<s>
The	O
Sony	B-Application
Xperia	I-Application
XZ	I-Application
is	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
smartphone	B-Application
manufactured	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Sony	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
X	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
announced	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
X	I-Application
Compact	I-Application
at	O
a	O
press	O
conference	O
held	O
at	O
the	O
annual	O
IFA	O
event	O
on	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xperia	B-Application
XZ	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Taiwan	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
with	O
worldwide	O
sales	O
starting	O
with	O
the	O
United	O
Arab	O
Emirates	O
on	O
October	O
1	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
the	O
following	O
day	O
;	O
its	O
home	O
country	O
Japan	O
only	O
started	O
sales	O
on	O
November	O
2	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
is	O
described	O
by	O
Expert	O
Reviews	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
true	O
successor	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
Z5	I-Application
and	O
the	O
whole	O
Xperia	O
Z	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
succeeded	O
Xperia	B-Application
Z5	I-Application
Premium	I-Application
and	O
Xperia	B-Application
X	I-Application
Performance	I-Application
as	O
Sony	O
's	O
flagship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
succeeded	O
by	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
XZs	I-Application
and	O
the	O
flagship	O
Sony	B-Application
Xperia	I-Application
XZ	I-Application
Premium	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
smartphones	B-Application
manufactured	O
by	O
Sony	O
to	O
utilize	O
USB-C	O
connectivity	O
for	O
charging	O
and	O
data	O
transfer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
the	O
rear	O
camera	O
of	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
XZ	I-Application
now	O
has	O
laser	O
autofocus	O
,	O
a	O
first	O
for	O
Sony	O
,	O
built-in	O
alongside	O
the	O
hybrid	O
contrast/phase	O
detection	O
autofocus	O
also	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
previous	O
flagship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
Sony	O
device	O
to	O
sport	O
an	O
RGBC-IR	O
color	O
sensor	O
to	O
assist	O
the	O
image	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
in	O
capturing	O
accurate	O
colors	O
,	O
temperature	O
and	O
white	B-Algorithm
balance	I-Algorithm
and	O
the	O
first	O
smartphone	B-Application
to	O
feature	O
a	O
five-axis	O
digital	O
image	O
stabilization	O
system	O
for	O
capturing	O
blur-free	O
photos	O
and	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xperia	B-Application
XZ	I-Application
's	O
design	O
consists	O
of	O
3	O
different	O
materials	O
that	O
seamlessly	O
blend	O
together	O
in	O
what	O
Sony	O
calls	O
"	O
Loop	O
Surface	O
"	O
:	O
a	O
nylon	O
frame	O
,	O
scratch-resistant	O
front	O
glass	O
and	O
an	O
aluminium	O
alloy	O
metal	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rear	O
cover	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
is	O
made	O
from	O
an	O
aluminium	O
alloy	O
marketed	O
as	O
ALKALEIDO	O
,	O
a	O
trademark	O
by	O
Kobe	O
Steel	O
,	O
specifically	O
engineered	O
to	O
complement	O
the	O
smartphone	B-Application
's	O
premium	O
design	O
with	O
a	O
material	O
"	O
that	O
has	O
an	O
extra	O
shine	O
and	O
a	O
feeling	O
of	O
depth	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
up	O
front	O
are	O
dual	O
front-firing	O
stereo	O
speakers	O
,	O
one	O
on	O
top	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
front	O
selfie	O
camera	O
,	O
ambient	O
light	O
and	O
proximity	B-Device
sensors	I-Device
and	O
notification	B-Application
LED	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
one	O
at	O
the	O
bottom	O
bezel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xperia	B-Application
XZ	I-Application
's	O
dimensions	O
are	O
in	O
height	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
width	O
of	O
and	O
a	O
depth	O
of	O
and	O
weighs	O
approximately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
brings	O
back	O
the	O
1080p	O
IPS	B-Architecture
LCD	I-Architecture
display	O
with	O
a	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
density	I-Algorithm
of	O
424	O
ppi	O
that	O
started	O
with	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
Z2	I-Application
but	O
with	O
a	O
brand	O
new	O
panel	O
,	O
featuring	O
Sony	O
's	O
TRILUMINOS™	O
display	O
and	O
X-Reality	O
for	O
mobile	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
a	O
quad-core	B-Architecture
Qualcomm	O
Snapdragon	O
820	O
(	O
MSM8996	O
)	O
chipset	O
with	O
4	O
custom	O
Kryo	O
processors	O
(	O
2x	O
2.15	O
GHz	O
and	O
2x	O
1.6	O
GHz	O
)	O
,	O
3	O
GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
relies	O
on	O
the	O
Adreno	B-General_Concept
530	I-General_Concept
clocked	O
at	O
624	O
MHz	O
for	O
graphics	O
rendering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xperia	B-Application
XZ	I-Application
antennas	O
support	O
up	O
to	O
a	O
maximum	O
of	O
LTE	O
Category	O
9	O
speeds	O
with	O
a	O
maximum	O
theoretical	O
downlink	O
speed	O
of	O
450-500	O
Mbit/s	O
using	O
3CA	O
,	O
excluding	O
the	O
SOV34	O
model	O
whose	O
maximum	O
theoretical	O
downlink	O
3CA	O
speed	O
is	O
limited	O
to	O
maximum	O
370	O
Mbit/s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
some	O
recently	O
released	O
smartphones	B-Application
from	O
competing	O
brands	O
,	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
XZ	I-Application
does	O
n't	O
abandon	O
the	O
standard	O
3.5	B-Device
mm	I-Device
audio	I-Device
jack	I-Device
in	O
favor	O
of	O
wireless	O
substitutes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
does	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
have	O
LDAC	B-Algorithm
,	O
an	O
audio	O
coding	O
technology	O
developed	O
by	O
Sony	O
,	O
that	O
enables	O
the	O
transmission	O
of	O
24bit/96kHz	O
High-Resolution	O
(	O
Hi-Res	O
)	O
audio	O
content	O
over	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
at	O
up	O
to	O
990	O
kbit/s	O
,	O
three	O
times	O
faster	O
than	O
conventional	O
audio	O
streaming	O
codecs	O
,	O
to	O
compatible	O
audio	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
has	O
the	O
standard	O
set	O
of	O
connectivity	O
options	O
like	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
4.2	I-Protocol
LE	I-Protocol
with	O
aptX	B-Algorithm
,	O
NFC	O
,	O
dual-band	O
Wi-Fi	O
with	O
Wi-Fi	O
Direct	O
,	O
DLNA	O
and	O
hotspot	O
,	O
GPS	O
and	O
A-GPS	O
,	O
GLONASS	O
and	O
BDS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
an	O
IP	O
rating	O
of	O
IP68	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
XZ	I-Application
dust	O
proof	O
and	O
water	O
resistant	O
for	O
over	O
1.5	O
meters	O
and	O
30	O
minutes	O
under	O
water	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xperia	B-Application
XZ	I-Application
is	O
powered	O
by	O
a	O
non-removable	O
2900	O
mAh	O
battery	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
USB-C	O
connector	O
for	O
charging	O
and	O
data	O
transfer	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Sony	O
smartphones	B-Application
to	O
have	O
one	O
,	O
the	O
other	O
one	O
being	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
X	I-Application
Compact	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rear	O
camera	O
of	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
XZ	I-Application
features	O
a	O
new	O
multi-aspect	O
24.8MP	O
Sony	O
Exmor	B-Device
RS	O
image	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
,	O
officially	O
named	O
as	O
Sony	O
IMX300	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
Z5	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
X	I-Application
and	O
Xperia	B-Application
X	I-Application
Performance	I-Application
,	O
it	O
has	O
23	O
megapixels	O
with	O
a	O
sensor	O
size	O
of	O
1/2.3	O
inch	O
and	O
a	O
f/2.0	O
aperture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
introduces	O
the	O
Triple	O
Image	O
Sensing	O
technology	O
with	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
XZ	I-Application
,	O
comprised	O
by	O
the	O
Image	O
sensing	O
(	O
CMOS	O
sensor	O
with	O
PDAF	O
)	O
,	O
Distance	O
sensing	O
(	O
Laser	O
AF	O
sensor	O
)	O
and	O
Color	O
sensing	O
(	O
RGBC-IR	O
sensor	O
)	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
a	O
hybrid	O
autofocus	O
that	O
utilizes	O
phase	O
detection	O
to	O
lock	O
focus	O
on	O
a	O
subject	O
within	O
0.03	O
seconds	O
,	O
also	O
same	O
with	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
Z5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xperia	B-Application
XZ	I-Application
,	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
,	O
includes	O
a	O
laser	O
autofocus	O
sensor	O
alongside	O
the	O
hybrid/PDAF	O
in	O
tracking	O
and	O
locking	O
focus	O
on	O
an	O
object	O
faster	O
than	O
regular	O
autofocus	O
modes	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
RGBC-IR	O
(	O
RedGreenBlueClear-InfraRed	O
)	O
color	O
sensor	O
that	O
assists	O
the	O
white	B-Algorithm
balance	I-Algorithm
function	O
of	O
the	O
camera	O
by	O
providing	O
additional	O
data	O
about	O
the	O
light	O
conditions	O
of	O
the	O
environment	O
,	O
thus	O
improving	O
the	O
color	O
accuracy	O
of	O
the	O
image	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
also	O
has	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
video	O
recording	O
capabilities	O
like	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
Z5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
Sony	B-Algorithm
α7	I-Algorithm
II	I-Algorithm
camera	O
,	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
XZ	I-Application
features	O
five-axis	O
digital	O
image	O
stabilization	O
,	O
a	O
first	O
for	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
,	O
that	O
helps	O
in	O
producing	O
smooth	O
video	O
with	O
less	O
camera	O
shake	O
and	O
improved	O
image	O
quality	O
in	O
low	O
light	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sony	B-Application
Xperia	I-Application
XZ	I-Application
launches	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
6.0	I-Application
Marshmallow	I-Application
out	O
of	O
the	O
box	O
,	O
with	O
Sony	O
's	O
custom	O
interface	O
and	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
X	I-Application
Performance	I-Application
and	O
a	O
few	O
other	O
Xperia	O
devices	O
,	O
Sony	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
XZ	I-Application
would	O
receive	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
7.0	I-Application
Nougat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
a	O
day	O
after	O
,	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
7.0	I-Application
update	O
has	O
officially	O
rolled	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
