Sony’s Xperia Z5 handset has been listed by Amazon, Best Buy and B&H Photo at a considerably discounted price of US$500 (AU$690). The original price of the handset was US$600 (AU$829).

The smartphone on deal is a 32GB carrier unlocked variant of the Sony Xperia Z5. The handset can be activated on any GSM network.

Amazon has listed all three colour variants of the Xperia Z5, including White, Graphite Black and Gold. B&H Photo also offers a Green variant of the device along with other colour options.

To know more details of the Sony Xperia Z5 deal on Best Buy, click here.

For those who are interested, here is a quick roundup of the Sony Xperia Z5 specs.

The smartphone comes packed with a 5.2-inch tri-luminous display with screen resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels. Powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Soc, the smartphone houses a massive 3GB of RAM. There is a 2,900mAh battery unit to keep the lights on.

The camera unit is one of the major selling points of the Xperia Z5 handset. The smartphone touts a 23MP rear-facing camera, capable of capturing images with a resolution of 5520 x 4120 pixels. The main camera can record videos at 2160 pixels per 30 frames per second (fps).

The Xperia Z5 sports an IMX300 sensor that features 192-point hybrid autofocus system that provides the fastest focusing time (0.03 seconds). The camera of the entire Xperia Z5 range has been certified as having the “best mobile photo and video scores to date” by DxOMark, a French imaging firm specialising in mobile phone cameras.

Sony launched the Xperia Z5 Google’s Android 5.1 Lollipop pre-installed. All the three models of the Xperia Z series including Z5, Z5 Compact and Z5 Premium have been updated to Android 6.0 Marshmallow.