Sony Xperia 5 II review
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- ash
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- 28 Sep 2020
M86, 28 Sep 2020Still waiting for a compact version of xperia phone. If ... moreDon't forget that a truly compact phone with 4.5-5 inch screen and 16:9 aspect ratio will only allow a battery of max 2500-3000 mAh. This would mean either lower battery life or 720p resolution.
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- lavialegon
- svD
- 28 Sep 2020
the lack of 4k60 in the native app is not a con because everyone who want to buy this phone is ready to use the cinema pro, there is no an average user who would buy sony flagships
- Nothing New
- rp3
- 28 Sep 2020
-best design in 2020 so far
-great battery life
-top notch camera
-pretty good speakers
It is pretty great smartphone and i am interested in picking it rather than 1ii , i don't care about wireless charging because i don't use it at all but for screen i wish it was brighter ( more than 600nits )
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- MrGrumpy
- p%q
- 28 Sep 2020
Great review as always, but please, for the love of God, stop calling it a compact.
Along with it being just too big (doesn't even fit comfortably in a pocket), the useless 21:9 ratio with Google Assistant button that can't be changed and a wildy ambitious pricing point during a global pandemic with jobs being lost everywhere means this is a firm no for me.
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- kav.im
- 34C
- 28 Sep 2020
Anonymous, 28 Sep 2020Nice phone. Good job Sony. The only problem is it doesn&#... moreOnly gamers can understand ;)
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- Nick Tagataka
- Xpf
- 28 Sep 2020
Shui8, 28 Sep 2020Its the best yet from Sony, no doubt about it. Camera? F... moreIt's honestly surprising that Sony is sticking to such a dim screen for their high end offerings, and this level of brightness really disappointing for "Professional" or "Creator" grade display that it claims to have. The only 2020 flagship phone that performs just as bad as this phone in terms of auto max brightness is P40 Pro (which somehow even performs better than this phone in manual brightness) - and that one comes with lower quality BOE panel unlike Xperia 5 II which I believe uses LG's OLED display.
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- Shui8
- KZK
- 28 Sep 2020
Shanti Dope, 28 Sep 2020Now that's how you properly do a 120Hz display in FHD+... moreSeriously? 😂😂😂
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- Shui8
- KZK
- 28 Sep 2020
Nick Tagataka, 28 Sep 2020I like how this comment had an upvote 34 seconds after you ... moreSupernatural 😂😂😂
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- Shui8
- KZK
- 28 Sep 2020
Its the best yet from Sony, no doubt about it.
Camera? Flagship grade, but i've seen better (image processing in daylight oversharpen, lowlight with ugly softness, and again, classic Sony...overblown highlights all over the place)
Display? Actually I'll take brighter screen than 120fps.
Design? Perfect, spot on.
No wireless charging? That thing is so thin that I dont mind having even they have to trimmed down the battery to 3800mah.
But overall a good flagship compact smartphone, with a nice review, at least for average consumers. Really hope that u can do separate review about the Photo & Cinema Pro app.
- Fearghast
- MjB
- 28 Sep 2020
Nick Tagataka, 28 Sep 2020I like how this comment had an upvote 34 seconds after you ... moreTBH is not rare at all, try to type "Sony is the best" in any Sony article and bam you have 10 likes in 1 minute.
Not to mention it seem you can like your own comments, whos idead was that? What were they thinking? :-D
Not that it matters is any way shape or form, discussion is infinitely more useful than +/- that boots one "ego".
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- M86
- 3EE
- 28 Sep 2020
Still waiting for a compact version of xperia phone.
If they stop using 21:9 format, going back to a more useful 16:9 display, a phone large 68mm like 5 II, with the same frame of 5 II, would be 124mm height (4,9" display).
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- Nick Tagataka
- Xpf
- 28 Sep 2020
TheGoldenMellifluous, 28 Sep 2020I second to that. Let's arrange a virtual theatre with... moreI like how this comment had an upvote 34 seconds after you had posted it. Quite unnatural if you ask me.
- TheGoldenMellifluous
- uEy
- 28 Sep 2020
A380, 28 Sep 2020Making popcorn for reading 1k comments on this review I second to that. Let's arrange a virtual theatre with popcorns & drinks to observe the 1K comments exponentially in just blink of an eye in Sony articles because Sony is living on Sony nay-sayers mind rent free for a decade :)
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- TC
- pM5
- 28 Sep 2020
"selfie cam has no 4K recording" - who even needs that?
- Fearghast
- MjB
- 28 Sep 2020
YUKI93, 28 Sep 2020You definitely need a super sharp eye to notice the photo q... moreThat's not something you can even compare because of changes made to sharpening in firmware updates.
You would literally had to have Xperia 1 II and 5 II on the same firmware and than compare them, aka you can't use GSM compare tool.
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- Nick Tagataka
- Xpf
- 28 Sep 2020
Shanti Dope, 28 Sep 2020Now that's how you properly do a 120Hz display in FHD+... moreWhat do you even mean by that?? Galaxy Note 20 Ultra runs 120Hz mode perfectly fine at FHD+ resolution, and edges out Xperia in some other metrics (e.g. 2x max brightness, higher resolution in 60Hz mode).
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- Rareart1
- YHV
- 28 Sep 2020
A380, 28 Sep 2020Making popcorn for reading 1k comments on this review Yum yum :-) - please shate ^_^ !
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- Anonymous
- fJy
- 28 Sep 2020
Nice phone. Good job Sony. The only problem is it doesn't look modern with thick top and bottom bezels.
- YUKI93
- KZK
- 28 Sep 2020
You definitely need a super sharp eye to notice the photo quality difference between the 5 ii and 1 ii. Maybe because of the 3D ToF sensor omission, the 5 ii looks a bit too soft compared to the 1 ii.