Sony announces three Xperia Z5 smartphones – including the world’s first 4K phone

World's first 4K phone

Perhaps the biggest surprise of Sony’s launch event was the unveiling of the Xperia Z5 Premium. Although we’d heard whispers about the possibility of a third handset, nothing was confirmed until Sony lifted the lid on its ambitious new superphone.

It’s the first ever smartphone with a 4K resolution screen – and the 5.5-inch display is capable of four times the resolution of the standard Xperia Z5.

Any native 4K footage you watch (such as the videos you’ve filmed on the same 4K-capable camera that's also present in the Xperia Z5 and Z5 Compact) will look amazing, but the Z5 Premium will also upscale any high definition footage to 4K resolution – so videos from Netflix and YouTube will also look jaw-droppingly gorgeous.

Along with 32GB of internal memory, the Z5 Premium can also handle 200GB microSD memory cards, so you’ll have plenty of space to store your ultra high definition content.

The Xperia Z5 and Z5 compact will launch across the world from October 2015. If you’re after some 4K goodness you’ll have to wait a little longer, with the Xperia Z5 Premium set to release in November 2015.

New leak reveals all three Xperia Z5 models in fresh photos

Sony Mobile will unveil its new Xperia flagship devices today. These are widely expected to be the Sony Xperia Z5, Xperia Z5 Compact and Xperia Z5 Premium.

Hours before the announcement, a new report from Netherlands shows photos of all the three devices placed right next to each other. To top it off, the Z5 apparently also visited the GFXBench benchmark testing site revealing keys specs.

The Z5 premium is expected to have a 5.5-inch 4K UHD display, while the Z5 will have a 5.2-inch 1080p display. On the other hand, the Compact is said to sport a 4-inch 720p panel. They’re all said to have 2 days of battery life.