Sony Xperia 5 V is now on sale

25 September 2023
This is the one for those who want flagship specs in a smaller package.

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Anonymous, 27 Sep 2023Dead on arrival, Sony got too greedy, asking such a price a... moreWell, Samsung's UI is a absolute no-go for me. They can sticke their bloatware up to their... wherever.

Having said that, even if I don't like Samsung at all, and I'm total weeb(!), I would not buy this Sony phone for 999€.

This is ridiculous. You can get so many better specced phones for almost half the price. I really want an Sony phone. Because, I like Sony, and I like Japan. But no...
I think it's true what the tech news sites are often saying, that Sony doesn't care much for selling those phones in numbers. They just want to have smartphones to offer a complete palette of electronic products for consumers.
There is no way that they don't know about their own market share, and they constantly making losses from their mobile section while Playstation/entertainment practically saves them.

    Who own a Sony these days ? Here in London ,whilst out and about you NEVER see an xperia in the wild .

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      Anonymous, 27 Sep 2023Dead on arrival, Sony got too greedy, asking such a price a... morethe battery! and mostly vanilla android, thanks! ☺️

        MRSTEK, 27 Sep 2023I don't know who's projecting, you didn't di... more"I don't know who's projecting, you didn't directly answer my question by sidetracking to aspect ratio, until this reply."

        Still coping I see. I did answer your question. Plenty of people watch movies on their phones, where did I get sidetracked?

        I literally answered your question.

        ["Superior" aspect ratio does not alternate the fact that it is a tiny device. I agree that Xperia 1 is better for consuming media, but that has little to do with 5."]


        Whether it's a tiny device or not doesn't matter. People have watched it on smaller devices and this device isn't that small. You're exaggerating how small it is.


        The Xperia 1 and 5 have the same aspect ratio which was the original discussion topic and doesn't just include the Xperia 5.

        A movie shot at 21:9 will look good on a 21:9 screen. This isn't hard to understand, but you seem to struggle with this concept for some reason.

        "Try something new to deflect next time."

        Try reading the reply again, I directly answered your question.

        You: no one want to watch a movie on suck a tiny device
        Me: Speak for yourself, there are lots of people who watch Netflix on their phones.

        Maybe I should've been specific on the type of phone used (Multiple people on their iPhone 13 Pro).

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          • 27 Sep 2023

          Anonymous, 27 Sep 2023Dead on arrival, Sony got too greedy, asking such a price a... moreHow can I get it

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            • 27 Sep 2023

            Dead on arrival, Sony got too greedy, asking such a price after cutting too many corners. There is no logical reason to choose this over S23 unless you are a die hard Samsung hater or a weeb.

              At 6.1 inch with said price is too small and too expensive for anyone.
              Small phones are bad and really boring.
              You cant cram good specs inside a small phone and if company as a very high price for it its even worse.

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                • 27 Sep 2023

                TheSnowWinterR7, 26 Sep 2023Just import an Xperia Ace 3 for that. Ace IV isn't com... moretbh I would have bought that if atleast it was sold in the USA.
                I imported a xperia 10 iv from USA with help of a cousin. Don't have any sources in Japan sadly.

                  SuuperBaka, 27 Sep 2023"take more copium" Keep projecting. "... moreI don't know who's projecting, you didn't directly answer my question by sidetracking to aspect ratio, until this reply.

                  "Superior" aspect ratio does not alternate the fact that it is a tiny device. I agree that Xperia 1 is better for consuming media, but that has little to do with 5.

                  Try something new to deflect next time.

                    MRSTEK, 27 Sep 2023take more copium, no one want to watch a movie on suck a ti... more"take more copium"

                    Keep projecting.

                    "no one want to watch a movie on suck a tiny device."

                    Speak for yourself, there are lots of people who watch Netflix on their phones. I don't even watch movies on my phone, but I know people that do.

                    Sony also has the same aspect ratio on the Xperia 1V which is bigger.

                      SuuperBaka, 27 Sep 2023Yes when the movie is in 21:9 and the screen is 21:9, it wo... moretake more copium, no one want to watch a movie on suck a tiny device.

                        Anders, 26 Sep 2023Give it another 12 months and Sony will do an LG and exit t... more"Give it another 12 months and Sony will do an LG and exit the phone market completely. "

                        People say this all the time and it hasn't happened yet.


                        I'll be holding you to this on 2024-09-27 😎

                          MRSTEK, 26 Sep 2023"Fantastic viewing experience" on a 6.1 inch devi... moreYes when the movie is in 21:9 and the screen is 21:9, it works well. Kinda crazy isn't it?

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                            • 26 Sep 2023

                            Anonymous, 26 Sep 20235.4 inch screen sony phone would still be about 6.1 inch body6.1 is joke. 6.5 or 6.7 is better size.

                              NieL, 26 Sep 2023Why it took so long to release this phone? What the Sony ex... moreWell, the rollout for 5 V and 1 V are still faster (time between officially unveil to release to the market around a month or even less) than Sony has done back in 2016-mid 2021 with their flagships (3-4 months unveil before starting selling, ex: Xperia 1 II, released in 24 February 2020, start selling in June 2020), so it could go faster in the future.

                                kek, 26 Sep 2023Both the Japanese variant and the North America version wil... moreAny link for that? I mean, I've not heard about 5 V availability in North America so far.

                                  arka, 26 Sep 2023Need more compact form factor. 5.4 inch would be goodJust import an Xperia Ace 3 for that. Ace IV isn't coming this year apparently.

                                    Anders, 26 Sep 2023Give it another 12 months and Sony will do an LG and exit t... moreForgot this news existed? Or you decided to be salty than the Dead Sea? https://www.gsmarena.com/sony_will_keep_making_smartphones_for_multiple_years_to_come_qualcomm_reveals-news-58948.php
                                    The one who confirmed wasn't even Sony themselves. Qualcomm did it. And we have been hearing this bulls since 2010 and 13 years later, it's still here, and now Sony Alpha needed Xperia to Collab even further, don't expect them stopping making phones at this near timeframe at all. And oh yeah, emphasized on the MULTIPLE years on the article.

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                                      Anonymous, 26 Sep 20235.4 inch screen sony phone would still be about 6.1 inch bodyCheck out Duoqin Ultra 3. If sony can make something similar without pinhole (minimal bezels), ... hot cakes !

                                        Sony, Google pixel and iphone are the most beautiful devices in the sea of other faceless devices.

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