Sony’s Xperia Z rumored as next to get the ‘Google Edition’

Google has confirmed that beginning on June 26th it will offer “Google Editions” of some of the most popular Android smartphones in its Play store. The Galaxy S4 and HTC One have both been stripped of their respective skins and will be available running a stock version of Android. A new report suggests that the company plans to expand the program to more devices. According to Android Central, Google is preparing to release a stock version of the Xperia Z later this year. Sony’s flagship smartphone is equipped with a 5-inch full HD 1080p display, a quad-core Snapdragon S4 processor and a 13-megapixel camera. The device is both water proof and dust resistant, and also includes 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage and a microSD slot. The Xperia Z Google Edition is said to be arriving in the Play store sometime this summer.

Sony has released AOSP projects for a number of its phones including the Xperia S, Xperia Z and Xperia Tablet Z, therefore much of the groundwork has probably already taken place.

Well, if you are a Sony Xperia fan, then you will agree with me that this comes as good news given the fact that Sony has never been good when it comes to the support of flagships. You will not have to wait for that just like you have done with Xperia S for that new android Experience  I might as well buy myself this phone as a Christmas present. Would you be interested in a ‘Nexus’ Xperia Z? A stock experience would likely mean that you would forego a number of Sony features including Bravia Engine, Superior Auto in the camera etc but would that bother you? Would the faster software update schedule override all other concerns? What is your view?