Sony Xperia Z3,L55u,L55t,Xperia Z3 L55u White Paper
White paper
September 2014
L55u
XperiaTM Z3
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Table of contents
Product overview ........................................................................................................2
Xperia™ Z3 ............................................................................................................2
Facts – dimensions, weight, performance and networks ......................................4
Categorised feature list ..........................................................................................7
Technologies in detail ...............................................................................................10
Device-to-device communications (local) ...........................................................10
ANT+™ wireless technology .............................................................................10
Bluetooth® wireless technology .......................................................................11
Wi-Fi® ...............................................................................................................12
DLNA Certified® (Digital Living Network Alliance) ............................................13
Messaging ...........................................................................................................14
MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service)..............................................................14
Email .................................................................................................................14
Positioning – location based services .................................................................15
Provisioning (OMA CP) ........................................................................................15
Multimedia (audio, image and video) ...................................................................16
Synchronisation (OMA DS, EAS) .........................................................................18
Trademarks and acknowledgements ..................................................................19
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Product overview
Xperia™ Z3
• 20.7 MP camera with 4K video: high quality images & videos
• High dust tight and water resistance rating – IP65 and IP68
• Long-lasting battery
• Ultra fast performance: Snapdragon 801 Quad-Core 2.5 Ghz processor and 3 GB of RAM
Only the best
The Xperia™ Z3 blends design and engineering craftsmanship to deliver beauty. It’s super-slim rounded
aluminium frame, uniquely designed power button and durable tempered glass panels, give it an elegantly
premium finish. Plus, with an easy-to-use interface and symmetrical design, it feels right at home in your
hand.
With market leading waterproofing, you can take pictures in the rain or in the pool, even with an open
headphone jack – so dive to new depths and capture every single moment, in detail.
The Xperia™ Z3’s Snapdragon 801 processor offers speeds up to 2.5 Ghz for lightning-fast webbrowsing, super-fluid interactions and impressive multi-tasking, all while maintaining optimum battery
power. So whether you want to listen to your favourite albums online, download important documents, or
lose yourself in the latest movies, the Xperia™ Z3 pushes the capabilities of power to give you an
impressive battery life.
All the latest camera technology from Sony
The Xperia™ Z3 features a unique combination of Sony Cyber-shot™ and Handycam® technologies to
help you capture the moments that matter most, in the highest quality. Good is capturing the moment.
Great is enhancing it with low-light capability and ISO 12800 sensitivity in a smartphone.
The Xperia™ Z3’s 2.3-inch ExmorRS™ for mobile sensor and BIONZ™ for mobile processing engine work
together to capture every striking detail – for photos and videos with less noise, better exposure and vivid
colours, even in lowlight. And you can fit even more into every shot with the new 25 mm wide-angle Sony
G Lens, so you never miss out on all the action.
You can pause and resume filming, in super-clear 4K resolution. Plus, Sony’s new and improved
SteadyShot™ technology helps you shoot videos that are seamlessly smooth and stable.
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Unrivalled entertainment
Sony is continuously developing the best sound technology for crystal clear listening and astounding
acoustic performance.
Good is having all your music in one place. Great is making your favourite tunes sound even better. Our
digital amp technology, uniquely developed for High-Res audio, reduces distortion and noise at wider
frequency ranges, to reproduce high frequency sound in amazing detail. Plus, you can immerse yourself in
superior audio and upscale your low-resolution music to enjoy it in better quality with DSEE HX. And with
Sony’s Digital Noise Cancelling technology, exterior noise can be reduced when paired with a DNC
headset.
Sony’s online services make finding your next favourite album easy. Choose from our vast library of
millions of songs with Music Unlimited and lose yourself in the soundtrack to your life.
From breathtaking colour, to pixel-perfect resolution, Sony knows it’s the details that make the difference.
Whether you watch the latest movies, browse the web or view pictures on the go, Sony’s TRILUMINOS™
Display technology, X-Reality™ for mobile and ultra-bright displays mean you are guaranteed the best
picture quality, wherever you are.
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Facts – dimensions, weight, performance and
networks
Operating system Google™ Android™ 4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor 2.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC Quad Core
GPU Adreno 330
Size 146 x 72 x 7.3 mm
Weight 152 grams
Available colours Black, White, Copper
SIM card nano SIM
Main screen
Colours 16,777,216 colour TFT
Resolution Full HD 1920x1080 pixels
Size (diagonal) 5.2 inches
Input mechanisms
Text input On-screen QWERTY keyboard
Touch screen Capacitive
Touch gesture Yes – multi-touch, up to 10 fingers supported
Memory
RAM 3 GB
Flash memory Up to 16 GB*
Expansion slot microSD™ card, up to 128 GB (SDXC supported)
Camera
Camera resolution 20.7 MP
Digital zoom 8x
Clear image zoom 3x
Photo light Yes – Pulsed LED
Video recording Yes – 4K
Front Camera Yes – HD 1080p for video chat and 2.2 MP for camera capture
ISO ISO 3200 maximum in manual mode
ISO 12800 maximum in Low Light mode for photo
ISO 2000 maximum in Night scene mode for video
Minimum focus distance 120 mm
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Sensors
Accelerometer Yes
Ambient light sensor Yes
Barometer sensor Yes
Game rotation vector Yes
Geomagnetic rotation vector Yes
Gyroscope Yes
Magnetometer Yes
Step counter Yes
Step detector Yes
Significant motion detector Yes
Proximity sensor Yes
Networks
L55u TD-LTE Band 41 (China Unicom), Band 40 (roaming only)
FDD-LTE Band 3 (China Unicom), Band 1 (roaming only)
UMTS HSPA+ Bands 1, 2, 5, 8
GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
Data transfer speeds
GSM GPRS Up to 107 kbps
GSM EDGE Up to 296 kbps
HSUPA (upload) Cat 6, up to 5.8 Mbps
HSDPA (download) Cat 24, up to 42 Mbps
TD-LTE (upload) Cat 4, up to 50 Mbps
TD-LTE (download) Cat 4, up to 150 Mbps
Talk time (GSM) Up to 14 hours**
Standby time
(GSM+GSM)
Up to 510 hours**
Standby time
(GSM+UMTS)
Up to 480 hours**
Standby time
(GSM+LTE)
Up to 540 hours**
Talk time (UMTS) Up to 16 hours**
Music listening time Up to 130 hours**
Video playback time Up to 10 hours**
Battery (Embedded) 3100 mAh minimum
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