The Sony Xperia 5 III is finally available in the US
Sony announced the Xperia 5 III wayback in April of 2021. It didn’t launch for months, and when it did, the US wasn’t on the list.That changes today. You can purchase Sony’s latest small-ish flagship phone for $999.99, which is a lot for a phone with last year’s hardware. Sony is sweetening the deal with some earbuds and a mountain of CoD points.
The Xperia 5 III’s spec sheet will look familiar after a year of seeing most of this hardware, but Sony isn’t cutting any corners here.
Snapdragon 888 5G
12MP primary, 12MP telephoto 70/105mm, 12MP ultrawide; 8MP selfie
Android 11
4500mAh, 30W charging
6.1-inch 1080 x 2520 OLED @ 120Hz
The Xperia 5 III looks like all of Sony’s recent Android phones. It’s very tall thanks to the 21:9 screen, and there are small bezels at the top and bottom. So, there’s no notch or punch-hole, which will please some phone buyers. It also offers a headphone jack and IP68 water resistance. It’s very old-fashioned in some ways, including the software. The Xperia 5 III will ship in the US with Android 11. Android 12started rolling out to the international versionjust recently, so we can only hope it won’t be too long a wait for this version. Sony would prefer to focus on the cameras. Like the larger Xperia 1 III, this phone has a telephoto camera with adjustable focal length. That means you can snap photos at 70mm or 105mm (the primary camera is 24mm).
A thousand bucks for a phone from mid-2021 is going to be a tough sell in the US, but there are some nice bonuses. If you buy the Xperia 5 III, you’ll get a free set of WF-1000XM3 earbuds. Fittingly, these are the last-gen model, but they’re still excellent earbuds that retail for around $200. You’ll also get 43,200 Call of Duty Mobile points, which are worth $540 if you play the game. If not, they’re worth nothing.
You can pick up the Xperia 5 III right now for $1,000 in black or green. The green is exclusive to Sony’s online store, but the black will be available at other retailers.
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