Sony Xperia XZ Premium vs Sony Xperia 5 III Specs Comparison

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8.7
Sony Xperia XZ Premium
7.5
Sony Xperia 5 III
Sony Xperia XZ Premium Sony Xperia 5 III
Released · Jun 01, 2017
Released · Oct 08, 2021
5.5-inch · 3840x2160px
6.1-inch · 2520x1080px
Single camera
Triple camera
4GB · 64GB
8GB · 256GB
3230 mAh
4500 mAh

Design

Dimensions
6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches
156 x 77 x 7.9 mm
6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches
157 x 68 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.74 oz (191.0 g) 5.96 oz (169.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6)
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Water, Dust; IP65/68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Black, Silver, Pink, Red Black, Green, Pink

Display

Size
5.5-inch 6.1-inch
Resolution
3840x2160px, 16:9 ratio, 801 PPI 2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 449 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD OLED
Refresh rate
120Hz
Screen-to-body
69.48 % 81.34 %
Peak brightness
700 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2450 MHz
Kryo 280
Octa-core
Kryo 680
GPU
Adreno 540 Adreno 660
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4) 8GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB, available to use: 49.31 GB 256GB (UFS)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) Android (13, 12, 11)

Battery

Capacity
3230 mAh 4500 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 USB Power Delivery
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
6h 22min
Browsing
10h 16min
Video
11h 26min
Gaming
9h 55min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple camera
Main camera
19 MP (Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 25 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm
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 LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (120 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps)
OIS, HDR, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
13 MP (Wide Angle), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 8 MP (HDR)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6)
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 3.1
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Gesture, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter Accelerometer, Gyroscope
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX-HD Dolby Atmos, aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

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), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 32(1500 L-band) 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 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+) Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46
3G
Bands 6(800), 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900), 19(800)
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS LTE-A, HSPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Buyers information

In The Box
Charger, USB-C Cable and Manual

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 27, 2017 Apr 14, 2021

Alternative variants

Dual SIM Yes
International version
Biometrics Fingerprint (touch)
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