The phone has been long overdue and owing to supply constraints, has been postponed more than essential. But finally, the much awaited Sony Xperia Z2 is coming to India this week.

Recent reports by Eco Times have suggested that the phone will launch in India on May 8th. Sony Xperia Z2 was announced at MWC this year and the device offers a major upgrade to last year's flagship, Sony Xperia Z1. While certain specifications are shared by the smartphones, the camera and hardware has gotten a definite boost.

Sony Xperia Z2 runs the latest Android version, Android KitKat and is water-resistant and dust-proof as most Sony flagships of the Xperia series. The phone boasts of a 5.2-inches FHD display with scratch-resistant glass and the now known Sony Triluminos display with the X-Reality engine. The quad-core Snapdragon 801 2.3 GHz processor with 3GB RAM makes the phone as smooth as butter and almost lag-free. The phone clearly boasts of the best hardware in the market and on paper, it is a clear match for the current flagships. Sony Xperia Z2 comes in just one internal memory variant, the 16GB version though the memory can be expanded up to 128GB.

The winner of the device is clearly the camera with its 20.7 MP resolution and host of features. The front cam is a 2.2 MP clicker.

Sony Xperia Z2 will be a premium segment device in India and will be priced accordingly. While Samsung priced their flagship at over the 50k mark in India, HTC priced their HTC One M8 at Rs 49,900 and the phone is already up for pre-order for cheaper on certain e-commerce sites. While Sony has generally priced their phones well in India, the Sony Xperia Z2 pricing might be interesting to watch. Sony has already been accused of over-pricing the Sony Xperia Z2 in the USA and across Europe, where it recently launched. While the phone is priced at $499 in USA, the Europe tag is £599 in UK and €699 in most other nations.

The phone might sound over-priced but Sony is slowly gaining traction in India and the success of their Xperia series have once again leveraged the phone-maker’s position. A wise pricing will definitely work in Sony’s favour though time will tell if Sony follows the ‘overpricing phones’ trend or exercises caution.