{"id":657535,"date":"2013-05-13T06:13:02","date_gmt":"2013-05-13T10:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/betanews.com\/?p=149673"},"modified":"2013-05-13T06:13:02","modified_gmt":"2013-05-13T10:13:02","slug":"sony-unveils-the-xperia-zr-a-waterproof-android-4-1-smartphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/657535","title":{"rendered":"Sony unveils the Xperia ZR, a waterproof Android 4.1 smartphone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-149725\" title=\"XperiaZR\" src=\"http:\/\/betanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/XperiaZR-600x446.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"446\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Sony unveiled a new smartphone called the Xperia ZR. The handset shares some its underpinnings with the company&#8217;s current flagship, the <a title=\"Sony unveils the Xperia Z and ZL, two new smartphones with Jelly Bean onboard\" href=\"http:\/\/betanews.com\/2013\/01\/08\/sony-unveils-the-xperia-z-and-zl-two-new-smartphones-with-jelly-bean-onboard\/\" >Xperia Z<\/a>, but according to the Japanese electronics giant it features &#8220;the highest level of water-resistance for capturing photos and Full HD videos underwater&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The Xperia ZR can be used to record 1080p videos and shoot stills in up to 1.5 meters of &#8220;fresh water&#8221; for up to half an hour. The smartphone is also dust-resistant and meets the IP55 and IP58 protection standards. This means that the Xperia ZR can survive the usual water encounters, including a drop in the toilet (as long as it doesn&#8217;t crack at impact) and a coffee spill, as well as keep dust away from its insides.<\/p>\n<p>The Xperia ZR packs a 4.6-inch TFT display with a resolution of 720 by 1280 and the Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 technology. Power comes from a 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor, an Adreno 320 GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), 2 GB of RAM and a removable 2,300 mAh battery, similar (bar the battery) to the Xperia Z and flagships from 2012 like the <a title=\"Google announces its iPad rival, the Nexus 10\" href=\"http:\/\/betanews.com\/2012\/10\/29\/google-announces-its-ipad-rival-the-nexus-10\/\" >Google Nexus 4<\/a> and <a title=\"LG Optimus G -- World's first LTE Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core smartphone\" href=\"http:\/\/betanews.com\/2012\/08\/28\/lg-optimus-g-worlds-first-lte-snapdragon-s4-pro-quad-core-smartphone\/\" >LG Optimus G<\/a>. The handset comes with 8 GB of internal storage aided by a microSD card slot.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-149726\" title=\"8_Xperia_ZR_black_group\" src=\"http:\/\/betanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/8_Xperia_ZR_black_group-300x258.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"258\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Like the Xperia Z, the Xperia ZR features a 13 MP back-facing camera capable of recording 1080p video. But, unlike its bigger brother which ships with a 2.1 MP shooter on the front, the handset only sports a 0.3 MP front-facing camera capable of recording video of VGA quality (640 by 840 pixels).<\/p>\n<p>In terms of connectivity, the smartphone features support for 4G LTE and HSPA+ cellular networks; Wi-Fi; HDMI; GPS with Glonass support; DLNA; Bluetooth 4.0; NFC (Near Field Communication); USB 2.0 and comes with the usual array of sensors.<\/p>\n<p>The Xperia ZR comes in at\u00a0131.3 x 67.3 x 10.5 mm and weighs 138 grams. The handset ships with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean onboard, backed by Sony&#8217;s own launcher and suite of branded apps.<\/p>\n<p>The smartphone will be available from Q2 2013 in &#8220;various global markets&#8221;. The price, as usual, will likely depend on the region.<\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.betanews.com\/~ff\/bn?a=gwGl0P1ions:WtNlR2LjP50:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/bn?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.betanews.com\/~ff\/bn?a=gwGl0P1ions:WtNlR2LjP50:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/bn?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/bn\/~4\/gwGl0P1ions\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday, Sony unveiled a new smartphone called the Xperia ZR. The handset shares some its underpinnings with the company&#8217;s current flagship, the Xperia Z, but according to the Japanese electronics giant it features &#8220;the highest level of water-resistance for capturing photos and Full HD videos underwater&#8221;. 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