Thursday, 14 August, 2014
*By Amóvil*
The Xperia Z2 in black
The Xperia Z2, Sony's latest flagship, is a powerful and intuitive
smartphone that runs on Android v4.4.2 (KitKat). This handset includes
accessibility features that render it suitable for users with visual and
hearing disabilities. However, it may not be adequate for persons with
dexterity disabilities and/or with poor comprehension skills. Amóvil was
able to review this device thanks to a loan by Orange.
The phone that measures 146.8 x 73.3 x 82.2 mm and weighs 163 grams, has
a design similar to previous Xperia Z models. It comes with a 5.2-inch
IPS LCD display with 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution. The handset is IP58
certified for protection against dust and water to as deep as one meter
and up to 30 minutes.
The Xperia Z2 also includes a 20.7 MP primary camera with autofocus and
flash LED, and a 2.2 MP secondary camera for videocalls. Regarding
connectivity it includes Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi direct. It also
supports GPS and 4G data network.
Accessibility review
Vision
As previously mentioned the Xperia Z2 is suitable for blind users. The
device comes with a version of TalkBack that reads these users through
most of the visual content available in the display. However, as
observed in other Android models, it is unable to identify a few minor
elements in native apps, such as the calendar, probably due to lack of
proper labeling.
Persons with low vision will also be able to use this smartphone with
some comfort. It is equipped with an inbuilt screen magnifier and allows
changing both the size of the text and the screen brightness. However,
customizing color contrast or reversing the colors of background and
foreground is not possible in this device.
Hearing
The Xperia Z2 is hearing aid compatible (HAC rating, M3/T3). It also
includes features that may contribute to enhance these users'
experience, such as a basic sound equalizer, a background to cancel
background noise and an option to slow the speech of the other calling
party to improve intelligibility. The device also supports text
messaging, chats and video calls.
Dexterity
Persons with dexterity disabilities may have a limited experience with
this handset. Although it comes with voice recognition system that works
rather well, it is not possible to reproduce the function of side
buttons from the display. Thus, users with severe dexterity issues may
be unable to handle this phone using assistive devices such as mouth
sticks or head wands.
The Z2 may also be unsuitable for users with mild dexterity
disabilities. Because it is dust and water resistant, cable slot come
sealed rendering hard to manipulate to these users, particularly to
those with little strength or tremors in the upper limbs.
Comprehension
The Xperia Z2 is unsuitable to users with poor comprehension skills. The
display includes icons with a design that is hard to identify and that
do not comply with accessibility standards.
However, this device includes an app that may improve the experience of
these users. This app has been designed to guide them through the entire
configuration process. It has been written in a simple and easy to
understand language. Also, menus can be customized to meet these users'
needs.
For more information about accessibility in Xperia Z2, please consult
the full accessibility report
<http://www.amovil.es/en/search-assistant/device/sony-xperia-z2/all>
available in Amóvil.
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