The Sony Xperia Z3 is an brilliant high-end smartphone that continues to push the bar in terms of design, performance and camera capabilities. The Z3 is the only phone in the list to have IP68 certification, making it a great flagship smartphone.
SPECIFICATIONS
-Display: 5.2-inch, 1920x1080 resolution Triluminos display with X-Reality (424ppi)-Battery: 3100mAh
-Storage: 16/32GB, expandable upto 128GB via microSD
-Camera: 20.7MP rear with LED flash, front 2.2MP
-Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC
-CPU: 2.5GHz quad-core
-GPU: Adreno 330
-RAM: 3GB
-Operating system: Android 4.4.4
-Connectivity: 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC
BUILD AND DESIGN
In Xperia Z3, You get the front and back glass panels with a metal frame in between. The frame however is now extra curved and feels better than the Z2's frame. The front has the same 5.2-inch full HD display but this time Sony has improved on the panel and brings in a extraordinary display that offers 600-nits brightness, which Sony claims is the brightest display on any smartphone. Well, we agree. The display is actually really bright and colours pop out almost like on an AMOLED panel. We get the same dual stereo speakers like the Z2 and a brand new round LED notification light on the top left.
PERFORMANCE
we have a Snapdragon 801 Processor which is clocked higher than what we had seen on the Z2. Along with 3GB of RAM and an Adreno 330 GPU. With such high end hardware chances of apps crashing is almost nil. HD content looks brilliant and sharp and even high end games are a piece of cake for the Z3.
Benchmark scores showed that the Z3 is not a game changer, but it does manage to score at par with all the latest flagship smartphones in the market
BATTERY
The battery is now rated at 3100mah is a bit lower than on the Z2. You would be surprised that it has actually increased and we got one and half day of backup on normal day to day usage. Sony claims that you can get a backup of 2 full days. We also played a full HD video on full brightness for 1 hour and saw a drop of 15%.
CAMERA
The Xperia Z3 comes with a 20.7MP sensor along with G-lens, which was first seen on the Z1. There aren’t any big improvements in the camera department however Sony claims that it has improved on the ISO levels with a maximum boost of 12800. The camera app has improved and feels faster and more responsive. There are some new modes including Sound Photo (which can record a short audio clip along with a still image), Face in (which takes a picture in picture by using the front and back cameras) and Multi camera (which connects other Xperia or NFC enabled devices like the QX lens and controls them).