Sony Xperia 5 III

Release Date: 08 Oct, 2021

Specs Score 80%
Highlights
6.1 inches 120Hz OLED
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G
8 GB RAM
12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP
4500 mAh

Quick Summary

The Sony Xperia 5 III hits the sweet spot of the market, offering a feature-rich experience at a highly competitive price. It runs on Android 11, upgradable to Android 13, which pairs beautifully with its 6.1 inches 120Hz OLED display to ensure fluid, vibrant interactions. It effortlessly handles daily applications and moderate tasks, drawing power from a 4500 mAh battery. At € 291.43 / £ 149.99, it represents outstanding overall value in today's highly competitive market.

Hardware Score Analysis

A detailed breakdown of how this device scores based on automated hardware specification analysis.

Performance 74%
Display 82%
Camera 89%
Battery 66%
Memory 96%

Launch

Announced April 14, 2021
Released October 08, 2021
Status Discontinued

Display

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

Main Camera

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
Video 4K@24/25/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS
Features Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking

Selfie Camera

Single
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Video 1080p@30fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS
Features HDR

Body

Dimensions 157 x 68 x 8.2 mm (6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
Features IP65/IP68 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Colors Black, Green, Pink

Connectivity

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, 48, 66, 71 - USA
5G Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G
SIM Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Platform

OS 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

Memory

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

Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm Jack Yes
Features Hi-Res audio
  Dynamic vibration system
  Snapdragon Sound

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 No
USB USB Type-C 3.1, OTG, video output

Features

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

Battery

Type Li-Po 4500 mAh
Charging Wired, PD, 50% in 30 min

Performance

AnTuTu 708394 (v9)
GeekBench Score 3549 (v5.1)

Miscellaneous

Models XQBQ62/G, XQBQ52G.UKCX, XQBQ52B.UKCX, XQ-BQ52, XQ-BQ72, XQ-BQ42, XQ-BQ62, SO-53B

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