Sony Xperia 5 II
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- flagshipper
- PWA
- 10 Mar 2021
x5ii quick story
evaluated flagships in a big theoretical matrix and this phone won along with 8Pro which i already have. Hoping to get the light phone, without notch and with all the classic features i bought it. Returned after 1 day:
- 21:9 makes display small, eyes suffered straight away, also the brightness isn't great
- size 6.1" is on par with Galaxy S7/8/9 cubic meter wise, e.g. S10 would have much bigger display
- ultra slippery hard to pick hard to hold body.. absolutely unusable without fat ugly case
- unwanted keypresses thanks to buttons spread everywhere and unwanted unlocks thanks to fingerprint acting after touch
- almost impossible to swipe from the edge was the major showstopper, also triggering SideSense was super difficult
- very bland OS feels vanilla on one side, but also feels cheap and sad..Win app exists but can't backup no more.. so no extras.. no Dex or sync tool. just upgrade
- extremelly weird selfie pics
what was cool:
- no gray backbleeding like on every Samsung/Oneplus OLED
- cam trigger...special button will not only launch camera but also start shooting.. it also acts like focus because it intercepts half press
- Sony variant of Samsung SmartStay is fantastic. keeps phone unlocked while you look at it and this time it works because using sensors.. Never heard of it but it's super cool
- SideSense is a good improvement as it brings multiwindow back..but the requirement is to activate is easily and that doesn't happen because of display edges on a flat phone
- fingerprint unlock was perfect if it was easier to locate..
what a lesson.. despite hoping to prove otherwise i learned punchhole is ok, fingerprint under display is ok, big display is beneficial, and curved display is also great.
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- Tann Hauser
- Mj@
- 10 Mar 2021
Anonymous, 10 Mar 2021How? Where to get the app? Search sony album app .apk, download and install from some mirror site.
Latest one supports even CinemaPro.
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- Pitchwisse
- uG7
- 10 Mar 2021
Anonymous, 06 Mar 2021Is the display bright enough for viewing under sunlight? Not great, not terrible.
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- Anonymous
- tZk
- 10 Mar 2021
Tann Hauser, 09 Mar 2021Update: Sony Album app works on android 11 update!How? Where to get the app?
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- Eldamri
- t7B
- 09 Mar 2021
flagshipper, 08 Mar 2021i guess Xposed Edge would be happy to remap the bixby keysHope sony will make it remapable so sony users will no longer need a 3rd party app. If samsung can do it to their bixby button, sony should follow suit.
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- flagshipper
- Fxd
- 08 Mar 2021
Eldamri, 08 Mar 2021Is the assistant button remapable already? Would be great t... morei guess Xposed Edge would be happy to remap the bixby keys
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- Eldamri
- t7B
- 08 Mar 2021
Is the assistant button remapable already? Would be great to map it as a music player just like to old sony ericsson walkman phones where you have a dedicated button for walkman app.
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- Tann Hauser
- Mj@
- 07 Mar 2021
BlaBla, 05 Mar 2021I have this phone bought in Croatia EU in December. I don&#... moreBought it in Croatia also. :D.
Here's me Saying some things could be better on this phone, but that doesnt change the fact that...this phone is perfect. :D
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- Tann Hauser
- Mj@
- 07 Mar 2021
Anonymous, 06 Mar 2021Is the display bright enough for viewing under sunlight? Yes it is. Writing this under the bright morning sunlight. ;)
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- Anonymous
- fFC
- 07 Mar 2021
Anonymous, 06 Mar 2021Is the display bright enough for viewing under sunlight? No problem at all.
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- Anonymous
- yAK
- 06 Mar 2021
Is the display bright enough for viewing under sunlight?
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- BlaBla
- LiQ
- 05 Mar 2021
geek-a-contra, 10 Feb 2021upset? nope, just disappointed with a, otherwise, pretty go... moreI have this phone bought in Croatia EU in December. I don't have any of the described issues. So that means either you got missinformed or you're making up a story. Your sources gave you info about hundreds of these returned because they have a weak signal? Name your sources please. If by your sources means reddit posts then you can stop trying to bash this device, as negative reddit comments about this phone are usually trollers. I'm not saying this phone is perfect but you guys are trying to sell a story that this phone sucks in any possible way. I just don't buy it sorry. But hey, maybe you convince someone that this phone really suck. Not me pal, not me. Have a nice day.
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- Anonymous
- tZj
- 04 Mar 2021
Anonymous, 03 Mar 2021Bro, u should purchased the XQ-AS52 from the Hong Kong reta... moreBTW, am getting a Silver / Grey colour as it is not available in Malaysia. Looks so premium with sparkling Crome size frame. Am happy with it.
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- Anonymous
- tZj
- 04 Mar 2021
Cubehkr, 03 Mar 2021Updated to A11 a few weeks ago. My impressions: 1.) bat... moreYour Point 3 is extremely agreeable! Stock camera becomes better especially very low noise even shooting in low lid environment.
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- Cubehkr
- Imj
- 03 Mar 2021
Updated to A11 a few weeks ago. My impressions:
1.) battery life seems to be about the same. No better, no worse.
2.) Although the phone is just as fast as before, it FEELS slower because somehow the animations in the UI are slower. Not sure if this was a Sony or Android change, but opening apps, window transitions felt so slow. I went into developer mode and turned all animations to 0.5, and now the phone feels lightning fast again. I didn't need to do this on A10.
3.) I can't say for sure, but Sony may have updated the stock camera app slightly. Before the update, shooting a video against the sun would cause massive exposure changes to compensate for the brightness, so the terrain would appear way too dark. There are many videos on youtube showing this behavior. Last weekend I shot a few videos directly against the sun, and low and behold, exposure was metered properly and both the sun/sky and terrain were exposed for properly with nothing blown out or darkened.
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- Anonymous
- Imj
- 03 Mar 2021
[deleted post]I think something is wrong. Mine is also from HK and the battery life has been amazing. I can easily get 2 days of moderate usage out of it, ~ 7-8 hours of screen on time total.
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- beep bop boop
- GYi
- 03 Mar 2021
[deleted post]i want one of these, would u recommend it in 2021 or do i wait till the 1 III or 5III come out?
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- Anonymous
- fFC
- 03 Mar 2021
[deleted post]Bro, u should purchased the XQ-AS52 from the Hong Kong retailer to be used in UK. XQ-AS72 meant for Asia outside of Japan. All phones are Region specific. I purchased from Hong Kong retailer via Ebay as well and use it in Malaysia without issue. As I requested XQ-AS72 which is matching local Sony model in Malaysia. I saved RM1400 compare local price for now.... But come battery replacement or part replacement.... We will see... 😂
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- Anonymous
- fFC
- 03 Mar 2021
[deleted post]You can go Wikipedia search for Xperia 5ii. There got explanation on different region with different models. Each region with different bandwidth. Thus you are actually using Asia model for UK, it caused battery drainage by bandwidth issue