Sony Xperia Z3 Test: a smartphone to move

An update: I will not do here the full technical performance testing of this high-end smartphone Sony Xperia Z3. There are many sites and blogs for such tests. What interests me with this Xperia Z3, as with other motives that should be tested here: whether this smartphone is convenient to use during sports activities (often short with the phone), its daily journey and even Travelling. FYI, this is not the first smartphone test on HTO: the Archos 5 (tested here) preceded it. The latter is intended to hiking, to mountain. The Sony Xperia Z3 is it more urban. Although it can think outside the box.

1/Design and dimensions

compared with other high-end smartphone current competition (iPhone 6 Galaxy S6, Nexus 6, ...), the Sony Xperia Z3 has relatively small dimensions. Its screen size is 4.6 "against the 5.1" minimum of others. For those who do not like too much phablets, the size of the Z3 is an advantage. It is also lighter than most competitors with a weight of 126 g. Its design is sleek. I find pretty aesthetics. Among the buttons on the right side we distinguish dedicated to photography: it launches the camera function, makes the development and triggers. The very quickly. On the left side there are two caches. One protects the nano SIM card, the other the Micro SD card and Micro USB.

2/Water resistant

These are caches then it must be close to fully benefit from one of the big advantages (though not exclusive brand) this Sony Xperia Z3: it is waterproof. How deep can you immerse this smartphone underwater? There, in my opinion, Sony is a blur. He says on his website ( here ) that the phone meets IP65 and IP68 standards. Or a standardized IP68 device (resistance to dust and immersion to a depth of 1 meter for at least 30 minutes) is already IP65 (dust resistance and water spray). Sony still says that the maximum immersion of Z3 reached 1.5 m depth in fresh water. I could not, during the loan period of the smartphone, plunge at that depth. However the Z3 operated normally during and after an immersion for half an hour in a water container. At least you are sure that this smartphone then not afraid of the water.

3/Stalker

Like other high-end smartphones, the Sony Xperia Z3 incorporates several motion sensors and position. But for those who want to follow their daily activities, the most interesting is probably the app preinstalled Lifelog. This summarizes, among others in the form of an animation, not only your different physical activities (walking time, bike, racing, traveling by public transport) as well as events recorded by your smartphone (taking of pictures, video playback, ...). Automatic detection of the type of movement performed, although nice, is not always very accurate. It can save a trip by public transport where these are the muscles that made ​​you move.

4/Extras pleasant

This smartphone Sony Xperia Z3 are other perks that will make your travel or travel more convenient and enjoyable. For example, the presence of FM radio. And especially the music player, excellent. Wow !!! We recognize well here the inventor of the Walkman. The sound delivered to the output of the jack is really a very high quality: it is rich and powerful. Congratulations. For owners of external sensors equipped with ANT + wireless link (used by various manufacturers like Garmin to connect eg a heart rate monitor belt), know that this Sony Xperia Z3 is compatible. And you will find and Android apps can read for example heart rate recorded by ANT + belt.

Price 550 € . I like dimensions. water resistance. The quality of the photos. The music player of audio excellence. Autonomy. The pleasant interface. The monitoring activity Lifelog App. Compatibility the ANT + connection. The video recording in 4K at 30fps / s. Design.