During the IFA 2019 tech exhibition that was held earlier this month, Sony had announced the Xperia 5 flagship smartphone with triple rear cameras and 21:9 aspect ratio display. Today, Sony has unveiled the same phone in China with an expensive price tag of 5,399 Yuan (~$759).
Sony Xperia 5 Specifications and Features
The Sony Xperia 5 that measures 158 x 68 x 8.2mm features Gorilla Glass 6 panels on its front and rear. It has an IP65/68 rated dustproof and water-resistant body. The handset has a CinemaWide 6.1-inch OLED HDR display that offers 1080 x 2520 pixels full HD+ resolution.
The Snapdragon 855 mobile platform powers the Xperia 5 along with 6 GB of RAM. The handset comes with 128 GB of inbuilt storage and a shared SIM slot for additional storage. The Android 9 Pie OS runs on the device.
The front side of the Xperia 5 is fitted with an 8-megapixel selfie camera with f/2.0 aperture. The rear side of the phone has a vertical triple camera system that includes an f/1.6 aperture 12-megapixel main lens with Dual Pixel PDAF and 5-axis OIS, a 12-megapixel telephoto lens with f/2.4 aperture, PDAF and 2x optical zoom and a 12-mgeapixel ultrawide lens with f/2.4 aperture
The Xperia 5 has a 3,140mAh battery that supports USB-PD 18W fast charging. It is equipped with a side-mounted fingerprint reader. The other features of the phone include stereo speakers, dynamic vibration system for gaming, dual-SIM support, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, NFC and USB-C. There handset lacks a 3.5mm headphone jack.
Sony Xperia 5 Price in China
Sony Xperia 5 has arrived in four colors in China such as Crystal Blue, Wine Red, Drill Black and Frosh Ash. It carries a price tag of 5,399 Yuan (~$759) and it is now up for pre-orders. Customers who pre-order will be provided with a Sony fashion case for the smartphone and a 256 GB microSD card. The shipments of the will begin on Oct. 28.
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