Sony Xperia 5 III

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Sony Xperia 5 III

Sony Xperia 5 III
  • Screen: 6.1" OLED - 1080 x 2520
  • SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
  • Camera: 3 (12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP)
  • Battery: 4500 mAh
  • OS: Android 13
  • Weight: 168 grams (5.93 oz)

Review

Display
78
Camera
72
Performance
68
Gaming
58
Battery
69
Connectivity
75
NanoReview Score
71

Full specifications

Detailed specifications, tests, and benchmarks of the Sony Xperia 5 III

Display

Type OLED
Size 6.1 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2520 pixels
Aspect ratio 21:9
PPI 449 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No
Max rated brightness 350 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 600 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Screen-to-body ratio 81.4%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 100%
PWM 490 Hz
Response time 14 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
587 nits

Design and build

Height 157 mm (6.18 inches)
Width 68 mm (2.68 inches)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz)
Waterproof IP68
Rear material Glass
Frame material Metal
Colors Black, Green, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
81.4%

Performance

All specs and test Sony Xperia 5 III in the benchmarks
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Max clock 2840 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)
- 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)
L3 cache 4 MB
Lithography process 5 nanometers
Graphics Adreno 660
GPU shading units 1024
GPU clock 792 MHz
FLOPS ~1622 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1403
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
2998
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
884778
CPU 249816
GPU 281506
Memory 163791
UX 193526
Total score 884778
3DMark Wild Life Performance
5300
Max surface temperature 46.5 °C
Stability 71%
Graphics test 31 FPS
Graphics score 5300

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5
Memory clock 2750 MHz
Channels 2
Storage
Storage size 128, 256 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1
Memory card MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
OS size 17.6 GB

Battery

Capacity 4500 mAh
Max charge power 30 W
Battery type Li-Ion
Replaceable No
Wireless charging No
Reverse charging No
Fast charging Yes (49% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:50 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:32 hr
Watching video 17:37 hr
Gaming 05:05 hr
Standby 84 hr
General battery life
30:18 hr

Camera

Specs and camera test of the Xperia 5 III
Main camera
Matrix 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000
Zoom Optical, 4.4x
Flash LED
Stabilization Optical
8K video recording No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 124°
Lenses 3 (12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP)
Wide (main) lens - 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.7
- Focal length: 24 mm
- Pixel size: 1.8 micron
- Sensor: 1/1.7", Sony IMX557 (Exmor-RS CMOS)
- Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
- Optical stabilization
Telephoto lens - 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.3
- Focal length: 105 mm
- Pixel size: 1 micron
- Sensor: 1/2.9", Sony IMX663 (Exmor-RS CMOS)
- Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
- Optical stabilization
Ultra-wide lens - 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2
- Focal length: 16 mm
- Pixel size: 1.4 micron
- Sensor: 1/2.55", Sony IMX363 (Exmor-RS CMOS)
- Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
- Optical stabilization
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Selfie camera
Megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.0
Focal length 24 mm
Pixel size 1.12 microns
Sensor type ISOCELL CMOS
Sensor size 1/4"
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C
USB version 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC * Yes
Infrared port No
Network
Number of SIM * 1
Type of SIM card Nano
eSIM support * No
Hybrid slot No
LTE Cat * 18
2G network GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network WCDMA 2100 (band 1), 1900 (band 2), 1700 (band 4), 850 (band 5), 800 (band 6), 900 (band 8), 800 (band 19)
4G network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66
5G support Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes
FM radio No
Dolby Atmos Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
79.7 dB

Other

Category Flagship
Announced April 2021
Release date October 2021
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 30 W
* Disclaimer! Some specifications of the Xperia 5 III may differ by country or region
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