<s>
The	O
Sony	B-Application
Xperia	I-Application
XZs	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-Device
X	O
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
XZ	I-Application
Premium	I-Application
at	O
the	O
annual	O
Mobile	O
World	O
Congress	O
last	O
February	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
's	O
highlight	O
feature	O
is	O
its	O
capability	O
of	O
capturing	O
slow-motion	O
videos	O
at	O
960	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
,	O
a	O
world	O
's	O
first	O
in	O
a	O
compact	O
smartphone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xperia	B-Application
XZs	I-Application
 '	O
design	O
is	O
exactly	O
the	O
same	O
"	O
Loop	O
Surface	O
"	O
design	O
as	O
the	O
previous-gen	O
flagship	O
,	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
XZ	I-Application
,	O
save	O
for	O
the	O
raised	O
lens	O
"	O
hump	O
"	O
with	O
a	O
beveled	O
edge	O
surround	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
Motion	O
Eye	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
subtly-curved	O
rear	O
cover	O
is	O
made	O
from	O
ALKALEIDO	O
alloy	O
,	O
trademarked	O
by	O
Kobe	O
Steel	O
,	O
finished	O
in	O
a	O
matte-like	O
texture	O
that	O
gives	O
a	O
distinct	O
shine	O
when	O
hit	O
by	O
a	O
light	O
source	O
,	O
complementing	O
the	O
smartphone	B-Application
's	O
recognizable	O
shape	O
that	O
debuted	O
with	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
XZ	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
front	O
houses	O
the	O
5.2-inch	O
LCD	O
display	O
flanked	O
by	O
the	O
dual	O
front-firing	O
stereo	O
speakers	O
;	O
one	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
bezel	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
13	O
MP	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
top	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
houses	O
the	O
3.5mm	O
headphone	B-Device
jack	I-Device
with	O
a	O
2nd	O
microphone	O
pinhole	O
adjacent	O
to	O
it	O
;	O
the	O
bottom	O
has	O
the	O
USB	B-Protocol
Type-C	O
port	O
and	O
primary	O
microphone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
right-hand	O
side	O
houses	O
the	O
fingerprint	O
reader	O
,	O
positioned	O
along	O
the	O
middle	O
as	O
with	O
previous	O
Xperia	B-Device
devices	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
is	O
deactivated	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
due	O
to	O
patent	O
disputes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Directly	O
below	O
that	O
is	O
the	O
volume	O
rocker	O
,	O
and	O
below	O
it	O
near	O
the	O
bottom	O
edge	O
is	O
the	O
2-stage	O
camera	O
shutter	O
button	O
,	O
a	O
unique	O
staple	O
of	O
Xperia	B-Device
devices	O
ever	O
since	O
and	O
a	O
very	O
rare	O
sight	O
in	O
smartphones	B-Application
nowadays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xperia	B-Application
XZs	I-Application
sports	O
a	O
1080p	O
Full-HD	O
IPS	B-Architecture
LCD	I-Architecture
display	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
density	I-Algorithm
of	O
424	O
ppi	O
and	O
featuring	O
Sony	O
's	O
TRILUMINOS™	O
display	O
technology	O
and	O
X-Reality	O
for	O
mobile	O
built-in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
more	O
upscale	O
Xperia	B-Application
XZ	I-Application
Premium	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
XZs	I-Application
is	O
powered	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
quad-core	B-Architecture
Qualcomm	O
Snapdragon	O
820	O
(	O
MSM8996	O
)	O
chipset	O
and	O
Adreno	B-General_Concept
530	I-General_Concept
GPU	O
that	O
came	O
with	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
XZ	I-Application
,	O
with	O
4	O
custom	O
Kryo	B-Application
processors	O
in	O
a	O
2	O
+	O
2	O
configuration	O
(	O
2x	O
2.15	O
GHz	O
and	O
2x	O
1.6	O
GHz	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
now	O
upgraded	O
to	O
a	O
4	O
GB	O
LPDDR4	O
RAM	B-Architecture
instead	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
3	O
GB	O
for	O
an	O
added	O
performance	O
boost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
debuted	O
in	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
XZs	I-Application
and	O
the	O
XZ	B-Application
Premium	I-Application
the	O
world	O
's	O
first	O
3-layer	O
stacked	O
image	O
sensor	O
with	O
DRAM	O
for	O
smartphones	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Known	O
internally	O
as	O
the	O
IMX400	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
Exmor	B-Device
RS	O
for	O
mobile	O
sensor	O
features	O
a	O
DRAM	O
chip	O
sandwiched	O
in-between	O
the	O
sensor	O
array	O
and	O
control	O
circuitry	O
layers	O
,	O
serving	O
as	O
a	O
large	O
and	O
fast	O
memory	O
buffer	O
to	O
the	O
sensor	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
can	O
temporarily	O
store	O
a	O
significant	O
amount	O
of	O
captured	O
data	O
before	O
transferring	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
internal	O
memory	O
for	O
processing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
enables	O
the	O
camera	O
sensor	O
to	O
record	O
the	O
highlight	O
super	O
slow-motion	O
videos	O
at	O
a	O
frame	O
rate	O
of	O
960	O
fps	O
practically	O
unheard	O
of	O
in	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xperia	B-Application
XZs	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
new	O
models	O
to	O
launch	O
the	O
now	O
officially	O
called	O
Motion	O
Eye™	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
19	O
MP	O
1/2.3	O
”	O
Exmor	B-Device
RS	O
for	O
mobile	O
sensor	O
with	O
a	O
1.22	O
μm	O
pixel	O
pitch	O
,	O
f/2.0	O
aperture	B-General_Concept
and	O
25mm	O
wide	O
G	O
Lens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
front	O
selfie	O
camera	O
has	O
a	O
13	O
megapixel	O
sensor	O
(	O
1/3.06	O
"	O
)	O
with	O
22mm	O
,	O
f/2.0	O
lens	O
and	O
90	O
degree	O
wide	O
angle	O
lens	O
,	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
XZ	I-Application
but	O
now	O
features	O
SteadyShot™	O
with	O
Intelligent	O
Active	O
Mode	O
(	O
5-axis	O
stabilization	O
)	O
like	O
on	O
the	O
XZ	B-Application
Premium	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Motion	O
Eye™	O
camera	O
is	O
also	O
backed	O
up	O
by	O
Sony	O
's	O
Triple	O
Image	O
Sensing	O
technology	O
first	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
XZ	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
composed	O
of	O
the	O
Image	O
sensing	O
(	O
CMOS	B-Architecture
sensor	I-Architecture
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
color	O
spectrum	O
sensor	O
)	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
has	O
a	O
laser	O
autofocus	O
sensor	O
for	O
faster	O
object	O
tracking	O
and	O
focus	O
compared	O
to	O
regular	O
autofocus	O
modes	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
RGBC-IR	O
(	O
RedGreenBlueClear-InfraRed	O
)	O
color	O
spectrum	O
sensor	O
assisting	O
the	O
white	B-Algorithm
balance	I-Algorithm
function	O
of	O
the	O
camera	O
by	O
simply	O
providing	O
additional	O
data	O
about	O
the	O
lighting	O
conditions	O
of	O
the	O
surrounding	O
environment	O
or	O
scene	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xperia	B-Application
XZs	I-Application
is	O
powered	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
non-removable	O
2900	O
mAh	O
lithium-ion	O
battery	O
as	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
XZ	I-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
USB-C	O
USB	B-Protocol
2.0	I-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
(	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
XZ	B-Application
Premium	I-Application
's	O
USB	B-Protocol
3.1	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
Qualcomm	O
QuickCharge	O
3.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xperia	B-Application
XZs	I-Application
comes	O
with	O
the	O
standard	O
3.5	B-Device
mm	I-Device
audio	I-Device
jack	I-Device
for	O
plugging	O
in	O
wired	O
headphones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
has	O
LDAC	B-Algorithm
,	O
an	O
audio	O
coding	O
technology	O
developed	O
in-house	O
by	O
Sony	O
,	O
(	O
which	O
is	O
now	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
Open	O
Source	O
Project	O
as	O
of	O
2018	O
)	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
</s>
<s>
And	O
just	O
like	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
XZ	I-Application
,	O
the	O
XZs	B-Application
has	O
the	O
standard	O
set	O
of	O
connectivity	O
options	O
:	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
4.2	I-Protocol
with	O
aptX	B-Algorithm
and	O
Low	B-General_Concept
Energy	I-General_Concept
,	O
NFC	O
,	O
dual-band	O
Wi-Fi	O
a/b/g/n/ac	O
with	O
2x2	O
MIMO	O
antennas	O
for	O
speeds	O
up	O
to	O
433Mbit/s	O
,	O
Wi-Fi	O
Direct	O
and	O
hotspot	B-Application
,	O
screen	O
casting	O
via	O
Miracast	O
,	O
Google	O
Cast	O
and	O
DLNA	O
,	O
GPS	O
and	O
A-GPS	O
,	O
GLONASS	O
and	O
BeiDou	O
satellite	O
positioning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xperia	B-Application
XZs	I-Application
has	O
no	O
FM	O
radio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sony	B-Application
Xperia	I-Application
XZs	I-Application
was	O
launched	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
7.1.1	I-Application
Nougat	I-Application
out	O
of	O
the	O
box	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
upgradeable	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
8.0	I-Application
Oreo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
