Few smartphone manufacturers can boast that they are also camera makers, but at Sony, things are different. The company produces many high-end cameras and much of that imaging technology translates over onto its smartphones. Sony’s Xperias have always had exceptional cameras and the Z3’s is no exception. It has a 20.7-megapixel camera with a special 25mm lens, an ISO sensitivity of 2800, and an improved Steady Shot stabilization mode.
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Sony Xperia Z3 LCD touch screen digitizer runs Android 4.4 KitKat, but the company assures us that the handsets will get the Android 5.0 Lollipop update sooner rather than later. After testing Google’s latest and greatest OS on the Nexus 9, we can’t wait to see it on the Xperia Z3. The clean interface and new look will really freshen things up. The camera takes great photos in almost any light, though it did occasionally bleach out colors indoors on super sunny days. Overall, the Xperia Z3 took gorgeous shots with rich colors and sharp details. It remains one of the best smartphone cameras around, even if it can’t match the power of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus cameras. The Z3 Compact also has an HDR mode and different scene options, but the latter becomes greyed out once you choose to take pictures at 20.7-megapixels.