<s>
The	O
Sony	B-Application
Xperia	I-Application
Z3	I-Application
is	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
smartphone	B-Application
produced	O
by	O
Sony	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
the	O
Sony	B-Application
Xperia	I-Application
Z	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
Z3	I-Application
,	O
at	O
that	O
point	O
known	O
by	O
the	O
project	O
code	O
name	O
"	O
Leo	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
unveiled	O
during	O
a	O
press	O
conference	O
at	O
IFA	O
2014	O
on	O
September	O
4	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
Z3	I-Application
's	O
design	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
metal	O
frame	O
with	O
a	O
glass	O
backing	O
;	O
the	O
metal	O
frame	O
has	O
been	O
rounded	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
device	O
itself	O
is	O
slightly	O
slimmer	O
than	O
the	O
Z2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
features	O
a	O
(	O
marketed	O
as	O
5.2-in	O
)	O
1080p	O
display	O
with	O
a	O
density	B-Algorithm
of	O
424	O
ppi	O
,	O
featuring	O
Sony	O
's	O
"	O
Triluminos	O
"	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
features	O
a	O
2.5GHz	O
quad-core	O
Qualcomm	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	I-Architecture
801	O
system-on-chip	O
with	O
3GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xperia	B-Application
Z3	I-Application
's	O
rear-facing	O
camera	O
is	O
20.7	O
megapixels	O
with	O
a	O
Sony	O
Exmor	B-Device
RS	O
image	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
,	O
along	O
with	O
improvements	O
to	O
its	O
"	O
SteadyShot	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Intelligent	O
Active	O
"	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xperia	B-Application
Z3	I-Application
ships	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
4.4.4	I-Application
"	I-Application
KitKat	I-Application
"	I-Application
with	O
Sony	O
's	O
custom	O
interface	O
and	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
additions	O
to	O
the	O
Z3	O
's	O
software	O
include	O
the	O
Lifelog	O
app	O
,	O
Sony	O
Select	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
video	O
game	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
5.0	I-Application
"	I-Application
Lollipop	I-Application
"	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Z3	O
in	O
March	O
2015	O
in	O
selected	O
territories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
6.0	I-Application
"	I-Application
Marshmallow	I-Application
"	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developer	O
preview	O
builds	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
7.0	I-Application
"	I-Application
Nougat	I-Application
"	I-Application
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Z3	O
,	O
but	O
Sony	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
unable	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
due	O
to	O
"	O
unforeseen	O
platform	O
limitations	O
"	O
;	O
Qualcomm	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
not	O
provide	O
support	O
for	O
Nougat	B-Application
on	O
any	O
device	O
using	O
the	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
801	O
or	O
800	O
chipsets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Adreno	B-General_Concept
330	O
GPU	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
the	O
Vulkan	B-Application
or	O
OpenGL	O
ES	O
3.1	O
graphics	O
APIs	O
,	O
which	O
must	O
be	O
present	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
meet	O
Google	O
certification	O
requirements	O
for	O
7.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Sony	O
Mobile	O
released	O
the	O
Japan-only	O
SOL26	O
and	O
SO-01G	O
models	O
for	O
au	O
by	O
KDDI	O
and	O
NTT	O
DoCoMo	O
respectively	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
Xperia	I-Device
Z3v	O
(	O
D6708	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
Z3	I-Application
exclusively	O
for	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xperia	B-Application
Z3	I-Application
(	O
D6616	O
model	O
)	O
was	O
quietly	O
discontinued	O
by	O
T-Mobile	O
in	O
April	O
2015	O
,	O
but	O
returned	O
to	O
store	O
shelves	O
less	O
than	O
a	O
month	O
later	O
with	O
a	O
price	O
reduction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	B-Application
discontinued	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Device
Z3v	O
(	O
D6708	O
)	O
in	O
August	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xperia	B-Application
Z3	I-Application
generally	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
its	O
durability	O
,	O
battery	O
life	O
and	O
improved	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Guardian	O
called	O
the	O
device	O
the	O
best	O
smartphone	B-Application
Sony	O
has	O
ever	O
made	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
improvement	O
in	O
feel	O
and	O
design	O
over	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GSM/GPRS/EDGE	O
850	O
,	O
900	O
,	O
1800	O
,	O
1900	O
MHz	O
D6603	B-Application
LTE	O
Bands	O
1	O
,	O
2	O
,	O
3	O
,	O
4	O
,	O
5	O
,	O
7	O
,	O
8	O
,	O
13	O
,	O
17	O
,	O
20	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
GSM	O
GPRS/EDGE	O
850	O
,	O
900	O
,	O
1800	O
,	O
1900	O
MHz	O
;	O
D6708	O
(	O
Z3v	O
)	O
LTE	O
Bands	O
4	O
,	O
13	O
(	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
,	O
LTE	O
bands	O
2	O
,	O
3	O
,	O
7	O
are	O
not	O
available	O
at	O
launch	O
)	O
;	O
</s>
