Sony Xperia XZs vs Sony Xperia 5 III Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 27, 2017	Apr 14, 2021

Design

Dimensions
5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches 146 x 72 x 8.1 mm	6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches 157 x 68 x 8.2 mm
Weight
5.68 oz / 161.0 g	5.96 oz / 169.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP65/68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Black, Silver, Blue	Black, Green, Pink

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 71.00% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 81.34% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI	2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 449 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass 6

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor)	3.3 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996	Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2200 MHz Kryo	Octa-core Kryo 680
GPU
Adreno 530	Adreno 660
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB 4GB/64GB	8GB (LPDDR4)/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

Type
2900 mAh, Li - Ion	4500 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	USB Power Delivery

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

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) 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
4K UHD, 720p (960 fps) Time-lapse video, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
13 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP (HDR)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

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Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29, 32	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSPA
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

Memory	64GB
Dual SIM	Yes
Prices (MSRP)	$700