Sony Xperia Z5 Premium specs

Design
Dimensions	6.08 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches 154.4 x 76 x 7.8 mm
Weight	6.35 oz (180.0 g)
Materials	Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Resistance	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys	Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors	Black, Gold, Silver, Pink

Display
Size	5.5-inch
Resolution	3840x2160px, 801 PPI
Technology	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body	71.10 %
Colors	16 777 216
Features	Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Tempered Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20 APL)	Untested
Bright Min	4 (Poor)
Learn more on our PhoneArena Display Test Results page.

Hardware
System chip	Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
Processor	Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Adreno 430
RAM	3GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage	32GB, available to use: 23 GB
Storage expansion	microSDXC up to 200 GB
OS	Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.1 Lollipop)

Battery
Capacity	3430 mAh
Charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

Camera
Rear	Single camera
Main camera	23 MP (PDAF) Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Flash	LED
Video recording	3840x2160 (4K UHD) Time-lapse video, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front	5 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	4.1
Wi-Fi	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
USB	microUSB, USB 2.0
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter
Other	NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia
Headphones	3.5mm jack
Speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features	Album art cover, Background playback, Music recognition
Screen mirroring	DLNA,Wireless screen share,MHL,MirrorLink
Radio	FM

Cellular
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type	Nano SIM
This device has different variants: View all

Phone Features
Notifications	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval
FCC approval	Date approved: Apr 09, 2016 FCC ID value: PY7-PM0911
Measured SAR	Head: 0.36 W/kg Body: 0.39 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 0.85 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.81 W/kg

Availability
Officially announced	Sep 02, 2015

Differences from the main variant:
4G (FDD)	Bands 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 5(850), 8(900), 4(AWS-1), 3(1800), 2(1900), 1(2100), 7(2600)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s)
Dual SIM	Yes

Differences from the main variant:
4G (FDD)	Bands 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 8(900), 4(AWS-1), 3(1800), 2(1900), 1(2100), 7(2600)
4G (TDD)	Bands 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 38(2600)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s)
Dual SIM	Yes

Even though the 4K mode on the Xperia Z5 Premium may not be always on, this phone will go down in history as the world's first 4K smartphone and this single headline feature is enough to carry it forward. Pricey or not, the Premium is going to do well on the market and we're sure it will account for lots of the positive sales in Sony's annual report.

So is it really the revelation it was supposed to be? -Well, not really. Can you spot a substantial benefit over a QHD screen of the same diagonal with your bare eyes? -No, not really. Is it a phone worth getting? Well, it may as well be - it's still a Sony flagship and that stands for something, doesn't it?

Sony Xperia Z5 Premium review
The Xperia Z5 Premium gets most of the feature checklist right - there are the stunning looks, the beasty performance and the high-end camera, which is full of potential. Sony's take on Android and its proprietary apps are great as well, especially with all the visual and functional integration with Sony's PlayStation consoles and BRAVIA TVs.

But the true gem is the 4K IPS display, which offers the groundbreaking 806ppi screen density. There is no denying this is a world-record achievement right there. But there is a catch - you can have native 4K resolution only on multimedia content - when viewing images and playing videos. Everything else runs in an upscaled 1080p resolution, VR apps included.

The good news is this way Sony probably saved the Xperia Z5 Premium the headache of some really poor battery life numbers. The even better news is that the upscaling algorithm is so good that you won't even notice it.

Unfortunately, the native 4K image shown on the Xperia Z5 Premium doesn't look all that different than the QHD screen on the Galaxy S6 edge+ to our naked eyes. The human eye has its limits and the further the screen is, the less we're able to discern the smallest of details. Perhaps this 4K screen holds great potential for VR as many of our readers were quick to point out, but to really see them, perhaps we'd need to wait to see some specially made VR apps by Sony.