP front camera (1080p recording)
• Supports LTE + NFC
• 3000 mAh (14 hours 3G, 530 hours 3G standby, 510 hours LTE standby)
• IP58 rated
• Black, Purple, White
• Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean
• 179 x 92 x 6.5 mm thick | 212g