Sony just unveiled the latest smartphones in its Xperia line, the Xperia Z5, Xperia Z5 Compact and Xperia Z5 Premium, the larger two of which are set to come to Canada this fall.
This year’s upgrades seem to mostly consist of minor hardware improvements, however the Xperia Z5 Premium is set to be the first smartphone to feature a 4K display.
Sony Xperia Z5 specs:
- Android 5.1 Lollipop
- 5.2-inch 1080 x 1920 resolution IPS display with 424 PPI pixel density
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 SoC (2.0 GHz/1.5GHz octa-core processor and Adreno 430 GPU)
- 3GB of RAM
- 32GB internal storage
- 23MP 1/2.3-inch Exmor RS read camera sensor with F2.0 G Lens
- 5.1MP Exmor R front-facing camera
- Micro SD expandable (up to 200 GB)
- 2900mAh battery
- Dust and water resistant
- Bluetooth 4.1 and NFC
- Quick Charge 2.0-certified charger
- 146 x 72 x 7.3mm
- 154 grams
- Colours: white, black, gold and green
Sony Xperia Z5 Premium specs:
- Android 5.1 Lollipop
- 5.5-inch 3840 x 2160 pixel resolution IPS display with 808 PPI pixel density
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 SoC (2.0 GHz/1.5GHz octa-core processor and Adreno 430 GPU)
- 3GB of RAM
- 32GB internal storage
- 23MP 1/2.3-inch Exmor RS read camera sensor with F2.0 G Lens
- 5.1MP Exmor R front-facing camera
- MicroSD expandable (up to 200 GB)
- 3,430mAh battery
- Dust and water resistant
- Bluetooth 4.1 and NFC
- Quick Charge 2.0-certified charger
- 146 x 72 x 7.3mm
- 154 grams
- Colours: gold, black, chrome
Not coming to Canada, the Xperia Z5 Compact features a 4.6-inch 1280 x 720 display, a slightly smaller 2,700mAh battery and comes in yellow, coral, white and black).
We’re still waiting on carrier pricing and availability but have received the following statement from Sony:
“Xperia Z5 and Xperia Z5 Premium will be coming to Canada later this fall but we haven’t got any further information on specific Canadian timing, carriers or pricing that we can share at this time. We will keep you posted on the specifics for Canada.”
As for selling the devices unlocked, Sony said, “We are evaluating all the opportunities for how to continue to bring unlocked devices to Canada and will share more news when a definitive solution is reached.” In other words, wait and see.
We will update this story once we receive additional information.
Last updated September 2nd.
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