Sony Xperia Z5 Premium specs, comparisons, faq, opinions

Sony Xperia Z5 Premium
  • Released 2015, November 05 180g, 7.8mm thickness Android 5.1.1, up to 7.0 32GB storage, microSDXC
  • Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A57) Adreno 430 Nano-SIM About 212.8 USD
  • 5.5" 2160x3840 pixels
  • 23MP 2160p
  • 3GB RAM Snapdragon 810
  • 3430mAh Li-Ion

Sony Xperia Z5 Premium overview

Sony Xperia Z5 Premium is a smartphone that runs on Android. It was released on 2015, November 05. Sony Xperia Z5 Premium has 5.5 inch, IPS LCD, a resolution of 2160 x 3840 pixels screen with Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating. It uses Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 (20 nm) chipset, Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A57) CPU, Adreno 430 GPU. It supports 2G, 3G, 4G networks with Nano-SIM. Sony Xperia Z5 Premium has 23MP Single main camera, 5.1MP Single selfie camera. It uses Li-Ion 3430 mAh, non-removable battery. The price of Sony Xperia Z5 Premium is about 212.8 USD.

Score the key features of Sony Xperia Z5 Premium compared to the other phones on the market:

  • CPU Cores: 95 / 100 points
  • Camera pixels: 73 / 100 points
  • Screen resolution: 108 / 100 points
  • Battery capacity: 80 / 100 points
  • Price: 28 / 100 points

Sony Xperia Z5 Premium full specifications

NETWORK

Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E6853
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40 - E6853
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps

LAUNCH

Announced 2015, September 02. Released 2015, November 05
Status Discontinued

BODY

Dimensions 154.4 x 75.8 x 7.8 mm (6.08 x 2.98 x 0.31 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz)
Build Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM
  IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

DISPLAY

Type IPS LCD
Size 5.5 inches, 82.4 cm2 (~70.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 2160 x 3840 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~806 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
  Runs at 1080 x 1920 pixels except for select use cases

PLATFORM

OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 (20 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A57)
GPU Adreno 430

MEMORY

Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM
  eMMC 5.0

MAIN CAMERA

Single 23 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.3", PDAF
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR

SELFIE CAMERA

Single 5.1 MP, f/2.4
Features HDR
Video 1080p@30fps

SOUND

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

COMMUNICATIONS

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, aptX
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB On-The-Go

FEATURES

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

BATTERY

Type Li-Ion 3430 mAh, non-removable
Charging Fast charging 18W Quick Charge 2.0

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors Chrome, Black, Gold, Pink
Models E6853, SO-03H
SAR 0.43 W/kg (head) 0.81 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 0.47 W/kg (head) 0.47 W/kg (body)
Price About 212.8 USD

TESTS

Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1687
Basemark X: 24281
Display Contrast ratio: 966 (nominal), 2.525 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality Noise -95.9dB / Crosstalk -95.5dB
Battery life Endurance rating 66h

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