Xperia Z3 review: A 2014 fan-favourite — slim, waterproof, with great battery life.
A 2014 Xperia fans still recall fondly.
The Xperia Z3 paired waterproofing and great battery life with Sony’s slim OmniBalance design. A legacy device, fondly remembered.
01Display
56/10056/100 is one of the weaker display results among flagship phones of 2014 — 6 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
02Camera
48/10048/100 is one of the weaker camera results among flagship phones of 2014 — 11 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
03Performance
30/10030/100 is one of the weaker performance results among flagship phones of 2014 — 19 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
04Battery
56/10056/100 trails the 59-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2014.
05Build
70/10070/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2014.
06Value
42/10042/100 trails the 47-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2014.
- IP68 waterproofing and a slim, premium build.
- Strong battery life — a Z3 highlight.
- Front-firing stereo speakers.
- 20.7 MP Exmor RS camera.
- Weak 2.2 MP selfie camera.
- microUSB; 16 GB base storage.
- Software ended at Android 6.
- Discontinued — a vintage device.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 10-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .