Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Review
Today we are reviewing a smartphone named Sony Xperia Z5 Premium manufactured by Sony Corporations, a global firm that produces numbers of smartphones and markets it in different parts of the world. In the process of manufacturing smartphones, Sony tried to give a new taste to the smartphone users and dated back to 2015, October, Sony released world’s first 4K smartphone named as Sony Xperia Z5 Premium. The Sony Xperia Z5 Premium was the big version of the Sony Xperia Z5 Dual.
The Sony Xperia Z5 Premium looks as the Xperia Z5 and Xperia Z5 Compact. The device is made up of glass in the forepart. The rear also features frosted glass, whereas, the sides are made up of metal. The device possesses an earpiece at the topmost part. The device also features front facing camera, a LED flashlight, a notification LED light and other sensors just below the earpiece. The device, further, possesses the capacitive home button, recent app button and back button on the screen. Besides, the device also possesses speaker grille at the bottom-front.
The Sony Xperia Z5 Premium, just like all smartphones of Sony (for example, Xperia XZ Dual, Xperia X, etc), acquires a power button on the right side which also works as a fingerprint sensor and respond fast. The device, further, features the volume adjusting keys and dedicated camera button below the power button. The device, besides, carries the SIM card slots and microSD card slot at the left side. The device features a 3.5 mm headphone socket at the top and a micro USB port and a keychain hook at the bottom. The device further, acquires the main facing camera and a LED flashlight on the top-left at the rear and also Sony logo, Xperia logo and NFC icon at the rear.
Besides, Sony Xperia Z5 Premium carries attractive 5.5 inches IPS LCD capacitive screen with 4K resolution of 2160 x 3840 pixels (806 ppi pixels density). The device also features Sony’s own Triluminos display. However, Sony runs the device in 1080 pixels and the 4K resolution can be seen while watching 4K videos. The device provides accurate colors, except the white. The screen, besides, possesses X-Reality which makes the pictures sharper and clear. The device also receives good viewing angles. The screen is bright and is usable under bright lights. The device also has got protection of scratch resistant glass from its front and rear which doesn’t let it get scratched.
Sony operates the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium with Android 5.1.1 Lollipop out of the box and is upgradable to Android 7.0 Nougat. Moreover, the device has been powered by Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 chipset. Furthermore, the device is also powered up with Octa-Core (4 x 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 and 4 x 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53) CPU and Adreno 430 GPU. The Sony Xperia Z5 Premium comes with 32 GB of internal memory which is expandable up to 200 GB using a microSD card. Also, the device possesses 3 GB of RAM.
We all know that Sony smartphones are famous because of its camera and the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium also sports 23 MP, f/2.0 aperture lens, 24 mm, phase detection autofocus rear camera. The rear facing camera comes with various features like 1/2.3″ sensor size, panorama, face detection, geo-tagging, touch focus, etc. The rear camera is able to capture photos with every detail and with low noise. The camera also captures nice photos in the lowlight. Besides, the camera helps to shoot UHD videos at 2160p@30fps.
Moreover, the device is equipped with 5.1 MP, f/2.4 aperture lens, 22 mm front facing camera. The front facing camera captures good self-portraits. However, the front facing camera lacks LED flashlight. The device captures good photos under bright light. The front camera also shoots videos HD at 1080p.
The device, furthermore, powers up 3430 Li-Ion mAh non-removable battery. The device, like other flagship smartphones manufactured by Sony, obtains the fast charging functionality which charges the battery to 60% from 0% in 30 minutes. The battery is good and can last up to 1 day on normal usage. The device is available in chrome, black, and gold colors.
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Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Price in Nepal : Rs. 87,500 (Around)
Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Specification
Display
| Size | 5.5 inches |
| Resolution | 2160 x 3840 pixels (4K) |
| Color Depth | 16M |
Processor
| CPU Speed | 1.5 GHz and 2.0 GHz |
| CPU Type | Octa-Core |
Camera
| Video Recording Resolution | (UHD) 3840 x 2160p@30fps |
| Main Camera Resolution | 23.0 MP |
| Front Camera Resolution | 5.1 MP |
| Main Camera Auto-focus | Yes |
Memory
| RAM | 3 GB |
| ROM | 32 GB |
| External Memory | Yes, Expandable Up To 200 GB |
Network/Bearer^
| Multi-Sim | Single-SIM |
| Sim Size | Nano-SIM (4FF) |
| 2G Sim | NA |
| 2G CDMA | NA |
| 3G CDMA | NA |
| 3G TD-CDMA | NA |
| 4G TDD LTE | NA |
Connectivity
| ANT+ | NA |
| USB Version | USB 2.0 |
| Headphone | 3.5 mm Stereo |
| Wi-Fi/Wi-Fi Direct | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (dual band), NA |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth v4.1 |
| MHL | Yes |
| PC Sync | NA |
| Location | GPS, Glonass, Beidou |
| NFC | Yes |
Software
| Operating Software | Android 5.1.1 Lollipop (Upgradable to Android 7.0 Nougat) |
Physical Information
| Color+ | Chrome, Black and Gold |
| Form Factor | Touchscreen Bar |
| Dimension | 154.4 x 75.8 x 7.8 mm |
| Weight | 180 g |
| Water Resistant/Dust Proof | Yes, IP68 Dust Proof and Water Resistant |
Sensors
| Compass/Magnetometer | Yes |
| Proximity Sensor | Yes |
| Accelerometer | Yes |
| Ambient Light Sensor | Yes |
| Gyroscope | Yes |
| Barometer | Yes |
| Temperature Sensor | NA |
Battery
| Standard Battery Capacity | 3430 mAh |
| Removable | No |
Audio and Video
| Video Playing Format | NA |
| Video Playing Resolution | NA |
| Audio Playing Format | NA |
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