Sony D6603 Quick reference guide

White paper

September 2014

D6603/D6633/D6643/D6653/D6616

XperiaTM Z3

Note: Screen images are simulated.

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Table of contents

Product overview ........................................................................................................2

Xperia™ Z3 ............................................................................................................2

Facts – dimensions, weight, performance and networks ......................................4

Categorised feature list ..........................................................................................8

Technologies in detail ...............................................................................................12

Device-to-device communications (local) ...........................................................12

ANT+™ wireless technology.............................................................................12

Bluetooth® wireless technology .......................................................................13

Wi-Fi® ...............................................................................................................14

DLNA Certified® (Digital Living Network Alliance) ............................................15

Messaging ...........................................................................................................16

MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service)..............................................................16

Email .................................................................................................................16

Positioning – location based services .................................................................17

Provisioning (OMA CP) ........................................................................................17

Multimedia (audio, image and video) ...................................................................18

Digital TV (1seg) ................................................................................................19

Synchronisation (OMA DS, EAS, Google Sync™) ...............................................20

Web browser .......................................................................................................20

Memory in Android™ devices .............................................................................21

Trademarks and acknowledgements ..................................................................25

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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 web-

browsing, 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 D6603/D6653

Black, White, Copper and Silver Green

D6633

Black, White, Copper

D6616

Black

D6643

Black, White

SIM card D6603/D6643/D6653/D6616

nano SIM

D6633

Dual SIM: 2 nano SIM card slots

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 D6603/D6643/D6653/D6633

Up to 16 GB*

D6616

Up to 32 GB*

Expansion slot microSD™ card, up to 128 GB (SDXC supported)

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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

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

D6603 UMTS HSPA+ 850 (Band V), 900 (Band VIII), 1700 (Band IV),

1900 (Band II), 2100 (Band I) MHz

GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz

LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 20)

D6633 UMTS HSPA+ 850 (Band V), 900 (Band VIII), 1700 (Band IV),

1900 (Band II), 2100 (Band I) MHz

GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz

LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20)

D6643 UMTS HSPA+ 850 (Band V), 900 (Band VIII), 1700 (Band IV),

1900 (Band II), 2100 (Band I) MHz

GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz

LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20)

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D6653 UMTS HSPA+ 850 (Band V), 900 (Band VIII), 1900 (Band II),

2100 (Band I) MHz

GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz

TD-LTE (Band 40)

FD-LTE (Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28)

D6616 UMTS HSPA+ 850 (Band V), 900 (Band VIII), 1700 (Band IV),

1900 (Band II), 2100 (Band I) MHz

GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz

LTE (Bands 2, 4, 12)

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

LTE (upload) Cat 4, up to 50 Mbps

LTE (download) Cat 4, up to 150 Mbps

HAC/TTY

HAC** D6633

M4/T3

D6603/D6653/D6616

M3/T3

TTY** Yes

Talk time (GSM) Up to 14 hours***

Standby time (GSM) Up to 890 hours***

Standby time

(GSM+GSM)

D6633

Up to 510 hours***

Standby time

(GSM+WCDMA)

D6633

Up to 480 hours***

Standby time

(GSM+LTE)

D6633

Up to 540 hours***

Talk time (UMTS) Up to 16 hours***

Standby time (UMTS) Up to 920 hours***

Standby time (LTE) Up to 800 hours***

Music listening time Up to 130 hours***

Video playback time Up to 10 hours***

Battery (Embedded) 3100 mAh minimum

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* For the D6643/D6653/D6633 models, memory comprises approximately 2.8 GB of firmware, plus 11.8

GB of “Internal storage” for music, pictures and movies, and downloaded applications and their data. For

the D6603 model, memory comprises approximately 2.8 GB of firmware, plus 11.6 GB of “Internal stor-

age” for music, pictures and movies, and downloaded applications and their data. For the D6616 model,

memory comprises approximately 2.8 GB of firmware, plus 26 GB of “Internal storage” for music, pictures

and movies, and

downloaded applications and their data. For more details about memory, see “Memory in Android™

devices” on page 21.

** The D6643 model does not support this feature.

*** Values are according to GSM Association Battery Life Measurement Technique as performed in con-

trolled laboratory conditions. Actual time may vary. The standby times given are for the D6633 model with

two SIM cards inserted and tested in different network modes/combinations.

NOTE: The battery performance may vary depending on network conditions and configurations, and

device usage.

NOTE: The performance metrics are all measured under laboratory conditions.

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Categorised feature list

Camera

20.7 MP camera with Sony Exmor

RS™ for mobile image sensor

25 mm wide-angle

8x digital zoom

AR Effect

AR Fun

Auto focus

Background Defocus

Burst mode

Creative effects

HDR for photos and movies

Face detection

Face in

Flash/Pulsed LED

Flash/Photo light

Front-facing camera (2.2 MP

1080p) with Sony Exmor R™ for

mobile image sensor

Geotagging

Image stabiliser

Live on YouTube™

Multi-camera

Object tracking

Quick Launch

Red-eye reduction

Scene recognition

Self-timer

Send to web

Sequential video recording

Smile Shutter™

Social live*

Sound Photo

SteadyShot™

Superior Auto

Sweep Panorama

Timeshift burst

Timeshift video

Touch capture

Touch focus

Video recording (4K)

Vine*

White balance

Music

3D Surround Sound (VPT)

Album art

Bluetooth® stereo (aptX®, A2DP)

ClearAudio+

Clear Bass™

Clear Phase™

DSEE HX***

Dynamic normaliser

High-res audio (LPCM, FLAC,

ALAC, DSD)

Low power audio playback***

Music tones (MP3/AAC)

S-Force Front surround

Stereo speakers

TrackID™ music recognition*

Walkman® application

xLoud™ Experience

Internet

Bookmarks

Google Chrome™*

Google Play™*

Google™ search*

Google Voice™ Search*

Google Maps™ for Mobile with

Street view*

Info-eye™*

Pan & zoom

Sony Select

Web browser*

What's new

Xperia™ Lounge*

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