The Verge - A waterproof smartphone is a nice idea, but they’ve always been kind of terrible. Casio has been making its line of Gz’One rugged smartphones for years, but they’ve always been a disappointment in one way or another, with slow processors, disappointing screens, and outdated software. Outside of the Japanese market, where every smartphone is waterproof, you had to make a choice as a consumer: buy a top of the line smartphone and deal with getting a clunky or cumbersome case (and the constant fear of dropping or soaking your phone), or buy a subpar smartphone that's ready for the elements.
Sony turned it all around with the Xperia Z5, making up for the lacklustre Sony Xperia Z3+ with a far more stable phone, which also benefitted from a fingerprint scanner and a new camera.
Sony has stuck with it's boxy, bezel heavy design for years now - but we could finally be about to get a new chapter.
TechnoBuffalo: "Google quietly began offering several new Google Play Edition devices on Tuesday, including a version of the Xperia Z Ultra that runs a pure version of Android 4.4 KitKat."
