Sony Xperia 5 III

Platform

GPU
Adreno 660
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55)
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)
OS
Android 11, upgradable to Android 12

Memory

 
UFS 3.X
 
Internal
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
Card slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Main Camera

Video
4K@24/25/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS
Features
Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking
Triple
12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.3, 70mm (telephoto), f/2.8, 105mm (telephoto), 1/2.9", Dual Pixel PDAF, 3x/4.4x optical zoom, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 124˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.6", Dual Pixel PDAF

Selfie camera

Video
1080p@30fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS
Features
HDR
Single
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm

Display

Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Resolution
1080 x 2520 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~449 ppi density)
Size
6.1 inches, 86.9 cm2 (~81.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Type
OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR BT.2020

Body

 
IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
 
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
Weight
168 g (5.93 oz)
Dimensions
157 x 68 x 8.2 mm (6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 in)

Battery

Charging
Fast charging 30W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
USB Power Delivery
Type
Li-Po 4500 mAh, non-removable

Sound

 
24-bit/192kHz audio
Dynamic vibration system
 
3.5mm jack
Yes
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers

Features

 
Native Sony Alpha camera support
 
Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum

Tests

Battery life
Loudspeaker
Camera
Display
Performance
AnTuTu: 708394 (v9)
GeekBench: 3549 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 53fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Misc

Price
Models
XQBQ62/G, XQBQ52G.UKCX, XQBQ52B.UKCX, XQ-BQ52, XQ-BQ72
Colors
Black, Green, Pink

Comms

USB
USB Type-C 3.1, USB On-The-Go, video output
Radio
No
NFC
Yes
GPS
Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot

Launch

Status
Available. Released 2021, October 08
Announced
2021, April 14

Network

Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
 
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Asia
 
 
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Europe
 
5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA
 
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 - Asia
 
 
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 - Europe
 
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - USA
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
Technology