Our Sony Xperia 5 video review is up

04 October 2019
Everything you need to know about the compact flagship, distilled into a concise video.

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geekacontra, 05 Oct 2019letting alone the fact the hardware is practically identica... moreBecause Angie says Xperia 1 multiple times.

    Bla, 05 Oct 2019Where is the proof that Xperia 1 doesn't have exactly the s... moreMultiple search results on google and reddit.

    Xperia 1 = imx445 (Motion eye)
    Xperia 5 = imx563 (regular )

      Kristo Radion, 05 Oct 2019bring back the beautiful and compact lineups, not this stup... moreSorry, replied to wrong comment.

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        • Anonymous
        • pvZ
        • 07 Oct 2019

        Bla, 06 Oct 2019You are right Xperia 5 is not exactly compact "per se". Thi... moreThey are still, in no way, compact. Our trousers pockets and hands don't get larger.

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          • 3FN
          • 06 Oct 2019

          where are yours camera quality lab tests
          In good light
          In low light.....

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            • Latvis
            • pTA
            • 06 Oct 2019

            3000-something ("small") battery is joke for modern phone. I refuse to buy anything below 5000mAh. Those who says its all about endurance and that smaller batterys sometimes can deliver better uptime due to optimizations dont forget that battery perfomance starts to decrease after certain charge quantity. I can see it on my 5100mAh battery. Currently on 190th charge and performance already dropped from solid 5 days to solid 4 days.

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              • LiQ
              • 06 Oct 2019

              Joey, 05 Oct 2019this is not a compact phone.You are right Xperia 5 is not exactly compact "per se". This is a compact version of Xperia 1.
              But what is compact phone these days anyway? People expect compacts to have dimensions as they were from 2016. when standard phone dimensions was topping on 147mm of height and minies topping at 135mm. That time is behind us. There are no signs they will ever come back.

                Xperia 5 is very gorgeous and unique, I see a reporter holding a phone and showing some image on the TV show, the 21:9 truly stand out from crowded notch/punch hole/waterdrop. I can recognise it is Xperia 5. Other brand just like the same and looks tacky.

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                  • 06 Oct 2019

                  Anonymous, 05 Oct 2019Ahhhh I see. So if the device was 63mm wide and 250mm tall ... moreThey'd call it a "portable tablet".

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                    • asx
                    • 06 Oct 2019

                    > 158mm
                    > compact

                    pick one

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                      • Anonymous
                      • XUC
                      • 06 Oct 2019

                      Deathmetal, 05 Oct 2019Doesn't Matter what Sony Do they remail the best for me.. C... moreCheaper? Lmao

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                        • Anonymous
                        • XUC
                        • 06 Oct 2019

                        Anonymous, 06 Oct 2019Yeah..my 15 feet long pole is compact too because it is les... more*60mm

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                          • Anonymous
                          • XUC
                          • 06 Oct 2019

                          Anonymous, 05 Oct 2019Ahhhh I see. So if the device was 63mm wide and 250mm tall ... moreYeah..my 15 feet long pole is compact too because it is less than 6mm in width.

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                            • Anonymous
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                            • 06 Oct 2019

                            please terminate xperia design team

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                              • 05 Oct 2019

                              bonji, 05 Oct 2019Sony just needed to make the screen 5.8" and no need for th... moreL3 will do the job,, for £149.

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                                • 05 Oct 2019

                                AnonD-819322, 05 Oct 2019Width-wise, it is.Ahhhh I see. So if the device was 63mm wide and 250mm tall they could call it ultra-"compact".

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                                  • 05 Oct 2019

                                  Deathmetal, 05 Oct 2019Doesn't Matter what Sony Do they remail the best for me.. C... moreNot as powerful as a Samsung galaxy!

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                                    • 05 Oct 2019

                                    Joey, 05 Oct 2019this is not a compact phone.Width-wise, it is.

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                                      • Deathmetal
                                      • XLE
                                      • 05 Oct 2019

                                      Doesn't Matter what Sony Do they remail the best for me.. Cheaper but just As powerful As any other brand on the market

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                                        • 05 Oct 2019

                                        Sony just needed to make the screen 5.8" and no need for the 6.1" screen and SD 855. A midranger with screen good screen size and handy size is needed. A SD 660 would do the job well and a resolution which gives a ppi just above 300 would have made battery life similar and reasonable performance. SD 660 with a good camera hardware would please most of the camera lovers.