The Sony Xperia 5 III is the big brother of the Sony Xperia 1 III, which is this year’s best phone. This smartphone is a little smaller than most. It weighs 168g, is 8.2mm thick, and is only 157mm tall. At least by today’s standards, since it’s not exactly a small phone. Even so, the smaller phone is marketed as a powerhouse because it has the same high-end processor, camera, 5G specs, and other hardware as its more expensive brother. There are a few small changes that add up to big differences between the two, but these might be needed to get Sony’s formula down to a price range that is more reasonable.
Specifications
- Display: 6.1-inch OLED HDR display, 2520 x 1080 pixels, 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate
- Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset, Adreno 660 GPU
- Rear Cameras: Triple-camera setup with 12MP wide, 12MP ultra-wide, and 12MP telephoto lenses, ZEISS optics, 4K video recording
- Front Camera: 8MP, 1080p video recording
- RAM: 8GB
- Storage: 128GB internal storage, expandable up to 1TB with microSD card
- Battery: 4500mAh, 30W fast charging, 21W wireless charging
- Operating System: Android 11 with Xperia UI
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A smaller 6.1-inch OLED screen with Sony’s signature 21:9 aspect ratio is one of the most important changes. It keeps the 120Hz refresh rate, but instead of the 4K screen on the Xperia 1 III, it has a more traditional FHD resolution. The Xperia 5 III has 8GB of RAM instead of 12GB, and it can’t be charged wirelessly or take 3D time-of-flight photos like its bigger brother can.
Aside from that, though, they look pretty similar on paper. Sony’s Xperia 5 III comes in two colors, black and green, and two storage sizes, 128GB or 256GB. Both come with a microSD card slot that can hold up to 1TB of extra data. But it looks like the storage choices are limited by region, so when it’s time to check out, you might not have a choice. For example, people in the UK can only buy the 128GB version.
The triple-12MP camera setup in the Sony Xperia 5 III comes from the Sony Xperia 1 III. Only the more expensive phone’s time-of-flight (ToF) camera for figuring out depth is missing. So, a lot of what we said about the camera on the Sony Xperia 1 III is also true here. This isn’t the best point-and-shoot experience, but it’s a powerful tool for those who like to take their time arranging shots and make careful manual adjustments.