Xperia Z3 Release Date, Specs, Rumors: More Details of the Xperia Z3 Leaked

More details of the Xperia Z3 Compact have been leaked.
Xperia Z3 Release Date, Specs, Rumors: More Details of the Xperia Z3 Leaked
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8/4/2014
Updated:
7/18/2015

More details of the Xperia Z3 Compact have been leaked.

Sony could be releasing new flagship phone, the Xperia Z3, as soon as September, according to rumors.

The Xperia Z3 might be unveiled at the IFA show in Berlin, Germany. The electronics and home appliances show will be held from the 5th to the 10th of September this year. The actual launch of the Xperia Z3 could take place at the end of the September, according to rumors.

Like most smartphone manufacturers, Sony is planning to release a “mini” version of its upcoming flagship phone. “Mini” flagship phones tend to be scaled down, less powerful, and cheaper versions of the main phone. Some examples include Samsung’s Galaxy S5 Mini and the HTC One Mini 2.

The “mini” version of the Xperia Z3 has been dubbed the Xperia Z3 Compact, and supposedly has a 4.6-inch 1080p HD display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset, 3GB of RAM, and a 20.7 megapixel Exmor RS rear camera.

Here are some of the speculated specs so far for the Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z3 Compact:

Xperia Z3

Display/resolution: 5.2-inch, 108op

Processor: 2.7 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 805, Adreno 420 GPU

Memory: 3GB RAM

Camera: 20.7 megapixel back, 2.1 megapixel front.

Z3 Compact

Display/resolution: 4.5-inch / 4.6-inch screen

Processor: 2.5 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801, Adreno 330 GPU

Memory: 2GB RAM

Camera: Camera: 20.7 megapixel back, 2.1 megapixel front.

Larry Ong is a New York-based journalist with Epoch Times. He writes about China and Hong Kong. He is also a graduate of the National University of Singapore, where he read history.