Sony Xperia Z Ultra hits shelves a day early

Sony’s Xperia Z Ultra has hit UK shelves a day ahead of schedule.

The Xperia phablet had been due to go on sale in the UK tomorrow. It is unclear if Sony changed its mind about the release date, or whether retailers decided to start selling the phone early. The Xperia Z Ultra comes with a 6.4-inch screen, making it one of the largest phones on sale today. That is significantly larger than rival Samsung’s Galaxy Note III, which has a 5.7-inch screen. Indeed, it is just over half an inch off Google’s Nexus 7 tablet. Like the rest of the Xperia range, the Xperia Z Ultra is designed to be both dust and waterproof. The Xperia Z Ultra comes with Android JellyBean 4.2.2. It’s 6.4-inch screen has a full HD display with a resolution of 1920 by 1080 pixels. It also comes with a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage. That can be expanded via its microSD slot. It’s camera isn’t amazing at only 8 megapixel, but it uses Sony’s Exmor RS sensor meaning pictures should be better than smartphones with a similar number of pixels. Battery-wise, it comes with a 3,000mAh battery.