Could these things had made Sony Z3 even beter?

The Sony Xperia Z3 is here and it's great, but... it somewhat lacks that "wow" factor that makes a certain electronic gadget stand out. Despite the deja vu in some areas, the Xperia Z3 is a decent upgrade over the Xperia Z2. Honestly, we didn't imagine that Sony will radically overhaul its Omni-Balance design, but that doesn't mean that the hardware specs should have been that similar to the ones of the Xperia Z2. We guess that this is the price Sony has to pay for adopting a 6-month "refresh" cycle.

"Never change a winning team", right? That's generally spot-on, but if you want to always keep your team in a winning streak, you have to boldly set yourself from the competition from time to time. We feel like there are certain key areas, in which the Xperia Z3 could have been a lot better than its predecessor. Thus, we decided to make a concise list for your eyes to feast upon, which comprises some notable features and improvements that could have made Sony's new flagship even better.

By the way, what's your opinion on the matter? What other improvements (different from the ones we've detailed below) could have made the Xperia Z3 better than it is? Drop a line or two in the comments section!

6 things that could have made the Sony Xperia Z3 even better

1. The mighty Snapdragon 805

The quad-core Snapdragon 801 was a top-of-the-line SoC... half a year ago. Now, Qualcomm's finest is the Snapdragon 805, and it is gradually being adopted by the major manufacturers. It's probably disappointing for many, but the Xperia Z3 does not come with this exact silicon chip inside. We're at least dealing with the most powerful iteration of the Snapdragon 801 – the 2.5GHz MSM8974AC, but that comes to little consolation of the specs-hungry users.

2. Smaller bezels/Refreshed design

Frankly said, the Omni-Balance design of Sony's smartphones is quite distinguishable from the competition's, but isn't it getting a little long in the tooth, already? Don't get us wrong, there's nothing wrong with the looks of the Xperia Z3, and those bezels are there for a reason. However, Sony might want to be bold enough and give something new a try before its design language begins to sound like a broken record on repeat.

3. Pixel-rich Quad HD goodness

Well, there is still a lot of debate if we need Quad HD displays on our smartphones, as their surplus of pixels comes with a rather deal-breaking price. However, the manufacturers have found a new playground to play on, and it is more than sure that we'll be seeing more and more Quad HD-equipped devices in the upcoming months. Unlike the LG G3 and the Galaxy Note 4, Sony has not endowed its newest flagship with such a pixel-rich display. This might be a winning move, but we are sure that Sony will receive a lot of critics for once again being behind the competition in yet another pretty important department.

4. Optical image stabilization

If Sony had endowed the Xperia Z3 with optical image stabilization, and not digital one, it would have probably amped up the imaging game of the flagship even more. Yes, the Xperia Z3 has already scored some nice improvements over the Z2, but such a stabilization technology would have sit quite nice on the specs sheet of the new flagman.

5. A better front-facing camera

Sony already has a "selfie" phone, the Sony Xperia C3, which sports a formidable 8MP camera at its front. Well, we don't say that Sony should have strapped an 8MP sensor on the Xperia Z3 as well, but a better selfie shooter would have put it slightly ahead of the herd. As most of its rivals flaunt roughly 2MP front-facing cameras (except for the HTC One (M8), which has a 5MP one), Sony truly had the chance to amp up its game in this department, which would have mostly appealed to the selfie-obsessed Asian markets.

6. Some kind of biometric sensors

It is yet to see if the latest trend to endow flagships with fingerprint scanners and other biometric sensors will live on or will be quickly forgotten, but we feel that Sony could have joined the likes of Apple and Samsung by endowing the Xperia Z3 with similar capabilities. Not that these hate-it-or-love-it features are something that most users can't live without, not at all. But if Sony wants to play catch with the bigger fish in the smartphone sea, it has to show that it can promptly follow the latest trends in the industry. But then again, Sony has probably restrained itself from jumping on this bandwagon for a reason. Any thoughts?