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Sony Xperia Z3

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Sony Xperia Z3

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6603, D6643, D6616 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D6653
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 20 - D6603 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20 - D6643
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40 - D6653
  2, 4, 12 - D6616
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2014, September 03. Released 2014, November 06 2014, February. Released 2014, April
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 146 x 72 x 7.3 mm (5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 in) 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm (5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
Weight 152 g (5.36 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
Build Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Nano-SIM Micro-SIM
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Display
Type IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Size 5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~70.9% screen-to-body ratio) 5.1 inches, 71.7 cm2 (~69.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~432 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 3
 Triluminos display
X-Reality Engine
Platform
OS Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow), TouchWiz UI
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm) Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 330
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM
 eMMC 5.0 eMMC 5.0
Main Camera
Modules 20.7 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.3", 1.12µm, AF 16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, PDAF
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Selfie Camera
Modules 2.2 MP, f/2.8 2 MP, f/2.4, 22mm (wide)
Features Dual video call
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
  24-bit/192kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, aptX 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Radio FM radio, RDS No
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), OTG, magnetic connector microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2.1 TV-out), OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, heart rate
 ANT+ ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Air gestures
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3100 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 2800 mAh, removable
Charging 18W wired, QC2 (Japan) Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 890 h (2G) / Up to 740 h (3G) Up to 390 h
Talk time Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 16 h (3G) Up to 21 h
Music play Up to 130 h Up to 67 h
Misc
Colors Black, White, Copper, Silver Green, Purple Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White
SAR 0.80 W/kg (head)     1.44 W/kg (body)     1.20 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.62 W/kg (head)     0.65 W/kg (body)     0.56 W/kg (head)     0.41 W/kg (body)    
Models D6603, D6653, D6616, D6643, SO-01G, SOL26, D6646 SM-G900F, SM-G900I, SM-G900M, SM-G900T, SM-G900W8, SM-G900H, SM-G900FD, SM-G900P, SM-G900A, SC-04F, SM-G9008W, SM-G900L, SM-G900FQ, SM-G900K, SM-G900S, SCL23, SM-G900D, SM-G900MD, SM-G900V, SM-G900T3, SM-G900T1, SM-G9008V, SM-G9006W
Price About 180 EUR About 250 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark X: 12637 Basemark OS II 2.0: 1060
Basemark X: 11744
Display Contrast ratio: 1333:1 (nominal), 2.618 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.549 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 69dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 67dB Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -86.4dB / Crosstalk -86.6dB Noise -96.3dB / Crosstalk -95.2dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 85h Endurance rating 83h

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