diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 48ce2126e6..e2d5b44581 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 ### Fixes
 
 - Prevent concurrent PixelCopy access during Session Replay masking and bitmap cleanup ([#5808](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/pull/5808))
+- Reduce Session Replay screenshot memory usage ([#5821](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/pull/5821))
 - Backfill release, environment, distribution, tags, and app version/build—and use the matching replay-on-error sample rate—for `ApplicationExitInfo` ANR and native crash events captured before SDK initialization, without reusing options cached by a later app update ([#5762](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/pull/5762))
 - `SentryTagModifierNode.isImportantForBounds` now matches the default behavior and returns `true` ([#5789](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/pull/5789))
 - Prevent a `StackOverflowError` when a `beforeSend`, `beforeBreadcrumb`, `beforeSendLog`, or `beforeEnvelope` callback triggers another capture (directly or through a logging integration such as Timber) ([#5737](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/pull/5737))
diff --git a/sentry-android-replay/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/replay/screenshot/CanvasStrategy.kt b/sentry-android-replay/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/replay/screenshot/CanvasStrategy.kt
index 406b23a9e4..c3deefbf71 100644
--- a/sentry-android-replay/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/replay/screenshot/CanvasStrategy.kt
+++ b/sentry-android-replay/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/replay/screenshot/CanvasStrategy.kt
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ internal class CanvasStrategy(
               Bitmap.createBitmap(
                 config.recordingWidth,
                 config.recordingHeight,
-                Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888,
+                Bitmap.Config.RGB_565,
               )
           }
         }
diff --git a/sentry-android-replay/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/replay/screenshot/PixelCopyStrategy.kt b/sentry-android-replay/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/replay/screenshot/PixelCopyStrategy.kt
index 00a64dbfad..bea18384d0 100644
--- a/sentry-android-replay/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/replay/screenshot/PixelCopyStrategy.kt
+++ b/sentry-android-replay/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/replay/screenshot/PixelCopyStrategy.kt
@@ -51,7 +51,15 @@ internal class PixelCopyStrategy(
   private val executor = executorProvider.getExecutor()
   private val mainLooperHandler = executorProvider.getMainLooperHandler()
   private val screenshot =
-    Bitmap.createBitmap(config.recordingWidth, config.recordingHeight, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888)
+    Bitmap.createBitmap(
+      config.recordingWidth,
+      config.recordingHeight,
+      if (options.sessionReplay.isCaptureSurfaceViews) {
+        Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888
+      } else {
+        Bitmap.Config.RGB_565
+      },
+    )
   private val prescaledMatrix by
     lazy(NONE) { Matrix().apply { preScale(config.scaleFactorX, config.scaleFactorY) } }
   private val lastCaptureSuccessful = AtomicBoolean(false)
diff --git a/sentry-android-replay/src/test/java/io/sentry/android/replay/screenshot/PixelCopyStrategyTest.kt b/sentry-android-replay/src/test/java/io/sentry/android/replay/screenshot/PixelCopyStrategyTest.kt
index 834998da70..78168ee864 100644
--- a/sentry-android-replay/src/test/java/io/sentry/android/replay/screenshot/PixelCopyStrategyTest.kt
+++ b/sentry-android-replay/src/test/java/io/sentry/android/replay/screenshot/PixelCopyStrategyTest.kt
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import kotlin.test.assertFalse
 import kotlin.test.assertTrue
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith
 import org.mockito.kotlin.any
+import org.mockito.kotlin.argumentCaptor
 import org.mockito.kotlin.doAnswer
 import org.mockito.kotlin.mock
 import org.mockito.kotlin.never
@@ -310,7 +311,9 @@ class PixelCopyStrategyTest {
 
     assertFalse(fixture.contentChangedMarked.get())
     assertTrue(strategy.lastCaptureSuccessful())
-    verify(fixture.callback).onScreenshotRecorded(any<Bitmap>())
+    val screenshot = argumentCaptor<Bitmap>()
+    verify(fixture.callback).onScreenshotRecorded(screenshot.capture())
+    assertEquals(Bitmap.Config.RGB_565, screenshot.firstValue.config)
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -342,7 +345,9 @@ class PixelCopyStrategyTest {
     shadowOf(Looper.getMainLooper()).idle()
 
     assertTrue(strategy.lastCaptureSuccessful())
-    verify(fixture.callback).onScreenshotRecorded(any<Bitmap>())
+    val screenshot = argumentCaptor<Bitmap>()
+    verify(fixture.callback).onScreenshotRecorded(screenshot.capture())
+    assertEquals(Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888, screenshot.firstValue.config)
   }
 
   @Test