Sony Xperia Z3 Quick reference guide

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September 2014
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Table of contents
Product overview ........................................................................................................2
Xperia™ Z3 ............................................................................................................2
Facts – dimensions, weight, performance and networks ......................................4
Categorised feature list ..........................................................................................7
Technologies in detail ...............................................................................................10
Device-to-device communications (local) ...........................................................10
ANT+™ wireless technology.............................................................................10
Bluetooth® wireless technology .......................................................................11
Wi-Fi® ...............................................................................................................12
DLNA Certified® (Digital Living Network Alliance) ............................................13
Messaging ...........................................................................................................14
MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service)..............................................................14
Email .................................................................................................................14
Positioning – location based services .................................................................15
Provisioning (OMA CP) ........................................................................................15
Multimedia (audio, image and video) ...................................................................16
Synchronisation (OMA DS, EAS) .........................................................................18
Trademarks and acknowledgements ..................................................................19

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Product overview
Xperia™ Z3
• 20.7 MP camera with 4K video: high quality images & videos
• High dust tight and water resistance rating – IP65 and IP68
• Long-lasting battery
• Ultra fast performance: Snapdragon 801 Quad-Core 2.5 Ghz processor and 3 GB of RAM
Only the best
The Xperia™ Z3 blends design and engineering craftsmanship to deliver beauty. It’s super-slim rounded
aluminium frame, uniquely designed power button and durable tempered glass panels, give it an elegantly
premium finish. Plus, with an easy-to-use interface and symmetrical design, it feels right at home in your
hand.
With market leading waterproofing, you can take pictures in the rain or in the pool, even with an open
headphone jack – so dive to new depths and capture every single moment, in detail.
The Xperia™ Z3’s Snapdragon 801 processor offers speeds up to 2.5 Ghz for lightning-fast web-
browsing, super-fluid interactions and impressive multi-tasking, all while maintaining optimum battery
power. So whether you want to listen to your favourite albums online, download important documents, or
lose yourself in the latest movies, the Xperia™ Z3 pushes the capabilities of power to give you an
impressive battery life.
All the latest camera technology from Sony
The Xperia™ Z3 features a unique combination of Sony Cyber-shot™ and Handycam® technologies to
help you capture the moments that matter most, in the highest quality. Good is capturing the moment.
Great is enhancing it with low-light capability and ISO 12800 sensitivity in a smartphone.
The Xperia™ Z3’s 2.3-inch ExmorRS™ for mobile sensor and BIONZ™ for mobile processing engine work
together to capture every striking detail – for photos and videos with less noise, better exposure and vivid
colours, even in lowlight. And you can fit even more into every shot with the new 25 mm wide-angle Sony
G Lens, so you never miss out on all the action.
You can pause and resume filming, in super-clear 4K resolution. Plus, Sony’s new and improved
SteadyShot™ technology helps you shoot videos that are seamlessly smooth and stable.

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Unrivalled entertainment
Sony is continuously developing the best sound technology for crystal clear listening and astounding
acoustic performance.
Good is having all your music in one place. Great is making your favourite tunes sound even better. Our
digital amp technology, uniquely developed for High-Res audio, reduces distortion and noise at wider
frequency ranges, to reproduce high frequency sound in amazing detail. Plus, you can immerse yourself in
superior audio and upscale your low-resolution music to enjoy it in better quality with DSEE HX. And with
Sony’s Digital Noise Cancelling technology, exterior noise can be reduced when paired with a DNC
headset.
Sony’s online services make finding your next favourite album easy. Choose from our vast library of
millions of songs with Music Unlimited and lose yourself in the soundtrack to your life.
From breathtaking colour, to pixel-perfect resolution, Sony knows it’s the details that make the difference.
Whether you watch the latest movies, browse the web or view pictures on the go, Sony’s TRILUMINOS™
Display technology, X-Reality™ for mobile and ultra-bright displays mean you are guaranteed the best
picture quality, wherever you are.

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Facts – dimensions, weight, performance and
networks
Operating system Google™ Android™ 4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor 2.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC Quad Core
GPU Adreno 330
Size 146 x 72 x 7.3 mm
Weight 152 grams
Available colours Black, White, Copper
SIM card nano SIM
Main screen
Colours 16,777,216 colour TFT
Resolution Full HD 1920x1080 pixels
Size (diagonal) 5.2 inches
Input mechanisms
Text input On-screen QWERTY keyboard
Touch screen Capacitive
Touch gesture Yes – multi-touch, up to 10 fingers supported
Memory
RAM 3 GB
Flash memory Up to 16 GB*
Expansion slot microSD™ card, up to 128 GB (SDXC supported)
Camera
Camera resolution 20.7 MP
Digital zoom 8x
Clear image zoom 3x
Photo light Yes – Pulsed LED
Video recording Yes – 4K
Front Camera Yes – HD 1080p for video chat and 2.2 MP for camera capture
ISO ISO 3200 maximum in manual mode
ISO 12800 maximum in Low Light mode for photo
ISO 2000 maximum in Night scene mode for video
Minimum focus distance 120 mm

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Sensors
Accelerometer Yes
Ambient light sensor Yes
Barometer sensor Yes
Game rotation vector Yes
Geomagnetic rotation vector Yes
Gyroscope Yes
Magnetometer Yes
Step counter Yes
Step detector Yes
Significant motion detector Yes
Proximity sensor Yes
Networks
L55u TD-LTE Band 41 (China Unicom), Band 40 (roaming only)
FDD-LTE Band 3 (China Unicom), Band 1 (roaming only)
UMTS HSPA+ Bands 1, 2, 5, 8
GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
Data transfer speeds
GSM GPRS Up to 107 kbps
GSM EDGE Up to 296 kbps
HSUPA (upload) Cat 6, up to 5.8 Mbps
HSDPA (download) Cat 24, up to 42 Mbps
TD-LTE (upload) Cat 4, up to 50 Mbps
TD-LTE (download) Cat 4, up to 150 Mbps
Talk time (GSM) Up to 14 hours**
Standby time
(GSM+GSM)
Up to 510 hours**
Standby time
(GSM+UMTS)
Up to 480 hours**
Standby time
(GSM+LTE)
Up to 540 hours**
Talk time (UMTS) Up to 16 hours**
Music listening time Up to 130 hours**
Video playback time Up to 10 hours**
Battery (Embedded) 3100 mAh minimum

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* Memory comprises approximately 2.8 GB of firmware, plus 11.8 GB of “Internal storage” for music, pic-
tures and movies, and downloaded applications and their data.
** Values are according to GSM Association Battery Life Measurement Technique as performed in con-
trolled laboratory conditions. Actual time may vary.
NOTE: The battery performance may vary depending on network conditions and configurations, and
device usage.
NOTE: The performance metrics are all measured under laboratory conditions.

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Categorised feature list
Camera
20.7 MP camera with Sony Exmor
RS™ for mobile image sensor
8x digital zoom
AR Effect
AR Fun
Auto focus
Background Defocus
Burst mode
Creative effects
HDR for photos and movies
Face detection
Face in
Flash/Pulsed LED
Flash/Photo light
Front-facing camera (2.2 MP
1080p) with Sony Exmor R™ for
mobile image sensor
Geotagging
Image stabiliser
Multi camera
Object tracking
Picture Effect
Quick Launch
Red-eye reduction
Scene recognition
Self-timer
Send to web
Sequential video recording
Smile Shutter™
Sound Photo
SteadyShot™
Superior Auto
Sweep Panorama
Timeshift burst
Timeshift video
Touch capture
Touch focus
Video recording (4K)
White balance
Music
3D Surround Sound (VPT)
Album art
Bluetooth® stereo (aptX®, A2DP)
ClearAudio+
Clear Bass™
Clear Phase™
DSEE HX***
Dynamic normaliser
High-Res audio (LPCM, FLAC,
ALAC, DSD)
Low power audio playback***
Music tones (MP3/AAC)
S-Force Front surround
Stereo speakers
TrackID™ music recognition*
Walkman® application
xLoud™ Experience
Internet
Baidu search
Baidu for Sony
Baidu cloud album
Bookmarks
Info-eye™*
Pan & zoom
Sony Select
Web browser (WebKit™)*
What's new

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Communication
Call list
Noise suppression
Polyphonic ringtones
Sina Weibo
Slow talk*
Smart call
Speakerphone
Talk equaliser
Voice enhancement
Xperia™ Socialife*
Messaging
Conversations
Email
Fetion*
Handwriting recognition
Instant messaging
Multimedia messaging (MMS)
Predictive text input
Sound recorder
Text messaging (SMS)
Design/Other features
Auto rotation
Battery STAMINA mode
Bluetooth® unlock
Direct touch
Face Unlock
Gesture input
IPX5 and IPX8 (waterproof)**
IP6X (Dust tight)
Live Color LED
On-screen QWERTY keyboard
Screenshot capturing
Screen video recording
Small Apps
Smart backlight control
Smart screen rotation
Super-vivid mode
Throw
Xperia™ Home
X-Reality™ for mobile
Touch screen
TRILUMINOS™ Display for mobile
Voice input
Wallpaper

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* This service is not available in all markets.
** In compliance with IP65 and IP68, this smartphone is protected against the ingress of dust and is
waterproof. Provided that all ports and covers are firmly closed, the phone is (i) protected against low
pressure jets of water from all practicable directions in compliance with IP65; and/or (ii) can be kept under
1.50 metres of freshwater for up to 30 minutes in compliance with IP68. Find out more at
www.sonymobile.com/testresults.
*** This feature is only available when you play music using the Walkman® application.
Entertainment
3D games
Lifelog
Media browser
Motion gaming
Movie creator
PlayMemories
Radio (FM radio with RDS)*
Reader mode*
SensMe™ slideshow
TV launcher
Video streaming
Organiser
Airplane mode
Alarm clock
Calculator
Calendar
Contacts
Document readers/editors
eCompass™
Setup guide
Sketch
Stopwatch
Timer
Connectivity
3.5 mm audio jack Digital Noise
Cancelling (DNC)
ANT+™ sport, fitness,
health support
aGPS*
BeiDou
Bluetooth® 4.0 wireless
technology
Cast screen
Charging Dock Connector
DLNA Certified®
GLONASS
HDCP
High-Res Audio via 3.5 mm audio
jack and USB
MHL 3.0 support + 5-pin support
Media Go™
Media Transfer Protocol support
Micro USB support
MirrorLink
Native USB tethering
NFC
PC Companion
Screen mirroring
Smart Connect
Synchronisation via SyncML™
Synchronisation via Exchange
ActiveSync®
USB charging
USB High speed 2.0 support
USB Host
Xperia Link™
Wi-Fi®
Wi-Fi® Hotspot functionality
Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Miracast™

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Technologies in detail
NOTE: The information outlined below is general and levels of compliance to standards and specifications
may vary between products and markets. For more information, contact Sony Mobile Developer World or
your Sony contact person where applicable.
Device-to-device communications (local)
ANT+™ wireless technology
Connectable devices ANT+™ devices require the download of a supporting application
Frequency band 2.4 GHz
Data transfer rate Up to 60 Kbps
Encryption AES-128
Topologies One to Many, Many to One, Peer to Peer, Star, Practical Mesh

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Bluetooth® wireless technology
More information:
www.sonymobile.com/developer
www.bluetooth.com
Bluetooth® profiles supported Advanced Audio Distribution Profile v1.2
Audio/Video Remote Control Profile v1.3
Device Identification Profile v1.3
Generic Attribute Profile Client/Server over LE
Handsfree Profile v1.6 (Wide band speech)
Headset Profile v1.2
Health Device Profile v1.1
HID over GATT Profile v1.0
Human Interface Device Profile, Host role v1.1
Messaging Access Profile v1.0
Object Push Profile v1.1
Personal Area Networking Profile v1.0
Phonebook Access Profile v1.1
Serial Port Profile v1.1
Core version and supported
core features
Version 4.0
Bluetooth Low Energy
Other supported features aptX® CD quality audio streaming over Bluetooth®
connection
Connectable devices Products that support at least one of the Bluetooth® pro-
files listed above.
Bluetooth® 4.0 accessories generally require the installa-
tion of a supporting application.

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Wi-Fi®
Supported standards IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac and Wi-Fi®
Wi-Fi Direct™, Wi-Fi Protected Setup, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED
Passpoint™, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Miracast™
Connectable devices Wi-Fi® access points
Wi-Fi Direct™ compatible devices
Frequency band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz
Data transfer rate Up to 433 Mbit/s
Security Open Authentication
Shared Authentication
EAP-SIM
EAP-AKA
EAP-TLS
EAP-TTLS/MSCHAPv2
PEAPv0/EAP-MSCHAPv2
PEAPv1/EAP-GTC
WPA Personal and WPA2 Personal
WPA Enterprise and WPA2 Enterprise
Encryption WEP 64 bit, WEP 128 bit, TKIP and CCMP (AES)
Power save WMM-UAPSD
QoS WMM

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DLNA Certified® (Digital Living Network Alliance)
Supported Device Classes M-DMS – Mobile Digital Media Server
Media Types: image, music and video
Summary: The digital media server exposes the media
files in your device to a Wi-Fi® network. The files can
then be accessed from other DLNA Certified® clients.
M-DMP – Mobile Digital Media Player
Media Types: image, video and music
Summary: Play content stored on another device, for
example, a server or a PC, directly on your device.
M-DMC – Mobile Digital Media Controller
Media Types: image, video and music
Summary: A remote controller that locates media files and
plays them on your device.
+PU+
Media Types: image, video and music
Summary: Play media in your device on another device,
such as a TV or a PC using 2 box push technology. +PU+
is integrated in the Album, Movies and Walkman® appli-
cations.
+DN+
Media Types: image, video and music
Summary: Download content stored on another device,
for example, a server or a PC, and play the downloaded
content directly on your device.
+UDO+
Media Types: image, video and music
Summary: The digital media server also has the capability
to get uploaded files from other DLNA Certified® clients.
Supported Bearers Wi-Fi®
Wi-Fi Direct™
DRM Support The DLNA Certified® implementation does not support
DRM-protected content.

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Messaging
MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service)
According to OMA Multimedia Messaging Service v1.0 + SMIL
Email
More information:
www.sonymobile.com/developer
www.openmobilealliance.org
Bearer type (IP) GPRS, EGPRS, UMTS, LTE, Wi-Fi®
Character sets BIG5 Traditional Chinese
GB18030
ISO-2022-JP Japanese
ISO-8859-1
ISO-8859-2 Eastern Europe
ISO-8859-5 Cyrillic
ISO-8859-7 Greek
ISO-8859-9 Turkish
ISO 8859-11
KOI8-R Cyrillic
Shift_JIS Japanese
US-ASCII
UTF-16
UTF-8
Windows® 874
Windows® 1251 Cyrillic
Windows® 1252
Windows® 1254 Turkish
Windows® 1258 Vietnamese
Protocols POP3 and IMAP4
Push email Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync® (EAS)
IMAP4 IDLE (RFC2177)
Secure email SSL/TLS, both port methods (POPS/IMAPS) and
STARTTLS
HTML mail Yes (read only)

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Positioning – location based services
Supported standards:
• OMA Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) v1.0 and v2.0
• 3GPP™ Control Plane location (incl. Emergency location)
• Qualcomm® GPSOneXtra™
Supported satellite systems:
•GPS
• GLONASS
•BeiDou
NOTE: GPS, GLONASS and BeiDou are used together to calculate the position. Positioning is available at
more locations and more accurate if all three systems are used. The benefits of using GLONASS and
BeiDou are automatically available for all applications using the positioning APIs.
Provisioning (OMA CP)
OMA CP version 1.1

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Multimedia (audio, image and video)
Audio Playback Decoder format Supported in file format
AAC (AAC-LC, AAC+, eAAC+,
AAC-ELD)
3GPP (.3gp, 3gpp), MP4 (.mp4,
.m4a), ADTS (.aac)
ALAC MP4 (.m4a)
AMR-NB, AMR-WB 3GPP (.3gp, .3gpp), MP4 (.mp4,
.m4a), AMR (.amr, .awb)
DSD DSF (.dsf), DSDIFF (.dff)
FLAC FLAC (.flac), Matroska (.mka)
MIDI SMF (.mid), XMF (.xmf), Mobile
XMF (.mxmf), OTA (.ota), RTTTL
(.rtttl), RTX (.rtx), iMelody (imy)
MP3 MP3 (.mp3)
PCM WAV (.wav)
Vorbis OGG (.ogg), Matroska (.mkv)
WMA ASF (.wma)
Audio Recording Encoder format Supported in file format
AAC (AAC-LC, AAC+, AAC-ELD) 3GPP (.3gp, .3gpp), MP4 (.mp4,
.m4a)
AMR (AMR-NB, AMR-WB) 3GPP (.3gp, .3gpp), MP4 (.mp4,
.m4a), AMR (.amr)
Image Playback Decoder format Supported in file format
BMP BMP (.bmp)
GIF GIF (.gif)
JPEG JPEG (.jpg, .jpeg)
PNG PNG (.png)
WebP WebP (.webp)
Image Capture Encoder format Supported in file format
JPEG JPEG (.jpg)

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NOTE: H.265 is not available in all markets.
Video Playback Decoder format Supported in file format
MPEG-4 3GPP (.3gp, .3gpp), MP4 (.mp4,
.m4v)
Matroska (.mkv), AVI (.avi), Xvid
(.xvid)
H.263 3GPP (.3gp, .3gpp), MP4 (.mp4,
.m4v)
H.264 3GPP (.3gp, .3gpp), MP4 (.mp4,
.m4v), Matroska (.mkv)
H.265 MP4 (.mp4, .m4v)
VP8 WebM (.webm), Matroska (.mkv)
VP9 WebM (.webm)
Video Recording Encoder format Supported in file format
MPEG-4 3GPP (.3gp), MP4 (.mp4)
H.263 3GPP (.3gp), MP4 (.mp4)
H.264 3GPP (.3gp), MP4 (.mp4)
Audio/Video Streaming Streaming transport HLS
HTTP progressive streaming
RTSP
DRM DRM (Digital Rights Management) –
features the rights and copy
protection of downloaded content
OMA DRM v1.0
Marlin DRM
Widevine Level 1
PlayReady DRM (available in
specific regions)

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Synchronisation (OMA DS, EAS)
OMA Data Synchronisation protocol versions 1.1.2 and 1.2
OMA Data Formats: vCard 2.1, vCalendar 1.0
Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync® protocol version 2.5
Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync® protocol version 12
Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync® protocol version 12.1
Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync® protocol version 14
Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync® protocol version 14.1
Related information:
www.sonymobile.com/developer