Sony Xperia 10 V
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- MNv
- 18 Jan 2024
Btw, intended use: stream music during great part of the day, plus the more common apps for the average user: meteo, browser, e-mail, notes, messaging (Messenger, WhatsApp), calendar, IMDb, homebanking, Shazam, translator, Goodreads, Huawei Health, maps, LiveScore, Wikipedia, Tripadvisor, YouTube, Bitwarden, Wordle, take some photos, occasional social networks (Facebook, Instagram), you name it...
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- 18 Jan 2024
After reading all the previous comments, if I was to buy a new phone right now, I would be undecided if would choose the 10 V. I came from an oldie (Samsung Galaxy A40, hopefully turning 5 years next July), and I absolutely love it! I love the compact size, the lightness, the microSD card slot, the headphone jack, the great screen, the great specs & price for the time 200€ back in 2019) and the battery (short, but like back in day 1). Now, if I wanted to update (and after extensively using GSM Arena's Phone Finder), the Sony Xperia 10 V seems to be the only (imperfect) choice. A new phone for me must be:
- Compact
- Light
- Nice screen
- Great Battery life
- 3.5 mm headphone jack
- microSD card slot
- Not expensive (entry level to midranger)
- Of course that the best possible performance
- Of course also, made to last (5 year is the minimum goal)
The Xperia 10 V seems to be the only that (sorts of) tickles all the boxes, with some obvious disadvantages:
- Not that compact
- Price
- Performance seems to be subpar competition
Is there any other obvious option I am missing? Thanks!
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- Anonymous
- vaS
- 15 Jan 2024
madphys, 14 Jan 2024I have to return to this - because this is nonsense. I wro... moreThanks for confirming that the 10 iv is still the based Sony to buy. 😂
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- madphys
- gCT
- 14 Jan 2024
Andy, 03 Nov 2023Hi mate, are you able to elaborate further about your exper... morelook up in newer comments - I revisited this piece of $ phone experience.
+ I didn't mention that it is not possible to utilize the capabilities of supposedly built-in DAC - impossible to override native android resampling. So I am a bit in doubt, if there even is a higher quality DAC available.
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- madphys
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- 14 Jan 2024
I have to return to this - because this is nonsense.
I wrote previously - that this phone SUCKS. Well they managed to fix things with November update - yes it kind of ate a bit more battery but it worked. Now with the December update it went straight back to laggy unpredictable BS. Cmon...
I have this phone for half a year - it is BS.
1) GUI tends to glitch - software controls (buttons at the bottom) tend to not display - take a long time to show up. They kind of work with a huge delay - but there is no contrast with the background
2) When someone calls - you don't know if you will be able to answer - controls freeze, same when ending conversation
3) Some apps mysteriously freeze, become unresponsive - one example is bitwarden, the other is revolut, but also internet browsers tend to glitch heavily
4) Time lag on a photo button - crazy long. Take a cheapo Motorola G41 - click click click - with Sony - you wish.
5) Photo quality - subpar with the cheaper rivals. Main camera especially sucks - center sharpness is nice, but periphery is just a blur blob.
Don't get me wrong - I like the slim form factor and the idea of a bit more compact phone - but cmoon - for 400 euros I could have picked up Samsung A54 or something much cheaper from Motorola and wouldn't have such issues.
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- Anonymous
- vaS
- 13 Jan 2024
Anonymous, 19 Dec 2023500euro for a medicore phone !!!! Poco X5 with sd695 sel... moreThe other poster's fault is paying 500 euros for any phone. And getting a bnew 10 V when cheap 10 IV for less than 300 euros exists is just icing on the cake.
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- Anonymous
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- 13 Jan 2024
FG888, 28 Dec 2023Uhhmmm.. Poco is not even close to Sony with regard to its ... moreIt depends. Newer Xiaomi and Pocos don't bootloop as much as the older ones. Then there's also Huawei with an variation of Android that NSA cannot put spyware on. 😂
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- Adrian
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- 10 Jan 2024
Toby2020, 07 Jan 2024User below means "shots" camera makes accedental ... more....nice shots comparing to which phone?
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- ARTOUR59
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- 07 Jan 2024
JivanP, 07 Jan 2024"slots"...? What is the meaning of this word in t... moreslowly.i don't know technical english very well.
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- 07 Jan 2024
User below means "shots" camera makes accedental shots because of how sentive the screen is. Well, I've tried this phone for a few days. Camara is great, i can take very nice pictures, even in low light. But I cannot get used to the small/tall screen. Sadly my Huawei P10 plus broke and I temporarely used an iPhone 6S and I'm used to 16:9 screens. I'm returning my 10 V tomorrow. I paid only € 299 and it's a lot of phone you het for that money. At € 399, it's just okay, you can het better (motorola edge 40?)
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- 07 Jan 2024
ARTOUR59, 06 Jan 2024terrible camera - constantly slots! the display is very sen... more"slots"...? What is the meaning of this word in this context? Do you mean "slows/slogs" or "hangs/freezes"?
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- 06 Jan 2024
terrible camera - constantly slots! the display is very sensitive - constantly random presses! quiet speaker bad - quiet! after update to android 14, the whole system slots!
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- 02 Jan 2024
Uzair, 30 Dec 2023I checked twice but there is only 12 mp highest in the sett... moreThat's how it is, the photo size is not in line with camera capability, becouse it produces 1 pixel out of 4 pixels. And this 12 mpix size is big enough unless you want to print some banners to cover your whole house wall.
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- Margos Dezerian
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- 01 Jan 2024
FG888, 28 Dec 2023How did you even have this for already 10 years if it was j... moreHe meant in regard to his complete time with smartphones.
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- Mr. Tan
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- 31 Dec 2023
ChrisTof, 14 Dec 2023Bought it recently and really regret it. The camera is very... moreFrom where you get the gcam mode for 10 V?
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- 30 Dec 2023
Anonymous, 18 Dec 2023pixel binning to 12MP,
u can use 48mp, i think
for that ... moreI checked twice but there is only 12 mp highest in the setting.
I don't know why it happend.
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- FG888
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- 28 Dec 2023
Anonymous, 19 Dec 2023500euro for a medicore phone !!!! Poco X5 with sd695 sel... moreUhhmmm.. Poco is not even close to Sony with regard to its Quality though.. Cheap means Cheap Battery, Cheap LCD, Cheap boards, and Cheap stuff. Those Chinese phones don't even last a decade. lol.
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- FG888
- vxw
- 28 Dec 2023
Xc54, 26 Dec 2023I seriously hope this phone can be saved with either a down... moreHow did you even have this for already 10 years if it was just released this year? You're from 2033 I guess.
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- Xc54
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- 26 Dec 2023
I seriously hope this phone can be saved with either a downgrade or a custom rom because right now it's the worst garbage I've owned in 10 years time. I don't understand how Sony would put such low quality hardware in a phone and not even optimize it to work!? The camera is the biggest betrayal of all, it's completely useless!
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- Anonymous
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- 19 Dec 2023
ChrisTof, 14 Dec 2023Bought it recently and really regret it. The camera is very... more500euro for a medicore phone !!!!
Poco X5 with sd695 selling for
199$
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start from 140$
Sharp Aquos Sesnse 7 Pro....sd695...160mm tall...5050mah...ip68
start from 310$
Redmi k60....299$
Note 13 pro+....320$