The Xperia Z5 which is an upgrade to the Xperia Z3+ maintains the omni-balance design of the Xperia series along with dust and water resistance, but this time uses a glass panel on the front, a soft metal frame in the middle and a matte plastic back while maintaining the premium look. It comes with a 5.2-inch full HD display, a brand new 23MP camera with hybrid-focus and also incorporates a fingerprint sensor on the power button on the right edge. Along with the Xperia Z5, Sony also announced the Z5 Premium which is now the world’s first smartphone with a 4K UHD display which means 3840x2160 resolution on a 5.5-inch display bringing a pixel density of 806 pixels per inch. The display is basically a 1080p display which can upscale media content to th high UHD resolution.The Z5 Premium also comes with the same camera and fingerprint sensor but has a shiny back with a chrome finish which is fingerprint magnet.
Both the handsets will run on a Snapdragon 810 octa-core chip with 3GB of RAM and according to early reviews, the heating issues have been solved as Sony has used a dual cooling metal pipe on the inside.Both of them will also come with 32GB of inbuilt storage which can be further expanded to up to 200GB with microSD. 4G LTE is supported and there both of the handsets come with a dual-SIM card slot. The new 23MP camera will be a long awaited update for the Xperia line and Sony says that it is one the fastest cameras available on a smartphone, thanks to the hybrid-focus technology. The camera is defintely fast in terms of focusing but Sony has still not added manual controls or RAW support, something which smartphone photographers whould have loved to have. Both of the handsets will be running on Android Lollipop with Sony’s light custom UI skin on top. While the Z5 will come with a 2,900mAH battery and the Z5 Premium will have a 3,430mAH battery both of which promise a battery life of two days.
Sony has a habit of keeping a high price tage for its flagship smartphone and yet again we have some premium pricing. The Xperia Z5 will be available from 23rd October at Rs. 52,999 while the the Z5 Premium will reach at a later period on 7th November for Rs. 62,999. A number of bundle offers have also been announced which include the following:
Bundle Offers
· Both Xperia Z5 and Z5 Premium will come with a Sony Quick Charger which enables 5.5 hours usage within 10 minutes of charging
· Customers buying the Xperia Z5 and Z5 Premium will get a free flip case worth Rs. 3500 from the Xperia Lounge app
· Xperia Z5 Premium can be pre booked from 25th October 2015 to 4th November 2015 and all the pre-booking customers would get a Sony Bluetooth headset worth Rs. 5490 for free
App Offers
Xperia Z5 and Z5 Premium customers get content worth over Rs. 4000 along with their devices which will include:
· 3 months subscription to Sony Music and unlimited download to own content worth Rs. 1500
· Free 3 months subscription to Sony LIV worth Rs. 299
· Free Amazon Kindle e-books worth Rs. 1000
· Free 3 months subscription to Hungama Play worth Rs. 750
· Preinstalled Full HD Game (Modern Combat) with free in game credits worth Rs. 780
Finance Offers
·Upto Rs. 5000 cash back on HDFC Credit Cards on Xperia Z5 and Z5 Premium purchases
·Buy any of the devices at a down payment of Rs. 2999 and rest in EMIs under Bajaj Finance offer
