Sony’s Xperia Z5 series of phones are coming to Australia very soon. We have a launch event next week where we expect to see information on Austrlaian availability for the Xperia Z5 and Xperia Z5 Compact, with Sony advising a November rollout for the Xperia Z5 Premium. If you’ve been waiting for this then you may want to let Sony know by registering your interest on their website.
Sony is asking for your name and email address on their website, and they should be in contact with all the information as soon as it’s available.
The Xperia Z5 series are extremely nicely designed and promise 2-day battery life across the range even on their insanely high resolution Xperia Z5 Premium. The camera was recently announced as the best of the bunch by DxOMark with an 87 rating, so it’s definitely a phone to take notice of. If you’re in need a refresher on specs, here’s a comparison table:
| Xperia Z5 Compact | Xperia Z5 | Xperia Z5 Premium | |
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| Display | 4.6″ HD 720p (1280×720) Triluminos display for mobile X-Reality for mobile Dynamic Contrast Enhancer |
5.2” FHD 1080p (1920×1080) Triluminos display for mobile X-Reality for mobile Dynamic Contrast Enhancer |
5.5” 4K UHD (3840×2160), 806 PPI Triluminos display for mobile X-Reality for mobile Dynamic Contrast Enhancer |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 (MSM8994) 64 bit Octa Core processor | ||
| RAM | 2GB RAM | 3GB RAM | |
| Storage | 32GB Onboard storage with up to 200GB microSD Card | ||
| Rear Camera | 1/2.3” 23 MP Sony Exmor RS™ for mobile sensor Hybrid Auto Focus 0.03 sec 5 x Clear Image Zoom Up to 8x Digital Zoom Wide angle G Lens (24 mm) Up to ISO 12800 Photo / 3200 VideoSteadyShot™ with Intelligent Active Mode – video stabilisation 4K video recording Pulse LED Flash |
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| Front Camera | 5 MP front camera Sony Exmor R™ for mobile sensor Full HD video SteadyShot™ with Intelligent Active Mode – video stabilisation Wide angle lens (25 mm) |
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| IP Rating | IP65/68 | IP65/68 with capless microUSB | |
| Bands | GSM GPRS UMTS HSPA (3G) LTE (4G)/ LTE (s4G) Cat 6 |
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| Sensors | aGPS Bluetooth 4.1 wireless technology DLNA Certified® WiFi SISO MHL 3.0 NFC |
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| Battery | 2700mAh Battery with Quick Charge 2.0 | 2900mAh Battery with Quick Charge 2.0 | 3430mAh Battery with Quick Charge 2.0 |
| OS | Google Android™ 5.1 (Lollipop) | ||
| Dimensions | 127 x 65 x 8.9 mm @ 138 grams | 146 x 72 x 7.3 mm @ 154 grams | 154.4 x 76.0 x 7.8 mm @ 180 grams |
If you’re interested, head over to the Sony website to enter your details and we hope to have more information on outright, as well as carrier availability next week.
