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Sony Xperia Z5
$169
(Expected Price)
Reviewed by the MobGadgets Tech Team
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Should you buy the Sony Xperia Z5?
Reasons to Buy
- Massive 6000 mAh battery life
- Large 6.7" display for media
- Excellent value at $169
Reasons to Avoid
- May be bulky due to large battery
- Average camera performance in low light
Full Specifications
- Network Technology: GSM / HSPA / LTE
- Launch Announced: 2015, September 02. Released 2015, October 02 Status: Discontinued
- Body Dimensions: 146 x 72 x 7.3 mm (5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 in) Weight: 154 g (5.43 oz) Build: Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame SIM: Nano-SIM - : IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
- Display
Type: IPS LCD
Size: 5.2 inches, 73.2 cm2 (~69.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution: 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~428 ppi density)
Protection: Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
- : Triluminos display
X-Reality Engine
- Platform OS: Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.1.1 (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
- Comms WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Bluetooth: 4.1, A2DP, aptX Positioning: GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) NFC: Yes Radio: FM radio, RDS USB: microUSB 2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), OTG
- Features Sensors: Fingerprint (side-mounted; EU model only), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
- : ANT+
- Battery Type: Li-Ion 2900 mAh, non-removable Charging: 18W wired, QC2 Stand-by: Up to 520 h (2G) / Up to 540 h (3G) Talk time: Up to 13 h 10 min (2G) / Up to 17 h (3G) Music play: Up to 87 h
- Misc Colors: White, Graphite Black, Gold, Green, Pink Models: E6653, SO-01H, SOV32, E6603, 501SO SAR: 0.55 W/kg (head) - - 0.64 W/kg (body) - - SAR EU: 0.75 W/kg (head) - - 0.78 W/kg (body) - - Price: About 150 EUR
- Tests Performance: Basemark OS II 2.0: 1580Basemark X: 24941
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Display: Contrast ratio: 986 (nominal), 2.88(sunlight) Camera: Photo / Video Loudspeaker: Voice 65dB / Noise 62dB / Ring 66dB Audio quality: Noise -95.5dB / Crosstalk -94.8dB Battery (old): Endurance rating 48hTop Alternatives
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