The Xperia 5 is Sony’s latest flagship. It was
announced at IFA 2019 in Berlin last week and is now ready to make its way to
China. Sony Xperia China, today, announced that it will unveil the Xperia 5
at an event in Shanghai on September 24. This is the same date the Xiaomi Mi
MIX ALPHA/Mi MIX 4 is rumored to be announced. The event is scheduled to begin
at 9:30 AM and run till 12 Noon. The poster shows the Xperia 5 in the four
colors it will be available in which are blue, Black, Grey, and Red.
The Xperia 5 has a 6.1-inch FHD+ OLED display. It is
a 21:9 CinemaWide Display as Sony calls it. There is a Snapdragon 855 processor
under the Gorilla Glass 6 covered back as well as 6GB of RAM, 128GB of storage,
and a 3140mAh battery.
The phone packs triple rear camera – a 12MP f/1.6
sensor with Hybrid OIS/EIS video stabilization, a 12MP f/2.4 telephoto camera
with 2x optical zoom and 5-axis OIS, and a 12MP ultrawide camera with hybrid
OIS/EIS. The selfie camera is an 8MP sensor. Sony has pre-loaded the phone with
a bunch of professional camera features for video recording and still photos.
The Xperia 5 also has stereo speakers with Dolby
Atmos, an IP65/68 rating, NFC, and a side-mounted fingerprint scanner. It
supports 18W fast charging and USB Power Delivery 2.0 and runs Android 9 Pie.
There is Sony’s PS4 Remote Play and a Game Enhancer too.
Sony didn’t reveal the price of the Xperia 5 at the
IFA 2019 launch but we should get a price when it launches in China.
