Sony Xperia Z Ultra WiFi Only Edition Coming To Japan January 24th

I’ve owned the Sony Xperia Z Ultra and the Sony Xperia Z Ultra Google Play Edition, and, both were outstanding phones, with a display that would knock your socks off, a build quality second to none (yes even to iPhone’s), and a great size for us folks that like phablet/tablet sized phones. The one major flaw this device has as a phone is an absolutely terrible camera with no LED flash to boot. This is just my opinion of course, but a phone should have at least a decent point and shoot. It doesn’t have to be the Nokia Lumia 1020 camera, but something that takes a decent shot to share with your friends and family. See the full review for the Sony Xperia Z Ultra here by our Very own Mike Lee.

Now! As a tablet this device makes total sense in my opinion. Your basically getting a tablet sized device, with specs that will floor you, and as most tablet owners know, we don’t count on our tablets as our point and shoot camera (if you do, you’re probably using an iPad).

The price set for the Sony Xperia Z Ultra tablet looks to be $495, and it’s only available in Japan online only for the time being, with a release date set for Jan 24th. This beast is still packing some beastly specs with a 2.2GHz Snapdragon 800 processor, 2GB of RAM, 1080p display, 32GB of storage, an SD card slot, and an 8MP camera. Sales and availability for this device are still unknown, but I, for one, am glad the Z Ultra went this route, simply because of the poor camera and no flash. That, to me, makes it feel so much more like a tablet than a phone.

What are your thoughts on the Sony Xperia Z Ultra being a phone and a tablet? Should they have left it as a phone and gave the consumer the option to simply not activate it and use it over WiFi, or are you looking forward to the lower price of $495 (which is still pretty steep for a 6.4 inch tablet BTW). Let us know in the comments.

Source: Sony Japan