Sony Xperia 5 III

Full Specifications

Released · Oct 08, 2021

6.1-inch · 2520x1080px

Triple camera

4500 mAh

8GB · 256GB

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

Android 13

7.5

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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
Resolution	2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 449 PPI
Technology	OLED
Refresh rate	120Hz
Screen-to-body	81.34 %
Features	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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

Battery
Capacity	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	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (120 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front	8 MP (HDR)

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	5.2
WLAN	802.11 b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6) Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB	Type-C, USB 3.1
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope
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
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46
3G	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900), 19(800)
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSPA
Dual SIM	Yes
SIM type	Nano SIM

Availability
Officially announced	Apr 14, 2021

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