Sony Xperia 10 V in for review

11 May 2023
Has Sony done enough to make this a worthy successor to the Xperia 10 IV?

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  • Anonymous
  • sXH
  • 20 May 2023

Ok, it seems under-spec'ed and over-priced. But if Sony think £1400 is a reasonable price for their flagship, then the 5 is their mid-range and the 10 is their idea of entry-level price. Everything's expensive in Japan ?

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    • Anonymous
    • sXH
    • 20 May 2023

    kevinmcmurtrie, 15 May 2023You can check in XDA. A lot of claimed features are fake o... moreYeah, that sounds bad. What did Sony support say ?

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      • AnonD-1073493
      • 3c3
      • 16 May 2023

      €450 no charger. next phone €550 no battery, you have batteries at home. gg 👍

        Anonymous, 14 May 2023Lying. Perhaps you could be more specific ?You can check in XDA. A lot of claimed features are fake or disabled.

        5G is the one that causes me regular headaches. Let's look at the XQ-BC62 (North America 1 III) NR bands in the spec sheet: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78

        Only bands 1, 3, 7, 8, 28, 78 have SA (stand-alone) 5G enabled. Sony never got certification for NR 77 and NR 78 so they are disabled. The remaining SA 5G bands are not active in North America.

        Long-range NR 71 is, by far, the most common 5G band but it's SA 5G. Sony phones will show 5 bars of "5G" indicator because that signal always exists, even though the phone can't use it.

        As far as I can tell, the only 5G that sometimes works is the urban booster NR 41. I say sometimes because it may also disable all cellular connectivity due to some kind of bug.

        LTE isn't great either. The phone likes to use LTE 66 + NR 71 for T-Mobile. LTE 66 is a mid-range band that's a bit spotty and it's not meant to be used alone. Every time LTE 66 drops, the phone is dead with NR 71 that it can't use. Without SA 5G, the correct combo for would have been LTE 66 + LTE 12.

        Why is the SA/NSA setting backwards? Nobody knows. One can only suspect that Sony hates people.

        The phone has been crap traveling too. It has the right bands in the spec sheet but won't work with the carriers. I have to bring my old phone with me.

        LineageOS is finally ready for Xperia 1 III series. It's been a very long wait for a phone with a properly working OS.

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          • Anonymous
          • 3ea
          • 14 May 2023

          VW Group Fan, 13 May 2023Indeed a disappointment. They could’ve at least given it th... moreThank you for reading this article: https://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_10_v_is_the_lightest_5000_mah_phone_packs_a_bigger_main_sensor-news-58515.php As for talking about suffering because of a phone, it would be better to go to therapy and face your own problems.

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            • Anonymous
            • sXb
            • 14 May 2023

            kevinmcmurtrie, 11 May 2023Please check if it has real 5G (not just a fake 5G icon). ... moreLying. Perhaps you could be more specific ?

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              • Anonymous
              • sXb
              • 14 May 2023

              Anonymous, 12 May 2023Disagree. Hating Sony over this heavily bezeled phone is an... moreTake deep breaths, maybe you'll feel better

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                • Anonymous
                • sXb
                • 14 May 2023

                Same battery and SoC, nearly inventively, yet Endurance up to 174 !

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                  • Anonymous
                  • TIG
                  • 14 May 2023

                  Anonymous, 13 May 2023No one ever complained about bezels until the media said th... moreReferring 'No one ever complained about bezels until the media said they should' ... or not the media but competing phone brands do something different and try paint it as BETTER feature?

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                    • Maina
                    • Bm8
                    • 13 May 2023

                    When is the full review going to be ready? I hopping battery lasts longer than 10 vi. Also is there a version with bends 66& 71?

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                      • Anonymous
                      • Ixa
                      • 13 May 2023

                      Anonymous, 13 May 2023It's mostly a sign of a lack of maturity, there are so... moreNo one ever complained about bezels until the media said they should.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • 3ea
                        • 13 May 2023

                        Anonymous, 12 May 2023Disagree. Hating Sony over this heavily bezeled phone is an... moreIt's mostly a sign of a lack of maturity, there are so many more important things in life... If you don't like bezels, you buy something else. It's just a f*cking phone. Do you also get angry at toasters or washing machines?

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                          • VW Group Fan
                          • v3J
                          • 13 May 2023

                          Indeed a disappointment. They could’ve at least given it the previous gen’s features. The only difference is the bigger size which is a step backwards. Maybe it could foreshadow the absence of the xperia 5v. Which is a shame as well. This phone didnt need to exist to make everyone suffer.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • kEq
                            • 13 May 2023

                            Anonymous, 12 May 2023Disagree. Hating Sony over this heavily bezeled phone is an... morethe bezels look cleaner than does ugly notches, plz don't listen to this guy sony

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                              • Anonymous
                              • dWy
                              • 12 May 2023

                              Anonymous, 12 May 2023you don't have to hate something (especially if it... moreDisagree. Hating Sony over this heavily bezeled phone is an appropriate response. I echo those feelings, I'm so incensed right now. I'm trembling as I'm making this post. Why return to bezels Sony? You always try to take us in the past, always.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • 0p}
                                • 12 May 2023

                                175h battery

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • 3ea
                                  • 12 May 2023

                                  Tann Hauser, 12 May 2023I dont like this phone. Now i hate sony. Samsung and xiaom... moreyou don't have to hate something (especially if it's a f****** phone) to love something else.

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                                    • Tann Hauser
                                    • xHY
                                    • 12 May 2023

                                    I dont like this phone.
                                    Now i hate sony. Samsung and xiaomi are better, i love them

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • vx4
                                      • 12 May 2023

                                      They could've opted for a MediaTek Dimensity 900 series or 1080 instead of that garbage SD695.

                                        SonyScam, 12 May 2023Sony is running planned obsolescence scam with a spy "... morewhat.