To keep up with the dynamic smartphone market, Sony has started refreshing its high-end line-up every six months. Indians got their hands-on the Xperia Z2 in May. Come September and Sony is ready with the next-gen flagship phone Xperia Z3.

Water and dust protection; Stylish design; Excellent sound output; Interesting camera features; Long battery life

Purple tinge in camera; Hard to grip; Half-baked 4K video recording

The Z3 might be newer than its contemporaries, but the downside of that is that its price hasn't had time to settle. At Rs. 51,990, the Z3 is significantly more expensive than the Samsung Galaxy S5, HTC One (M8) and LG G3.

Good; Slim; light and well built; Superb performance; Excellent camera quality; Dust- and water-resistant

Bad; Too much bloatware; Expensive

When Sony launched its flagsip ie the Xperia Z2 a few months back, we said that it felt like a device where the thought was on making improvements all around. Improvements that made sense and improved the experience. Fast forward 6 months and Sony already has a successor to their flagship device.

Excellent display; Build quality; Software package

Camera; Price

Sony has just launched its new flagship smartphone Xperia Z3 for Rs 51,990. We had loved the Xperia Z2 and now we have been using the Z3 for about a week now, so let us find out if this is even better or not? What is it?

Light touch or a complete overhaul is a likely dilemma when upgrading a flagship. Users have been seeing more of the former recently while clearly hoping for the latter. Now, that's the real dilemma most manufacturers have to deal with.

5.2" IPS LCD; 1080 x 1920 pixels; 424ppi; ambient light sensor; LTE connectivity; Android 4.4.4 KitKat with Xperia UI on top; IP68 certified - dust and water proof up to 1.5 meter and 30 minutes; Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset with quad-core 2.5GHz Krait 400 processor; Adreno 330 GPU and 3GB of...

Non user-replaceable battery; Slightly larger than most direct rivals

Refinement more than revolution, the Xperia Z3 is the phone the Z2 should have been and every bit as good as that sounds

Sleeker; lighter build; Day and a half battery life; Takes stunning pictures; Water resistant; Supports hi-res audio files

Default white balance is off; Sony pushes its subscription services; Camera's auto mode isn't 100% reliable; PS4 Remote Play isn't ready yet

If it isn't clear, we're just as bowled over by the Xperia Z3 as we were by its compact little brother. The big caveat is that as it shares so much of its hardware with its predecessor, it may not have the longevity of other devices hitting the market like the Galaxy Note 4.

Unique PlayStation implementation

The Sony Xperia Z3 seems a lot like the Z2 at first glance and that's slightly disappointing, but look closer and you'll see that it's been refined to near perfection.

Great battery life; Preminum design; Impressive camera

Weak camera; Little inbuilt storage; Big bezels

With the launch of the new top of the line Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z3 Compact, Sony has announced two giant-killer smartphones here in Berlin, and it's genuinely hard to pick which one is the more interesting of the two.

Following Sony's big announcement today at IFA in Berlin, Phones 4u have got to grips with the new Sony Xperia Z3 flagship smartphone. Will it wow the tech world as much as its predecessor, the Xperia Z2