Sony Xperia Z Specs

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9.1

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Released

Feb 09, 2013

Display

5.0 inches
1920 x 1080 pixels

Camera

13.1 MP (Single camera)
2.2 MP front

Hardware

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro
2GB RAM

Storage

16GB, microSDHC

Battery

2330 mAh

OS

Android 5.1 Lollipop

Description

The specs on the Xperia Z are what we expected from the rumors. It will be a 5" 1080p display, a 1.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon processor, 2GB of RAM, LTE, a 2330mAh battery, and the highly anticipated new 13MP Exmor RS camera sensor. As we saw in leaked images, the Exmor RS camera sensor will allow for HDR video recording, and a newly announced feature is that it will also offer a 10fps burst mode at 9MP. The phone also has NFC and a microSD card for those of you looking for that. An interesting addition to the Xperia Z is that the phone will be water resistant to a depth of one meter. To achieve this, the Xperia Z has glass panels on the front and back, as well as plastic strips on the sides that cover the ports. And, they cover all of the ports from microSD card slot, to headphone jack, to microUSB. The phone will be running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, which is part of the reason why the March release date is so disappointing, because that will be coming up on Google I/O and the expected announcement of Android 5.0, although Sony has promised an upgrade to 4.2 "soon after launch".

This device is also known as Sony C6603, Sony C6602, Sony Xperia Z LTE

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Display Benchmarks
Size:	5.0 inches
Resolution:	1920 x 1080 pixels, 443 PPI
Technology:	TFT
Screen-to-body:	68.91 %
Colors:	16 777 216
Touchscreen:	Capacitive, Multi-touch
Features:	Scratch-resistant glass (Dragontrail), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware Benchmarks
System chip:	Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064
Processor:	Quad-core, 1500 MHz, Krait
GPU:	Adreno 320
RAM:	2GB
Internal storage:	16GB, available to use: 11 GB
Storage expansion:	microSDHC up to 32 GB
Device type:	Smartphone
OS:	Android (5.1 Lollipop, 5.0 Lollipop, 4.4.4, 4.4.2, 4.3, 4.2.2, 4.1.2) Screenshots

Battery Benchmarks
Capacity:	2330 mAh
Type:	Li - Ion, Not user replaceable

Camera Benchmarks
Rear:	Single camera Camera samples
Main camera:	13.1 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor)
Video recording:	1920x1080 (Full HD)
Features:	HDR, EIS, Video calling
Front:	2.2 MP
Video capture:	1920x1080 (Full HD)

Design Size comparison
Dimensions:	5.47 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches (139 x 71 x 7.9 mm)
Weight:	5.15 oz (146.0 g)
Materials:	Back: Glass
Resistance:	Water, Dust; IP57
Keys:	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors:	Black, Purple, White

Cellular
4G (FDD):	Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800 Lower)
3G:	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 1(2100)
Data Speed:	LTE Cat 3 (100/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type:	Micro SIM

Multimedia Benchmarks
Headphones:	3.5mm jack
Speakers:	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features:	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring:	DLNA, Wireless screen share, MHL, MirrorLink, TV-out
Radio:	FM, Stereo, RDS

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth:	4.0
Wi-Fi:	802.11 a, b, g, n, dual-band; Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
USB:	microUSB, USB 2.0
Features:	Mass storage device, Video out, Charging
Location:	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors:	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other:	NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync
Hearing aid compatible:	M3

Phone features
Notifications:	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features:	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval
FCC approval:
Date approved:	Jan 19, 2013
FCC ID value:	PY7PM-0280
Measured SAR:
Head:	0.52 W/kg
Body:	0.61 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission:	1.57 W/kg
Wireless Router:	1.10 W/kg

Buyers information
In The Box:	Quick charger EP881, USB media cable, Wired Headset EX300AP, Internal battery

Availability
Officially announced:	Jan 07, 2013

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Alternative variants

Sony Xperia Z C6603

Differences from the main variant:
FCC approval:
Date approved:	Jan 30, 2013
FCC ID value:	PY7PM-0270
Measured SAR:
Head:	0.72 W/kg
Body:	0.65 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission:	1.57 W/kg
Wireless Router:	0.86 W/kg