Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer
Sony
Phone model
Xperia Z
Year of release
2013

Appearance

Case type
Monoblock
Body length
139 mm (millimeters)
Body width
71 mm (millimeters)
Body thickness
7.9 mm (millimeters)
Weight
146 g (grams)
Volume
77.97 cm³ (cubic centimeters)
Body materials and finishes
  • Aluminium alloy
Colors

Processor (CPU)

Processor model
  • Qualcomm APQ8064+MDM9215M
CPU clock speed
1500 MHz (megahertz) place #67
Number of processor cores
4
Level 1 cache (L1)
16 + 16 kB (kilobytes)
Level 2 cache (L2)
2 MB (megabytes)
Processor size
32 bits
Instruction set architecture
ARMv7
Manufacturing process
28 nm (nanometers)

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU
GPU model
  • Adreno 320
GPU clock speed
400 MHz (megahertz)
Number of GPU cores
4

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM
2 GB (gigabytes) place #9
RAM type
LPDDR2 (Low Power DDR2)
RAM frequency
533 MHz (megahertz)
Number of RAM channels
2 (two-channel)

Internal storage

Built-in memory
  • 16 GB (gigabytes)
place #9

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards
  • microSDXC (Micro Secure Digital eXtended Capacity)
  • microSDHC (Micro Secure Digital High Capacity)
  • microSD (Micro Secure Digital Card, TransFlash)
Maximum expandable memory
32 GB (gigabytes)
Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064

Operating system

Operating system
Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)

Battery

Battery capacity
2330 (milliampere hours)
Battery type
Li-Ion (lithium ion)
Charging the battery from USB
Call duration in GSM networks
11 h (hours)
Standby time in GSM networks
550 h (hours)
Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks
14 h (hours)
Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks
530 h (hours)
Duration of listening to music
40 h (hours)
Video watching duration
5 h 30 min (hours, minutes)

Screen

Screen diagonal
5 in (inches) place #99
Screen resolution
1920 x 1080 pixels place #56
Resolution formats
  • Full HD (1920 x 1080)
  • HD (1280 х 720)
Pixel density
441 ppi (pixels per inch)
Screen technology
TFT
Color depth
24 bit (16777216 colors)
Touch screen
Touch screen type
Capacitive
Anti-scratch screen
Glass screen
Aspect ratio
1.778 (16:9)
Auto-rotate screen
Ambient light sensor
Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels
13.1 Mp (megapixels) place #24
Maximum photo resolution
4128 x 3096 pixels
  • vga (640x480)
  • qvga (320x240)
  • 768x1024
Shooting resolution formats
  • Ultra HD (4K, 3840 x 2160)
  • Quad HD (2560 x 1440)
  • Full HD (1920 x 1080)
  • HD (1280 х 720)
The presence of a flash
Flash type
LED
Digital zoom
16 X
Photomatrix model
Sony IMX135 Exmor RS
Photomatrix type
CMOS
Photomatrix size
4.69 x 3.52 mm (millimeters)
Photomatrix pixel size
1.136 μm (micrometers)
Crop factor
7.38
Aperture
f/2.4
Number of lens elements
4
Shooting settings
Autofocus
Auto exposure
Red eye reduction
Face detector
Smile detector
Panoramic photography
HDR photography
Viewfinder
Continuous photography
Touch focus
Self-timer
Digital image stabilization
ISO setting
Scene selection
Other photo settings
  • Shooting mode
  • Effects
  • Iso
Video capability
Maximum video resolution
1920 x 1080 pixels
Movie speed
30 fps (frames per second)
Movie settings

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels
2.2 Mp (megapixels) place #23
Maximum photo resolution
1978 x 1112 pixels
Shooting resolution formats
  • Full HD (1920 x 1080)
  • HD (1280 х 720)
Front camera video
Maximum video resolution
1920 x 1080 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards
1
SIM card type
Micro-SIM (3FF, 15 x 12 x 0.76 mm)
MP3 ringtones
Polyphonic ringtones
Vibration mode
Speakerphone
Conference call
Speed dial
Video calls
Second microphone
Noise reduction during a call
Ability to mute the microphone during a call
Extended phone book
Contacts in the phone book
Unlimited
Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation
4G (100 Mbps - 1 Gbps)
GSM support
GSM frequencies
  • GSM 850 MHz
  • GSM 900 MHz
  • GSM 1800 MHz
  • GSM 1900 MHz
UMTS support
UMTS frequencies
  • UMTS 850 MHz
  • UMTS 900 MHz
  • UMTS 1700 MHz
  • UMTS 1900 MHz
  • UMTS 2100 MHz
LTE support
LTE frequencies
  • LTE 800 MHz
  • LTE 850 MHz
  • LTE 900 MHz
  • LTE 1800 MHz
  • LTE 2100 MHz
  • LTE 2600 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

LTE standards
  • LTE Cat 3 (100/50 Mbit/s)
Data transmission standards
  • HSPA+ (42/11 Mbit/s)
  • HSUPA (5.8 Mbit/s)
  • HSDPA (1.8 Mbit/s)
  • EDGE (E-GPRS, 384 kbit/s)
  • GPRS (64 kbit/s)

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi
  • wi-fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • wi-fi hotspot
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11a (IEEE 802.11.a, 54 Mbit/s, 5 GHz)
  • 802.11b (IEEE 802.11.b, 11 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz)
  • 802.11g (IEEE 802.11.g, 54 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz)
  • 802.11n (IEEE 802.11.n, 150 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz)
  • 802.11n 5GHz (IEEE 802.11.n, 150 Mbit/s, 5 GHz)
Wi-Fi Direct support
Wi-Fi hotspot mode

USB

USB connector
USB connector type
Micro USB (7 x 2 mm)
USB standard
2.0 (up to 480 Mbps)
USB OTG support
USB host support
USB Mass Storage support
MHL interface

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth
Bluetooth standard
4.0
A2DP support
AVRCP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS
A-GPS support
Installed GLONASS
Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver
Radio range
87.5 - 108.0
RDS support
DRM support

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor
Proximity sensor
Accelerometer
Orientation and rotation sensor
Gyroscope
Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector
Micro USB (7 x 2 mm)
TRS jack (mini/micro jack)
3.5 mm (millimeters)
Wireless NFC

Images

Supported image formats
  • PNG (Portable Network Graphics, .png)
  • JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group, .jpg, .jpeg, .jfif, .jpe)
  • GIF (Graphics Interchange Format, .gif)
  • BMP (Bitmap Picture, .bmp, .dib, .rle)
Installed image editor
Geo tags
PictBridge support
DLNA support
MTP support

Video

Installed video player
Supported video formats
  • MP4 (MPEG-4 Part 14, .mp4, .m4a, .m4p, .m4b, .m4r, .m4v)
  • MPEG-4 (MPEG-4 Part 14, .mp4, .m4a, .m4p, .m4b, .m4r, .m4v)
  • H.263
  • H.264 (MPEG-4 Part 10)
  • WMV (Windows Media Video, .wmv)
Video resolution formats
  • Full HD (1920 x 1080)
  • HD (1280 х 720)
Streaming video
Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player
Supported audio formats
  • AAC (Advanced Audio Coding, .aac)
  • AAC+ (HE-AAC v1 High Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding)
  • eAAC+ (HE-AAC v2 High Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding)
  • AMR (Adaptive Multi-Rate, .amr)
  • AMR-NB (Adaptive Multi-Rate Narrowband)
  • AMR-WB (Adaptive Multi-Rate Wideband)
  • FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec, .flac)
  • M4A (MPEG-4 Part 14, .m4a)
  • MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)
  • MP3 (MPEG-1/2/2.5 Layer 3, .mp3)
  • OGG (.ogg, .ogv, .oga, .ogx, .spx, .opus)
  • WMA (Windows Media Audio, .wma)
  • WAV (Waveform Audio File Format, .wav, .wave)
MP3 support
Streaming audio
Identifier of songs
Dictaphone
Voice notes
TRS jack (mini/micro jack)
3.5 mm (millimeters)

Control elements

Touch input
  • 2 touches
Multitouch
Pinch zoom
Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)
Office document support
Supported document formats
  • PDF (Adobe Portable Document Format, .pdf)
Email
  • smtp
  • imap4
Handwriting recognition
Convert speech to text
Extra
  • playmemories online service

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection
Tethering support
OTA sync
Synchronization with services
  • MS Exchange (Microsoft Exchange Server)
  • Gmail (Google Email)
  • Facebook
  • Google Search
  • Google Talk
  • YouTube
  • Google Maps
  • Twitter

Software features

Installed browser
  • HTML
  • HTML5
  • WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages
SMS T9 support
SMS output in the form of a chat
MMS support

Impact protection

Waterproof case
Dustproof case

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)
Barcode scanner

SAR level

SAR level
0.48 W/kg (watts per kilogram)

Equipment

Equipment
  • stereo headset
  • usb-cable
  • power supply unit
  • documentation