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The Japanese Electronic Corporation Sony released a new version of the popular smartphone of the Xperia series to the market - a waterproof smartphone with the largest HD display among this type of device of 16.3 cm (6.4 inches) diagonally and resolution of 1920x1080 pixels. The novelty is called Xperia Z Ultra.

The new smartphone withstands immersion to a depth of up to one and a half meters in fresh water for half an hour.

The thickness of the smartphone is only 6.5 mm, this is the thinnest of the phones in large screens available on the market. And the Xperia Z Ultra 212 grams weighs. It uses the Android operating system and a four -core processor with a capacity of 2.2 GHz.

In July, the smartphone will appear on sale in China, Indonesia and Singapore, and in September - in Europe.

- In September, Sony will also release a waterproof "smart watch"

According to BBC , the Xperia Z Ultra was conceived as a direct call to the Samsung South Korean manufacturer, which dominates the smartphone sector with larger displays.

In 2012, according to experts, Samsung controlled 70% of the market for such portable devices thanks to the success of its Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Note 2 smartphones. At the beginning of the year, they added Galaxy S4 and Galaxy Mega with screens of 6.3 inches.

Since January, the Sony Corporation has been releasing its own smartphone with a 5 -inch screen, Xperia Z. The new phone is its enlarged version.

In 2012, more than 150 million large -sized smartphones with Android OS were sold in the world; According to marketers, by 2018 this figure will increase to 400 million.

As ITAR-TASS recalls, earlier in the company they decided to significantly expand the line of the Xperia smartphones due to the models of the Xperia SP and Xperia L, trying to gain positions on the global market of mobile devices. According to the results of the 2012 financial year in Japan, Sony controls 8.4% of the smartphone market in the country, inferior in this indicator of the American Corporation of Apple, as well as Japanese companies Fujitsu and Sharp. Nevertheless, in the first month of the new financial year, Sony managed to achieve a significant increase in sales in the country due to the popularity of the new Xperia models, which accounted for over 36% of smartphones sold for May.

In September of this year, another new product from Sony will enter the market. This is a waterproof "smart clock" a clock called Smartwatch 2.

The watch can synchronize their data with smartphones working on the Android platform, and also support the launch of various applications. In addition, the device is able to make calls, receive text messages, and also provides the opportunity to visit social networks.

The novelty is equipped with a Bluetooth 3.0 module and a 1.6-inch screen with a resolution of 220 by 176 pixels, while the thickness of the clock is only 9 mm.

According to developers, Smartwatch 2, which are waterproof, can work autonomously for four days on full charging.