Xperia XZ (AOSP)
Xperia XZ (AOSP) · Android
- SoC
- Snapdragon 820
- RAM
- 3 GB LPDDR4
- Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Android API
- 10 (29)
What this hardware actually means
Editorial interpretation generated from the device's self-reported fields and our SoC tier database. Cross-reference with the raw fields below; if you spot a contradiction, please tell us.
Platform & performance positioning
The android Xperia XZ (AOSP) is built around the Snapdragon 820, a legacy flagship — capable in its day, now superseded from Qualcomm. It launched in 2015 on a Samsung 14nm LPP process. 2016 flagship (Galaxy S7, OnePlus 3). End-of-life for security updates.
Not recommended for primary use in 2026 — Android 9 ceiling on most devices; many modern apps refuse to install.
Day-to-day workload
3 GB LPDDR4 of RAM is below the realistic minimum for current Android — expect Android to aggressively kill background apps. Display resolution is 1920x1080.
This record reflects Android API level 29 (10). Android 10–11 — increasingly limited; expect some modern apps to refuse to install or downgrade features.
Trust & buying notes
If you're cross-checking a phone advertised as a android Xperia XZ (AOSP), the fields most worth verifying are: Build.MANUFACTURER lowercase-equal to "sony"; Build.SOC_MODEL set (Android 12+) and consistent with Snapdragon 820. For an automated check, run our Hardware Trust Score from the DevCheck AI app and compare its output against this entry.
For a second-hand purchase, also verify the security patch date is no more than ~12 months old, the boot count is plausible for the claimed age, and battery health is above 85%.
Identity
- MANUFACTURER
- Sony
- BRAND
- Android
- MODEL
- Xperia XZ (AOSP)
- PRODUCT
- kagura
Operating System
- API
- 10 (29)
- KERNEL
- 4.9.210-ikkeh-ikkeh_v3
- PLATFORM
- kagura
SoC / CPU
- SOC
- Snapdragon 820
- CPU
- msm8996
- CORES
- 4
- FAMILY
- Kryo Kryo
- CLUSTERS
- 2 x 2.15 GHz 2 x 1.59 GHz
- CLOCK_SPEED
- 307 - 2150 MHz
GPU
- GPU_VENDOR
- Qualcomm
- GPU_MODEL
- Adreno (TM) 530
- GPU_CLOCK
- 133 - 652 MHz
Memory & Storage
- RAM
- 3 GB LPDDR4
- FLASH
- Samsung BJNB4R
Display
- RESOLUTION
- 1920x1080
- TOUCHSCREEN
- clearpad-i2c
Sensors
- ACCELEROMETER
- BMI160
- GYROSCOPE
- BMI160
- MAGNETOMETER
- AK09915
- BAROMETER
- HSPPAD042A
- ALSPS
- APDS-9940
- FINGERPRINT_SENSOR
- fpc1145
Connectivity
- WIFI
- bcm43xx
- NFC
- pn547
Audio & Power
- CHARGER
- USE PMIC
Other
- LCM
- 9
- CAMERA
- imx300imx214
- SOUND
- msm8996tashamtp
- MODEM
- 8996-8996.gen.prodQ-00070-00
- OTHER
- stmvl53l0 fusb301 tcs3490
- FLASH_SIZE
- 32 GB
- BATTERY
- 1302-1082
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