Sony has unveiled the Xperia ZR (C550X) and our previous report was right on the money with the specs. The Xperia ZR has a 4.55-inch display with 720 x 1280 pixel resolution. It will be powered by a 1.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon chipset (we await the White Paper to find out exactly which chipset), 2GB RAM, 8GB internal storage and a micro SD memory card slot. Sony is marketing the handset to have the “highest level of water-resistance for filming in Full HD underwater”. To that end it is IP55 and IP58 compliant, being both dust-resistant and “waterproof” according to Sony. You can keep the phone submerged in 1.5 meters of fresh water for up to 30 minutes. To ease imaging underwater, the Xperia ZR also has a dedicated camera button, something that was missed on the Xperia Z. Thanks to all that sent this in! Continue reading...
