Sony has just launched it’s latest flagship smartphone, the Xperia Z in India at a price Rs.38,990. The smartphone was launched by the Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif and the Xperia Z will go on sale in the country starting March 12.  The smartphone is already up for pre-order via Flipkart and soon would be available via all the major online-online and stores across the country. 

The Xperia Z features a 5-inch Full HD (1080p) display which is almost a benchmark for all the flagship smartphones in 2013 and is powered by a 1.5GHz Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core processor along with 2GB of RAM. It comes with 16GB of internal storage with a micro-SD card slot for storage expansion, which is quite a relief as more and more flagship devices now a days tend to miss out on an additional card slot. Though the smartphone runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean out-of-the box, but will soon be upgraded to Android 4.2.

The Sony Xperia Z sports a 13-megapixel camera with an all-new Exmor-R sensor and also, a front-facing 2.2 megapixel camera for video calling. The Xperia Z also boasts of some cutting-edge features like being water resistant till a depth of one meter and has front and back of the device is covered with glass.

Along with the new Xperia Z, Sony has also announced the Xperia XL in India, which is the younger brother of the Sony Xperia Z. The Xperia ZL features all the top-end specifications of the Xperia Z but misses out on it’s water resistant abilities and get’s rid of glass-back panel and comes with a textured plastic rear cover. The Xperia ZL is also slightly thicker than the Xperia Z.

The other big announcement from Sony in this event came in the form of Xperia Tablet Z. The new tablet from Sony would be up for retail sale in India in Q2 2013, though nothing has been revealed about the pricing of the Xperia Tablet Z yet. 

On the specifications front, the Xperia Tablet Z gets a 10.1-inch display with a resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels. Under the hood, the Xperia Tablet Z is powered by a 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core processor paired with 2GB of RAM. The tablet runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean out-of-the box and just like the Xperia Z, it will also be upgraded to Android 4.2 soon.

The Xperia Tablet Z comes with 32GB of internal storage but unlike it’s counterparts like the iPad 4 or Nexus 10, it also features a micro-SD card slot for storage expansion.The Xperia Tablet Z houses an 8.1 megapixel rear camera with Exmore R technology which should make it perform quite well in all conditions. The tablet also features Sony’s “S-Force” virtual surround sound system and Xperia Tablet Z will also sports LTE connectivity along with NFC, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Another striking feature of the tablet is that its quite at just 6.9mm, even slimmer than the iPad Mini and weighs just under 500 grams (~495g).

Other than these top-end devices, Sony also announced the Xperia E smartphone for entry-level buyers. The smartphone will come in single-SIM and dual-SIM configurations and should be available by the end of this month. The Xperia E from Sony is powered by a 1GHz processor paired with 512MB of RAM. It features a 3.5-inch display and a 3.2 megapixel rear camera. 

The single-SIM variant of the Xperia E runs on Android Jelly Bean out-the box whereas the dual-SIM variant would ship with Android Ice Cream Sandwich but will soon be upgraded to Android Jelly Bean. Though the pricing of the Xperia E hasn’t been announced yet, but we expect it to be around the Rs.10,000 mark. Also, to make the deal more attractive for buyers, Sony will bundle a free pair of headphones worth Rs.1,500 along with the Xperia E.