Sony had announced the new Xperia XZ3 at Berlin’s annual IFA tech show back in August.
Tech geeks were in love with the branding and hardware of the phone.
Highlight features of Xperia XZ3
- Its most impressive feature is a large 6-inch screen with an impressive QHD+ display resolution.
- The stunning OLED panel can be playing HDR, or High Dynamic Range, content.
- You can find HDR movies and TV shows on Netflix and Amazon Video, serving up the improved contrast (brighter whites and darker blacks) and a wider range of colours.
- The phone also has an impressive “surround sound” effect speaker system, a powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor, and a 19-megapixel camera on the back.
Sony Xperia XZ3 Specifications Detail:
| BODY | Dimensions | 158 x 73 x 9.9 mm (6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 in) |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 193 g (6.81 oz) | |
| Build | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5) & aluminium frame | |
| SIM | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| – IP65/IP68 dust/waterproof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
| DISPLAY | Type | P-OLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colours |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 6.0 inches, 92.9 cm2 (~80.5% screen-to-body ratio) | |
| Resolution | 1440 x 2880 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~537 ppi density) | |
| Multitouch | Yes, up to 10 fingers | |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | |
| – HDR BT.2020 compliant – Triluminos display – X-Reality Engine |
| PLATFORM | OS | Android 9.0 (Pie) |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 | |
| CPU | Octa-core (4×2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4×1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) | |
| GPU | Adreno 630 |
| MEMORY | Card Slot | microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) – dual SIM model only |
|---|---|---|
| Internal | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 6 GB RAM (Taiwan only) |
| MAIN CAMERA | Single | 19 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.3″, 1.22µm, predictive PDAF & laser AF |
|---|---|---|
| Features | LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS), 1080p@960fps, HDR |
| SELFIE CAMERA | Single | 13 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3″, 1.12µm |
|---|---|---|
| Features | HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS) |
| SOUND | Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
|---|---|---|
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers | |
| 3.5mm jack | No | |
| – 24-bit/192kHz audio – Dynamic vibration system – Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
| COMMS | WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot |
|---|---|---|
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | |
| NFC | Yes | |
| Radio | No | |
| USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host |
| FEATURES | Sensors | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, colour spectrum |
|---|---|---|
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email | |
| Browser | HTML5 | |
| – Fast battery charging (Power Delivery) – Qi wireless charging – Xvid/MP4/H.265 player – MP3/eAAC+/WAV/Flac player – Document viewer – Photo/video editor |
| BATTERY | Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh battery |
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| MISC | Colours | Black, Silver White, Forest Green, Bordeaux Red |
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