Sony Xperia 5 hands-on review

05 Sept 2019


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pt020, 07 Sep 2019Sure it is a great phone but 15cm phone is not compact and ... moreSure you will pass, you can only use an old phone or bigger than this, am I right?

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    • 07 Sep 2019

    Anonymous, 07 Sep 2019Not with AF AE and eye AF it does not. Bursts on the s10 is... moreIt doesn't matter s8 has eye autofocus or not because all photos from burst shot come out very sharp.

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      • n7J
      • 07 Sep 2019

      Regardless of whether this phone is 'compact' or not, it is absolutely gorgeous. I'm really considering buying it.

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        • 07 Sep 2019

        Sure it is a great phone but 15cm phone is not compact and I do not have a pocket for it ... I will pass.

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          • 07 Sep 2019

          Anonymous, 05 Sep 2019The Xperia 5 is inferior to the P30 in far too many ways. ... moreA lot of your post is factually wrong.

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            • 07 Sep 2019

            Anonymous, 06 Sep 2019All galaxy s and note series phone after s8 can take 30fps ... moreNot with AF AE and eye AF it does not. Bursts on the s10 is locked and no eye AF of course. Huge difference.

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              • 07 Sep 2019

              Exyvia, 06 Sep 2019Why do you care about height when one handed use is width m... moreOnehanded use is mainly width? Then, how to touch 3 dot menu of top right or top left corner in almost all apps? Even tab switching in chrome will be a pain in xperia 5.

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                • 07 Sep 2019

                bybyx, 06 Sep 2019Hi, it's good to see Sony bringing another phone. Regarding... more4000mAh battery is standard now. So, 3100mAh is very very very small.

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                  • 07 Sep 2019

                  Syuser, 06 Sep 2019Same here. Amazing design and performance! It's top!Amazing design? Its design is not even up to the S8's design which is sold in 2017.

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                    • 07 Sep 2019

                    Does the Xperia 5 supports dual apps like Facebook, whats app, Twitter etc and also does the battery get hotter after playing videos on YouTube when it say that due to high temperatures videos can’t be played.

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                      • 07 Sep 2019

                      Sony and HTC must stop making any smartphones for the earth sake, DOT.

                        I wonder why Sony still bothers really

                          i don't understand why all the newer teelfons are making stupid fixed-focus selfi cameras ... the pictures are disgusting ... only samsung has a 10mp front camera that does great photos ...

                            Crazy, 06 Sep 2019That phone will be Crazy I want that Same here. Amazing design and performance! It's top!

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                              • 06 Sep 2019

                              NipponFan, 06 Sep 2019Battery : average Screen : downgrade from Xperia 1 Size: ... moreXperia 5 replaces XZ2.

                              XZ2c does not have replacement because they decided to kill the series.
                              Number of people that look for small phones have decreased.

                              R&D to create small phone is higher because you need to find way to give it same stuff of big phone. Much harder to create.

                                NipponFan, 06 Sep 2019Battery : average Screen : downgrade from Xperia 1 Size: ... moreSony has a disastrous naming scheme! They are constantly changing it, and I can say this is the worst one, because it is not clear at all. A few years ago we had the Xperia Z, and Z Premium, after that the XZ, and XZ Premium, not we only have numbers yet we do not really understand what is going on.

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                                  • 06 Sep 2019

                                  NipponFan, 06 Sep 2019Battery : average Screen : downgrade from Xperia 1 Size: ... moreSorry but your not true Nippon fan, what a joke. Lol

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                                    • Hxc
                                    • 06 Sep 2019

                                    as always this is a premium smartphone coming from Sony with the usual hits and misses.

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                                      • mcq
                                      • 06 Sep 2019

                                      Too late for me; replaced my X Compact (that old) just over a month ago with a Pixel 3a, as there was no indication of a smaller phone coming out from Sony at the time. I also rejected the Galaxy S10e due to the silly location of the thumbprint sensor.

                                        Battery : average
                                        Screen : downgrade from Xperia 1
                                        Size: too big, not compact at all

                                        Where is Xperia 5 Compact?
                                        This is like the normal version.

                                        Xperia 1= xz premium
                                        Xperia 5 = x
                                        ???? = Xperia x compact