<s>
The	O
Sony	B-Application
Xperia	I-Application
Z2	I-Application
is	O
an	O
Android-based	O
smartphone	B-Application
unveiled	O
,	O
manufactured	O
,	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Sony	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
the	O
codename	O
"	O
Sirius	O
"	O
,	O
Xperia	B-Application
Z2	I-Application
serves	O
as	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Sony	B-Application
Xperia	I-Application
Z1	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
Z2	I-Application
is	O
water	O
and	O
dust	O
proof	O
with	O
an	O
IP	O
rating	O
of	O
IP55	O
and	O
IP58	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
features	O
an	O
IPS	B-Architecture
LED	O
display	O
,	O
a	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
801	O
processor	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
record	O
4K	B-Architecture
videos	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xperia	B-Application
Z2	I-Application
also	O
allows	O
removable	O
microSD	O
storage	O
up	O
to	O
128	O
GB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xperia	B-Application
Z2	I-Application
was	O
unveiled	O
alongside	O
the	O
Sony	B-Application
Xperia	I-Application
Z2	I-Application
Tablet	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Sony	B-Application
Xperia	I-Application
M2	I-Application
during	O
the	O
2014	O
Mobile	O
World	O
Congress	O
in	O
Barcelona	O
,	O
Spain	O
,	O
on	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Taiwan	O
on	O
March	O
24	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
Singapore	O
on	O
April	O
5	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
entered	O
more	O
markets	O
between	O
April	O
and	O
May	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
Z2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
unlocked	O
through	O
the	O
Sony	O
Store	O
on	O
July	O
21	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
reviewers	O
praised	O
the	O
phone	O
's	O
screen	O
,	O
camera	O
and	O
waterproof	O
design	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
size	O
and	O
camera	O
software	O
issues	O
that	O
cause	O
the	O
device	O
to	O
overheat	O
when	O
recording	O
4K	B-Architecture
video	I-Architecture
for	O
extended	O
periods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
other	O
devices	O
under	O
the	O
Sony	B-Application
Xperia	I-Application
Z	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
Z2	I-Application
has	O
an	O
"	O
Omni-Balance	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Sony	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
focused	O
on	O
creating	O
balance	O
and	O
symmetry	O
in	O
all	O
directions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sony	B-Application
Xperia	I-Application
Z2	I-Application
features	O
a	O
5.2	O
inch	O
BRAVIA	O
IPS	B-Architecture
LCD	I-Architecture
Triluminos	O
display	O
with	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
1080	O
by	O
1920	O
pixels	O
(	O
Full	O
HD	O
)	O
with	O
a	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
density	I-Algorithm
of	O
424	O
ppi	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
display	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
Live	O
Color	O
LED	O
technology	O
reproduces	O
richer	O
colours	O
and	O
more	O
uniform	O
backlighting	O
as	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Sony	B-Application
Xperia	I-Application
Z1	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
large	O
1/2.3	O
"	O
20.7	O
megapixel	O
camera	O
with	O
Sony	O
's	O
in-house	O
G	O
lens	O
with	O
Sony	B-Device
BIONZ	I-Device
for	O
mobile	O
image	O
processor	O
and	O
Exmor	B-Device
RS	O
for	O
mobile	O
image	O
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
HDR	O
and	O
4K	B-Architecture
video	I-Architecture
recording	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
supports	O
4K	B-Architecture
video	I-Architecture
output	O
via	O
MHL	B-Protocol
3.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
inside	O
,	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
Z2	I-Application
features	O
a	O
slightly	O
tweaked	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
800	O
processor	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
801	O
)	O
clocked	O
at	O
2.3GHz	O
sealed	O
with	O
a	O
high	O
capacity	O
3200mAh	O
battery	O
,	O
3GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
with	O
16GB	O
(	O
11.57GB	O
user	O
accessible	O
,	O
as	O
shown	O
on	O
the	O
device	O
)	O
internal	O
storage	O
and	O
has	O
microSD	O
,	O
microSDHC	O
,	O
and	O
microSDXC	O
support	O
up	O
to	O
128GB	O
(	O
note	O
that	O
SD	O
card	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
app	O
storage	O
under	O
android	B-Application
Lollipop	I-Application
v5.0.2	O
and	O
later	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xperia	B-Application
Z2	I-Application
is	O
lighter	O
and	O
also	O
thinner	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
weighing	O
at	O
163g	O
and	O
measuring	O
146.8mm	O
by	O
73.3mm	O
by	O
8.2mm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
connectivity	O
,	O
the	O
phone	O
supports	O
NFC	O
,	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
4.0	O
,	O
DLNA	O
and	O
FM	O
radio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
connect	O
an	O
external	O
USB	B-Protocol
device	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
feature	O
otherwise	O
known	O
as	O
USB	B-Protocol
OTG	O
which	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
Z2	I-Application
also	O
supports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xperia	B-Application
Z2	I-Application
originally	O
ran	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
4.4.2	I-Application
"	O
KitKat	B-Application
"	O
operating	O
system	O
with	O
Sony	O
's	O
custom	O
launcher	O
and	O
some	O
applications	O
additions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Sony	O
's	O
media	O
applications	O
including	O
Walkman	O
(	O
currently	O
updated	O
to	O
Music	O
)	O
,	O
Album	O
and	O
Videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
NFC	O
on	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
Z2	I-Application
,	O
it	O
allows	O
'	O
screen	O
mirroring	O
 '	O
—	O
which	O
mirrors	O
what	O
is	O
on	O
the	O
smartphone	B-Application
screen	O
to	O
compatible	O
TVs	O
—	O
and	O
play	O
music	O
over-the-air	O
on	O
NFC-enabled	O
speakers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Screen	B-Protocol
recording	I-Protocol
(	O
Screencasting	B-Protocol
)	O
was	O
implemented	O
in	O
it	O
years	O
ahead	O
of	O
stock	B-Application
Android	I-Application
,	O
and	O
accessible	O
from	O
the	O
power	O
button	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2160p	O
(	O
4K	B-Architecture
)	O
video	O
resolution	O
is	O
implemented	O
as	O
separate	O
camera	O
mode	O
in	O
the	O
camera	O
software	O
rather	O
than	O
integrated	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
resolution	O
selector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
announced	O
on	O
their	O
blog	O
that	O
the	O
whole	O
Xperia	B-Application
Z	I-Application
series	I-Application
will	O
be	O
getting	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
5.0	I-Application
"	I-Application
Lollipop	I-Application
"	I-Application
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
update	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
carried	O
out	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
roll-out	O
to	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
Z2	I-Application
did	O
not	O
begin	O
until	O
7	O
April	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Android	B-Application
5.1	I-Application
update	O
was	O
carried	O
out	O
on	O
21	O
July	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
announced	O
on	O
their	O
blog	O
that	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
Z2	I-Application
will	O
receive	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
6.0.1	I-Application
Marshmallow	I-Application
update	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Xperia	B-Device
Z5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequently	O
,	O
on	O
9	O
April	O
2016	O
the	O
update	O
was	O
officially	O
rolled	O
out	O
to	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
Z2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xperia	B-Application
Z2	I-Application
was	O
not	O
among	O
the	O
Sony	O
's	O
list	O
of	O
Xperia	B-Device
models	O
that	O
will	O
be	O
receiving	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
7.0	O
Nougat	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
Z2	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
official	O
smartphone	B-Application
"	O
of	O
the	O
2014	B-Application
FIFA	I-Application
World	I-Application
Cup	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Sweden	O
,	O
customers	O
who	O
purchased	O
the	O
phone	O
also	O
received	O
one	O
of	O
Sony	O
's	O
wearable	B-Operating_System
devices	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
Sony	O
SmartBand	O
SWR10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
Sony	B-Application
Xperia	I-Application
Z2	I-Application
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vlad	O
Savov	O
from	O
The	O
Verge	O
heaped	O
praise	O
on	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
Z2	I-Application
's	O
battery	O
life	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
well-built	O
and	O
waterproof	O
design	O
,	O
while	O
criticizing	O
the	O
phone	O
's	O
camera	O
software	O
and	O
its	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
McCann	O
of	O
TechRadar	O
applauded	O
the	O
camera	O
's	O
features	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
stylish	O
screen	O
and	O
the	O
battery	O
life	O
,	O
while	O
devoting	O
his	O
criticism	O
towards	O
the	O
phone	O
for	O
being	O
slow	O
at	O
some	O
times	O
,	O
the	O
large	O
bezel	O
design	O
and	O
4K	B-Architecture
recording	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
Z2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Sony	B-Application
Xperia	I-Application
Z3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
unveiled	O
at	O
IFA	O
2014	O
on	O
September	O
4	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
