Sony has officially unveiled its 2015 lineup of flagship smartphones – The Sony Xperia Z5, Sony Xperia Z5 Compact as well as the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium, the world’s first smartphone with a 4K UHD display, in other words, it has four times as many pixels as a full-HD display!
The Xperia Z5 and Xperia Z5 compact have almost indistinguishable specifications, with the main distinction being the size of the screen. While the Xperia Z5 comes with a 5.2-inch display, the Xperia Z5 Compact sports a 4.6-inch screen. Both these devices are powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 SoC, featuring a 64-bit octa-core processor and 4G LTE capabilities.
One of the key highlights of these new flagship smartphones from Sony is definitely the improved camera. The Sony Xperia Z5 and Sony Xperia Z5 Compact accompany a fresh out of the box 1/2.3 Exmor RS for mobile 23-megapixel sensor and F/2.0 G lens. Sony claims to have designed the camera inside its new flagships utilizing the same innovation that is found in its Alpha range of interchangeable lens cameras.
The rear camera can brag about having the “fastest autofocus in a smartphone” – at 0.037 seconds – and accompanies upgrades in SteadyShot, Sony’s image stabilisation techniques that make sure the video isn’t ‘jerky’ even if the device moves while shooting, as well as an enhanced performance in low-light.
Meanwhile, The Sony Xperia Z5 Premium is powered by a Snapdragon 810 processor and it accompanies a 3430mAh battery with quick charging support. It comes with 32GB internal storage, with the capability to take a 200GB external microSD card, which offers additional space for its 4K videos and movies.
The Xperia Z5 Premium likewise highlights Sony’s on display feature – the data transfer between processor and device is streamlined so Xperia Z5’s display memory innovation recollects the display of images seen on your smartphone and caches the image or video so that you don’t need to reload the full image each time you view it – safeguarding battery power in the process. Connectivity alternatives on the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium include DLNA and MHL 3.0 to make the most of your content on a 4K TV.
It additionally incorporates High-Res Audio support as well as DSEE HXTM, which upscales the audio fidelity of your existing MP3, AAC or Spotify tracks to “near High-Res audio quality”. Sony claims its LDAC codec transmits data three times more efficiently than legacy codec over Bluetooth, enabling efficient wireless audio streaming.
The other big addition to the smartphones is a fingerprint scanner, which is embedded on the power button on the right hand side. It will also support the FIDO standard; authentication via fingerprint for online payment services – with Sony sharing news on first partners at a later date.
The Sony Xperia Z5 accompanies a metal frame and frosted glass back, and will be available in White, Graphite Black, Gold, and Green shading choices. The Sony Xperia Z5 Compact will be available in Yellow and Coral shading choices, in addition to White and Graphite Black. Both phones comes with waterproof protection.
Sony Xperia Z5 and Xperia Z5 Compact will launch globally from October 2015, and Xperia Z5 Premium will hit the markets in November 2015. The Sony Xperia Z5 and Sony Xperia Z5 Premium will be accessible in both single SIM and double SIM variations. The status with regards to the pricing of these devices are currently unknown.
