Sony Xperia XZ Premium vs Sony Xperia 5 III Specs Comparison

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

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Battery Life Estimate

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Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 22min

Browsing

10h 16min

Video

11h 26min

Gaming

9h 55min

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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)

Links

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