Sony Xperia Z Ultra: Is it a smartphone or phablet ?

Sony is reported to be preparing to roll out of its new - Sony Xperia Z Ultra - without revealing any details of the product as yet leading to speculations on whether the tech giant's new roll-out would be a smartphone or a phablet.

The secretiveness on part of Sony has resulted in tech world already abuzz with the possible specs and features available on the gadget in the Xperia series.

The handset or the phablet is being awaited for multiple reasons by not just Sony fans, but Android fans across the world as this huge phablet will not just better than other Android phablets, but will also come with many top of the line features Sony handsets are famous for.

Based on the leaked photographs and the analysis by the experts it is strongly believed that Sony Xperia Z Ultra will have a 6.44-inch IPS LCD screen with 1,920 x 1,080p resolutions. Also, the device would have an image density of 342ppi.

The Xperia Z Ultra just like the normal Z will have three touchscreen buttons and will also have a full HD display.The ‘big' smartphone will apparently pack a Quad-core 2.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage. That will be bolstered by a microSD card slot supporting cards up to 64GB. On the camera front, the Sony Xperia Z Ultra is said to come with a 8-megapixel Exmore RS camera, and a 1.3-megapixel Exmor R in front. It could also have a 3,000mAh battery.

The first look of the handset was out when a sideways glimpse in a photograph shot for a French press invitation to a Sony event on July 4, made the Sony Xperia Z Ultra appear to be an ultra-slim, stylus packing device that has a headphone jack relocated on the side of the device. Soon after that a full frontal picture of the Sony Xperia Z Ultra went viral online.

In the picture it was revealed the handset to be a super-sized version of the Sony Xperia Z smartphone. However among the tech analysts stylus remains the bone of contention with some experts of the strong belief that despite the stylus shown in in the French press invite, Xperia Z Ultra won't ship with a stylus, but will be compatible with third-party options.