Sony Xperia 5 II review
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- Anonymous
- JT5
- 29 Sep 2020
Cons pointed for 5 . Almost all solved. But same score.
Of course, sites need to find more cons to avoid better scores than apple and samsung.
None wants to lose readers.
No audio jack.
No 4K@60fps video recording.
No night mode (though regular low-light photos are superb already).
We wish the ultra wide cam had autofocus.
Audio output quality is not on the level of competition.
No Wireless charging.
No Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) support even though the chipset supports it.
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- Ubersonic
- DSr
- 29 Sep 2020
Is the intro to this article a joke? How can you call a phablet "compact" xD
Its mentalities like this that have stopped Sony making a regular sized smartphone since the XZ2c :(
- L.O.R.D
- vGE
- 29 Sep 2020
pan, 29 Sep 2020while i must agree generally about "wear and tear"... moreLOL. Well that's good your phones haven't had this issue so far, and true, the port looks fragile but generally is quite resilient, my years old phones have cracks by now but the micro USB works fine, I even tried to intentionally break it once, to see where it gives up, but surprisingly it held up against all the abuse so that's good to see that the port can withstand a lot of use, but that is, if it's a good quality one, I've seen devices that have the charge port issues and some of the recent phones by HMD, as someone mentioned even have this as a common problem in some of their phones. I don't really know what might have caused it but that makes me in a doubt regarding the life of the connector
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- Anonymous
- PE3
- 29 Sep 2020
Nicolas F, 29 Sep 2020Controlling screen's brightness via PWM (Pulse-Width M... moreLCD still use led as backlit............
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- Anonymous
- PE3
- 29 Sep 2020
AnonD-954200, 29 Sep 2020We'll never understand how Sony names their products
LolOnly you i think .
Theres only 3 series now
1 is the flagship
5 is the compact flagship
10 is the budget
samsung name their phone
10
30
50
70
51
52
55
would be more confusing
- L.O.R.D
- vGE
- 29 Sep 2020
Anonymous, 29 Sep 2020Then again, some parts are super faulty (looking at you ent... moreYes that's a point there, and I've heard about the charge port issues in Nokia phones as well, that's why I earlier said that wear and tear exists and even with care it's a lot more on certain gadgets than others which are better built. An Xperia phone I once bought had its screen cracked within weeks as it was so thin, while my other phone is still fine with all the unintentional mishandling I put it through
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- Anonymous
- PE3
- 29 Sep 2020
Sony nailed this. Especially on battery life.
- L.O.R.D
- vGE
- 29 Sep 2020
Boggy-Stefy, 29 Sep 2020Story time: I sold my car after 8 years, with about 150,00... moreFirst of all, congratulations on your car, I'm glad it ran well over the years and still looks pristine, not many owners care about their wheels like you did, so good job there buddy. And yeah, with proper care things do last there entire life cycle without breaking down, but I think the same isn't the case with all products, my Motorola has its charge port loose over the years and while it still works, I'm not sure till when
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- wersy2
- 8XA
- 29 Sep 2020
Anonymous, 29 Sep 2020It's not about the convenience, it's about durabi... moreWireless charging not only costs money, but space as well.
I'd much rather have bigger battery than the option to charge it "wirelessly", unless it would be true wireless that wouldn't force me to put the phone on the stand and stop using it.
Also, I don't suspect any malfunction on the USB-C socket, but if you worry about it, you can get magnetic cable for cheap.
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- Anonymous
- TRF
- 29 Sep 2020
Anonymous, 29 Sep 2020Because those lit pixels use excessive energy due to turned... moreErmm.. you know that the pixels can take turns to be turned on, right? Still doesn't explain your claim.
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- Davy Jones
- yZw
- 29 Sep 2020
L.O.R.D, 29 Sep 2020There's something called 'wear and tear' and... moreAnd what is guarantee of that wireless charging coil isn't gonna stop working 😂
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- Davy Jones
- yZw
- 29 Sep 2020
Dolle, 29 Sep 2020Is it better than the Samsung note 10? This is also quite c... more😂😂😂 are you serious? that crap note 10 was already outdated in 2019
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- Suza
- pW8
- 29 Sep 2020
Preordered the Xperia 5 II on day one. To be honest I was thinking of waiting for a price drop but it was bundled with free WH-1000XM3 headphones! Couldn't resist... :)
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- AnonD-954200
- xtS
- 29 Sep 2020
We'll never understand how Sony names their products
Lol
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- pan
- sxr
- 29 Sep 2020
L.O.R.D, 29 Sep 2020There's something called 'wear and tear' and... morewhile i must agree generally about "wear and tear"... usb port seem to be strong, at least from what i observed from my phones...
my miro still has good usb port, but the power button is a bit hardpress...
my z1 compact, good port, but its getting bulge, i think its pregnant, just kidding, i think it needs a new battery...
my other phones are all good... but i hear some people, mostly over the internet complaining about their struggle on "aligning" their charging cables well to the port, though not sure if it is really the port or the cable
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- Anonymous
- JT5
- 29 Sep 2020
Haters excuses:
A) 2015 : only Htc, Sony and Motorola have stereo
- Haters : who uses tiny phone speakers? Stereo is useless, get a BT box.
B) 2020: almost all have stereo
- haters: Too quiet speakers, cant hear even 1 inch away from the phone
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- Anonymous
- xs9
- 29 Sep 2020
L.O.R.D, 29 Sep 2020There's something called 'wear and tear' and... moreThen again, some parts are super faulty (looking at you entire HMD Global line). Like my nokia 7.1 charging port died 6 months after it was bought new. Put a new one in, 3 months, put another one in, it has been working for 3 months now.
In this instance, their vibration motor (which vibrates every time it is plugged in) is right next to a half-port (only about 1/3 of the surrounding metal of the standard USB-C port with spring tabs that are significantly smaller than standard. This combo though completely kills those non-standard spring tabs very fast.
This is why component quality matters. There are many parts like this that consumers wouldn't even notice unless it results in problems (i mean, look at the new Nvidia 3080 capacitor faults).
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- Boggy-Stefy
- p6g
- 29 Sep 2020
L.O.R.D, 29 Sep 2020There's something called 'wear and tear' and... moreStory time:
I sold my car after 8 years, with about 150,000km. The guy that bought it from me, said the first time when he enter in it: "No way, this car is 8 years old? Did you ever get it out of the garage man?" And I was all over the country with it, including off-road tracks (and the car was a Peugeot 207). And I didn't do anything at it prior of selling it. I just took care of it all 8 years.
Bottom line, there are persons out there that take care of their things (including smartphones). If people are careless when using products, then they will brake something in them even after couple of months.
P.S. I saw some smartphones on some people (they looked they were in the war with them). And only after 6 months of usage. Not to mention some people using their devices with half the display shattered. It looks like spider vision, lol.
So yeah..
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- Jovitoreya
- I@a
- 29 Sep 2020
Smithravi, 29 Sep 2020Because that's how burn ins occur. Some parts always/M... moreDoesn't make sense. Lol doesn't mean you turn off pixels using background will the phone spend its time lighting up the other areas, it's not like those area stay 24/7 to cause burn in. It's still beneficial to use black wallpaper on oled though marginal gains in battery but longevity wise it helps.
- L.O.R.D
- vGE
- 29 Sep 2020
Anonymous, 29 Sep 2020None of my phones had broken USB. Despite being used almo... moreThere's something called 'wear and tear' and no matter how well or properly one uses the port, it'll still get loose and eventually break