Sony India has today announced its two flagship phone Xperia Z5 Dual and Xperia Z5 Premium at an event in Delhi. These two ‘Z’ series phones along with Xperia Z5 Compact were first introduced at IFA 2015 in September and are crucial for Sony in the ‘Make or break’ year. The Xperia Z5 Dual will be up for grab starting October 23 for 52,999 INR. Sony Xperia Z5 Premium will to hit the shelves in India on November 7 for 62,999 INR.
At the event, Taro Yamamoto, head of Xperia business in India, praised design, specification and features of these two premium devices. The Xperia Z5 boasts a stunning 5.5-inch 4K Triluminos screen while the Xperia Z5 Dual aims to deliver the same experience on a more manageable (or compact) 5.2-Inch display. Both handsets are IP68 certified for water and dust resistance, so you need not worry about occasional spills and splashes.
At the heart of the two, you will find the same Snapdragon 810 64-bit octa-core SoC assisted by Adreno 430 GPU. Xpieria Z5 packs in 3GB of RAM while its Z5 Dual version also gets to play with 3Gigs. Both these Z5 Series phones sports a whopping 23 mega-pixel rare snapper and a 5 mega-pixel front shooter. Both phones runs on Android Lollipop 5.1, and comes with 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP, GPS, USB OTG, and NFC.
To lure customers in this festival season Company is offering Smartcover worth 3,500 INR for absolutely free. Don’t forget to check-out our detailed hand-on review here. Sony is also offering content worth 4,000INR absolutely free with these flagship phones.
Key Specifications of Xperia Z5 Series phones:
| Model | Xperia Z5 | Xperia Z5 Premium |
| Display | 5.2 Inch, FHD 1920 X 1080, 428PPI, IPS LCD | 5.5 inches, 4K IPS LCD, 806 ppi |
| Processor | Snapdragon 810 Octa-core, Adreno 430 GPU | 1.5 GHz Snapdragon 810 Octa-core, Adreno 430 GPU |
| RAM | 3GB | 3GB |
| Internal Storage | 32 GB, MicroSD card support up to 200 GB | 32 GB, MicroSD card support up to 200 GB |
| Software | Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), planned upgradable to v6.0 (Marshmallow) | Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0 (Marshmallow) |
| Primary Camera | 23MP, 4K video capture, | 23MP, 4K video capture, |
| Secondary Camera | 5.1MP, 1080P video recording | 5.1MP, 1080P video recording |
| Dimensions and weight | 146 x 72 x 7.3 mm and 154 grams | 154.4 x 75.8 x 7.8 mm and 180 grams |
| Battery | 2900 mAh battery non-removable Li-Ion | 3430 mAh non-removable Li-Ion |
| Others | Micro USB, Nano-SIM, Bluetooth 4.1, NFC, DLNA, Miracast | Micro USB, Nano-SIM, Bluetooth 4.1, NFC, DLNA, Miracast |
| Price | 52,990 INR | 62,990 INR |
