The Sony Xperia Z3+ disappointingly introduced only minor upgrades over the Xperia Z3, but there's a lot more to get excited about with the new Sony Xperia Z5. Here we examine the specifications to see what's new in the Sony Xperia Z5. It's Sony Xperia Z5 vs Sony Xperia Z3+.
The Sony Xperia Z3+ smartphone disappointingly introduced only minor upgrades over the Xperia Z3, but there's a lot more to get excited about with the new Sony Xperia Z5. Here we examine the specifications to see what's new in the Sony Xperia Z5. It's Sony Xperia Z5 vs Sony Xperia Z3+. For more in-depth information also see our Sony Xperia Z3+ and Sony Xperia Z5 hands-on reviews.
The Sony Xperia Z3+ is today available for £399 SIM-free from Amazon. That makes it significantly cheaper than the forthcoming Z5, which will go on sale in October at somewhere around £525 according to Clove. That's not surprising for a four-month-old Android phone, however, especially one that has a lower specification. For more details see our release date and price article for the Z5.
In terms of design the Z5 is instantly recognisable as a member of the Sony Xperia Z-series. It has the same industrial-looking rectangular design, but with a few tweaks. See allsmartphone reviews.
For a start, despite being a fraction of a millimetre shorter, it's ever so slightly wider and also thicker, measuring 146x72x7.3mm against the Z3+'s 146.3x71.9x6.9mm. It's also 10g heavier, at 154g.
You're unlikely to notice those differences, but what you should appreciate is the new fingerprint scanner. Sony's incredibly late to the party on this, but it has arrived in style. We've seen fingerprint scanners built into home buttons before, but never a side-mounted power button. This means it falls easily under the thumb as you pick up the phone, and you don't even need to think about it. Also see: Best Android phones 2015.
Necessarily, then, with the Z5 Sony has replaced the once-circular power button with a flat, rectangular button. It's also moved the volume rocker a little further down the side.
As before the Z-series flagship comes in black and white versions, plus a new shade of green and a gold model replacing the copper Z3+. There's a new frosted glass rear cover and a graded metal frame. Also see: Best smartphones 2015.
The Z5 retains the Z3+'s waterproofing, rated IP65- and IP68-certified, and the Z5 should work even better when wet, with the screen fully responsive when covered in water droplets. Sony has removed some of the fiddly protective flaps, too.
Something that hasn't changed from Z3+ to Z5 is the screen. Sony still fits a 5.2in full-HD (1920x1080) Triluminus IPS panel with X-Reality for mobile. Also see: Sony Xperia Z5 vs Xperia Z5 Premium vs Xperia Z5 Compact.
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