Sony Xperia 5 III
Available. Released 2021, October 08
168g, 8.2mm thickness
6.1" - 1080 x 2520 pixels
Android 11, upgradable to Android 13
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
Li-Po 4500 mAh
Wired, PD, 50% in 30 min
6.1" - 1080 x 2520 pixels
Android 11, upgradable to Android 13
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
Li-Po 4500 mAh
Wired, PD, 50% in 30 min
Launch
Announced :
2021, April 14
Status :
Available. Released 2021, October 08
Network
Technology :
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Speed :
HSPA, LTE, 5G
2G bands :
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 - Europe
3G bands :
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands :
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - USA
5G bands :
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA
Body
Dimensions :
157 x 68 x 8.2 mm (6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 in)
Weight :
168 g (5.93 oz)
SIM :
Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Build :
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
IP65/IP68 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type :
OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR BT.2020
Size :
6.1 inches, 86.9 cm2 (~81.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution :
1080 x 2520 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~449 ppi density)
Protection :
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Platform
OS :
Android 11, upgradable to Android 13
Chipset :
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)
CPU :
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU :
Adreno 660
Memory
Card Slot :
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal :
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
UFS 3.X
Sound
Loudspeaker :
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm Jack :
Yes
24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio
Dynamic vibration system
Snapdragon Sound
Comms
WLAN :
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA
Bluetooth :
5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive
NFC :
Yes
Radio :
No
USB :
USB Type-C 3.1, OTG, video output
Positioning :
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
Features
Sensors :
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass
Native Sony Alpha camera support
Battery
Type :
Li-Po 4500 mAh
Charging :
Wired, PD, 50% in 30 min
Misc
Colors :
Black, Green, Pink
Models :
XQBQ62/G, XQBQ52G.UKCX, XQBQ52B.UKCX, XQ-BQ52, XQ-BQ72, XQ-BQ42, XQ-BQ62, SO-53B
Price :
$ 550.00 / € 303.97 / £ 499.97
Main Camera
Features :
Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking
Video :
4K@24/25/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS
Triple :
12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7", 1.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.3, 70mm (telephoto), f/2.8, 105mm (telephoto), 1/2.9", dual pixel PDAF, 3x/4.4x optical zoom, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 124˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.6", dual pixel PDAF
Selfie camera
Single :
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Features :
HDR
Video :
1080p@30fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS
Tests
Performance :
AnTuTu: 708394 (v9)
GeekBench: 3549 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 53fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display :
590 nits max brightness (measured)
Camera :
Photo / Video
Loudspeaker :
-26.7 LUFS (Good)
Battery (old) :
Endurance rating 100h
