The Sony Xperia ZR (models C5502 and C5503 for LTE support), also known as Sony Dogo, is a touchscreen-enabled, HD Android flagship smartphone designed, developed, and marketed by
Sony Mobile
Sony Mobile Communications Inc. ( ja, ソニーモバイルコミュニケーションズ株式会社) was a multinational telecommunications company founded on October 1, 2001, as a joint venture between Sony Group Corporation and Ericsson. ...
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The smartphone was announced by
Sony
, commonly stylized as SONY, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. As a major technology company, it operates as one of the world's largest manufacturers of consumer and professiona ...
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CES 2013 and was released on 17 May 2013 in Japan. The Xperia ZR was initially shipped with
Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) and has eventually been updated to
Android 5.1.1
Android Lollipop ( codenamed Android L during development) is the fifth major version of the Android mobile operating system developed by Google and the 12th version of Android, spanning versions between 5.0 and 5.1.1. Unveiled on June 25, 2014 ...
(Lollipop). The smartphone has
Ingress Protection Rating
The IP code or ingress protection code indicates how well a device is protected against water and dust. It defined by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) under the international standard IEC 60529 which classifies and pro ...
s of IP55 and IP58, making it dust protected, low pressure water jet protected, and waterproof. Sony's internal test showed that there is no water intrusion after testing Xperia ZR in 1.5-metre of water for 30 minutes. Xperia ZR also features a 13 MP IMX135
Exmor
Exmor is the name of a technology Sony implemented on some of their CMOS image sensors. It performs on-chip analog/digital signal conversion and two-step noise reduction in parallel on each column of the CMOS sensor.
Exmor RS is the world's ...
RS camera sensor as well as an HD (720 x 1280 pixels) display, encompassed in Sony's Industrial 'Omni-Balance' Design.
The Xperia ZR was received positively in Japan where it is marketed as Sony Xperia A (SO-04E). In September 2013 carrier
NTT DoCoMo released a limited edition of the A called "Xperia feat.
Hatsune Miku."
See also
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Sony Xperia Z series
Sony Xperia Z series is a line of flagship Android (operating system), Android smartphones and tablet computer, tablets in the Sony Xperia series manufactured by Sony Mobile.
On February 25, 2016, Sony discontinued the Xperia Z series in favor o ...
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