The Sony Xperia M5 is official with a super fast focussing camera

We always knew that Sony was announcing something on August 3rd and we’d already gotten a very complete leak of the Sony Xperia M5, but it’s always good to see the device announced on Sony’s own terms. As we expected, the star of the show is the Xperia M5‘s rear camera, which sports Sony’s brand newÂ 21.5 MP Exmor RS with Hybrid AF F2.2 sensor. If you’re a bit skeptical about how much better this new camera sensor is, take a look at Sony’s launch trailer which focusses heavily on the new camera:

As for the rest of the Xperia M5’s specs, the list is a familar list from the leak a few days ago: a MediaTek Helio X10 2GHz processor, 3GB RAM, 16GB storage with microSD, 5-inch 1080p IPS display, 13MP front camera and a 2,600mAh battery that Sony says will last two days. Of course, like its Xperia predecessors, the Xperia M5 will also be waterproof, with IP65/IP68 certification for dust and water resistance. Sony says the device will be released sometime in mid-August 2015 “in selected countries across emerging markets”, whatever that means.