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Sony Xperia Z5, Xperia Z5 Premium India Launch Expected at October 21 Event

Sony Xperia Z5, Xperia Z5 Premium India Launch Expected at October 21 Event

By Gadgets 360 Staff | Updated: 14 October 2015 11:34 IST

Sony India has started sending media invites for an event on October 21, where the company is expected to launch its premium-range of smartphones - the Sony Xperia Z5 Dual and Xperia Z5 Premium Dual. The company's invite confirms that the event will see new Xperia device(s) unveiled for the Indian market.

In line with our IFA launch report, Sony is not expected to bring the Xperia Z5 Compact to India, at least not in the first phase of its flagship rollout. This is further corroborated by the fact the Sony India website currently only lists the Xperia Z5 Dual and Xperia Z5 Premium Dual.

(Also see: Sony Xperia Z5, Xperia Z5 Compact, Xperia Z5 Premium First Impressions)

Initially unveiled at the IFA event last month, the Xperia Z5 along with the Xperia Z5 Compact were expected to start shipping to launch markets in October, while the world's first 4K resolution display smartphone, the Xperia Z5 Premium was announced to start shipping in November.

(Also see: Sony May Consider Options for Smartphone Unit if No Profit Next Year)

For prices, Sony's Eshop portals listed the Xperia Z5 at GBP 599 (roughly Rs. 60,600) in the UK, and EUR 699 (roughly Rs. 51,700) in Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, and Spain. As for the 4K resolution Xperia Z5 Premium, the device was priced at GBP 699 in the UK, EUR 700 (roughly Rs. 51,800) in Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands and Spain. We can expect the India pricing of these smartphones to remain around the above price range.

The highlight of the new flagship smartphone from Sony is the improved camera. The Sony Xperia Z5 features a brand new 1/2.3 Exmor RS for mobile 23-megapixel sensor and F/2.0 G lens. Sony at the launch had claimed to have designed the camera inside its new flagship using the same technology that's seen in its Alpha range of interchangeable lens cameras.

Sony's Xperia Z5 Premium, on the other hand, is the 'world's first smartphone featuring a 4K display' as touted by the company. It comes with a resolution of 2160x3840 pixels and an impressive pixel density of 806ppi.

Sony Xperia Z5 Dual

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Looks good
Good battery life
Strong all-round performance
Weatherproof

Bad
Heats up quickly
Pre-installed bloatware
Not competitive enough
Slow camera; No Burst mode

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Display 5.20-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 810

Front Camera 5-megapixel

Rear Camera 23-megapixel

RAM 3GB

Storage 32GB

Battery Capacity 2900mAh

OS Android 5.1.1

Resolution 1080x1920 pixels

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Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 5.50-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 810

Front Camera 5-megapixel

Rear Camera 23-megapixel

RAM 3GB

Storage 32GB

Battery Capacity 3430mAh

OS Android 5.1

Resolution 2160x3840 pixels

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