Sony Xperia 10 II
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- 08 Jun 2020
117, 08 Jun 2020@bornnaughty nice simple review im the same as you not a he... moreThis was my conversation with Sony UK this morning regarding buying the phone...
Visitor At 10:08:04 AM
Hi, I am trying to purchase to Xperia 10 ii handset but cannot seem to find it available anywhere?
Lora McLaughlin At 10:08:23 AM
Good Morning
Lora McLaughlin At 10:09:00 AM
The 10 ii should be available from order this week via different channels
Lora McLaughlin At 10:09:39 AM
Looking more towards the end of the week we will see availability
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- 08 Jun 2020
AnonD-783118, 08 Jun 2020Okay so I bought this phone and I have it now for a about a... more@bornnaughty nice simple review im the same as you not a heavy gamer only install the apps i need only take a few pics hopefully we will get a official release by sony here in the uk in the next few weeks
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- AnonD-783118
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- 08 Jun 2020
Okay so I bought this phone and I have it now for a about a week. Since it's hard to find any reviews maybe it's useful for someone to share my opinion here. Don't expect any kind of professional review though, you'll have to wait for gsmarena to do that.
Overal I'm happy with it. It's a narrow phone, easy to hold with one hand and the plastic sides make give a very good grip, even though the back is glass. I will not be dropping this phone often. The only way this phone would drop is because of the camera bump on the back. I know this is done because of the use of cases but I never use a case. I have the white version and prefer it because you don't see the fingerprints on the back as easily.
The screen is very good, it looks gorgeous. I wish there was a way to lower the resolution to save some battery life though. It gets quite bright in sunlight and dim enough when you're in the dark.
I can't comment on the camera because I don't take a lot of photos and just about any camera will be good enough for me. I'd even be willing to buy a phone without a camera.
Battery life is outstanding. My previous phone was an Xperia XZ1 compact, as you can see on the test that phone has one of the better battery life out there. I had about 2 days on one charge with that phone. The 10 II feels like it will do about the same. Right now I use it a lot because it's a new playtoy and I'm still home alone most of the time but I still get easily more then a day out of it. According to GSam Battery Monitor my average battery cycle is about 1day and 6 hours with 8,5 hours of screentime. That screentime is used for some light games mostly and a bit of browsing. On my average usage I might get close to two days of battery life.
I was skeptical about the tall aspect ratio but I've somewhat changed my mind about that. I appreciate more screen surface compared to my old phone and the extra high does come in handy for some content like games for example. Also, if you ever want to take advantage of dual screen mode on Android, this aspect ratio is the only viable option imho.
It is still very tall though and getting to the top with your finger is still bothersome. One handed mode and the quick sidebar do make up for that for the most part but activating the quick sidebar does take some practice. I'm still not really used to it.
The tall phone does make it too big for some pockets but not any more then the average phone these days.
The fact that there is a 3.5 mm headphone jack was a must have for me and this is one of the few phones that has one. Waterproofing at this price range is amazing and Sony is still the best non-rugged phone manufacturer out there. Sony is the only brand of phone that I will comfortably use under the shower or use outside when it's raining if I wanted to. Also the only brand that actually gives warranty on it when it comes down to it (I live in Belgium, in your region it might be different).
Then there is the build quality. As a lot of people point out, Sony is and never will be the best value for your money when it comes to specs. Compares to other phones in this price range the Xperia 10 II has low specs. There is no way around that. But phones aren't just raw specs and numbers. For one thing, we have seen that battery life can vary widely even with phones with similar specs and battery size. Sony usually does a very good job of optimization. As mentions this phone also has waterproofing, which you won't find easily in this price range. Even more expensive phones don't all have it. But then there is also one other aspect that is barely mentioned ever: build quality, in general. Unless you buy a new phone every year automatically you want a phone to last. You want it not to get busted easily when dropped. You don't want to see too many scratches on the phone. You probably want the battery to last as well. My previous Sony phone has excellent build quality, I dropped it a LOT but it never stopped working or had any glitches whatsoever. Without testing that theory this phone at least feels very sturdy and seems like it can take a hit. Sony also claims to use a feature to extent the quality of the battery for longer then other manufacturers. If this feature actually works, I do not know. I also can't comment on this with my current phone. All I can say is that my previous phone, which has the same feature is 3 years old and still has the exact same battery life then it had when I first bought it. 3 years is still not very long but I can compare it to other phones in the past, mainly LG, where the battery life was slowly deteriating after 2 years of use.
Oh, almost forgot: let's talk about performance. I personally don't do any heavy lifting with my phone. Don't play any heavy duty games or apps and I don't run 20 apps at the same time or anything that would be too tough to handle for any decent midrange soc. In that regard this phone will do just fine for me just like any other midrange phone would. Software does contribute to that. I've used Samsung in the past and in my experience the launcher and the software always lags somehow. Sony doesn't change a lot to android and keeps it very basic but it all works well, it all works stable. Looking at raw performance, this phone, just like any other Sony phone never reaches the same heights other phones with the same soc do. On the contrary, other same specs phones usually have higher raw performance then Sony phones and I'm pretty sure that's the case here too. Then again, you will not have the glitches and general lagginess that other phones like Xiaomi and Samsung and most cheap Chinese phones tend to have. The best way to describe this phone is: it simply works. Everything works and everything is reliable at any given time. Since I don't do anything that needs high performance I prefer this approach to any other. If you play heavy graphical games, maybe there are better options.
I think I've covered the basics here. Again, not a professional review in any way, just me sharing my own real life experience with it. I'm a happy customer and the 370 euro price tag is definitely worth it for me when you consider EVERY aspect of it. If longevity is not something you care for though, there are much better phones out there for you. And if you're looking for great raw performance there also might be better phones.
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- AnonD-783118
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- 08 Jun 2020
tunggf, 25 Feb 2020Oh.. Xperia 5 does not have Night mode? So weird Sony.I don't know exactly what night mode is, never had a phone that has it but I can see in the settings of this phone that there is a feature called "night light". The description says it makes the screen more orange so it's better for the eyes at night.
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- 07 Jun 2020
infinitycane, 06 Jun 2020You people should bear in mind, the smaller the phone scree... moreDude, S10e is smaller in this respect than Xperia 5 (5.8", 142.2x69.9x7.9mm vs 6.1", 158x68x8.2mm), and it has a similar battery capacity (3100 vs 3140) and similar screen resolution (1080p+, 1080x2280px in S10e, 1080x2520px in X5), and yet Xperia 5 aced S10e about 13hr ER in this test. Sure, the other phone other than both are bigger, especially 2017 and after that, with the rising phone above 6.4"+, but I only frontally mentioned S10e in my comment, because Xperia 5 competitor was only either Pixel 4 or S10e. We're not even talking about 16:9 projection of a screen diagonal that resulted in a marginal difference of a screen diagonal and optimization of battery management here, at all.
Xperia 10 II is equally smaller to Xperia 5 in terms of dimension, screen area, diagonal and resolution, even type of screen display (OLED). If 3140 mAh with more powerful SD855 on Xperia 5 resulted in 96hr ER, you can imagine how high the ER on Xperia 10 with a bigger 3600 mAh with more efficient SD665.
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- 06 Jun 2020
TheGoldenMellifluous, 12 May 2020Well, you better surprise how Sony even managed to squeeze ... moreYou people should bear in mind, the smaller the phone screen size. The less battery life it consumes. Most phones from 2017 till date is hovering around 6.4, 6.5, 6.7, 8 ,9 inches. , Xperia 5 is 6.1 inches. It makes a difference.
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- Nehpetzz
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- 06 Jun 2020
Can someone here has the same issue with me? I cannot connect to the internet via mobile data even Settings for internet & mms is downloaded.
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- 06 Jun 2020
Lioneer, 06 Jun 2020I dont understand why xperia 10 II use old xperia home app ... moreAlbum doesnt work but at least email app and my favorite last call widget (from my old xperia sp) works propely ( i installed it from APKs).
There is an option to hide navigation bar at bottom and use gests bu i dont try it.
I rather would get app witch change this boring icons to another:P
And whats about sound lvl in your videos? is it normal? i have an issue with that- i do wipe, safe mode, turn off camera, change region settings, install another cam apps and my stock camera still recording video with very very low sound volume. Services tests of both microphone shows that both work normally. In safe mode sound is a little bit louder and when i installed another cam s app is louder too but IMO only minimally.
So i am couries is this onlyu my issue (poland) or u or anyone else had the same problem.
Rest (maybe without loudspeaker and smth Voice call quality) looks really great at this device.
In Poland regular prize is lower then pre orders at about 30-35 euro (from 1799 to 1649 zlotych)
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- 06 Jun 2020
I dont understand why xperia 10 II use old xperia home app version 10, so now i cant change grid or hide icon white border. And "sony album" application from earlier post here is not working.
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- Mike
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- 05 Jun 2020
Will it get always on display? i cant fined it in the user manual..
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- ralf316
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- 05 Jun 2020
Yesterday i maked fix software (Xperia companion) and later i done wipe. After this i still hav e problems with microphone.
When phone run first i make an video (no app instaled - on;ly stock ones). Quality of video is good but sound recorded is realy poor. Loud talking wchich i recorded ois only heard when i set up volume up to maximum and even then it is quiet.
I can't do anything more now i am waiting for update. If it doen't help i conside sending back phone to support.
I hope that its only problem on my devive.
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- 05 Jun 2020
Shivam Ranshur, 04 Jun 2020Does it support. LDACAll phones with android 8 or later has LDAC.
Sony gave to google, so they can have more ppl buying their headphones.
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- Shivam Ranshur
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- 04 Jun 2020
Does it support. LDAC
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- 04 Jun 2020
superpup, 04 Jun 2020It's fine for me. Maybe you're covering up the mic with you... moreWhen i turn on device in a safe mode sound in video taken in this mode is louder. It looks like some app must "block" microphone. I fear that wipe is only way to fix it
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- Anduril
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- 04 Jun 2020
d4r3z, 04 Jun 2020Pixel 3aXL does have headphone jack, but no HD Audio and Xp... moreyou are right, 3aXL does have a headphone jack, and water/dust resistance is certainly a plus :)
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- 04 Jun 2020
superpup, 04 Jun 2020It's fine for me. Maybe you're covering up the mic with you... moreI make an video- my doughter was singing loud nest to phone and about 2meters from camera. when i watch this movie i do not heard anything unlease i put my ear nest to speaker (half sound lvl) . When i set off multimedia sound to maximum i heard the movie sound in "normal" level IMO. I send it to another phone (redmi note 8t) and it was minimally louder on max volume.
Microphone and speaker slots are clear do i dont knoew what a problem is (or Is there any problem). I wait for an update or make a fix option in the Xperia Companion.
BTW i took a few photo and video in home and outdoor (sun with shaddows-late afternoom walk ) and photo and video quality is real nice - i use automatic mode.
At the moment my onlyminus is speaker and microphone issue (?).
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- 04 Jun 2020
superpup, 04 Jun 2020No Dolby Atmos, but it has Sony's own DSEE HX which IMO is ... moreThanks! I'm using Samsung A6 and as a midranger it plays surprisingly well. As a flagship phone i'd say. Also I'm using Tidal master quality.. Tidal has released some albums for Dolby Atmos supporting phones. With it the "music scene" is really wide and nice. Not like a cheap surround mode sometimes which totally destroys music quality. But it's not a must have funtion for me when I prefer music as it should sound an an artist record. Must have for me is:
- Oled / amoled screen (infinite contrast)
- ip ranting (min. IP 65)
- very good or even excellent audio performance
- approx 6" screen
- decent performance and good battery
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- 04 Jun 2020
ltcd, 03 Jun 2020why should I buy this over the Pixel 3a XL which has a bett... moreYou won't be able to see the difference bettween SD665 and SD670 in regular everyday usage and 100mAh more isn't much, still waitting for endurance rating for Xperia 10 II so don't talk about battery just yet.
And 3aXL cost more where I can buy it
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- 04 Jun 2020
Anduril, 04 Jun 2020obviously below is my own personal preference, no doubt you... morePixel 3aXL does have headphone jack, but no HD Audio and Xperia 10 II is a better build with IP65/68 sertificate witch 3a doesn't have.
You were wright about all other things