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HTC First Mobile Phone
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Samsung Z3 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia Z3 Mobile Phone
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Sony Zylo Mobile Phone
Sony Zylo
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4.0 out of 5
11 user ratings
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4.2 out of 5
13 user ratings
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4 editorial reviews
As well as some imaginative colour naming, <b>Sony</b> <b>Ericsson</b> sometimes takes the same approach when naming its devices. One example is the <b>Zylo</b>.Read more
The Sony Ericsson Zylo is the first phone with FLAC support, but does it hit the right note?Read more
A small and sexy music slider – that’s what the Zylo is. Nothing more, nothing less. Sony Ericsson are probably hoping to start bringing up the next...Read more
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User rating
51
3.9 out of 5
51 user ratings
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4.1 out of 5
44 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.1Tizen 2.3Android 4.4Proprietary OS
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz1.3 GHz2.5 GHz
N/A
CPU coresDual-coreQuad-coreQuad-coreSingle-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3
N/A
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 305
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 330
N/A
RAM memory1 GB1 GB3 GB260 MB

Display

Screen size4.3 in5.0 in5.2 in2.6 in
Panel typeLCDOLEDLCDLCD
Resolution1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px320 x 240 px
Pixel density342.0 ppi294.0 ppi424.0 ppi154.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyesyes
N/A
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M262K
Technology
N/A
Super AMOLEDIPS TFTIPS TFT
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yesno
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
yesno
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yesno
HDR
N/A
N/A
nono

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx20.7 Mpx3.2 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f2.2 f2.0 f
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px640 x 480 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyesyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Scene mode
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Self timer
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.3"
N/A
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
60.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Storage

Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotmicroSDmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
Internal storage
N/A
8 GB16 GB256 MB
Maximum card storage
N/A
128GB128GB16GB

Dimensions

Height4.96 in5.57 in5.77 in4.06 in
Width2.56 in2.76 in2.83 in2.05 in
Depth0.35 in0.31 in0.29 in0.63 in
Weight4.37 oz4.83 oz5.36 oz4.06 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
N/A
Digital compassyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIMMini-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.02.1 EDR
NFCyes
N/A
yesno
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
Dual sim support
N/A
yesnono
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
yesno
Bluetooth profile
N/A
N/A
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Charging connection
N/A
N/A
USBUSB
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Video output
N/A
N/A
MHLNo
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesno
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+HSDPA
Navigation systemGPSGPSGLONASSA-GPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyes
N/A
yesno
LTE frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Wireless networking standard
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
N/A

Battery

Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh3100.0 mAh920.0 mAh
Standby time432.0 h250.0 h740.0 h403.0 h
Talk time14.0 h15.0 h16.0 h3.5 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesnoyes
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
yesno
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
N/A
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
yesno

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