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Sony Xperia Z3 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia Z6 Mobile Phone
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4.2 out of 5
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4.0 out of 5
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User rating
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 7.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz2.0 GHz2.5 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 330Qualcomm Adreno 430Qualcomm Adreno 430
RAM memory3 GB3 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.2 in5.2 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1080 x 1920 px4096 x 2160 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
IPS LCD
Pixel density424.0 ppi424.0 ppi891.0 ppi
Dual screen supportyesno
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
HDRnono
N/A
Multi touchyes
N/A
yes
Screen material
N/A
  • Fingerprint-resistant coating
  • Scratch-resistant glass
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.3"1/2.3"
N/A
Primary sensor resolution20.7 Mpx23.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)60.0 fps120.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Panoramayes
N/A
yes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution2.2 Mpx5.1 Mpx7.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage16 GB32 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB200GB
N/A
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Copper
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Graphite black
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
Black
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Tempered glass
N/A
Water resistantyesyes
N/A
Shock resistantnono
N/A
Dust resistantyes
N/A
N/A
Fully waterproofyes
N/A
N/A

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
Barometeryesyes
N/A
ANT+yesyes
N/A
Fingerprint
N/A
yes
N/A
Pedometer
N/A
yes
N/A
Magnetometer
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportno
  • no
  • yes
N/A
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
N/A
DLNA certifiedyesyes
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.1
N/A
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DID
  • GATT
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SPP
N/A
NFCyesyes
N/A
Charging connectionUSBUSB
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
N/A
Video outputMHLMHL
N/A
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GPS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yes
Streaming standards
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batterynono
N/A
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity3100.0 mAh2900.0 mAh3750.0 mAh
Standby time740.0 h540.0 h
N/A
Talk time16.0 h17.0 h
N/A
Fast chargingyesyes
N/A
Fast charging standardQualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
N/A
Wireless charging yesnoyes

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