Sony Xperia Z3 surfaced online via leaks earlier this week. Now, the handset which has not been made official by Sony as yet,  has passed the FCC in the US.

The Z3 is set to replace Sony’s Xperia Z2 flagship phone that was released at the start of the year. It is listed at the FCC under the IDs PM-0800 and PM-0801, which stand for model names D6603 and D6616 respectively. The FCC filing also revealed that the device has LTE connectivity on 2, 4, 5, 7, 13, and 17 bands, along with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, NFC and an IR blaster.

Unfortunately the FCC filing did not reveal any more specifications on the new Sony Xperia Z3, but it is speculated that the handset would come with a 5.2 inch display with a Quad HD resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels. Other specifications rumored include 20.7MP camera, a quad-core Snapdragon 801 SoC, 16GB of storage, and 2GB of RAM. It must be noted that it not clear that the device spotted at FCC is the Xperis Z3 but it is alleged to be.

Xperia Z3 Technical Specifications
As for other technical specifications, the Xperia Z3 will reportedly sport the 1080p display resolution, but will not feature 2K resolution. It will be powered by Snapdragon 805 chip, which features a quad-core Krait 450 central processing unit, with each cores clocked at 2.7GHz, while paired with Adreno 420 graphics unit. The smartphone will pack 3GB RAM and 20.7 megapixel rear-camera.
If the aforementioned information is to be believed, then Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z2 will have a lot of features in common such as 1080p display, 3GB RAM and 20.7 megapixel camera.
However, the current Xperia Z2 packs quad-core Snapdragon 801 Krait 400 CPU, clocked at 2.3GHz, paired with Adreno 330 graphics unit. Considering the features, the Xperia Z3 does not seem to bring much upgrades over the Xperia Z2.

Xperia Z3 Launch 
The Xperia Z3 is expected to be launched in August this year. There is no much information available about the availability of the device. If the rumour turns out to be true, then the Xperia Z3 will have direct competition with HTC One M8 Prime, Samsung Galaxy S5 Prime and LG G3.