Last updated on 2014-01-26, by Polly

How to Download YouTube Videos to Xperia ZL for Off-line Playback?

Sony unveils 5-inch 1080P Sony Xperia ZL alongside the flagship Xperia Z recently, similar to its big sibling Xperia Z, this handset features almost all the high-end components like Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean, 5-inch 1080p screens laced with Sony’s new Bravia Mobile 2 technology, quad-core 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro and new 13-megapixel Exmor RS camera sensors, capable of recording HDR video.

In fact, the Xperia ZL can be the smartphone pretty similar to the Xperia Z, save for the lack of IP57 certification and the slightly different design. Unlike the Xperia Z, the ZL isn’t waterproof, and neither dust-proof. This allows it to have a narrower bezel around the 5 inch 1080p display, its overall dimensions being 131.6 x 69.3 x 9.8 mm, which makes it slightly lighter to hold. The 5″ LCD screen boasts 1080p resolution, which means that each inch of the screen fits 440 separate pixels. Video plays beautifully with the big, bright screen really shining. With same quad-core 1.5GHz Qualcomm MSM8064 Snapdragon processor boosting its entire speed, and a 2,370 mAh battery offering long-time video enjoyment, Sony Xperia ZL can be another gorgeous platform for movie buffs to have a fantastic movie feast.

You may want to download YouTube videos to Xperia ZL for offline watching when you hold such a brand-new multimedia player. As for people who want to download YouTube videos to Xperia ZL for movie enjoyment, a YouTube Xperia ZL Downloader should be used as Xperia ZL officially supports limited video formats like MP4. You need to download and convert YouTube movies to Xperia ZL compatible format like MP4 falling back on a powerful software –Leawo Free YouTube Downloader , this software can perform well in downloading YouTube videos from online and then convert these videos to other formats like MP4 easily. See below steps to know how to get the job done. And for Mac users, you can also try Leawo YouTube Downloader for Mac to fulfill your need.

Full Guide

Search for YouTube videos

Download this Free YouTube Downloader and finish installation on your computer. In the"Browse&quot panel, you can add the YouTube video URL to the address bar or look for YouTube video via keywords searching. During this period, a dialogue window will show up, Click "Save as" to begin the video downloading order.

Convert YouTube videos to Xperia ZL

When entering Convert Settings box after clicking "Save as" tab, you are allowed to select Xperia ZL recognizable video formats mentioned above like MP4, click the Profile frame to choose output format.

Tips: Open the "Settings" interface to make detail settings for output audio and video, for Xperia ZL, we can choose video codec(H.264 suggested), quality, bit rate, video frame rate, video size(1920×1080 suggested), audio codec(AAC suggested) audio sample rate, etc.

Begin the specific download process

Click the big Convert button on the bottom right of the "Convert Settings" panel. Turn to "Convert" panel and you can obtain video downloading and converting status. After that, link your Xperia ZL to PC and transfer the output videos to it for enjoyment easily.

Video GuideSoftware

YouTube Downloader

Provides one-stop solution to download, convert and manage online videos.
$29.95

Platfrom: Windows 7/Vista/XP
Go to YouTube Downloader for Mac

Extended Knowledge

The Xperia ZL is a sister smartphone announced by Sony this year at its CES 2013 event, Unlike the Xperia Z, the ZL isn’t waterproof, and neither dust-proof. It runs on Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean, and features LTE, HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS, Bluetooth 4.0, 13MP rear camera with Exmor RS sensor, 2MP front-facing camera, quad-core 1.5GHz Qualcomm MSM8064 Snapdragon processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal memory, MicroSD card support, and a 2,370 mAh battery. No pricing or availability has been announced for the Sony Xperia ZL.