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this or a brand new xiaomi redmi note 10 pro or a used pixel 4 or a huawei p40 5g i dont mind dont having gms

    I am thinking about buying used 5 in great condition for 250€. Is there any reason why I should not? I am having probles with my xz1c, disconnects from wifi every few days (only restart fix it), GPS speed is very unreliable and I am still out of space. I uninstalled everything what eats space and I does no need it but in these days I need app for almost everything (even setting hotwater boiler has app if I want to set some schedule like no need for hot water during night).
    I was waiting for 5 II to get cheaper but it did only lightly.. Or soldout. Even used ones are expensive. I like the idea of fingerprint sensor and power button separated and sensor seems fixed in latest firmware. Do I really need Photography Pro? I use it to make photos of kids when I do not have my photo cameras with me. No time to play with settings. I now start camera app with dedicated button, point and shoot. And that is not fast enough sometimes with kids :). 5's camera app is more or less the same as xz1c have, isn't it?
    Only problem I see is that bottom speaker is not front firing - is it good balanced when watching a movie? My son's tablet has frou side firing speakers and I hate it because it must be on higher volume when he plays or watch youtube. So everyone else hears it louder too. With my xz1c, I am fine with really low sound volume because it is oriented directly on me. But I am not sure if this is worth 300-400€ more which is price of used 5 II.
    Android 12 won't be coming to 5 I believe but still security updates will be there for at least for one year which is ugprade from Pie with no security upgrades for two years now (xz1c).

    Would anyone change my mind about getting 5 mark I?

      VectorR, 31 Mar 2021Still can't understand what Gorilla Glass 6 means and ... moreGorilla glass is the strength of the glad hence the gorilla glass 6 is supposed to be stronger than GG 5 and so on I don't think it stops scratching tho, I just alway still use a screen protector.

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        • ILKER
        • 0GW
        • 18 Sep 2021

        we want to use xperia in turkey.
        sony come back

          still hope under $200 next year

            android 12 or 13 for xperia 5

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              • Kujtim Zymeri
              • gC7
              • 29 Jun 2021

              Anonymous, 25 Jun 2021Sony xperia 5 is the best phone ever it does not scratchNot true at all sorry. Hate another brand please .

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                • AwanMerah
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                • 25 Jun 2021

                Until now, I still haven't thought about changing from xz1, but it's worth looking at

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                  • Anonymous
                  • Nu6
                  • 25 Jun 2021

                  VectorR, 31 Mar 2021Still can't understand what Gorilla Glass 6 means and ... moreSony xperia 5 is the best phone ever it does not scratch

                    mat, 20 May 2021xperia 5 or s10? both used, same price...I had a similar choice, but between Xperia 5 and S10 Plus.
                    It really depends on your preference. For example if you like Samsung's UI or more clear almsot stock Xperia UI.
                    Do you need wireless and reverse wireless charging? Xperia 5 lacks those. Also Xperia 5 doesn't have headphone jack.

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                      • KZK
                      • 20 May 2021

                      xperia 5 or s10? both used, same price...

                        Still can't understand what Gorilla Glass 6 means and why this particular phone getting scratched soooo easily. My kid's Nexus 6P is a way more affected by brutal usage but for some reason it's not getting scratches on the screen. Ridiculous!

                          Anonymous, 23 Feb 2021To add to my previous comment, I forgot to mention one mino... moreAny camera improvements after Android 11 update? Just curious. I used to have this phone and photos quality plus overall camera app performance was rather frustrating. Cheers

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                            • nQa
                            • 24 Feb 2021

                            After the android 11 update, my fingerprint sensor finally works perfectly. The only issues I have experienced are time and notifications errors on always on display. Today i received a little extra update for android 11 which immediately seems to have solved this problem. Battery life is still perfect. I am very happy with my phone now :-)

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                              • Anonymous
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                              • 23 Feb 2021

                              To add to my previous comment, I forgot to mention one minor thing. Before updating to Android 11, I have used the developer settings and a different accent colour than the default one. After updating to 11 I have noticed the accent colour option in the developer settings is gone. It will remember the setting you have used before the update, but you cannot change it because the option is gone. I did a bit of research on this on the internet and it seems this is an issue on phones from other manufacturers too, related to the stock Android. Maybe this will get changed in the future, but I have my doubts. It doesn't bother me as much, because I like my current accent colour, but it is a bit of a dissapointment, since I was actually hoping there would be more accent colours to choose from, instead the option is completely gone. So if you use a different accent colour, make sure you choose the one you will be stuck with after the update. It may be also possible that the colour will revert to the default one after restarting or some next update, it was like this before.

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                                • JyD
                                • 22 Feb 2021

                                I have updated my Xperia 5 to Android 11 (from Android 10, no factory reset or similar stuff) and no real issues. However, I didn't notice any real improvements, so I think more cautious users can afford to wait a bit with the update.

                                I have noticed the SD card is somewhat slower, not sure if it's related to the update though. If you have problems with the battery life, I recommend to disable the Digital Wellbeing app (I do recommend to disable it anyway, if you don't need it specifically, because it's just a battery hog mostly). I am pretty sure I did disable it after the update to Android 10, but it was enabled again after the update to 11, so the update may reenable it.

                                  Have received A11 update. Installed it on top of A10 without hard reset. Everything works good so far.

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                                    • sifoo
                                    • Nt5
                                    • 12 Feb 2021

                                    camera probleme since android 11

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                                      • 07 Feb 2021

                                      Xeng, 02 Feb 2021Did Xperia 5 have 6gb ram with 64gb storage?Yes, only for japan model docomo

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                                        • tu6
                                        • 02 Feb 2021

                                        Did Xperia 5 have 6gb ram with 64gb storage?

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