The Sony Xperia Z5 Premium is an Android smartphone produced by Sony. Part of the Sony Xperia Z series, the device, at that point known by the project code name "Satsuki", was unveiled along with the Sony Xperia Z5 and Xperia Z5 Compact during a press conference at IFA 2015 on September 2, 2015. The device was first released in Taiwan on November 5, 2015, and was the first smartphone with 4K resolution.[2]
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| Brand | Sony |
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| Manufacturer | Sony Mobile Communications |
| Type | Touchscreen smartphone |
| Slogan | Introducing The World's First 4K Smartphone[1] |
| Series | Sony Xperia |
| First released | 5 November 2015 |
| Availability by region | 25 November 2015 (Canada) 5 November 2015 (Taiwan) 7 November 2015 (India) 10 November 2015 (Singapore) 12 November 2015 (United Kingdom) 13 November 2015 (Europe) 20 November 2015 (Japan, SO-03H variant exclusively for NTT DoCoMo) |
| Successor | Sony Xperia XZ Premium (2017) |
| Related | Sony Xperia Z5 Sony Xperia Z5 Compact |
| Form factor | Slate |
| Dimensions | 154.4 mm (6.08 in) H 76.0 mm (2.99 in) W 7.8 mm (0.31 in) D |
| Weight | 180 g (6.3 oz) |
| Operating system | Latest available software
Android 5.1.1 "Lollipop" (Launch) Latest available software: 32.4.A.1.54 |
| System-on-chip | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 |
| CPU | Octa-core (2.0 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A57 & 1.5 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53) 64-bit 20 nm |
| GPU | Adreno 430 |
| Memory | 3 GB LPDDR4 RAM |
| Storage | 32 GB |
| Removable storage | Up to 256 GB microSDXC Samsung, SanDisk, Sony |
| Battery | Non-user removable Li-ion 3,430 mAh |
| Rear camera | 23 MP back-side illuminated sensor, LED flash, 4K (2160p) video recording @ 30 fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, 0.03 seconds Hybrid Autofocus |
| Front camera | 5.1MP, 1080p video recording @ 30fps, 720p@60fps |
| Display | 5.5 in (140 mm) 4K UHD (3840×2160), IPS LCD 806 ppi TRILUMINOS™ Display with Live Color LED X-Reality Engine for Mobile Dynamic Contrast Enhancer |
| Connectivity | -Wi-Fi -DLNA -GPS/GLONASS/BeiDou NFC -Bluetooth 4.1 MHL 3.0 USB 2.0 (Micro-B port, USB charging, Quick Charge 2.0) USB OTG (Only FAT32, exFAT) 3.50 mm (0.138 in) headphone jack, 5 pole, fingerprint sensor |
| Data inputs | Multi-touch, capacitive touchscreen, proximity sensor |
| Model | E6853 (single sim), E6833, E6883 Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) SO-03H (Japanese variant for NTT DoCoMo) |
| Codename | Satsuki |
| Other | List
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| Website | Official Website
Official Latest available software Sony Authorized Service Centre Locator |
The Sony Xperia Z5 Premium is an up-scaled version of the Xperia Z5 and is the first ever smartphone to feature a 4K display. Similarly to the Xperia Z5, the device also features a fingerprint reader and a 23 Megapixel camera with 0.03 seconds Hybrid Autofocus that utilizes phase detection autofocus.[3]
Specifications
editUnlike the Xperia Z5, the device features a 4K 5.5 in (140 mm) screen with the resolution of 3840×2160 pixels whilst still retaining 2 hours and 30 minutes of battery life.[4][citation needed]
Hardware
editThe Sony Xperia Z5 Premium has a 5.5-inch IPS LCD display, Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A57) Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor, 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal storage that can be expanded using microSD cards up to 256 GB. The phone has a 3430 mAh Li-ion battery, 23 MP rear camera with an LED flash and a 5.1 MP front-facing camera with auto-focus. It is available in Chrome, Black, Gold, Pink colors.[5]
Software
editThe Xperia Z5 Premium is preinstalled with Android 5.1 Lollipop with Sony's custom interface and software.[6]
It also has been upgraded to run Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
On August 23, 2016, Sony announced that the Xperia Z5 Premium would receive an upgrade to Android 7.0 Nougat.[7]
On February 16, 2017, Android 7.0 Nougat has been upgraded for the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual Sim E6883. On June 28, 2017, it started to roll out the Android 7.1.1 Nougat firmware update.
Variants
edit| Model | Bands | References |
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| E6833 E6883 (Dual) |
E6833: UMTS HSPA+ 850 (Band V), 900 (Band VIII), 1900 (Band II), AWS-1(Band IV), 2100 (Band I) MHz
GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20) E6883: UMTS HSPA+ 850 (Band V), 900 (Band VIII), 1900 (Band II), AWS-1(Band IV), 2100 (Band I) MHz GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 38, 39, 40, 41) |
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| E6853 | UMTS HSPA+ 850 (Band V), 900 (Band VIII), 1900 (Band II), 2100 (Band I) MHz
GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40) |
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References
edit- ^ "Sony Xperia Z5 Premium". 18 September 2015.
- ^ "Xperia Z5 Premium now available in Taiwan; receives first firmware update (32.0.A.6.170)". Xperia Blog. 14 November 2015.
- ^ "Sony Xperia Z5 Premium: Meet the first phone with 4K display". Phone Arena. 2 September 2015.
- ^ "Sony Xperia Z5 Premium hands-on and first look". Android Authority. 4 September 2015. Archived from the original on 26 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ "Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Specifications". GSMArena. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
- ^ "Sony Xperia Z5 Premium". 2 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ Whitwam, Ryan (2016-08-23). "Sony announces Android 7.0 upgrade list—includes the Xperia Z5, Xperia X, and more". Android Police. Illogical Robot LLC. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ "Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual SIM White Paper" (PDF). Sony Mobile. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
- ^ "Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Single SIM White Paper" (PDF). Sony Mobile. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-06-15. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
External links
edit- Official Press Release
- Official Website
- Official Whitepaper Archived 2015-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Official Whitepaper (Dual SIM version) Archived 2015-10-17 at the Wayback Machine