Bigger is better, right? Sony is banking on it with the official announcement of the Xperia Z Ultra. The mega smartphone comes equipped with a 6.4-inch 1080p screen and 2.2GHz Snapdragon 800 chip, 2GB of RAM and 4G LTE connectivity.


Rocket 24 points out that the main issue many people have with phones of this ilk is their size. Add the surrounding bezel to that already enormous screen and the Xperia Z Ultra, like Samsung’s Galaxy Mega before it, may be a little too much for those with smaller hands–or pockets, for that matter–to handle. Somewhat mercifully, Sony’s new phone is super thin, coming in at just 6.5 mm (0.2 inches) thick, giving it an even lower profile than the likes of the ever-popular iPhone 5, whose 7.6 millimeters (0.30 inches) slip into most pockets without creating too noticeable a protrusion.



That HD (1,920 x 1,080) screen according to Endgadget is also the first smartphone display to debut Sony's Triluminos tech, promising a wider, richer color gamut and, at 6.4 inches, it offers 60 percent more screen compared to the 5-inch competition. It also has Sony's X-Reality for mobile technology, improving picture reproduction, increasing sharpness. It's all protected by the elements with waterproofing (IP55, IP58 -- an improvement over the water resistance found on previous models).



This particular Ultra model also adds handwriting recognition and will work with any graphite pencil, capacitive stylus or metal pen with tip diameter of over 1mm. The phone will launch in the UK with a £21 voucher to use in its movie, music and PlayStation mobile hubs, as well as a month's free access to Music Unlimited.