Sony Xperia XZ3 vs Sony Xperia XZ Specs Comparison

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8.3
Sony Xperia XZ3
7.0
Sony Xperia XZ
Sony Xperia XZ3 Sony Xperia XZ
Released · Oct 17, 2018
Released · Oct 02, 2016
6.0-inch · 2880x1440px
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
3GB · 32GB
3330 mAh
2900 mAh

Design

Dimensions
6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches
158 x 73 x 9.9 mm
5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches
146 x 72 x 8.1 mm
Weight
6.81 oz (193.0 g) 5.68 oz (161.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Green, Red, White Black, Gray, Pink, Blue

Display

Size
6.0-inch 5.2-inch
Resolution
2880x1440px, 18:9 ratio, 537 PPI 1920x1080px, 424 PPI
Technology
OLED IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
80.67 % 71.00 %
Colors
16 777 216 16 777 216
Peak brightness
550 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2800 MHz
Kryo 385
Quad-core
2150 MHz
Kryo
GPU
Adreno 630 Adreno 530
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4) 3GB
Internal storage
64GB, available to use: 49 GB 32GB, available to use: 21.5 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie) Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Capacity
3330 mAh 2900 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery, Qi wireless charging Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
19 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 25 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm
23 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (960 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
13 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 13 MP (Wide Angle), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 4.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
aptX-HD Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share DLNA,Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+) Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 6(800), 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 6(800), 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Aug 03, 2018
FCC ID value: PY7-26828G
Date approved: Feb 14, 2017
FCC ID value: PY7-29752M
Measured SAR
Head: 0.14 W/kg
Body: 0.44 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.08 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.85 W/kg
Head: 0.53 W/kg
Body: 0.35 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.47 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.80 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 900

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 30, 2018 Sep 01, 2016

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