Today Sony held a shindig in New York City, and as expected, the company announced its US launch plans for the Xperia Z3.
The Sony Xperia Z3 will be available from Verizon Wireless as the “Sony Xperia Z3v.” The Z3v will launch on October 23 and will be available for $199.99 with a two-year commitment. Verizon will also have a promotion that’ll knock $200 off of the combined price of an Xperia Z3v and Xperia Z2 Tablet when they’re bought together. Verizon also plans to sell Sony’s Android Wear-powered SmartWatch 3 this October.
As its name suggests, the Xperia Z3v is basically a version of the regular Xperia Z3 that plays nicely with Verizon. That means that it’s got a 5.2-inch 1920x1080 display, 20.7-megapixel rear camera, 2.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor, 2.2-megapixel front camera, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, a microSD card slot, 4G LTE, a 3200mAh battery and built-in wireless charging support. The Xperia Z3v will also offer a waterproof body, PS4 Remote Play and Android 4.4 KitKat.
It’s been quite a while since Sony and Verizon came together to offer a smartphone in the US, so it’s nice to see that that’s finally changing. The Xperia Z3v looks like a high-quality smartphone that can hang with the best of ‘em, and Verizon customers will soon have another nice choice when it comes to upgrading to a new phone.
If you’d like to see how the Sony Xperia Z3 performs ahead of its Verizon launch, you can check out our video review of the international model below!
P.S. Sony previously confirmed that T-Mobile will sell the Xperia Z3 in the US this fall, so you’ll eventually have at least one more option when it comes to buying the Z3 in the States.
