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Sony Xperia Z

Sony Xperia Z
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  • Released 2013, February
    146g, 7.9mm thickness
    Android 4.1.2, up to 5.1.1
    16GB storage, microSDXC
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  • 5.0"
    1080x1920 pixels
  • 13MP
    1080p
  • 2GB RAM
    Snapdragon S4 Pro
  • 2330mAh
    Li-Ion
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Also known as Sony Xperia C6603, Sony Xperia C6602, Sony Xperia Z LTE, Sony Xperia Z HSPA+

Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
4G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - C6603
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
Launch Announced 2013, January. Released 2013, February
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm (5.47 x 2.80 x 0.31 in)
Weight 146 g (5.15 oz)
Build Glass front, glass back, plastic frame
SIM Micro-SIM
 IP57 dust/water resistant (up to 1m. and 30 min)
Display Type TFT
Size 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~69.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
Protection Shatter proof glass
Platform OS Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro
CPU Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 320
Memory Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM
Main Camera Single 13.1 MP, f/2.4, AF
Features LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR
Selfie camera Single 2.2 MP
Video 1080p@30fps
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP
Positioning GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG
Features Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Battery Type Li-Ion 2330 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by Up to 550 h (2G) / Up to 530 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 11 h (2G) / Up to 14 h (3G)
Music play Up to 40 h
Misc Colors Black, White, Purple
Models C6603, C6602, C6616, C6606
SAR 1.05 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.48 W/kg (head)    
Price About 270 EUR
Tests Display Contrast ratio: 705:1 (nominal) / 2.462:1 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 60dB / Noise 58dB / Ring 61dB
Audio quality Noise -81.9dB / Crosstalk -81.3dB
Battery life
Endurance rating 48h

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Sony Xperia Z - user opinions and reviews

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  • Felgate
  • x{6
  • 14 Sep 2022

Want to speed up the phone and play the games you want? I play the games like Azur Lane, Girl Cafe Gun, Figure Fantasy, WOTV FFBE and you can even play Honkai Impact 3rd on this phone. Anything you want. No Custom ROM needed. Of course you can use cu...

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  • kYG
  • 01 Sep 2022

Check model number closely before purchase. For some odd reason sony released some Xperia Zs with 3G support only while others had 4G/LTE. So if you are living in a country like the USA or Canada, the 3G model will be useless to you since you can...

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  • k%@
  • 24 Aug 2022

If you are referring to google hangouts, it's been discontinued. Google Chat has been rolling out as a replacement.

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