Sony’s Xperia Z3 coming to T-Mobile October 29

By Malarie Gokey Published December 2, 2014

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Sony introduced the Xperia Z3 during IFA this past September. Last week, Sony held an event to announce that Verizon will carry a special variant of the Xperia Z3 with wireless charging and other special features called the Z3V. Then, T-Mobile announced on Monday that it will sell its own version of the Xperia Z3.

T-Mobile’s Z3 comes with all the same features as the standard Z3 that Sony launched in Europe. The Uncarrier’s Z3 will have the same 5.2-inch LCD screen with a 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution. It’s powered the a 2.5GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor, along with 3GB of RAM. The Z3 comes with 16 or 32GB of internal storage and runs Android 4.4.4 KitKat. Sony’s new flagship has a IP 65/68 waterproof rating, so you can dunk it in one meter of water for 30 minutes without damaging the device.

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The Xperia Z3’s most attractive feature is its 20.7-megapixel back camera, which shoots 4K video and comes with a 25mm wide-angle lens. Sony’s camera apps let you add a bunch of special effects to your photos, as well. Even though T-Mobile’s model doesn’t have wireless charging built in, it does have a massive 3100mAh battery onboard, which Sony says will giev you two days of battery life.

T-Mobile customers can buy the Xperia Z3 for $0 down and pay just $26.25 a month for 24 months to own the phone, once it arrives in stores on October 29. Those who are interested can preorder the Z3 starting October 15 at 12:00 a.m. PDT. Customers who preorder he phone will have their Xperia Z3 shipped to them as soon as possible and may even receive it before the device officially launches. You can sign up to receive an alert about the Z3’s availability on T-Mobile’s website.

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