Sony's water-resistant Xperia Z in India for Rs 38,990

Sony India has announced the launch of its new smartphone - Xperia Z - in the India market for a price tag of Rs. 38,990.

The smartphone will start retailing in the Indian market starting March 12.

Sony Xperia Z was first announced at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2013. It features a 5-inch full-HD display (1920X1080). The smartphone runs on on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). Internally, it packs in a 1.5GHz quad-core Qualcomm S4 Pro processor, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage. For camera, there is a 13-megapixel rear camera and 2-megapixel front camera.

The Xperia Z is IP55 and IP57 certified, making it water and dust resistant, features a full glass exterior, is 7.9mm thin weighing 149 grams and has a 2,330mAh battery. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 and NFC.

Xperia Z specifications

5-inch display 1920x1080 pixel resolution

1080p HD

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean upgradable to Android 4.2

Quad-core 1.5GHz Krait CPU and Adreno 320 GPU (Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 SoC)

2GB of RAM

Storage:

16GB of built-in storage, expandable up to 32GB via a microSD card

Connectivity:

NFC/ Bluetooth 4.0

Camera:

13MP 1080p HD camera with an LED flash

2.2MP 720p HD camera (Front) for video calling

Battery:

2330mAh

550 hours of standby time (2G)

11 hours of talk-time (2G)

40 hours of continuous music playback