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For inquiries, call: Customer Service Center

For general information, charges and operation information

 (toll free)

For loss or theft 

(toll free)

Business hours : 24 hours live support

In case above numbers are not available (toll free)
       

0120-977-033

 

(except Okinawa)

       

0120-977-699

 (Okinawa)

From au cell phones:

113

 without area code

From fixed-line phones:

       

0077-7-113

From fixed-line phones:

       

0077-7-111

From au cell phones:

157

 without area code

October 2015, 1st Edition

1299-0021.1

Keitai Guarantee Service Center

For loss, theft, damage

 (toll free)

From fixed-line phones/au cell phones,

0120-925-919

Business hours 9:00−21:00 (7 days a week)

Business hours 9:00−20:00 (7 days a week)

Cell phone and PHS operators collect and recycle unused telephones, 
batteries and battery chargers at stores bearing the      logo regardless 
of brand and manufacturer to protect the environment and reuse 
valuable resources.

Sold by: KDDI CORPORATION, 
               OKINAWA CELLULAR TELEPHONE COMPANY
Manufactured by: Sony Mobile Communications Inc.

P R E S S I N G Z E R O W I L L C O N N E C T YO U T O A N O P E R AT O R

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濡れた状態での充電は、
異常な発熱・焼損などの原因となり
大変危険です。

Adding a folder

1

From the Home screen, long-touch an icon

2

Drag the icon onto another icon

Deleting shortcuts/widgets/folders

1

From the Home screen, long-touch an icon or a folder 
you want to delete

2

Drag the icon or the folder to "Remove from Home 
screen"

To delete a folder, then tap "DELETE". It also deletes 
shortcuts etc. in the folder.

Information

Long-touch a shortcut, widget, or folder icon to move.

Using the Apps screen

You can call up functions from the Apps screen. App icons 
installed to the product are also displayed.

You may incur communication charges depending on the 
function.

S

tarting an app

1

From the Home screen, [

]

Slide or flick left or right to switch the Apps screen.

2

Tap an app to use

Some apps are stored in a folder.

Main apps

Downloading apps

You can download and install apps or games, etc. by using Google 
Play.

To use Google Play, you need to set a Google account. For 
details, refer to "Setting Guide".

Deleting (uninstalling) apps

Before deleting installed apps, back up contents related to 
the app that you want to save including data saved in the app.

Some apps may not be deleted.

Knowing the status of the product

S

tatus bar

The status bar is located at the top of the product screen. On the 
left of the status bar, notification icons appear to inform missed 
calls, new mails, operations in progress, etc., and on the right, 
status icons appear to indicate the status of the product.

Examples of notification icon

*1 Appears when switched to another screen such as the Home screen.

Main status icons

*1 Two types of network, "LTE" and "WiMAX 2+" can be used. "4G" 

appears on the screen for both networks.
The company determines which network is less busy 
depending on the condition of the line to connect.

Notification panel

If any notification icons are displayed, slide down the status 
bar to open the Notification panel. You can check details of 
notification icons or start corresponding apps.

Information

To delete a notification, flick the notification left or right.

Some notifications may not be deleted depending on the content.

Alternatively, you can check notifications by swiping 
(flicking) down on the lock screen. Or set to hide or keep 
showing notifications on the lock screen.

Notification LED

Notification LED informs charging prompt, battery level while 
charging, missed calls, new mails, etc. by turning on or 
flashing.

*1 Notification LED flashes while backlight is turned off.

Information

Flashing of Notification LED three times in red when 
pressing 

O

 with the power off indicates that the 

remaining battery is not sufficient.

When you start charging with the product powered off, the 
notification LED turns in red. When the status of battery 
appears on the display, however, the notification LED lights 
in color that indicates the battery level.

Checking own phone number

1

From the Home screen, [

]

[

S

ettings]

2

[About phone]

[

S

tatus]

[

S

IM status]

The phone number of the product is shown under "My 
phone number".

Information

Alternatively, from the Home screen, [

]

[Contacts]

[Myself] to check your phone number.

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etting the silent mode (Vibrate)

1

Press the volume up key or down key

2

[

]

The icon for the volume adjusting bar changes to 

.

Tap "

" to adjust volume of ringtone, media sound or 

alarm.

S

etting the silent mode (Mute)

1

 Press the volume up key or down key

2

[

]

[

]

The icon on the volume adjusting bar turns to 

.

Information

When the "silent mode" is set, sounds for shutter, shooting 
start/end sound when shooting videos, alarm, playback of 
video, or music, etc. are not muted.

Raising the volume by pressing the volume up key in the 
silent mode, or adjusting volume of "Ring volume" of "Sound 
& notification" in the silent mode (Vibrate) cancels the silent 
mode.

S

etting Airplane mode

When airplane mode is set, all wireless functions (phone, 
packet communication, Wi-Fi

®

 function, Bluetooth

®

 function, 

NFC Reader/Writer, P2P function) are turned off.

1

From the Home screen, [

u

[

S

ettings] 

u

[More]

2

[

] of "Airplane mode"

Entering characters

Use software keyboard to enter characters.
To display the software keyboard, tap a character input box 
on the character entry screen for adding contacts, creating a 
message, etc.

S

witching software keyboards

With "International keyboard", you can use QWERTY keyboard 
to enter characters, Numeric keypad to enter numbers and 
symbols, and Symbol keypad for more symbols.

1

Tap a character input box

QWERTY keyboard appears.

2

Tap [

] to display Numeric keypad

For Symbol keypad, tap "

" on the Numeric keypad.

Information

Tap "

" at the bottom of the screen to hide the software 

keyboard.

Tap "

" to delete the character before the cursor.

Switch between lower-case "

", upper-case "

" and 

caps "

" on QWERTY keyboard.

When using QWERTY keyboard, touch and hold a character 
to select a character variant.

2

 

Widgets & Apps

Add shortcuts of widgets or 
apps.

Wallpapers

Album

Select an image from albums 
to set as a wallpaper.

To set image range, adjust 
cropping area by dragging, 
etc.

Live 
Wallpapers

Select a content from albums 
to set as a wallpaper.

Photos

Select an image from photos 
to set as a wallpaper.

(Xperia

's 

Wallpaper)

Select an image to set as a 
wallpaper.

Images displayed to the 
right of "Photos"/"Live 
Wallpapers" are "Xperia

's 

Wallpaper".

Themes

Set the wallpapers etc. for the 
Home screen or the lock 
screen.

Home Settings

Set size of icons on the Home 
screen or app screen.

,

Phone, Contacts

Play Store

,

E-mail, SMS

,

Camera, Album

Chrome

Maps

Settings

,

Google, Voice Search

Calendar

Basic Manual

New Gmail message

New PC mail message

New E-mail (@ezweb.ne.jp) message

New SMS/Receiving notification service message, 
New Receiving notification

Talking

*1

/Calling

*1

Missed call

USB connecting

Wi-Fi

®

 open network available

,

Signal level (Level 4, Out of service area)

,

4G (LTE/WiMAX 2+) data communication 
status

*1

 (Available, data transferring or 

downloading) 

,

Battery level (100%, Charging)

Silent mode (Vibrate) is set

Silent mode (Mute) is set

Airplane mode is activated

,

Wi-Fi

®

 connected, Wi-Fi

®

 communicating

S

tatus

Description

Red

The battery is charging when the remaining 
battery level is 14% or lower.

Orange

The battery is charging when the remaining 
battery level is 15% - 89%.

Green

The battery is charging when the remaining 
battery level is 90% or higher.

Flashing 
red

The remaining battery level is 14% or lower.

Flashing 
white

Indicates missed call, new Gmail message, new 
SMS message.

*1

S

upport

Introduction of related accessories

For details, refer to the instruction manual for each device.

S

ony Mobile TV antenna cable 02 (02

S

OH

S

A)

S

ony Mobile Desktop Holder 01 (01

S

OPUA) (sold 

separately)

Common AC Adapter 05 (0501PWA) (sold separately)

Common DC Adapter 0

3

 (0

3

01PEA) (sold separately)

microU

S

B cable 01 (0

3

01HVA) (sold separately)

microU

S

B cable 01 Navy (0

3

01HBA) (sold separately)

microU

S

B cable 01 Green (0

3

01HGA) (sold separately)

microU

S

B cable 01 Pink (0

3

01HPA) (sold separately)

microU

S

B cable 01 Blue (0

3

01HLA) (sold separately)

au Carrying Case G Black (0106FCA) (sold separately)

Information

For the latest information on accessories, visit the au homepage 
(

http://www.au.kddi.com/

) or contact the Customer Service 

Center.

Accessories described above can be purchased from the 
au Online Shop. Some accessories may not be purchased 
due to the availability.

http://auonlineshop.kddi.com/

Troubleshooting

Before you assume that the product is malfunctioning, check 
the following:

For more details, visit au Customer Support site of au homepage.

http://www.au.kddi.com/support/mobile/trouble/repair

Updating 

S

oftware

You can update the product to the most recent software for 
optimal performance and to get the latest enhancements.

You are charged for data communications when connecting to 
the Internet from the product by using packet communication.

You are recommended to back up your data before 
updating software.

For details, visit 

http://www.sonymobile.co.jp/support/

 or 

refer to the "Basic Manual" (Japanese) app or 

"

取扱説明書(詳細版)

 (Full instruction manual)" (Japanese) 

available on au homepage.

Downloading and updating software

Update files can be downloaded from the Internet web site 
into the product directly.

Note that when Wi-Fi

®

 communication becomes unstable, 

packet communication takes the place automatically, which 
may apply communication fees.

1

From the Home screen, [

]

[

S

ettings]

[About 

phone]

[

S

oftware update]

2

[

]

[Refresh]

After-sales service

When asking for repair

For repair, contact Keitai Guarantee Service Center.

Information

Before handing in the product for repair, make a backup of 
the contents of memory since they may disappear during 
repair. Note that the Company shall not be liable for any 
damages and loss of income should the contents of 
memory be altered or lost.

Recycled parts that meet the Company's quality standards 
are sometimes used for repair.

Collected au cell phones by Replacement cell phone 
delivery service which you used before are recycled to cell 
phones for replacement after repairs. Also replaced parts 
by au after-sales service are collected and recycled by 
KDDI. They are not returned to customers.

The product which is processed, remodeled, analyzed 
(including by modifying or analyzing the software (including 
by rooting etc.), reverse engineering, decompiling), or 
repaired by an unauthorized repair office is not covered by 
the warranty and repair may be refused.

Performance parts for repair

The Company retains performance parts for repair of the 
Xperia

 Z5 main unit and its peripherals for four years after 

discontinuation of production. "Performance parts for repair" 
refers to parts required for maintaining the functions of the 
product.

Warranty card

At the store of purchase, thoroughly check and read the name 
of the retailer, date of purchase and other necessary details 
filled in on the warranty card, and be sure to keep it in a safe 
place.

Keitai Guarantee 

S

ervice Plus LTE

An after-sales service membership program on a monthly 
basis called "Keitai Guarantee Service Plus LTE" (monthly fee: 
380 yen tax excluded) is available for using your au cell 
phone for a long time without worries. This service expands 
coverage for many troubles including malfunction, theft and 
loss. For details of this service, refer to au homepage or 
contact Keitai Guarantee Service Center.

Information

You can apply for membership only at the time of 
purchasing your au cell phone.

Once you cancel the membership, you cannot reapply for it 
until you purchase an au cell phone next time.

Note that when changing the model or purchasing an extra 
cell phone, this service only covers the most recently 
purchased au cell phone.

When an au cell phone is handed over to you or someone 
else, the Keitai Guarantee Service Plus LTE membership is 
also handed over to the successor of the cell phone.

When you get a new au cell phone by changing the model or 
purchasing an extra cell phone, the "Keitai Guarantee Service 
Plus"/"Keitai Guarantee Service Plus LTE" membership for the 
old au cell phone is automatically canceled.

Service contents are subject to change without notice.

au Nano IC Card 04

The au Nano IC Card 04 is lent to you by au. In case of loss or 
damage, the card will be replaced at your expense. When a 
malfunction is suspected, or in case of theft or loss, contact 
an au shop or PiPit.

After-sales service

If you are unsure about anything regarding after-sales service, 
contact the following service contact.

Customer 

S

ervice Center (for service canceling procedure 

in case of loss or theft)

From a land-line phone, 

0077-7-11

3

 (toll free)

From an au mobile phone, 

11

3

 without area code (toll free)

Business hours : 24 hours live support

S

ymptom

What you should check

Power is not turned 
on even though 

O

 is pressed

Is the internal battery charged?

Is 

O

 pressed for over 1 second?

The power goes off

Is the internal battery charged?

The power turns off 
while activation 
screen is displayed

Is the internal battery charged?

The screen freezes 
and the power 
cannot be turned off

Open the microSD memory card/au 
Nano IC Card 04 slot cover while hooking 
the groove with your fingernail, press the 
OFF button (yellow) with a fine-tipped 
object for approximately three seconds

u

 

Release your finger after it vibrates three 
times. Alternatively, press and hold 

O

 

and upper part of volume key at the 
same time for approximately three 
seconds, and release your finger after it 
vibrates three times.

(Out of service 

area) appears

Is the product out of the service area 
or in an area where the signal is weak?

Is the built-in antenna covered with 
hand?

Is au Nano IC Card 04 inserted?

Cannot charge the 
battery (Notification 
LED does not light, 
the battery icon 
does not change 
into charging one)

Is the specified charging equipment 
(sold separately) attached properly?

Cannot operate key/
touch panel

Is the power turned on?

Is "Screen lock" set?

Turn off the power and then turn it on 
again.

Cannot operate touch 
panel as intended

Are you operating with a fingernail or 
foreign object on the operating screen?

Charging is not 
complete

Is the temperature of the product 
raised or very low?

A message such as 
"charge the battery" 
appears

The battery is almost dead.

Battery usage time 
is short

Is the battery fully charged?
Charge until the notification LED turns 
green.

Is the internal battery end-of-life?

Is the product used for a long period 
at places where 

 (Out of service 

area) appears?

The screen 
backlight turns off 
in a short while

Is set "Sleep" period too short?

S

ymptom

What you should check

The display is dark

Is "Brightness level" set to dark?

Is the proximity/light sensor blocked 
or covered by sticker?

S

creen response is 

slow when you tap 
on the screen/press 
the keys

When a large amount of data is saved 
in the product or transferring large-
size data between the product and 
microSD memory card, the screen 
response may be delayed.

Cannot recognize a 
micro

S

D memory 

card

Is the microSD memory card inserted 
properly?

Is the microSD memory card unmounted?

S

ymptom

What you should check

During the 
warranty 
period

Repairs will be done based on the terms of 
services of the free-of-charge repair warranty 
described on the warranty card.

Outside the 
warranty 
period

We shall repair the product for a charge as 
requested by the customer if repair renders it 
usable.

Keitai Guarantee 

S

ervice Center (for loss, theft, damage) 

From a land-line phone/From an au cell phone,

0120-925-919

 (toll free)

Business hours 9:00 – 21:00 (7 days a week)

Online Repair Desk (24 hours a day over the Internet)

* Reception only from PC or smartphone

https://cs.kddi.com/support/n_login.html

The App for the Internet acceptance, if "damage", "wet", 
"theft" and "loss" are eligible. In the case of spontaneous 
failure (not the cause damage, such as water wet, but does 
not power on, the screen does not function or other), it will 
be accepted by phone for interview is required.

To apply for the Internet, you need the e-mail address. 

au after-sales service information

Replacement cell phone delivery service

Keitai Guarantee Service Plus LTE members

Non-Keitai Guarantee Service Plus LTE members

Holding over and repair

Keitai Guarantee Service Plus LTE members

Non-Keitai Guarantee Service Plus LTE members

* Charge amounts are all tax excluded

*1 This discount applies to customers who have used au for 3 

years (25 months) or more, and all the lines within that 
customer's Family Discount. For customers using a data 
communication device or tablet, this discount applies to 
customers who are subscribed to a set discount (WIN Single 
Set Discount or Smartphone Set Discount) and have been 
under the contract of the line eligible for the set discount for 3 
years or more.

Information

Replacement cell phone delivery service

When you have trouble with your au cell phone, replacement 
cell phone (same model, same color

*1

) is delivered by 

calling to. Return your damaged cell phone within 14 days 
after the replacement cell phone is delivered.

*1 If the same model in the same color is difficult to provide, a 

replacement mobile phone of a model and a color that are 
specified by KDDI is provided.

Available up to twice in a year from the day you use this 
service as a start day. If you do not use this service in the 
past year for the subscription to this service, it will be 1st 
and if you use, it will be the 2nd.

* For details, refer to au homepage.

Holding over and repair 

Damages and malfunctions intentionally caused by the 
customer as well as those due to modification (e.g. 
disassembly, change of parts, painting, etc.) by the 
customer are not covered by this service.

You cannot receive a refund for the replacement of the outer 
casing due to stains, scratches, paint removal, etc. on the 
outer casing.

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IM unlock

The product supports SIM unlock. By unlocking SIM lock, you 
can use non-au SIM cards.

The SIM unlock service is provided at the au homepage and 
au shops.

Some services, functions, etc. may be unavailable when using 
non-au SIM card. The Company is not liable for any operations.

For settings after SIM unlock, operate from the Home screen, 
[

]

[Settings]

[About phone]

[Status]

[SIM status]

[SIM card status].

For details, refer to the au homepage.

https://cs.kddi.com/support/simcard/

Main specifications

*1 Varies by obstruction between communication devices or radio 

wave reception status.

*2 It is a specification according to purpose of use of Bluetooth

®

 

device and is defined by Bluetooth

®

 standard.

*3 Some contacts data may not be displayed correctly on the other 

party's device.

*4 Only supported to a part of car navigation systems. For use, 

refer to the au homepage.

Information

The continuous call time, continuous stand-by time,

continuous Full Seg watching time, continuous 1Seg 
viewing time and continuous tethering time may drop to less 
than half depending on the battery charging status, usage 
environment such as temperature, reception condition at the 
location where the product is used, and the function 
settings.

Spontaneous failure  1st year Free of charge

Spontaneous failure  2nd 
year or later

Customer charge
1st: 5,000 yen
2nd: 8,000 yen
Longtime au users receive a 
2,000 yen discount

*1

Partially damage, water 
soak, irreparable damage, 
theft or loss

Spontaneous failure  1st year

No recompense

Spontaneous failure  2nd 
year or later

Partially damage, water 
soak, irreparable damage, 
theft or loss

Spontaneous failure  1st year Free of charge

Spontaneous failure  2nd 
year or later

Free of charge (three-year 
warranty)

Partially damage

Customer charge
Upper limit: 5,000 yen

Water soak, irreparable 
damage

Customer charge
10,000 yen

Theft, loss

No recompense

Spontaneous failure  1st year Free of charge

Spontaneous failure  2nd 
year or later

Actual cost

Partially damage

Water soak, irreparable 
damage

Theft, loss

No recompense
(model change)

Display

Approx. 5.2 inches 
TRILUMINOS

®

 Display for 

mobile Approx. 16.77 
million colors

1,080 x 1,920 dots

Weight

Approx. 154 g (with internal 
battery)

Dimension (W x H x T)

Approx. 72 mm x 146 mm x 
7.3 mm

Internal memory

ROM: Approx. 32GB
RAM: Approx. 3GB

Image pickup device (type)

Camera: Backside-
illumination layered CMOS
Front camera: Backside-
illuminated CMOS

Camera pixels

Camera: Effective pixels 
Approx. 23 million pixels
Front camera: Effective 
pixels Approx. 5.1 million 
pixels

Continuous 
call time

In Japan

Approx. 1,250 min.

Overseas (G

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Approx. 740 min.

Continuous 
stand-by 
time

In Japan

Approx. 500 hours

Overseas (G

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Approx. 560 hours

Charging time

Using Common AC Adapter 
05 (sold separately): 
Approx. 130 min.

Continuous Full 

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watching time

Approx. 6 hours 30 min.

Continuous 1

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eg viewing 

time

Approx. 8 hours 40 min.

Continuous tethering time

Approx. 430 min.

Wi-Fi

®

 tethering maximum 

connection number

10

Bluetooth

®

Communication 
type

Compliant with Bluetooth

®

 

standard Ver.4.1

Output

Compliant with Bluetooth

®

 

standard Power Class 1

Communication 
coverage 
distance

*1

Within 10 m with good 
visibility

S

upported 

Bluetooth

® 

profile

*2

HSP, HFP, PBAP

*3

, A2DP, 

AVRCP, SPP, OPP, HID, 
PAN, HOGP, MAP, DUN

*4

Radio frequency 
band

2.4 GHz band (2,400 MHz - 
2,483.5 MHz)

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