Sony Xperia 5 V is launching on September 1

25 August 2023
The event starts at 4PM Japan time (7AM UTC) and will be livestreamed on YouTube.

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  • 25 Aug 2023

SuuperBaka, 25 Aug 2023"Exactly, ppl here fall for lossless digital zoom, lik... morelike nokia 909 as well...
(but the core nokia fans still consider 808 as the best nokia cameraphone, n8, being the second, not even the 909)...
i made a blind photo shoot last year, for 7 eliminating rounds, and 909 won with its 5mp - which is understandable since it is posted on fb, 12mps and 16mps from other phone cannot be distinguished from it... at least in details of the shots...
and if you crop 'em for "pseudo zoom" it is still descent...

    Anonymous, 25 Aug 2023Exactly, ppl here fall for lossless digital zoom, like such... more"Exactly, ppl here fall for lossless digital zoom, like such stuff even exists."

    Well the N808 had a good digital zoom with its oversampling. The problem with that is the sensor was pretty big and the lens wasn't as good as the ones we have today.

    A modern-day version of that device would blow every phone out of the water, but that Nokia doesn't exist today.

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      • 25 Aug 2023

      Jonah., 25 Aug 2023sony have the worst naming conventions of any major tech companyYou must love names like Pro Plus, Pro Max, Porsche Design, Lamborghini Edition , Genshi Impact Edition , Bespoke Edition , Pro Plus 5G , NFC 5G

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        • 25 Aug 2023

        Androuser, 25 Aug 2023Launching in September and will be available in December 🤣USA is not important to xperia.
        Reason it is last market to have it.
        I am still surprised it is still sold there.

        Mark 6 might be sold in Australia, sony is studying this ..

          sony have the worst naming conventions of any major tech company

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            • 25 Aug 2023

            Fa14bi, 25 Aug 2023Well, the 52MP Camera in the 1V gets used as 12MP cam, ther... more52mp is total resolution. Impossible to use more than 48 because the other 4MP are always outside image circle.

            Imx989 is actually 51.5, but 50mp effective.

            Imx888/Lyt800 is based on imx789 ( oneplus 9/10 pro, huawei p60 pro).
            It is not 4:3 ratio.
            789 is 52mp too.

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              • 25 Aug 2023

              Rodolf, 25 Aug 2023Gimme something unusual like an 8 incher which will transla... moreYou're nuts. Unusual would be something under 6 inches

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                • 25 Aug 2023

                dragonov, 25 Aug 2023It can't. Cropping into a 52 mp sensor might be theore... moreExactly, ppl here fall for lossless digital zoom, like such stuff even exists.
                10x digital zoom from s23u is worse than photo taken by periscope.

                If digital zoom could ever sustain quality, then would be way easier for 📷 to use it instead of those huge/heavy/expensive telephotos ( some cost more than $10000) and teleconverters.

                The 48mm shout out of 24mm will look as bad as one from iphone.

                  Launching in September and will be available in December 🤣

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                    • 25 Aug 2023

                    Well it's a Sony, so it's guaranteed to be overpriced. The question is just how overpriced? Especially now that they deleted a camera.

                      Christian, 25 Aug 20235 V will come with a new 52mp main camera which can easily ... moreWell, the 52MP Camera in the 1V gets used as 12MP cam, there is no way for it to use the full resolution. And while zooming, it also corps from 12MP, rather than 52MP.

                        Christian, 25 Aug 20235 V will come with a new 52mp main camera which can easily ... moreIt can't. Cropping into a 52 mp sensor might be theoretically true where you think 52/2=26 or even 52/4=12 megapixels. But it is not true in practice. The PMP or Perceived Megapixels are not 52 effectively, as these are related to the lens quality, which is terrible on ANY smartphone. So don't assume that you can get a 52mp sensor, crop and you replace your x2 or x3 zoom with it. This is far from true. Not even with a real
                        camera could you do this without the Image Quality degrading.

                          Rodolf, 25 Aug 2023Gimme something unusual like an 8 incher which will transla... moreThere are also 8inch Tablets

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                            • 25 Aug 2023

                            Nro, 25 Aug 2023Sony R&D is great, biggest Bezel design in 2023 in a fl... more2023 and you have not noticed you cannot have second speaker on 2mm bezel because of usb port and screen connectors are there.

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                              • 25 Aug 2023

                              Sony R&D is great, biggest Bezel design in 2023 in a flagship mobile

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                                • 25 Aug 2023

                                Cpt.Power, 25 Aug 2023Well it looks good but all depends on price if they add mor... moreMi 13: 1000 euros
                                Mi13T pro: 850 euros

                                But other have to cost less?

                                  Gimme something unusual like an 8 incher which will translate into an instant buy from me!

                                  I don't want to go to tablets territory which hold the sizes from 10" and beyond.

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                                    • 25 Aug 2023

                                    I was huge Sony fan, had 1 II, 5 III and 5 IV models. But now IMO Asus does better job with Zen and ROG Phone. Better displays, better speakers, better batteries. The only thing that Sony is in advantage is micro-SD slot.

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                                      • 25 Aug 2023

                                      Anonymous, 25 Aug 2023It's a shame that sony dropped the 3rd camera, probabl... more5 V will come with a new 52mp main camera which can easily replace a 2x telephoto lens. There is no more right to exist for telephoto lens with only a little zoom like on 5 IV. I would love to see the same telephoto lens from the 1 V on the 5 V but 5 IV neither had the same as 1 IV.

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                                        • 25 Aug 2023

                                        I thought it was already out lol
                                        This phone would have been great with a decent price and software updates for at least 4 years. Shame.