IFA 2014 is likely the event where Sony Xperia Z3 will appear and so far, news have revealed that the new flagship carries new features, better water resistance, expanded markets through a new network carrier and technical specifications.

Better Water Resistance

One of Sony's latest tweets revealed an improvement to the water resistance properties of selected Xperia devices that started on Xperia V and Xperia Z smartphones. Based on the tweet, the image noted a technological possibility of imparting water resistance support of up to two metres in depth.

Most Sony Xperia devices with water resistances can only reach up to 1.5 metres of depth in freshwater with a limit of 30 minutes before suffering water damage. In addition to that, these devices are also imparted with dust protection or dust-tight as of Xperia M2 Aqua.

Based on EngineeringToolbox, there is no two metre category on protection against liquids and the highest is category 8 with the definition of "protects against long periods of immersion under pressure". Users will have to find out the new Sony water resistance technology at the event.

Reaching Out New Markets

In the United States, Sony Xperia devices are exclusively handled by T-Mobile and it is unknown if the tech company will retain exclusivity after a report from Reuters that revealed intention to gain more markets via Sprint and SoftBank.

Japanese SoftBank and the U.S. network carrier Sprint will offer Sony smartphones according to the sources of Reuters. Expansion such as this is needed to increase consumer boost of Sony Mobile especially in the United States wherein Sprint is the third largest network provider.

Performance and Specifications

Alleged Sony Xperia Z3 D6603 has made the GFX Benchmark tool recently and revealed several technical specifications such as OS version, display technology, processor type, graphics chipset and more.

- Android 4.4.2 KitKat OS

- 5.1 inches display with 1920 x 1080 resolution

- 2.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor

- Adreno 330 GPU

- OpenGL ES 3.0

- 3 GB RAM

- 20.7 MP rear camera with 19 MP for max capture

- 2 MP front camera with full HD video recording

Certification by TENAA

Alleged variants of Sony Xperia T3 showed with certifications from TENAA on XperiaBlog reports. According to TENAA, Chinese models of Xperia Z3 smartphone are compatible with different LTE types such as TD-LTE and LTE FDD. However, the international version of Xperia Z3 is yet to be expected at the IFA 2014 event in Berlin, Germany. Releasing dates of Xperia Z3 local variants are still unknown at this time.

Sports Sensor Coming Soon

New press release from Sony Mobile unveiled the support for Smart Tennis Sensor that is a compact device that attaches to Wilson, Prince and Yonex rackets to monitor and record tennis shots.

It provides real-time analysis and metrics straight to Xperia smartphones and tablets. The sensor tracks down movement, shot count, racket speed, ball speed and even spin that define how good or how bad the player is. Smart Tennis Sensor is going to be presented at the IFA 2014 that can be an expected compatible accessory with Xperia Z3 similarly to other Sony accessories such as SmartBand.