Sony Xperia C5 Ultra Selfie-Focused Smartphones Released

Sony, as expected, has launched the Xperia C5 Ultra  camera-focused smartphones on Monday. The Japanese company revealed that both the new handsets will be available in single and dual-SIM variants.Sony Xperia C5 Ultra and (alongside Xperia C5 Ultra Dual) will be available in select countries across emerging markets starting mid-August. Sony is likely to reveal the pricing of both the handsets at launch locally. The single-SIM and dual-SIM variants are identical in terms of specifications, with the exception of the latter sporting two SIM card slots.Much like Sony’s Xperia C3 selfie-focused smartphone, the newly announced Xperia C5 Ultra is also targeted at selfie lovers and sports 13-megapixel front and rear cameras. Both the front and rear cameras are accompanied by LED flash modules and include Sony’s Exmor RS sensor.

Some of the camera tools on the Xperia C5 Ultra include video stabiliser, auto scene recognition, 25mm wide-angle lens (rear) with an 80-degree field of view, 4x digital zoom, full-HD video recording, image stabiliser, geotagging, and red-eye reduction among others.The smartphone features a 6-inch full-HD (1080×1920 pixels) IPS display powered by Sony’s Mobile Bravia Engine 2. The company touts that the handset sports a “near borderless” display.The Android 5.0 Lollipop-based Xperia C5 Ultra is powered by a 64-bit octa-core MediaTek (MT6752) processor clocked at 1.7GHz coupled with ARM Mali760 GPU and 2GB of RAM. The handset packs 16GB of inbuilt storage which can be expanded further via microSD card (up to 200GB). Unlike Sony’s other mid-range and premium smartphones, the Xperia C5 Ultra doesn’t sport water and dust protection. Connectivity options on the handset include GPRS/ EDGE, GPS/ A-GPS, NFC, Glonass, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Micro-USB, 3G, and 4G LTE (not available in all markets). It packs a 2930mAh battery; measures 164.2×79.6×8.2mm and weighs 187 grams.Commenting on the launch, Tony McNulty, Vice-President, Value Category Business Management at Sony Mobile Communications said, “We are pleased to present two new products that highlight Sony’s advances in camera technology. We understand that camera capabilities are important to smartphone users, so we ensured that Sony’s existing camera brilliance was once again surpassed in the new Xperia C5 Ultra without compromising on other features across design and performance.”

Sony Xperia C5 Ultra detailed specifications