Sony has officially begun the global rollout of the Xperia Z2 smartphone starting with Taiwan, which is one of the few countries to be included in Sony’s initial wave of launch. Other countries of Asia as well as Europe are expected to get the handset in mid-April as originally scheduled.

Sony has clarified that the supply issues of the Xperia Z2 handset will not affect its launch. This means that the smartphone will go up for sale on the 11th of April as originally scheduled.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 boasts of the company’s proprietary Super AMOLED display, which is claimed to be one of the best mobile displays in the market. And a reviewer decided to put it to test against the newly launched Sony Xperia Z2 which features the 1080p Triluminos LCD panel with the Sony Bravia engine.

The Sony Xperia Z2 is almost on its way to global markets and just as the smartphone went up for pre order in the UK yesterday, we are now gathering information on the unlocked pricing of the handset. A couple of retailers in the region have put up the smartphone up for pre order.

The Sony Xperia Z2 was recently announced by the company with much fanfare and hype. And as with any new device launch, developers were quick to leak out the system dump of the smartphone. This has led to several core applications from the new flagship leaking out. These apps can now be ported onto existing Xperia devices, including the most recently launched models. XDA developers have managed to uncover the Media, Phone and Camera apps from the Xperia Z2.