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PhoneFreak45, 06 Sep 2023Yeah although it makes sense as a way to maximize profit. S... moreIMHO 10V is a very unconventional phone by today' standard, the screen is miles better than phones of its price range, on the other hand the SoC (SD695) is way worse than the competition (We are talking about a SoC used by sub-$200 class phones, not something you would expect on a $400 phone)....

    Anonymous, 06 Sep 2023LinkedIn, netflix, Facebook, all of those third party apps ... moreYeah although it makes sense as a way to maximize profit. Sony doesn't move a lot of units. LG did the same thing .. seems to be common among phones with actual features. However, you can uninstall those services on LG phones, no restrictions on that. I don't know about Sony phones.

    I'm not sure why the bezels are so thick. I don't see it as a deal breaker but if I was planning to keep a phone for a long time, I'd wait for the next gen just based on that. There's been some rumors going around that it's the same panel as the 10 V, which on the surface is a really bad thing, since it seems they cheapest out, but also the screen on the 10 V is really really good for its price class.

      DarlingYext, 04 Sep 2023Can I not form my own personal opinion about something with... moreThey also removed the notification LED... So yeah your totally right.. glad I purchased 5 IV for 700 euros and guess what also the 256 GB version and no more overheating

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        PhoneFreak45, 04 Sep 2023When people on the internet say they're genuinely curi... moreLinkedIn, netflix, Facebook, all of those third party apps that you can just download on the playstore.

        I didn't mean sony own softwares, video pro, cinema pro, all of those are good apps.

        I mean third part random apps. Those apps like facebook, linkedin, etc etc. You can always download it later if you want. Its weird why they need to make it preinstalled.

        And post is not completed yet now I read it again. I meant "To be honest, Even I hate punch hole design so Id rather have straight bezel. But the 1mm thickness on the sides is a lot, this is phones were talking about, especially compact phones. 1mm bezel increase is a lot and is pretty noticeable, at least for me, that's what I notice first when I saw the trailer."

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          AnonD-1001623, 05 Sep 2023Every country that has major Nuclear reactors dumps their w... moreTotally different from Directly Contaminated Water used in Meltdown vs Normally Operating Water Cooled Reactor (No Meltdown).

          It's not about hating or transparancy either whether they are even telling the truth or not rather owe up with their failed safety measure, they unethically endangered the entire ocean ecosystem in the pacific.

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            rad3oN, 05 Sep 2023Why they ditched the tele lens? Oh dear this makes it signi... moreBecause a 2x crop on the 48MP main camera produces as good of an image, if not better.

            Source: I have a phone with a similar arrangement (Zenfone 10). Definitely aren't missing a 2x zoom.

              Why they ditched the tele lens? Oh dear this makes it significantly worse than mark IV .... They should keep tele And ditch the ultrawide. Xperia V used to be best value but that's no more the case :(

                DarlingYext, 04 Sep 2023"..that makes it exactly the same as what Samsung did ... moreMe neither but whether we like it or not, the CPU storage and RAM side of things, Samsung phones do utilize the latest and greatest technologies, even if the software absolutely demolishes that function.

                  Anonymous, 04 Sep 2023Sure, but it's quad Bayer, which has half the colour i... moreEven if you look at camera tests, you can see that it's just as good if not better as the telephoto on the Xperia 5 IV. Also no, that's not true. The main sensor on the Xperia 5 V uses Exmor-T sensor technology, meaning the transistors are under the pixels. Not only does this double light gathering in general, it also means that the only impact a Quad Bayer setup has on light gathering, is the small spaces between the pixels, which is almost negligible especially with larger sensor sizes like this is. Because electrically, it can behave both as a Bayer sensor and a Quad Bayer sensor, it has nearly no impact to image quality with Exmor-T. In fact, as per the pixel arrangement, you'd think it is a Bayer sensor, the only difference is that each colour pixel is split in 4. This requires demosaicing, but at this resolution (48MP) that nets almost no loss in image quality, especially because of how close together the pixels are thanks to Exmor-T technology. I highly suggest you do some research before leaving a comment like you did, because Exmor-T is genuinely a huge breakthrough compared to Exmor-RS.

                    TheSnowWinterR7, 03 Sep 2023From Xperia 5 IV support page as it's similar to Xperi... moreIt means that eSIM will be available only on UK/EU versions
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                      Anonymous, 05 Sep 2023Treated.... 🤣 Safe by IAEA..... 🤣 Anti-Japan Hate..... 🤣 ... moreEvery country that has major Nuclear reactors dumps their water to the oceans/seas; China, US, France, UK, Japan etc. This is nothing new...
                      Like I said, the only reason why Japan is getting so much hate, because they are being OPEN and TRANSPARENT about this situation!
                      Some people are just so clueless!! 🤣

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                        Somebody, 04 Sep 2023At this price (1000 Euro) I find it difficult not to buy a ... moreYou are so right my broski! This phone is amazing but is butchered by the price... Also it would be nice if it kept the camera setup sony xperia 1 V

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                          AnonD-1001623, 05 Sep 2023Lmao, how did this turn to dumping nuclear water to the oce... moreTreated.... 🤣
                          Safe by IAEA..... 🤣
                          Anti-Japan Hate..... 🤣

                          Why don't they use it as drinking water, use for fish ponds, water their agriculture, even use it at pools, etc. rather than dump it on the ocean eventually affecting other parts of the world aswell, this could be even worse than Chernobyl that is still until now redioactive after 3 decades.

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                            Anonymous, 05 Sep 2023Japan locked down phones are hard to unlock bootloader if e... moreLmao, how did this turn to dumping nuclear water to the ocean?
                            Firstly, the reason why Japan is getting so much flak because its very transparent about this.
                            Secondly, the water that Japan is dumping has been treated over a decade.
                            Thirdly, the water that Japan is dumping is considered safe by IAEA safety standards, so there's very little reason to be worried about this.
                            All this outcry, is nothing more than Anti Japan hate lol...

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                              djamesz, 05 Sep 2023That's bullshit... I bought one and it's unlocked... moreJapan locked down phones are hard to unlock bootloader if ever it is available & would mostly have you pay just for it to be unlocked, limited network bands, & picky on firmwares usually unable to flash stock global roms on it.

                              That's why it's cheap but you have to deep dive just to be able to use that phone if it doesn't work on your country Network Provider & even if you go custom rom, it's gonna be even harder & needs more things to do.

                              Network providers in Japan does this because they only provide phones on contract & not prepaid & once said phones stopped getting supported Japan users usually just throw it & replace with a new one. Japan is one of the most top producers of e-waste even now dumping nuclear water on ocean.

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                                • 05 Sep 2023

                                Woul'dve bought it if it was 799 or maybe even 899 but 999? No thanks, looks like only I V is worth it to buy this year.

                                  Anonymous, 04 Sep 2023why would you even buy japanese variants? your fault for bu... moreThat's bullshit... I bought one and it's unlocked, cheaper and this one is 256gb/8 GB ram. So double the win. Living in the Netherlands

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                                    At this price (1000 Euro) I find it difficult not to buy a Samsung S23, where you get more versatile camera setup for 300 Euro less.
                                    But this comes at the cost of missing 3.5mm jack and a lot smaller battery.

                                    Sony have to price their devices lower in order to compete with the other manufacturers.
                                    Their phones look interesting to me, but I always end up choosing something else with similar specs which costs 200-300 euro less.

                                      Anonymous, 04 Sep 2023why would you even buy japanese variants? your fault for bu... moreRead my latest comment below, I don't think they wanted to, more like they didn't know about the drawbacks

                                        Anonymous, 04 Sep 2023Still running the 2019 Sony Xperia 5 Perfect for most case... moreAh, I hate docomo variants. I was tempted to buy a cheap one from Aliexpress but realized they are all docomo.

                                        In fact, I bought a refurbed Z5 a while ago but it turned out to be the JP variant. Could not unlock the bootloader so custom ROMs were impossible, let alone rooting. Ended up selling it. And that's when I learned never to buy cheap refurbed Xperias anymore, as they're most likely the docomo variant.

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