Sony Xperia z3 Quick reference guide

White paper

September 2014

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Publication number: 1002-0052.1

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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

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Minimum focus distance 120 mm

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

L55t TD-LTE Bands 38, 39, 40, 41 (CMCC)

FDD-LTE Bands 1, 3 and 7 (roaming only)

UMTS HSPA+ Bands 1, 2, 5, 8

TD-SCDMA Bands 34, 39

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-HSUPA (upload) Cat 6, up to 2.2 Mbps

TD-HSDPA (download) Cat 15, up to 2.8 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) Up to 730 hours**

Talk time (TD-SCDMA) Up to 30 hours**

Standby time (TD-SCDMA) Up to 910 hours**

Standby time (LTE) Up to 760 hours**

Music listening time Up to 130 hours**

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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.

Video playback time Up to 10 hours**

Battery (Embedded) 3100 mAh minimum

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Categorised feature list

Camera

20.7 MP camera with Sony Exmor

RS™ for mobile image sensor

25 mm wide-angle

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

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*

Bookmarks

Info-eye™*

Pan & zoom

Sony Select

Web browser*

What's new

Xperia™ Lounge*

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Communication

Blacklist****

Call list

Noise suppression

Polyphonic ringtones

Sina Weibo

Slow talk*

Smart call

Speakerphone

Talk equaliser

Voice enhancement

Messaging

Conversations

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.

**** Enable Blacklist feature under Call Setting Menu.

Entertainment

3D games

Lifelog

Media browser

Motion gaming

Movie creator

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™

Lunar Calendar*

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