Sony Xperia 5 III

Name: Sony Xperia 5 III
Brand: Sony

Display6.5" 1644 x 3840 pixels

ChipsetQualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)

Main camera12MP

Battery4500 mAh

7.6GoSolo score

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Network

Technology

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

2G bands

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

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, 66 - Europe

5G bands

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Europe

Speed

HSPA, LTE, 5G

Launch

Announced

2021, April 14

Status

Available

Body

Dimensions

165 x 71 x 8.2 mm (6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 in)

Weight

186 g / 187.1 g (mmWave) (6.56 oz)

Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame

SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Durability

IP65/IP68 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Display

Type

OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR BT.2020

Size

6.5 inches, 98.6 cm2 (~84.2% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

1644 x 3840 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~643 ppi density)

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Platform

Android 11, upgradable to Android 13

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)

CPU

Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

Adreno 660

AnTuTu (v11, est.)

607423

Memory

Card slot

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Internal

256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM

Type

UFS 3.X

Main Camera

Modules

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 0.3 MP, TOF 3D, (depth)

Features

Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking

Video

4K@24/25/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS

Selfie Camera

Module

8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm

Features

HDR · 1080p@30fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS

Sound

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack

Yes

Comms

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA

Bluetooth

5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive

Positioning

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

NFC

Yes

Radio

USB

USB Type-C 3.1, OTG, video output

Features

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass

Battery

Type

Li-Po 4500 mAh

Charging

Wired, PD, 50% in 30 min

Misc

Colors

Frosted Black, Frosted Gray, Frosted Purple

Models

XQBC62/V, XQBC52V.UKCX, SO-51B, SOG03, A101SO, XQ-BC62, XQ-BC72, XQ-BC52, XQ-BC01, XQ-BC11, XQ-BC21, XQ-BC72

GoSolo Read / what it means7 takeaways

performance

Snapdragon 888, 8GB RAMHandles most games at high settings and multitasking without stuttering, though demanding titles from 2023 onward will need medium settings.

display

6.1-inch OLED, 120HzScrolling and swiping feel smooth, and colors are punchy since OLED has pixel-level control, though the 1080p resolution is lower than recent phones in this class.

battery

4500 mAh, about 1 dayWith moderate mixed use you'll reach evening without a charge, but heavy video or gaming will demand a top-up by afternoon.

charging

PD fast charge, 30 min to 50%You can grab enough juice for several hours in a quick coffee break, though a full charge from empty takes roughly 60 to 75 minutes.

camera

Three 12MP lenses, 3x/4.4x zoomThe wide-angle handles everyday shots with fast f/1.7 autofocus, the 70mm and 105mm telephoto let you frame distant subjects without walking closer, and the ultrawide fits groups and landscapes.

durability

IP65/IP68, Gorilla Glass 6The phone survives dunks in shallow freshwater up to 1.5 meters for half an hour, and resists dust and weak water jets; the front and back glass can crack if dropped.

connectivity

5G Sub-6, Wi-Fi 6, NFCIn 5G coverage you get faster downloads when the band is free (overhead varies by region), Wi-Fi 6 connects to newer routers at higher speed, and NFC handles payments and card reading.