Sony Xperia Z5 and Xperia Z5 Premium launching in India on October 21


Sony has sent out press invites for the launch of the company’s latest Xperia Z5 and Xperia Z5 Premium flagship smartphones in India on October 21st. Both these were announced at the IFA last month in Berlin. These smartphones pack a 23-megapixel rear camera with 1/2.3″ Sony Exmor RS image sensor, f/2.0 aperture, Sony G lens, Hybrid AF speed of 0.03s, 4K video recording and a 5-megapixel 1080p front-facing camera with EXMOR R sensor. These also have IPX5 / IPX8 ratings for dust and water resistance with cap-less USB. 

Sony Xperia Z5 specifications

  • 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Triluminos Display at 424 PPI
  • Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor with Adreno 430 GPU
  • 3GB RAM, 32GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 200GB via microSD card
  • Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
  • 23MP rear camera with Exmos RS sensor, 1/2.3″ sensor, f/2.0 sensor, G lens, 4K video recording
  • 5MP front-facing camera with Exmor R sensor, 25mm wide-angle lens
  • IPX5 / IPX8 rating for dust and water resistance
  • Fingerprint sensor
  • Sony DSEE HX audio technology, LDAC codec
  • 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio with RDS
  • Dimensions: 146 x 72 x 7.3 mm; Weight: 154 grams
  • 4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11a / b / g / n / ac (2.4GHz / 5GHz) MIMO, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS/ GLONASS, MHL 3.0, NFC
  • 2900mAh Battery with STAMINA mode, Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

Sony Xperia Z5 Premium specifications

  • 5.5-inch (3840×2160 pixels) Triluminos Display at 806 PPI
  • Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor with Adreno 430 GPU
  • 3GB RAM, 32GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 200GB via microSD card
  • Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
  • 23MP rear camera with Exmos RS sensor, 1/2.3″ sensor, f/2.0 sensor, G lens, 4K video recording
  • 5MP front-facing camera with Exmor R sensor, 25mm wide-angle lens
  • IPX5 / IPX8 rating for dust and water resistance
  • Fingerprint sensor
  • Sony DSEE HX audio technology, LDAC codec
  • 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio with RDS
  • Dimensions: 154.4 x 76.0 x 7.8 mm; Weight: 181 grams
  • 4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11a / b / g / n / ac (2.4GHz / 5GHz) MIMO, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS/ GLONASS, MHL 3.0, NFC
  • 3430mAh Battery with STAMINA mode, Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

Since the dual SIM variants are listed on the India website, we can expect Sony Xperia Z5 Dual and Xperia Z5 Premium Dual to launch in India. Sony is not expected to launch the Xperia Z5 Compact at the event. We should know the pricing for both the smartphones at the launch event next Wednesday. Check out the hands-on impressions of the Xperia Z5 and Xperia Z5 Premium.

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Update: Check out the invite below.

Sony Xperia Z5 India launch invite


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