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Sony Xperia ZR

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The Sony Xperia ZR is essentially the 'mini' edition of the Xperia Z. Does it break the mold of typical 'mini' phones? Find out in this review!Read more
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Pros

  • decent performance and provides a pleasant use experience
  • Sony s interface is still good and easy to use
  • image quality is very good

Cons

  • this setting cannot be enforced by the benchmark app
  • device may be too hot or have other apps running in the background
  • Battery life is very sensitive to changes in screen brightness

Key specs

  • 13.1 Mpx
  • 4.55 in
  • 720, 1280 px
  • 323 ppi
  • 2300 mAh
  • Quad-core
  • 0.3 Mpx

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Sony Xperia ZR - Pros & Cons

Sony Xperia ZR

Pros

  • decent performance and provides a pleasant use experience
  • Sony s interface is still good and easy to use
  • image quality is very good
  • The picture quality is very good
  • colors as well
  • interface is still good and easy to use
  • decent performance and provides a pleasant experience of using
  • The application is quite good and quickly activated and shooting time is almost instant
  • it looks very nice
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  • everything underneath is purely viable and deserves ample attention

Cons

  • this setting cannot be enforced by the benchmark app
  • device may be too hot or have other apps running in the background
  • Battery life is very sensitive to changes in screen brightness
  • Sony Xperia ZR have fast charging
  • it does not support wireless charging
  • Sony Xperia ZR have Google Play Services
  • Sony Xperia ZR have wireless charging
  • indoor images are getting worse than expected
  • The keys are a little harder and not too pleasant to the touch
  • poor quality photos
  • high price will put many away

Sony Xperia ZR - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
4.55 in
Best:
Asus FonePad 8
Screen size: 8 in
IconBattery capacity
2300 mAh
Best:
Doogee BL12000
Battery capacity: 12000 mAh
IconPixel density
323 ppi
Best:
Sony Xperia Z6
Pixel density: 891 ppi
IconCPU clock speed
1.5 GHz
Best:
Motorola Moto G100
CPU clock speed: 3.2 GHz

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Sony Xperia ZR - Full Specifications

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Hardware
Operating systemAndroid 4.1
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064AB
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 320
RAM memory2 GB
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Rear camera
Primary sensor resolution13.1 Mpx
Video recordingyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
Optical zoom16x
Digital zoomyes
Face detectionyes
Geo-taggingyes
HDR Captureyes
LED Flashyes
Panoramayes
Touch focusyes
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Storage
Internal storage8 GB
Memory card readeryes
Maximum card storage64GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
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Dimensions
Height5.17 in
Width2.65 in
Depth0.41 in
Weight4.87 oz
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Other features
Built-in stereo speakersyes
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Cellular
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
Navigation systemGPS
2G GSMyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes
Streaming standardsMiracast
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Display
Screen size4.55 in
Touchscreenyes
Number of colors16.7M
Panel typeLCD
Resolution720 x 1280 px
Pixel density323.0 ppi
Dual screen supportyes
HDRno
Multi touchyes
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Front camera
Primary resolution0.3 Mpx
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Design
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Green
  • Pink
Water resistantyes
Shock resistantyes
Dust resistantyes
Fully waterproofyes
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Sensors
Accelerometeryes
Proximityyes
Digital compassyes
Ambient light sensoryes
Gyroscopeyes
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Connectivity
Dual sim supportno
Sim card sizeMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
Bluetoothyes
Bluetooth version4.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
Bluetooth codecSBC
NFCyes
Charging connection
  • USB
  • HDMI
Headphone connection3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
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Battery
Replaceable batteryyes
Battery typeLithium ion
Battery capacity2300.0 mAh
Standby time520.0 h
Talk time13.0 h
Fast chargingno

Sony Xperia ZR - Q&A (2)

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    franklyn_lowe
    about 2 years ago
    Can the Sony Xperia ZR hard reset?
    donn
    about 2 years ago
    Yes, press and hold the power button and volume up key for several seconds (max 10 sec). It will start to boot and then automatically hard reset itself.
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    ian
    over 2 years ago
    How good is Sony Xperia ZR's battery?
    yolando
    about 2 years ago
    The Xperia ZR features a 2300 mAh battery which can give a user up to 13 hours of talk time.
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