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The two flagship smartphones from the folks over at Sony Mobile would be the Sony Xperia Z and Xperia ZL, and it is rather encouraging to see that Sony intends to make sure that the Xperia Z and Xperia ZL will be able to last as long as possible in the market without being too outdated – at least in terms of its software (you can’t do much about the hardware once the device has been released to the masses). New firmware updates for both devices will deliver similar improvements, including signal and touch sensitivity and its fair share of bug fixes, although you should take note that it has nothing to do with an operating system upgrade, so do expect it to remain under the Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean domain for now.

While no official change log is available concerning the firmware updates for both devices, some users have claimed that the boot animation is smoother than before, while RAM management is more efficient. Other than that, 3G signal strength has improved, with a faster sleep and wake time among others. Of course, some of these listed are subjective and depends on your mobile carrier as well as signal strength, so do take it with a pinch of salt. You can get these updates via over-the-air or through the Sony PC companion. [Xperia ZL Firmware Update Link and Xperia Z Firmware Update Link]

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Sony Xperia ZL’s Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean update is now seeding.

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There can only be one, according to the law of the immortals in The Highlander, and I suppose the same holds true when it comes to world record holders. Very rarely do you see two or more persons or objects hold the same world record simultaneously, but I don’t think that anyone is going to outdo Sony Mobile’s Sony Xperia ZL anytime soon. Basically, the Sony Xperia ZL managed to pick up the Guinness World Record for “the largest animated mobile phone mosaic.”

Sony Mobile’s effort of getting together at least 196 smartphones (of the Sony Xperia ZL variety, of course) to construct a wall which measures 1.90m x 1.03m, sporting a surface area of 1.95 square meters, which was displayed for all and sundry to view in Barcelona at the MWC 2013 that happened in February this year. Right now, the Sony Xperia ZL is already available in select European markets, and should arrive Stateside soon, where it will take place in the pantheon of high end smartphones without missing a beat.

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During CES, Sony announced the Xperia Z, their flagship phone for 2013. However that was not the only phone Sony had up their sleeves. No sir, they also had the Xperia ZL as part of their announcement, and while for the most part the Xperia ZL shares the same specs as the Xperia Z, it is packed into a less fancy body, although that does have its pros depending on how you look at it. Either way if you prefer the Xperia ZL’s build to the Xperia Z, Sony has announced that the device will be up for pre-order via Sony’s website and will be priced at a whopping $720.

For those who want the 4G version, expect to pay $760. This is obviously unlocked and off-contract, so if you’d rather not fork out so much money, a recent FCC sighting has pegged the device as scheduled to arrive on AT&T, although it’s now a question of when. In terms of specs, for those who forgot, the Xperia ZL will come with a 5” Full HD display powered by Sony’s Mobile Bravia Engine 2. It will feature a 13MP rear-facing EXMOR RS camera, a quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro processor clocked at 1.5GHz, and will come with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean preinstalled. [Press release]

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