Sony Xperia 5 II
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- Sean
- uQ5
- 29 Jan 2021
Hi all
anyone facing display issues with Android 11. there is a colour distortion or bleed at the top of the screen, apparently its appear with dark or black wallpaper
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- Kiza
- pp@
- 28 Jan 2021
Why they dropped fm radio?? I can't buy it just because missing that, as i need it and using it the most. This phone would be the most perfect phone ever made if they just didn't do that, and if they maybe put 5000mah battery(even better then lg v60 with samsung cameras in it and teardrop front face camera ugly)
Maybe radio can work with nextradio app, which activate fm chip from phone, which snapdr865 have it, if someone can try that?
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- Anonymous
- fFC
- 28 Jan 2021
The recent Android 11 updates did address the brightness to the max where u can immediately see the difference.
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- RazQuaker
- 0UY
- 26 Jan 2021
JJ, 07 Jan 2021If your set overheats, there might be a problem with your d... moreI'm a big Sony fan and a longtime Xperia user. I switched from iPhone 4S in 2013 and since then I've owned only Xperias. In chronological order: Xperia Z, Xperia Z3 Compact, Xperia X Compact and now an Xperia 10. I'm sorry to say they ALL overheated, without exception, so badly that usually the front and back panels fell apart. I even sent a letter once to Sony for complaining. I generally use my phones intensively, but only calls and business apps. No games, rarely YouTube. For example, they replaced 3x Z3 Compacts in the 2-year warranty period. Because of this heating, various hardware components fail: usually the mic but the Xperia 10 I'm using now has "ghost touch". Very annoying, I had the screen replaced last year put the problem persists. Besides, they all have very poor signal. So, they all have hardware problems and it's really a shame because I really like Sony philosophy (design/ tech/ pricing/ etc) but if durability is still gonna be an issue, I'll have to switch to iPhone 12. After 8 years of using Xperia...
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- MV
- nRG
- 26 Jan 2021
AnonF-964910, 25 Jan 2021Honestly, I really disagree with your points. I find this p... moreLucky you. These are my observations. I'm not a fan boy or smth. All that hype and the phone is average at most.
Photo pro wise- I know every function and what it does as I am photographer myself, but this is mobile phone and I don't want to stand scrolling through the functions to get a decent photo. For that reason I have my proper camera. Sony could work more on native camera app and more decent HDR algorithm.
As for freezing- chrome browser froze twice writing this post.
Glad that your device works good and it does what you expect it to do, but in my case, I can't stop thinking that OnePlus 8 pro would've been way better purchase for basically the same price, with more frequent updates, full spectre of functions etc.
To someone who said that 21:9 screen is bull...- clearly you never used one before, because it is way more usable one handedly than every other brick out there, and you don't loose anything. This screen size was one of the biggest point why I got this phone in the first place.
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- Anonymous
- Xqa
- 26 Jan 2021
Tann Hauser, 26 Jan 2021Mine freezes very rarely and just while using one certain b... moreB..ye..by..e..s.0ny
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- Tann Hauser
- 0uC
- 26 Jan 2021
AnonF-964910, 25 Jan 2021Honestly, I really disagree with your points. I find this p... moreMine freezes very rarely and just while using one certain browser app, but any phone also freezes occasionaly due to same.
I can concur on one of those points tho, the proximity sensor up front should be somewhat closer to earpiece, it does sometimes mess up the screen while Im making a phonecall due to its position.
Rest I dont have any nitpicks. All good.
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- Tann Hauser
- 0uC
- 26 Jan 2021
Anonymous, 25 Jan 202121:9 ratio is simply bad. It reduce usable screen size and ... moreEr...no. That is nonsense.
Xperia 5 II is quite perfectly pocketable, just as my prior 5 inched screen smartphone was, and quite on the contrary a perfect match for one handed use coupled with above 6 inch screen sized phone.
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- Anonymous
- s8c
- 26 Jan 2021
AnonF-964910, 25 Jan 2021Honestly, I really disagree with your points. I find this p... moreWhat kind of genius are you? Redmi note 7 is a entry level Phone whereas this one comes under flagship category
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- AnonD-973296
- GYi
- 25 Jan 2021
Anonymous, 25 Jan 2021The truth is almost all phones can take decent photos in go... morethe only difference i would see in those pictures is noise and maybe exposure
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- MV
- nRG
- 25 Jan 2021
AnonF-964910, 25 Jan 2021Honestly, I really disagree with your points. I find this p... moreLucky you. These are my observations. I'm not a fan boy or smth. All that hype and the phone is average at most.
Photo pro wise- I know every function and what it does as I am photographer myself, but this is mobile phone and I don't want to stand scrolling through the functions to get a decent photo. For that reason I have my proper camera. Sony could work more on native camera app and more decent HDR algorithm.
As for freezing- chrome browser froze twice writing this post.
Glad that your device works good and it does what you expect it to do, but in my case, I can't stop thinking that OnePlus 8 pro would've been way better purchase for basically the same price, with more frequent updates, full spectre of functions etc.
To someone who said that 21:9 screen is bull...- clearly you never used one before, because it is way more usable one handedly than every other brick out there, and you don't loose anything. This screen size was one of the biggest point why I got this phone in the first place.
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- Anonymous
- nRG
- 25 Jan 2021
Anonymous, 25 Jan 2021The truth is almost all phones can take decent photos in go... moreDefinitely not all.
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- AnonF-964910
- n5n
- 25 Jan 2021
MV, 20 Jan 2021A bit disappointed... But for the price I paid (£599) I... moreHonestly, I really disagree with your points. I find this phone was a massive jump from the Redmi Note 7 I previously had. So much so it kind of reminded me what it was like to have your own phone again.
I've found this phone perfectly usable and just a major box ticker for me. I haven't even recieved any of these so called freezes too.
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- AnonF-964910
- n5n
- 25 Jan 2021
MV, 20 Jan 2021A bit disappointed... But for the price I paid (£599) I... morePhoto Pro mode too complicated even for an advanced photographer???? ISO and Shutterspeed are literally beginner photography terms which even I, a 16 year old can understand. Honestly I don't find the Photo Pro mode that scary.
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- Anonymous
- kxg
- 25 Jan 2021
Anonymous, 13 Jan 2021I have been waiting for a compact phone with a headphone ... more21:9 ratio is simply bad. It reduce usable screen size and make phones taller which is a nightmare for one handed usage and to put into pant pocket.
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- Anonymous
- kxg
- 25 Jan 2021
MV, 20 Jan 2021A bit disappointed... But for the price I paid (£599) I... moreThe truth is almost all phones can take decent photos in good light, even sub $200 phones.
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- Anonymous
- kxg
- 25 Jan 2021
Anonymous, 24 Jan 2021How many Android updates does this phone get?One or two
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- Anonymous
- mcx
- 24 Jan 2021
How many Android updates does this phone get?
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- AlexanderT
- BnF
- 22 Jan 2021
MV, 20 Jan 2021A bit disappointed... But for the price I paid (£599) I... moreGood to know all of that, thanks!
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- MV
- nRG
- 20 Jan 2021
A bit disappointed... But for the price I paid (£599) I'll keep it for now.
What I don't like:
*Google assistant button- absolutely useless. And at the moment you can't assign any other function to it which makes it even more useless.
*Proximity sensor- works strange.
*Fingerprint scanner- it's just awful. Previous phone I had was OnePlus 6 and It had way better fingerprint scanner in way more comfortable place.
*Torch light- it is too dim.
*Front camera- no words for that.
*Rear camera not impressive in low light even though on paper it has potential.
*Camera app is weak.
*Photo pro and video pro too complicated even for more advanced photographer.
*Battery a bit weak even though GSM Arena endurance test was quite ok.
*Notification sound volume- not loud enough, quite weak actually. Very annoying!
*Software freezes quite often and I am not a very heavy user.
*Pre installed Call of Duty which I can't uninstall
*120Hz display... Hard to notice any difference in action, but definitely drains battery faster.
*No original case in the box. Very few decent ones on the market as well. Same applies to screen protectors- haven't found one which won't obstruct some of the usable screen.
*Gesture control is only one option- google one. OnePlus gesture control works better IMHO.
What I like:
*Size- it is compact in the world of huge bricks
*Rear camera is decent in good light, autofocus and object tracking are impressive.
*Sound from the speakers- after OnePlus 6 its like day and night.
*LED notification light- that's a plus for me.
*3.5mm jack- even though I have Sony XM4 headphones, it's good to know that I can use them when they are discharged, or use my amazing old school wired headphones.
*Near stock Android experience
All in all it's a decent phone for what I paid for it, but after OnePlus 6 I don't see much of improvement. Well... Definitely not software wise or even speed wise. Actually I keep asking myself why I bought it in the first place...