Sony Xperia Z3
8.0TechWhich score
At a glance
CPUQuad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
RAM3 GB RAM
Storage16/32 GB
DisplayIPS LCD, 5.2 inches
Camera20.7 MP, autofocus, check quality
OSAndroid OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat), planned upgrade to v5.0 (Lollipop)
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Specifications
Release & Availability
- Device type
- Smart Phone
- Model / variant
- Sony Xperia Z3
- Announced
- 01-09-2014
- First released
- 01-09-2014
- Availability
- Available
Design & Durability
- Type
- Bar
- Dimensions
- 146 x 72 x 7.3 mm (5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 in)
- Weight
- 152 g (5.36 oz)
- Water & dust resistance
- IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1 meter and 30 minutes
- Colours
- Black, White, Copper, Silver Green
Display
- Display Type
- IPS LCD
- Screen size
- 5.2 inches
- Resolution
- 1080 x 1920 pixels
- Display Colors
- 16M colors
- Pixel Density
- ~424 ppi pixel density
- Touch input
- capacitive touchscreen
- Screen protection
- Shatter proof glass
- Display features
- Triluminos display , X-Reality Engine
Performance & Storage
- Chipset
- Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801
- CPU
- Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
- GPU
- Adreno 330
- RAM
- 3 GB RAM
- Internal storage
- 16/32 GB
- Expandable storage
- microSD, up to 128 GB
- Sensors
- Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Camera
- Primary
- 20.7 MP, autofocus, check quality
- Image
- 5248 х 3936 pixels
- Video
- 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, check quality
- Camera Features
- 1/2.3'' sensor size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
- Flash
- LED flash
- Secondary
- 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps
Software
- Operating system
- Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat), planned upgrade to v5.0 (Lollipop)
- Java Support
- Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
- Yes
- Youtube
- Yes
Connectivity
- Bluetooth
- v4.0, A2DP, apt-X
- Infrared
- No
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA
- Wi-Fi hotspot
- Yes
- USB
- microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host
- GPS
- Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
- NFC
- Yes
Battery & Charging
- Battery Type
- Li-Ion (Lithium Ion)
- Battery capacity
- 3100 mAh
- Battery placement
- Fixed
- Standby
- Up to 890 h (2G) / Up to 740 h (3G)
- Talk Time
- Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 16 h (3G)
- Music Play
- Up to 130 h
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