On October 9th Sony held a press event with Verizon to announce the Sony Xperia Z3v. The news was pretty important for Verizon, Sony and consumers because it was the first Sony phone to hit big red in many years. Sony’s only US carrier was T-Mobile and they were a little behind the times with the flagships. At the press event they announced the device would be making its grande entrance to biog red on October 23rd. That day is today and the device is now officially available.
The new waterproof flagship is set at $199.99 on a new two-year contract or $24.99 a month on Verizon Edge. If you want to empty your bank account you can snag it for $599.99 off contract. Verizon has the black one, pictured above, and a white one as color options. While there is a drop down on the storage box 32GB is the only option. Tech specs give the Xperia Z3v a 5.2-inch 1080p display, A quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor at 2.5GHz, 3GB of RAM, a 20.7 MP rear camera, 2.2 MP front camera, Android 4.4, a 3200 mAh battery rated for 26 hours of usage and PS4 remote play to continue your PS4 games on your phone else where in the house.
When you pick one of these bad boys up you are also offered the Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet for $200 off. The Z2 Tablet is a 10.1 inch waterproof tab with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor clocked at 2.3 GHz, 3GB of RAM, 8.1MP rear camera, 2.2MP front shooter, Android 4.4 and a 6000 mAh battery rated for 14 hours of usage.
If Verizon isn’t your cup of tea, T-Mobile will be launching the Xperia Z3 in 6 more days on October 29th.
Bounce over to VerizonWireless.com to take a closer look and check for local store availability.
