Sony Xperia 5 review

18 Sept 2019


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  • 19 Sep 2019

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    Wow. I was one of those haters of Sony for putting such a skimpy battery on the Xperia 5. But darn Sony really proved me wrong. Fantastic battery life.

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      • 19 Sep 2019

      Ianchiang200605, 19 Sep 2019It's an awful pity that Sony's great photography sector ref... morethis has changed already after they changed CEO... u r old news mate

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        • Shui8
        • KZK
        • 19 Sep 2019

        Great job on the battery life, Sony.

          Anonymous, 19 Sep 2019Dude you have your phone for two years and you do not know ... moreYou do know that a 4k screen still takes more power pushing all the pixels despite being in 1080p resolution, compared to a normal 1080p screen.

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            • Anonymous
            • vV5
            • 19 Sep 2019

            Ianchiang200605, 19 Sep 2019It's an awful pity that Sony's great photography sector ref... moreIt is the same situation with the Sony cameras, which still do not have full touchscreen functionality in 2019. If only they could utilise the touchscreen tech of the mobile division and improve the touchscreen experience of their cameras.

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              • Andrew
              • tZ9
              • 19 Sep 2019

              No 3.5mm jack but 3.5mm headphones, why not USB-C ?

                Ianchiang200605, 19 Sep 2019It's an awful pity that Sony's great photography sector ref... moreThere is a logical explanation for this. Sony don't want Xperia phones compete with their own DSLR and mirrorless camera division which sales are on decline already.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • t7E
                  • 19 Sep 2019

                  158 tall that's not compact at all

                    Still can't understand why the hell Sony removed wireless charging capability while it was presented in their flagships for years. That's a bad move for sure. Also it's hard to understand how they have managed to mess up with old school physical fingerprint sensor which is the most reliable and fastest unlocking option for years by now. This two major things as well as average sound quality (which was not the case before) make this phone DON'T BUY to me for the current price tag. I would't complain if it was $500 phone though.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • vV5
                      • 19 Sep 2019

                      SpiritWolf, 18 Sep 2019Haloes you see only when pixel peeping. At least brick wall... moreDetails you see only when you are pixel peeking.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • vV5
                        • 19 Sep 2019

                        XZP LUL, 19 Sep 2019sony always have their ways with the battery life. i have d... moreDude you have your phone for two years and you do not know that it runs in 1080p mode most of the time? It only shows 4K when you are watching 4K media. Games and apps are in 1080p otherwise.

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                          • DkK
                          • 19 Sep 2019

                          Why would anyone buy this , Same stupid design from the back , no full screen display in 2019 end , smallest battery ever and expensive rate . I would never suggest anyone to buy this phone ever .

                            Anonymous, 19 Sep 2019Haters mocked the battery size. 96h , LOL ...... Here c... moresony always have their ways with the battery life. i have downloaded accubattery to measure my 2 year old xzp battery health and it is still doing 99% right now after 2 years. my friends phone all getting more than 10% lesser after 2 years with the phone.

                            my SOT still getting a little bit over 8 hours using the apps calculation with this 4k LCD screen

                              It's an awful pity that Sony's great photography sector refuses to collaborate with its mobile sector. Rather, they shared their cutting-edge technology with companies like Huawei, and as a result Sony smartphones never get high scores in photography contests. Otherwise they would surely be a class-leading player in mobile photography.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • LQw
                                • 19 Sep 2019

                                Haters mocked the battery size. 96h , LOL ......

                                Here comes the best. This devoce will still have more than 3000mAh after 2 years, while other brands with 4000 wont have 3000 ....

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                                  • nF3
                                  • 19 Sep 2019

                                  Anonymous, 18 Sep 2019Xperia 1 = imx445 (Motion eye) Xperia 5 = imx563 (regular... morewait what, the camera's aren't the same between X1 and X5? i thought they were meant to be the same hmm

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                                    • Popop971
                                    • 3bc
                                    • 19 Sep 2019

                                    Since I'm using a Beyerdynamic T5p 2nd gen, no headphone jack is a deal breaker for me. Too bad, I really like Sony's phone and this one is no exception.

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                                      • Agnis
                                      • nTV
                                      • 19 Sep 2019

                                      I just love, how Sony phones always get so much hated for battery size despite being as big as in many other phones, but ends up being the longest running in it's class. :D
                                      Eat this spec warriors!

                                        kibet85, 18 Sep 2019+1...want to find out if this thing has super slow mo 960fpsbecomes interesting. i'm still waiting for nokia 9.1....