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Sony Xperia 5 III

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Network
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
		CDMA 800
3G Network	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network	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	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - International
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 - Europe	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 - China
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 - Asia
5G Network	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - International
	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Europe	1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - China
	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Asia
Speed	HSPA, LTE, 5G	HSPA, LTE, 5G

Launch
Announced	2021, April 14	2021, December 28
Status	Available. Released 2021, October 08	Available. Released 2021, December 31

Body
Dimensions	157 x 68 x 8.2 mm (6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 in)	152.7 x 69.9 x 8.2 mm (6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 in)
3D size compare	Size up
Weight	168 g (5.93 oz)	179 g or 180 g (6.31 oz)
Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
	IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Display
Type	OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR BT.2020	AMOLED, 68B colors, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, 1100 nits (peak)
Size	6.1 inches, 86.9 cm² (~81.4% screen-to-body ratio)	6.28 inches, 95.2 cm² (~89.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1080 x 2520 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~449 ppi density)	1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~419 ppi density)
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 6	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Platform
OS	Android 11, upgradable to Android 13	Android 12, MIUI 13
Chipset	Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)	Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm)
CPU	Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55)	Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU	Adreno 660	Adreno 730

Memory
Card slot	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)	No
Internal	128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM	128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
	UFS 3.X	UFS 3.1

Main Camera
Modules	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	50 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS 13 MP, f/2.4, 12mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.4, 50mm (telephoto macro), AF
Features	Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video	4K@24/25/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS	8K@24fps (HDR), 4K@30/60fps (HDR10+), 1080p@30/120/240/960fps, 720p@1920fps, gyro-EIS

Selfie Camera
Modules	8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm	32 MP, f/2.5, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm
Features	HDR	HDR, panorama
Video	1080p@30fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS	1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR

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Sound
Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack	Yes	No
	24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio Dynamic vibration system Snapdragon Sound	24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio Tuned by Harman Kardon Snapdragon Sound

Comms
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6 or 6e (market dependent), dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth	5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive	5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive
Positioning	GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS	GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5)
NFC	Yes	Yes (market/region dependent)
Infrared port	No	Yes
Radio	No	No
USB	USB Type-C 3.1, OTG, video output	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Features
Sensors	Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass, color spectrum
	Native Sony Alpha camera support	Virtual Proximity Sensing

Battery
Type	Li-Po 4500 mAh, non-removable	Li-Po 4500 mAh, non-removable
Charging	Wired, PD, 50% in 30 min (advertised)	67W wired, PD3.0, QC4, 100% in 39 min (advertised) 50W wireless, 100% in 53 min (advertised) 10W reverse wireless

Misc
Colors	Black, Green, Pink	Gray, Blue, Purple, Green
SAR		1.09 W/kg (head) 0.91 W/kg (body)
SAR EU		0.60 W/kg (head) 1.00 W/kg (body)
Models	XQBQ62/G, XQBQ52G.UKCX, XQBQ52B.UKCX, XQ-BQ52, XQ-BQ72, XQ-BQ42, XQ-BQ62, SO-53B	2201123G, 2201123C
Price	$ 550.00 / £ 290.00 / € 316.71	$ 295.00 / £ 316.21 / € 249.99

Tests
Performance	AnTuTu: 708394 (v9) GeekBench: 3549 (v5.1) GFXBench: 53fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	AnTuTu: 985115 (v9) GeekBench: 3652 (v5.1) GFXBench: 75fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker	-26.7 LUFS (Good)	-25.3 LUFS (Very good)
Battery (old)	Endurance rating 100h	Endurance rating 82h

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