Sony Xperia 5 V review
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- 05 Sep 2023
Anonymous, 04 Sep 2023(continued) weakest flashlight no notification LED scr... moreAt this rate you want the phone to have a kitchen sink! Every phone has a compromise!
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- 05 Sep 2023
Nick Tegrataker, 03 Sep 2023ZTE is the only one that offers such focal length for the p... moreYes, sadly that's the problem.
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- 04 Sep 2023
Upgraded, 04 Sep 2023How about OS upgrades? Sony is notorious for being late or... moreAndroid 15 + 1 year of patches after that.
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- 04 Sep 2023
How about OS upgrades?
Sony is notorious for being late or dropping the upgrades altogether.
Compare that to Samsung's 4 year upgrades cycle and they are definitely not in the same league.
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- 04 Sep 2023
Anonymous, 04 Sep 2023Motorola G100. 870g but no OIS. Unfortunately there's ... moreSorry G100 has no OLED.
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- 04 Sep 2023
catwoe, 04 Sep 2023What would you suggest as an alternative? My checklist is:... moreMotorola G100. 870g but no OIS. Unfortunately there's no other phone. Shame on smartphone industry.
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- 04 Sep 2023
Nice to see smartphone with only usable cameras, good screen and latest flagship Snapdragon
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- 04 Sep 2023
Anonymous, 04 Sep 2023Can't you set the screen to that resolution in settings?Don't think so
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- 04 Sep 2023
Sim-free variant in Japan may be 12/256.
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- 04 Sep 2023
it looks likely to be a zenfone 9
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- 04 Sep 2023
Nice
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- 04 Sep 2023
same problem since xperia 1 and 5 mark III: OVERHEATING!! why do they release failed products? do they not have a QC department? and this one is so overpriced too..!!
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- 04 Sep 2023
Jeeesus again Sony and so many comments about nothing.. 🤷♂️ 🤦♂️
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- 04 Sep 2023
zoro6, 04 Sep 2023do you ever see sony phones discounted? the 5 IV still cost... moreDepend with Market, Japanese Market they drop price real Quick, Buy japanase phone use Qunlock tool they became international variant.
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- 04 Sep 2023
T the Tinkerer, 04 Sep 2023I personally like this phone...a lot. I just don't lik... moredo you ever see sony phones discounted? the 5 IV still costs the same so good luck with that
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- 04 Sep 2023
Pitchwisse, 04 Sep 2023It is painfully difficult to justify buying this phone at t... moreWhat would you suggest as an alternative?
My checklist is:
microSD slot
3.5mm jack
OLED screen
NFC
a fast processor, equivalent to the 8xx snapdragon range
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- 04 Sep 2023
Notification led?
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- 04 Sep 2023
It is painfully difficult to justify buying this phone at the price point; and this coming from a Sony fanboy. There are simply more reliable picks out there for less money. With the direction that software is heading and the modern economy trends, if anyone were to invest so much into a phone, the manufacturer would have to promise long term reliability, and Sony just does not do that.
Just with the short term promise of their software updates, and not making new pro apps available for earlier models, it shows that Sony does not care about their community. And at this price point, none of the performance upgrades matter if you do not have the hardware capacity to keep the phone cool so you could actually use them.
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- 04 Sep 2023
Anonymous, 03 Sep 2023"clean" android, as in "free from bloatware&... more90% of these things can be disabled (on Android 14)
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- 04 Sep 2023
I personally like this phone...a lot. I just don't like Sony pricing these days. I'll wait for these to get discounted below $800, and I'll pull the trigger on one. I use the primary camera 10x as much as the telephoto. With a good crop zoom, I'm good. What I need is a ultra wide with AF for macro stuff. Like I said, I'll wait a year for it to drop below $800 unlocked.