The Anatomy of Phones: Unpacking the Xperia Z3 and Moto 360

When it comes to the design of phones, bezels are a popular feature, but what about chins? Let's take a closer look at the Xperia Z3, a phone that has been leaked multiple times in recent weeks. The most credible leak so far is from Tenna, a China-based equivalent of the American FCC, which has provided us with both images and hardware specifications. According to these specs, there are two versions of the phone: the L55T and the L55U.

The main difference between the two models is that the L55T is designed exclusively for use in China, while the L55U is compatible with international carriers. The specs for both phones are fairly similar, with a 5.2-inch 1080p display, 3GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, and a 20.7-megapixel rear camera and 2.2-megapixel front-facing camera. While the CPU and GPU have been slightly upgraded, it seems that not much has changed since the Xperia Z2.

Now, let's move on to some other news in the world of smartphones. A recent leak from Sam Mobile has revealed some software evidence regarding the camera features of the Samsung Galaxy Note 4. It appears that the phone may feature a side touch sensor, similar to those found on the Galaxy S5 and other devices. This sensor would allow users to take photos with more stability and ease, by emulating a camera shutter button instead of tapping the screen.

The leak also suggests that the Galaxy Note 4 will have new camera modes, including three selfie modes: wide selfie mode, which takes advantage of the phone's wide-angle lens; a selfie mode that allows users to take a shot with a smile or a wink; and an automatic focus feature that adjusts the camera to your face when taking a self-portrait. Additionally, there will be a GIF-making mode that converts photos taken in burst mode into animated GIFs.

Moving on from Samsung, let's talk about the Moto 360 smartwatch. Best Buy recently mistakenly listed the device on their website, revealing its specs and price tag. The watch features a 1.5-inch 320x290 resolution display, heart rate monitoring, waterproofing up to 50 meters, and Gorilla Glass 3 protection. It also comes with a stainless steel case and leather band, all powered by a Texas Instruments processor.

The Moto 360's price tag is $250, which seems reasonable considering the features and design of the watch. The device appears to be premium, with a rounded watch face and a focus on style. With its sleek design and feature-packed specs, it's no wonder that Best Buy quickly took down the listing after just a few hours.

Last but not least, let's talk about Sprint's new smartphone release, the Sharp Aqua Crystal. This phone is pushing the boundaries of smartphone design with an almost all-screen design, featuring incredibly thin bezels on three sides. While there's still a large chin at the bottom for cameras and microphones, future component miniaturization will likely result in this feature being phased out.

The Sharp Aqua Crystal is part of Sprint's efforts to create a new line of smartphones that are sleek and innovative. With its design focused on minimizing bezels, this phone is sure to turn heads. As with any new release, we can expect to see more information about the phone as it becomes available.

In other news, Android Authority has two clues for a $50 Google Play gift card contest. These clues have been circulating among fans of the site, but so far, no one has correctly solved them. The winners will receive the gift card, which is a great incentive to keep trying. In fact, in our next Android Q&A session, I'll be giving away another clue that's sure to be much easier than the previous ones.

That's all for now. Thanks for watching, and don't forget to follow us on social media to stay up-to-date on the latest news and developments in the world of smartphones and Android.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwelcome back to Android weekly my name is Jace and I'm back from vacation I caught fish I caught a tan and a beard and I feel more manly but that didn't stop the Android news from carrying on while I was gone and we got great new leaks from the Note 4 the Moto 360 and the Experia Z3 and also Sharp's new aqua crystal a truly bezeless phone although I like to call it the jeno of phones because what it loses and bezels it gains in a chin hey what's whose head's bobbling more I'm not even sure so let's start off with the Xperia Z3 and we got many leaks in the past few weeks but arguably now we have the most credible Leak with not only images but Hardware specifications from tenna now tenna is China's version of the American FCC and they gave us some goodies now there are two versions of of the phone the l55t and the l55 U the only apparent difference between the two is that the l55t is designed to work exclusively in China while the l55 U is compatible with International carriers now other than a slight spec bump with the CPU and GPU not much looks to have changed since the Xperia Z2 there is still the same size 5.2in 1080p display 3 GB of RAM 16 GB of internal memory and the familiar 20.7 map rear and 2.2 map front-facing cameras now we are expecting Sony to officially unveil the xeria Z3 early next month now the good people at Sam mobile have found some in credible leaks regarding the camera features of the Note 4 Sam mobile found software evidence of the presence of a side touch sensor on the Note 4 but it's not yet conclusive as similar tracks were found in the code of the Galaxy S5 as well side touch is a sensor placed on the lower right hand side of the device that emulates a camera shutter button basically instead of tapping the screen to take a shot you tap the side of the phone which should enable a more stable shot with less effort again it's not clear if the Note 4 will actually feature this sensor the Note 4 will reportedly pack new camera modes including three selfie modes wide selfie presumably taking advantage of the wide angle lens and a selfie which lets you take a shot with a smile or a wink and the selfie alarm the rear camera automatically focuses on your face when you try to take a self-portrait there is also a gif making mode that will convert shots taken in Burst Mode into an animated gif all features from the Galaxy S5 will make a return on the Note 4 as well let's just hope that one of those borrowed features from the S5 isn't just a larger looking Band-Aid now for those of us who lusted after the Moto 360 when we saw this teaser vid you'll be happy to know that Best Buy mistakenly put up a listing of the Moto 360 that included both price and specifications and then quickly took it down but we cut a snapshot the highlights of the Best Buy Moto 360 listing includes a $250 price tag a 1.5 in 320x 290 resolution display a heart rate monitor waterproofing up to 1 M Gorilla Glass 3 on a stainless steel case with leather band and this is all powered by a Texas instrument processor considering all the additional features in the somewhat premium build including the round watch face the $250 price tag for the Moto 360 seems very much in line with the $2 and $229 price tags of the Samsung Gear live and the LG gatch respectively now as expected last week Sprint officially unveiled its Sharps aqua crystal at an event they called taking the edge off made by sharp the new aqua crystal is pushing the physical envelope of smartphone design with a phone that is almost all screen there is still a large chin at the bottom of the phone for things like the front-facing camera and microphone but the other three sides feature amazingly thin bezel and with future component miniaturization we can expect that chin to go away in the future thanks for watching andw Army my name is Jace and I'd love to connect with you here on Google+ or Twitter I read all those out replies and comments won't respond to them all but I do read everything you're right you don't want to forget about these guys Jos Joe and the techn Kevin laon and Chris all working really hard to deliver the best Android content on the web and if you've been following my Android q&a's where I answer questions that are posted in the Android authority forums you'll know that I have two clues that have been out to win the contest for the $50 Google Play gift card and they've been hard because not many people have even gotten close to those Clues a couple people have they've i' I've read the comments and they've sort of got the words that I'm looking for but I am looking for an idea not just a spec bump so uh in the next Android Q&A I am going to give a huge clue like painfully obvious clue I'm going to tell you that this is the clue so watch that that's coming out in the next couple days I shall see you next week on Android weekly nwelcome back to Android weekly my name is Jace and I'm back from vacation I caught fish I caught a tan and a beard and I feel more manly but that didn't stop the Android news from carrying on while I was gone and we got great new leaks from the Note 4 the Moto 360 and the Experia Z3 and also Sharp's new aqua crystal a truly bezeless phone although I like to call it the jeno of phones because what it loses and bezels it gains in a chin hey what's whose head's bobbling more I'm not even sure so let's start off with the Xperia Z3 and we got many leaks in the past few weeks but arguably now we have the most credible Leak with not only images but Hardware specifications from tenna now tenna is China's version of the American FCC and they gave us some goodies now there are two versions of of the phone the l55t and the l55 U the only apparent difference between the two is that the l55t is designed to work exclusively in China while the l55 U is compatible with International carriers now other than a slight spec bump with the CPU and GPU not much looks to have changed since the Xperia Z2 there is still the same size 5.2in 1080p display 3 GB of RAM 16 GB of internal memory and the familiar 20.7 map rear and 2.2 map front-facing cameras now we are expecting Sony to officially unveil the xeria Z3 early next month now the good people at Sam mobile have found some in credible leaks regarding the camera features of the Note 4 Sam mobile found software evidence of the presence of a side touch sensor on the Note 4 but it's not yet conclusive as similar tracks were found in the code of the Galaxy S5 as well side touch is a sensor placed on the lower right hand side of the device that emulates a camera shutter button basically instead of tapping the screen to take a shot you tap the side of the phone which should enable a more stable shot with less effort again it's not clear if the Note 4 will actually feature this sensor the Note 4 will reportedly pack new camera modes including three selfie modes wide selfie presumably taking advantage of the wide angle lens and a selfie which lets you take a shot with a smile or a wink and the selfie alarm the rear camera automatically focuses on your face when you try to take a self-portrait there is also a gif making mode that will convert shots taken in Burst Mode into an animated gif all features from the Galaxy S5 will make a return on the Note 4 as well let's just hope that one of those borrowed features from the S5 isn't just a larger looking Band-Aid now for those of us who lusted after the Moto 360 when we saw this teaser vid you'll be happy to know that Best Buy mistakenly put up a listing of the Moto 360 that included both price and specifications and then quickly took it down but we cut a snapshot the highlights of the Best Buy Moto 360 listing includes a $250 price tag a 1.5 in 320x 290 resolution display a heart rate monitor waterproofing up to 1 M Gorilla Glass 3 on a stainless steel case with leather band and this is all powered by a Texas instrument processor considering all the additional features in the somewhat premium build including the round watch face the $250 price tag for the Moto 360 seems very much in line with the $2 and $229 price tags of the Samsung Gear live and the LG gatch respectively now as expected last week Sprint officially unveiled its Sharps aqua crystal at an event they called taking the edge off made by sharp the new aqua crystal is pushing the physical envelope of smartphone design with a phone that is almost all screen there is still a large chin at the bottom of the phone for things like the front-facing camera and microphone but the other three sides feature amazingly thin bezel and with future component miniaturization we can expect that chin to go away in the future thanks for watching andw Army my name is Jace and I'd love to connect with you here on Google+ or Twitter I read all those out replies and comments won't respond to them all but I do read everything you're right you don't want to forget about these guys Jos Joe and the techn Kevin laon and Chris all working really hard to deliver the best Android content on the web and if you've been following my Android q&a's where I answer questions that are posted in the Android authority forums you'll know that I have two clues that have been out to win the contest for the $50 Google Play gift card and they've been hard because not many people have even gotten close to those Clues a couple people have they've i' I've read the comments and they've sort of got the words that I'm looking for but I am looking for an idea not just a spec bump so uh in the next Android Q&A I am going to give a huge clue like painfully obvious clue I'm going to tell you that this is the clue so watch that that's coming out in the next couple days I shall see you next week on Android weekly n\n"