Alleged Sony Xperia 5 II renders surface, but there's a problem

17 August 2020
Sony's lineup is missing its petite flagship this year, however multiple sellers on Alibaba are listing cases for the phone.

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Kek, 18 Aug 2020I will cross my fingers for Xperia 5 II sans 5G arrives to ... moreNot really Sony's fault for US not adopting the standard 5G band of N78 which all other Countries liked Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, UK use.

    Anonymous, 18 Aug 2020Everyone thinking they actually removed the flash. Alibaba... moreAgree, it's obvious that the camera part is just a poorly photoshoped from 1ii

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      • 18 Aug 2020

      Anonymous, 18 Aug 2020Sony is the only company to say that they removed the 3.5mm... moreThat's why I like Sony.

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        • 18 Aug 2020

        Kek, 18 Aug 2020I will cross my fingers for Xperia 5 II sans 5G arrives to ... moreHardware will be there, just lack of US bands.
        Anyway, it is not going to be cheaper because it does not work 5G there.

        I expect to be $100/€100\£100 cheaper than 1 ii was released.

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          • Bw5
          • 18 Aug 2020

          Everyone thinking they actually removed the flash.
          Alibaba is a site where a lot of phone cases are sold, often seen with some poor renderings. Obviously fake or far from it the real.

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            • Anonymous
            • sxr
            • 18 Aug 2020

            In photography...flash is also useful even in well lit environment to reduce uneven lighting and shadows

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              • mHQ
              • 18 Aug 2020

              These are just some photoshopped things, because the camera module looks too big for the actual size of the phone.

              But if it means a 5 II is on the way, I'm all for it. A proper small flagship smartphone with all the features the 1 II has would be great!

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                • GBh
                • 18 Aug 2020

                I will cross my fingers for Xperia 5 II sans 5G arrives to NA soon.

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                  • 18 Aug 2020

                  Anonymous, 18 Aug 2020Sony is the only company to say that they removed the 3.5mm... moreSome lie that without jack your phone will be more waterproof.

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                    • vry
                    • 18 Aug 2020

                    It's white and not a phone of color?

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                      • 18 Aug 2020

                      Whackcar, 17 Aug 2020Seeing the advancements in low-light photography with thing... moreSony is the only company to say that they removed the 3.5mm jack because they wanted to sell wireless earphones.

                      Others just say silly things like the removal of jack allows for massive 100mah more battery capacity.

                        Whackcar, 17 Aug 2020Seeing the advancements in low-light photography with thing... moreActually when you think about it it is very possible. Damn, I haven't used a flash for maybe a couple of months. I don't even remember when was the last time. There is zero photos taken with flash light in my gallery.

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                          • 17 Aug 2020

                          Am I the only one who thinks the picture looks like a really bad photoshop? Camera looks off center and the fake shade of light or not matching light just screams fake.

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                            • 17 Aug 2020

                            Fearghast, 17 Aug 2020Garage Band is a complex recording / emulating software, I ... moreGarageBand is skinned down DAW, nothing fancy about it really. Sony used to develop SoundForge, leading audio signal editing software before selling it to Magix.

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                              • 17 Aug 2020

                              NomiHK786, 17 Aug 2020How could a mini flagship not have an LED flash tho? Sounds crazyCrazy is better than wrong it seems.

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                                • 17 Aug 2020

                                Whackcar, 17 Aug 2020Seeing the advancements in low-light photography with thing... moreThey do not think jack is outdated.
                                They want to make more money by selling buds, despite the fact they offer lower quality sound than wired earphones.

                                Apple makes to s of money with airpods, other brands wrongly think they can as well.
                                Apple sells more buds than Samsung amd Sony combined, despite being more expensive and inferior.

                                  Anonymous, 17 Aug 2020Sony Music (former Sony BMG) ..... They were involved a... moreThey sure do nice adverts.

                                    Anonymous, 17 Aug 2020My old xperia can easily capture sounds more than 60m away.... moreMy Xperia 5 can't do that.

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                                      • 17 Aug 2020

                                      Can't wait for this smartphone

                                        Seeing the advancements in low-light photography with things like Night Sight & Night Mode, i wouldn't be surprised if OEMs start removing the LED flash altogether in the upcoming future. They removed 3.5mm jack because they thought it was outdated. The same could happen to LED flash.

                                        And no, I'm not saying i approve of that behavior. I'm just saying don't be surprised if you hear such news.