Sony Xperia 5 V
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- trtr098
- dUN
- 02 Sep 2023
Side bezel is significantly wider than Xperia 1, a really disappointing product still sporting pre-2015 level of screen-body ratio
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- Sieg76
- JKW
- 02 Sep 2023
A phone to get in my opinion, many of my friends hate and think that these are bad phones.
But every year they keep improving and keeping good features.
Go Sony! I hope that it will be available in my area.
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- AmityDoveRomi
- XBx
- 02 Sep 2023
I think sony is gradually losing the grip of smartphone with over pricing. I hope it won't end up like Nokia. So disappointing 😔
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- BEKO
- 6cm
- 02 Sep 2023
I will buy it if the price is below $500
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- Anonymous
- Ljq
- 02 Sep 2023
Ugly, cheap looking, poco f3 wannabe camera island.
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- Anonymous
- K1I
- 02 Sep 2023
Also, forgot about the night mode, 12MP camera sensor that works better in low light that doesn't sacrifice the natural look of the photo like google oversaturated unrealistic night mode. In short, Normal mode for realistic natural true-to-life photos and a night mode for the auto.
Use multiple small front camera setup or something to make the top and bottom bezel as small as possible (without cutting a camera notch or pinhole) to maximize the compact-ness.
Easily becomes the best all round phone.
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- Anonymous
- K1I
- 02 Sep 2023
The xperia 5IV is already an almost perfect phone (I use it). Swap the chip with a more efficient one and a bigger heatsink, make better software with less bugs, add a native gallery app instead of using google photos, remove the bloat (linked in, facebook, etc), uniform front firing stereo speaker design and it can easily be THE all round phone.
Weird why they need to upgrade the sensor size to 48MP for no reason, 12MP is already good for many things. 12MP 2x or 3x telephoto + 12MP wide camera is better than one 48MP wide camera. Heck, your photo will get compressed anyway if you post it in social media. 12MP is more than enough for printing out the photo too.
I really don't understand the hype with 100000MP++ camera lens. Tf you're trying to take pictures of someone from another galaxy or something? Bigger number feels good i guess? Trying to overcompensate?
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- Anonymous
- nE}
- 02 Sep 2023
I mean...
The lack of a zoom isn't the end of the world (especially since a 12MP with 2x zoom is similar to a 48MP crop anyway, and I highly doubt we could have expected more than that given the 1V) and other than that the specs are pretty good (USB3 in particular is a good thing to have for some). I also rather like the fact it has USB3 for those who need it and a headphone jack (a rare combo at any size, even if I don't need video out), and I can very much see the benefit of dual front firing speakers as well as an uninterrupted screen even if those aren't exactly requirements for me either)
I just don't get the rest of it. 128GB base at 1000 Euros is an absolute joke in 2023 (and no, the MicroSD card slot isn't a good fix, even if I didn't have a failure rate so ridiculously high I can't trust the data to still exist, it won't do much for those who play a bunch of games on their phone), the 21:9 screen doesn't make much sense for most content (YouTube is still mainly 16:9 or 18:9) so all it really does is move the center of gravity higher for marginal at best benefit and the glass back is going to be a huge problem even if you're using a case. I haven't even mentioned the poor thermals that Sony is notorious for at this point.
This just confirms to me the Zenfone 10 was the right decision: it's easier to hold, way cheaper and has one less easily breakable surface.
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- Mobilemaster
- 0C9
- 02 Sep 2023
Anton., 02 Sep 2023I remember when LG did these things, especially in one of i... moreNope, Sony will not exit the smart phone world, not yet. I think they have done a bad decision with this one, but I doubt they will have the fate of LG soon.
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- Anonymous
- 6kH
- 02 Sep 2023
I Just Read, 02 Sep 2023I just like to comment once on each article none of this mu... moreHow exactly installed OS is upgrade?
Preinstalled OS is not upgrade.
It's just two OS upgrade and three year patches.
"The Sony Xperia 1 V and 10 V both only get three years of updates. That is, they receive various security patches during that period to ensure digital security. The smartphones will only receive two major Android updates, which means that Android 14 and 15 will still appear on the smartphones
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- SEMF
- 6cm
- 02 Sep 2023
CamoGeko-XDA, 01 Sep 2023Overpriced garbage, just stop it Sony.No wonder why their smartphone department is dying...!
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- Scardis
- 0mL
- 02 Sep 2023
Dunte, 02 Sep 2023Why can't Sony manufacture midrange smartphone for the... moreWhat, like the Xperia 10V?
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- Anonymous
- m51
- 02 Sep 2023
dragonov, 02 Sep 2023I am not impressed but hear me out.
The bezels??? It'... more"It's okay to remove features because.... because it just is okay!"
I think Snoycucks are worse than iToddlers.
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- Saiful
- XVQ
- 02 Sep 2023
What a none sense,,,why excluded the zoom lense
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- P C M
- XVJ
- 02 Sep 2023
Anton., 02 Sep 2023I remember when LG did these things, especially in one of i... moreI think they will be okay. It's just a different strategy. Their goal is unlike others. They are just happy with having double the profit other major brands are making.
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- dragonov
- mx9
- 02 Sep 2023
I am not impressed but hear me out.
The bezels??? It's a broken record now. I'd take these bezels over any notch or ugly camera cut any time of the day. plus you get front-facing speakers.
The telephoto? I won't miss it. Any tele is lacking in terms of image quality. I don't use them on my 5III and my Honor M5P.
As for the 128GB storage, they gave you the option to use an extra terabyte of SD memory. Don't moan!
Still, I am not that impressed. I think the price should start at 899$ and 849£. I am not impressed as well by the thermal management. I believe the 1V is a much better buy now that its price has come down a bit. Imported from Asian markets, you could get it for 791£ in the UK.
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- dragonov
- mx9
- 02 Sep 2023
[deleted post]Same here on my 5III. Overheating like crazy and now I sent it to the service centre as the FP stopped working. I already bought the Honor Magic 5 Pro. A much better phone than the Xperia 1/5 V IMO
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- ingramli
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- 02 Sep 2023
I Just Read, 02 Sep 2023I just like to comment once on each article none of this mu... moreSamsung offers 5 OS versions (1 installed + 4 major version updates), and 5 years of security patches for its latest offerings, it is a key factor hard to be ignored as $ony is commanding a higher price compare to Samsung' equivalent (5V to S23, 1V to S23 Ultra) while offering less on the table (only dual cam setup instead of triple cam of S23), $ony really need to convince people they indeed get what they paid (extra) for, or their market share will continue to shrink.
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- Anonymous
- pWB
- 02 Sep 2023
Nope. not for me. Sony Xperia III is enough for me still for years. And it is better than this for my usage.