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Sony Xperia 5 III

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Released · Oct 08, 2021

6.1-inch · 2520x1080px

7.5

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Availability
Officially announced	Apr 14, 2021

Design
Dimensions	6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches 157 x 68 x 8.2 mm
Weight	5.96 oz / 169.0 g
Materials	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Metal
Resistance	Water, Dust; IP65/68
Biometrics	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys	Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors	Black, Green, Pink

Display
Size	6.1-inch, 81.34% screen-to-body
Type	OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution	2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 449 PPI
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 6

PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)	Untested
Bright Min	3.3 (Poor)
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Hardware
System chip	Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor	Octa-core Kryo 680
GPU	Adreno 660
Memory	8GB (LPDDR4)/256GB (UFS)
Storage expansion	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS	Android (13, 12, 11)

Battery
Type	4500 mAh
Charging	USB Power Delivery

PhoneArena Battery Test
Battery Life Estimate:	6h 22min
Browsing:	10h 16min
Gaming:	9h 55min
Video:	11h 26min
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Camera
Rear	Triple camera
Main camera	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 1.8 μm
Second camera	12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.5"
Third camera	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.3 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Flash	LED
Video recording	4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front	8 MP (HDR)

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	5.2
WLAN	b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac, ax
USB	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other	NFC

Multimedia
Headphones	3.5mm jack
Speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features	Dolby Atmos, aptX, aptX-HD

Cellular
5G Bands	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, n79
LTE Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 66
TDD Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSPA
Dual SIM	Yes
SIM type	Nano SIM

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