Xperia Z3 Release Date, Specs, And Leaked Photos: Sony Flagship Phone Features Android KitKat 4.4 And Digital Noise Canceling Headphones, Available This Fall For Holidays [PHOTO]

The Xperia Z3 release date could be sometime soon, probably September, as photos of the new handset leaked onto the internet this week. Sony Xperia Z3 release date is speculated to happen in September, because unlike other companies, Sony does not wait for a whole year to release the successors of its flagship smartphone.

In February 2013, Sony unveiled the Xperia Z, which was quickly followed by Xperia Z1 in September of the same year. In February this year at the Mobile World Congress, the Japanese company showed off the Xperia Z2.

Previous reports claimed that the smartphone will be showcased at this year's IFA event in Berlin. There were also some new tips that stated that the Xperia Z3 and the Z3 Compact will be offered first in Vodafone Germany.

The Sony Xperia Z3 is reportedly set to sport a metal frame that has a PVD coating, which gives the device a mirror-like finish just like the characteristics of stainless steel. It is also predicted that the Z3 will follow the rectangular design of its predecessors; however, the new model will be slimmer and sturdier compared to the previous models. It is believed that Sony made the smartphone more resilient to damage and scratches.

Specs on the device include a 5.2-inch Full HD Live Color LED Display with 1920 x 1080 resolution, a 2.3GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 CPU, Adreno 330 GPU, 3GB RAM, 4K video capture, Digital noise canceling technology, 3200 mAh battery, a waterproof and dustproof body, 4G LTE support and Android 4.4 KitKat integrated with Sony features.

The upcoming handset will pack a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AC chipset and has a 1080p display. The Sony Xperia Z3 is also running Android KitKat 4.4, and has a 23.1.X.XXX build number and a 3.4 kernel. Thee handset will also sport the new Adreno 420 graphics chipset. Consumers can expect that the upcoming Sony smartphone will have simply awesome processing power.

The images display the front of the device and several different screens. They were posted by users on the Chinese discussion forums Digi-wo and Weibro and show off the Chinese version of the phone.

An earlier report from Xperia Blog claimed that the smartphone will have the same optics as the Xperia Z1 and Z2.

Sony promises that its noise cancelation technology will help reduce up to 98 percent of ambient noise when used with their compact in-ear MDR NC31EM Noise Canceling Headset.

The device also comes with some new software and camera features including Timeshift video, Creative effect, Background defocus, AR effect and Vine.

Sony has made no official statement