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Sony Xperia 5 V

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TheSnowWinterR7, 20 Sep 2023Hopefully 10 VI fixed everything that was wrong with 10 V, ... moreThe biggest issue with this is that if they put stereo speakers, like they have, a slightly better chipset, and a high refresh rate amoled display - no one would go for the 5 lineup. I honestly believe they should come out with two phones per year. The 1 should be the flagship, and the 10 should be a slightly underpowered, smaller midranger.

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    • 21 Sep 2023

    N1GH7, 15 Sep 2023thanks. I already considered both zenfone and s23. I am wil... moreYou are right that video you posted does not look legit (looks like same video with different exposure posted 3 times), as for the s23, my friend has one, me being cameraman, i picked it up and immediately start playing with the camera, i wasn't impressed with the camera system overall except for that 50 mp shooter, the amount of detail was amazing. Video recording not impressed (my cousin iphone 12 has better stabilization and details and exposure)
    As for the zenfone 9/10, i dont own it, idk any1 who does, from every review ive seen, the only weak point of the phone is the camera system ( coz of the size of the phone, they are limited as to what kind of optic they can put on the phone, notice there`s no telephoto).
    For me if the phone doesn`t have sd card its a deal breaker, so both zenfone and s23 fall aside, and ill go for a sony, but the 5 iii (i can get it used for 300 euro) coz 1000 euros for a phone is insane,ill throw 500 more and buy a used car, and get more utility out of it, but if you have money to burn go for it.

      Pitchwisse, 19 Sep 2023I would go for the 10 V in a heartbeat, if only they were t... moreHopefully 10 VI fixed everything that was wrong with 10 V, but we'll see. Because 10 V so far only fixed the lack of front-firing stereo speakers from its predecessor (10 IV)

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        • 19 Sep 2023

        Pitchwisse, 19 Sep 2023I would go for the 10 V in a heartbeat, if only they were t... moreAnd I would if they had a more recent mid range chip, but it is what it is 🤷🏻‍♂️😂

          AnonD-1114487, 15 Sep 2023I totally get you. For me, it's not so much about the ... moreI would go for the 10 V in a heartbeat, if only they were to bump the screen to 90Hz.

            Anonymous, 13 Sep 2023Why won't they release a North America version??? Ugh.... moreSony has a slightly if not entirely, bad relationship with the USA regarding its phone because the USA is the country where its signature-side power key + fingerprint sensor combo patent was denied in 2015, disabled for all 2015-2017 Xperias with FPS, and happened after the deals with carriers fell through with the Z4v and remained that way until 2017 before moving to back in 2018, moving to side but decoupling the function in 2019, and returning to the way it was in 2020 with a newer patent. The fingerprint and power key combo was granted to Apple in 2017 (https://www.gsmarena.com/apple_granted_patent_for_fingerprint_reader_on_the_power_key-news-25582.php) and made Sony unpleasant. Political things and factors, I said. Sony tried everything to please them, but the US just doesn't care, so Sony is probably responding by not making 5 V available in the USA officially, at least for now.

              LucasN82, 17 Sep 2023Sooo HDR 10-bit in FX3/FX6 camera is not real HDR? :D Man ... moreNobody is talking about the camera, I'm talking about the display.

              This is being marketed as 21:9 movie phone yet the display only boosts to 900 nits (Samsung AMOLED easily 1200+) and doesn't support Dolby Vision and HDR10+

              Google the difference between HDR10 and HDR10+, the "+" sign matters.

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                • 17 Sep 2023

                not only too expensive, because sony apparently has no or only useless processor and phone cooling (my experience) they throttle the processor clock frequency, and even with that the sony things getting very warm :-(,
                what a pity, i liked the sony smartphone very much

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                  • 17 Sep 2023

                  Too expensive 😔

                    trtr098, 15 Sep 2023I was interested in buying this. But the 999 price tag and ... moreSooo HDR 10-bit in FX3/FX6 camera is not real HDR? :D
                    Man start reading and improve knowledge. You even dont know what HDR means. HDR is dynamic range of sensor (dynamic range of smartphone sensor and full frame sensor will be different even without HDR) or how much LEVELS of brightness (colors) can display holds/achive.
                    At now, Xperia 1V (on 24mm) has the best HDR video recording on the market.
                    You even dont know that allmost all smarpthones records colors with compression (4:2:0) and Long-GOP mode soo that dynamic tone mapping is only marketing.
                    When I records something most of time I lock exposure (brightness) to make sure that exposure desnt change in different brightness regions.

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                      • 16 Sep 2023

                      Anonymous, 16 Sep 2023Germany, once upon a time, was a leader in technology. Now,... moreDamn! That came out of nowhere, but it was good to learn something new. :)

                      Sad that it's like that over there. I guess a lot of it comes from the woke ideology that has plagued most of the west.

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                        • 16 Sep 2023

                        Why would you not include a 256GB option on every market when you have a 48MP main camera?
                        Even if it's a last resort cost cutting option to just have one storage option... there are regions where 256GB is available. I really don't understand this strategy.
                        Make me pay more for 256GB! Give me this option at least!

                        Another thing is of the lack of a zoom lens... Ok the variable zoom lens is too big... Why not just a fixed 70mm? Series 5 was always a smaller but stil higher spec phone, now it's not cheap not high spec... worst of both worlds.
                        All I want is a Xperia 1 V but shrunken down to 6.1", can be the same price. Call it Xperia 2 V

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                          • 16 Sep 2023

                          AnonD-1114487, 15 Sep 2023I totally get you. For me, it's not so much about the ... moreGermany, once upon a time, was a leader in technology. Now, you are limited to Saturn stores, as Munich has, which import the cheapest Chinese phones. Germany hates software and automation because the technology fails its Socialist agenda of keeping permanently employees at work with once in a lifetime training.

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                            • 16 Sep 2023

                            Anonymous, 13 Sep 2023Why won't they release a North America version??? Ugh.... moreFeel you brother, Top it off w/Verizon limiting the permission of their channels.
                            Doesn't matter how many Billions in Profit a company generates or gets lost , Control is priority #01

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                              • 15 Sep 2023

                              trtr098, 15 Sep 2023I was interested in buying this. But the 999 price tag and ... moreI totally get you. For me, it's not so much about the camera, the display or the processor. I just wanted something without a notch or hole punch and with a headphone jack. That's how I even landed here in the Sony world. We don't get these in my country and I even decided to buy one from Amazon.de (paying the extra import duty and stuff).

                              The price at which it sells is already too much and it becomes bizarre on adding the import duty. That and the poor software support are things preventing me from pre-ordering this right now. Don't care about the "free" headphones either as I have enough headphones already.

                              I initially wanted to get the Xperia 10 V, but the comments about it's lag held me back. I might still get it and save some money because my Pixel 3a with is SD670 worked fine for my use case, so SD695 shouldn't be that bad.

                                AnonD-1114487, 15 Sep 2023I love how you are not interested in this device and yet fi... moreI was interested in buying this. But the 999 price tag and the crappy CH-700N this came with (was XM4 last year) turned me off completely. Not to mention it has a budget non-HDR10+ screen with thicker bezels than last year's. HDR10 is not real HDR

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                                  • 15 Sep 2023

                                  thanks. I already considered both zenfone and s23. I am willing to compromise on battery life and sd card (also plastic back on zenfone and one ui on samsung). if anyone can share their opinions on the s23 and zenfone cameras. I found this https://youtu.be/ZHwyGuHaa1A?feature=shared but not sure if it is legit. seems the 5 v has the best pictures but it is marginal. real human opinions are welcomed. based on those I just might wait for the s24 or just buy the 5 v. from what I heard there will no longer be zenfones.

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                                    • 15 Sep 2023

                                    Sony should pay attention to the aesthetics of their phone not only on hardware.

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                                      • 15 Sep 2023

                                      trtr098, 14 Sep 202301. Buy S23 02. How is a glass front a rare thing for smar... moreI love how you are not interested in this device and yet find time to come here and argue. 😛

                                      1. If size is a factor, why not get the Zenfone 10 or the iPhone SE 3? But i get your point. I wouldn't consider any of these phones "small" or "compact", but it is what it is these days 😑
                                      2. Nobody said it was a rare thing.

                                      5. Ungrounded biased opinion
                                      7. Ungrounded biased opinion
                                      9. Yeah because they're convenient on the streets. At home, people might want to use wired ones to get better audio. Are they not allowed to? Removing the headphone jack means that they are not allowed to. It's okay if you want to be bullied by these stupid companies. 🙂
                                      10. Again, nobody said it is rare. It's just a plus point. 🤷🏻‍♂️
                                      11. Same as #2 and #10 😅
                                      12. Hacky way to do it. It's better to not have it if you don't want it. It bothers me a lot. 😅 And really, to me, it serves no purpose to have that little extra space. The area above the hole is literally a waste of space 😑
                                      13. The person literally said that it is subjective. How can it be ungrounded?

                                      Come on! There's literally no point in arguing here. I'm relatively new on the GSMArena comments sections (been using the site for years, just never created an account, nor came to the comments section). I'm surprised to see how many people are willing to argue with strangers. I'm like, what will you actually achieve? If you like a device, buy it. Else, don't. You go on to the page of that phone which you don't like and are never going to buy, and argue with the people who love that phone!! Why? Just why?

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                                        • 15 Sep 2023

                                        N1GH7, 14 Sep 2023why to consider this phone: + 01. size. one of the smalle... moreZenfone 9/10 but you have to let go of the SDcard, and theres a punch hole, but everything else is solid.

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