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Sony introduced Sony Xperia S, its first exclusively own cell phone in 2012, and announced its intention to phase out all non-smart-phones hence-forth.

Sony Mobiles is best known for its Xperia line of smart-phones featuring their excelling sound technologies like Clear Audio and xLOUD; and high end operating systems like Android Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0), Android Jelly Bean (4.1), and Donut (1.6). Sony has also released PlayStation Certified smart-phones to allow you to enjoy the current PlayStation games on your phone.

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Sony Xperia Z5 Compact

Sony Xperia Z5 Compact


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Sony Xperia Z5 Compact
Sony Xperia Z5
Sony Xperia Z5 Premium
Sony Xperia Z5 Dual
Sony Xperia C5 Ultra
Sony Xperia Z5 Compact
Sony Xperia Z5
Sony Xperia Z5 Premium
Sony Xperia Z5 Dual
Sony Xperia C5 Ultra
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Release Date
Sep 2015
Sep 2015
Nov 2015
Nov 2015
Oct 2015
Digital Camera Resolution
23.0 MP
23.0 MP
23.0 MP
23.0 MP
13.0 MP
Installed RAM (GB)
2.0 GB
3.0 GB
3.0 GB
3.0 GB
2.0 GB
Screen Size(Diagonal)
4.6 inch
5.2 inch
5.5 inch
5.2 inch
6.0 inch
Front Webcam Resolution
5.1 MP
5.0 MP
5.1 MP
5.0 MP
13.0 MP
Processor Type
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm Snapdragon 810
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A57
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm Snapdragon 810
Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53
Battery Capacity
2700.0 mAh
2900.0 mAh
3430.0 mAh
2900.0 mAh
2930.0 mAh
Operating System
Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), planned upgrade to v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), planned upgrade to v6.0 (Marshmallow), Android 5.1.1
Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), Android 5.1.1
Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop), planned upgrade to v6.0 (Marshmallow)

A compact phone indeed.

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The Xperia Z5 is the best phone Sony has ever produced and it's up there as one of the best Android phones on the market right now.

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From a pure numbers perspective, it’s dead impressive.

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The Xperia Z5 is the best phone Sony has ever produced and it's up there as one of the best Android phones on the market right now.

There are some other old 6-inch devices still available in the market that you could consider, though none of them can be seen as directly competing with the Xperia C5 Ultra Dual, which is a fantastic phone with a lot to love if you don't mind its price tag.

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