Sony Xperia 5 III now transport within the US, virtually 9 months after preliminary announcement

Sony’s Xperia 5 III, the compact counterpart to its Xperia 1 III, is now on sale in the US, virtually 9 months after the corporate initially introduced the system in April 2021. The cellphone retails for $999.99 and shall be accessible in black or inexperienced, with the latter unique to Sony’s personal on-line retailer. The cellphone went on sale within the second half of final yr within the UK and Europe.

The cellphone has seen some inside upgrades in comparison with the Xperia 1 II, which convey it extra into line with mainstream handsets from 2021. It’s powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 processor, runs Android 11 out of the field, and must also be capable to profit from at the least some 5G connectivity within the US. Elsewhere, battery capability has been upped to 4,500mAh, and Sony advertises that this bigger battery could be charged to 50 p.c in half an hour, like its predecessor.

Externally the Xperia 5 III has the same design to the Xperia 5 II. Its 120Hz 6.1-inch show maintains Sony’s trademark 21:9 facet ratio, and there are nonetheless three rear 12-megapixel cameras, which deal with most important, ultrawide, and telephoto duties, respectively. There’s assist for taking photographs at as much as 20fps, with focus / publicity readings occurring at 60fps, in addition to assist for recording 120fps 4K footage in HDR.

It’s an honest set of specs, and if the Xperia 1 III is something to go by, the cellphone ought to have respectable digital camera efficiency and a shocking display. But $999 looks as if a excessive value when, very quickly, we’re going to start out seeing telephones releasing with Qualcomm’s newer Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor.

The Xperia 5 III is transport now, and Sony says that orders positioned earlier than February twenty seventh will include a pair of its WF-1000XM3 earbuds and 43,200 Call of Duty: Mobile CP factors without spending a dime.