With the powerful performance in a compact design, Sony Xperia 5 III offers the best of both worlds. Therefore, it still remains the head-turner of those who look for camera quality and excellence in display within a small footprint at around $550. With superior cameras, an OLED high-refresh-rate display, and top-shelf build quality, it simply looks to deliver across the board.
Dimensions and Build
The Sony Xperia 5 III can be compact for one-handed use, measuring 157 x 68 x 8.2 mm and weighing just 168 grams. Solidly built with glass on both the front and back, covered with Gorilla Glass 6, the frame itself is made of aluminum. Not to mention that it’s IP65/IP68 certified for dust and water resistance-the device will cope well under very hard conditions.
Display Quality
The smartphone carries a 6.1-inch OLED display, supported by a resolution of 1080 x 2520 pixels, thus ensuring crisp and clear visuals. Further, the display supports 1 billion colors, 120Hz refresh rate, and HDR BT.2020, which will serve perfectly for media viewing and even gameplay. Thus, it has a screen-to-body ratio of about 81.4%, ensuring a huge view area within a compact form.
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Performance and Software
The Xperia 5 III is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G chipset. This means in terms of performance, it runs an octa-core CPU-a single high-performance Cortex-X1 core at 2.84 GHz, three Cortex-A78 at 2.42 GHz, and four Cortex-A55 at 1.80 GHz-paired with the Adreno 660 GPU. The phone launched with Android 11 out of the box; an update to Android 13 is already available.
Memory and Storage
The Sony Xperia 5 III has two storage options: one comes with 128GB of internal storage, 8GB RAM, and the other with 256GB of storage, 8GB RAM. It also features a microSDXC card slot, sharing the SIM slot, allowing expandable storage.
Primary Camera
On the back, the Xperia 5 III also sports a triple-camera configuration, each with 12 MP sensors. The wide camera features an f/1.7 aperture, along with dual pixel PDAF and OIS. While the telephoto lens offers variable focal lengths of 70mm and 105mm along with 3x and 4.4x optical zoom, respectively, an ultrawide lens touts a 124° field of view. The camera system is augmented with Zeiss optics and further complemented by additional features like Zeiss T* lens coating, as well as eye-tracking technology, for accurate focusing.
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Selfie Camera
Front camera: 8 MP sensor, f/2.0 aperture; HDR, panorama, video recording up to 1080p@30fps, with 5-axis gyro-EIS.
Sensors and Battery
It has a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, and color spectrum. Moreover, it provides native support for Sony Alpha cameras pertaining to professional photography. It also has a 4500 mAh Li-Po battery powered in it with wired PD charging support up to 50% in just 30 minutes.
Price
The Sony Xperia 5 III will come for about $550, while it will be made available in three color options, which are Black, Green, and Pink. There are also different model variants to suit different regions and markets.
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