The Sony Xperia 5 V will be exclusive to O2 in the UK

Peter, 01 September 2023

O2 will be the exclusive network provider for the Sony Xperia 5 V in the UK. The carrier hasn’t revealed details about contracts yet - that will happen as the phone launches on September 28 - but for reference the SIM-free price is £850.

O2 offers split contracts, i.e. after you pay off the phone, your monthly bill will be reduced to cover only your voice/data plan. Speaking of data plans, they will include up to 25GB for roaming in the EU.

Sony Xperia 5 V

There are some perks too, depending on your plan you will be able to get up to 6 free months of Disney+, Amazon Prime and Audible. There’s also the Priority service, which gives you pre-sale access to tickets and discount prices for concerts.

For more on the Xperia 5 V, check out our review, we have a video review out as well.

Reader comments

SuperSpruce
06 Sep 2023
4n9

This has to be the most disappointing Xperia phone I've seen in a while. Expensive, 128GB internal storage as the only option, removing the telephoto camera, and now this. I had high hopes with the SD8G2, and I even praised the 10 V for having e...

yomamaeeee
03 Sep 2023
m2A

well this is trash due to dropping the telephoto.

Anonymous
03 Sep 2023
Iby

That's what did in LG in America by the way. They sold a lot of low end phones via carriers and MVNOs, but premium phones are more likely to be sold unlocked. Starting around the V40, you could no longer buy unlocked models from LG or a retailer...