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GSMArena team, 05 Sept 2019

IFA 2019


Sony Xperia 5 hands-on review

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  • User reviews
  • Xperia 5

1. Introduction
  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. Design and hardware overview
  3. 3. Camera, wrap-up
  4.  
  5. Sony Xperia 5 specification
  6. User opinions and reviews
  7. Review comments (128)

Sony Android IFA 2019

Introduction

In loving memory of the good old Sony Xperia Z Compact phones, the company is now releasing the Xperia 5 - a reasonably-sized flagship device with Xperia 1 hardware. However, the Xperia 5's display size doesn't really come across as a compact smartphone. Last year's Xperia XZ2 Compact featured a 5-inch screen while this year's Xperia 5 carries a 6.1-inch OLED panel with extra tall 21:9 resolution.

Sony Xperia 5 Handson review

Then again, in today's era of behemoths, the Xperia 5 6.1-inch screen is in fact smaller than most smartphones released in 2019. More importantly, as previous Xperia Compact devices, this one doesn't make any compromises compared to its bigger sibling, hardware-wise, that is.

Essentially, it's an Xperia 1 in a much smaller footprint. The flagship Snapdragon 855 chipset is still in charge of things but this time around it's paired with 128GB of internal storage as a base configuration instead of 64GB while RAM is still 6GB. The most notable change in the small Xperia is the display - it shrinks not only in size but in resolution too. The 21:9 cinematic screen is now 1080 x 2520px (FHD+), which is a considerable downgrade over the Xperia 1 that has a 1644 x 3840px resolution. But that might not be such a bad thing after all.

Sony Xperia 5 specs

  • Body:Gorilla Glass 6 front and back panel, aluminum side frame
  • Screen: 6.1" FHD+ (1080x2520px) OLED; 21:9 aspect ratio.
  • Camera: Primary: Motion Eye 12MP (1/2.6" Exmor RS), f/1.6 aperture (ISO 3200), 26mm lens, Dual Photo Diode; 12MP (1/3.4") telephoto, f/2.4, 52mm lens; 12MP (1/3.4") wide, f/2.4, 16mm.
  • Selfie cam: 8MP (1/4" sensor), f/2.0 fixed-focus.
  • Chipset: Snapdragon 855 chipset, octa-core processor (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485), Adreno 640 GPU.
  • Memory: 6GB of RAM; 128GB storage; microSD slot.
  • OS: Android 9.0 Pie.
  • Battery: 3,140 mAh 18W USB Power Delivery 2.0 charging support.
  • Connectivity: Dual SIM; USB-C (USB 3.1), Wi-Fi, Buetooth 5.0, GPS, NFC.
  • Misc:Side-mounted fingerprint reader; IP65/IP68 dust/water proof; Hybrid stereo speaker setup, Dolby Atmos, DSEE HX, LDAC, Qualcomm aptX HD.

As you can see, there's little difference between the two, even design-wise, which is exactly what Sony was aiming for in the first place. Join us on the next pages as we check it out.

Next Page » 2. Design and hardware overview
1. Introduction
  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. Design and hardware overview
  3. 3. Camera, wrap-up
  4.  
  5. Sony Xperia 5 specification
  6. User opinions and reviews
  7. Review comments (128)

Reviews Sony Xperia 5 hands-on review
  • Comments (128)
  • User reviews
  • Xperia 5

Sony Xperia 5 hands-on review - Reader comments

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  • Anonymous
  • IbI
  • 19 Jul 2021

Listen Sony it's me DC boy people love the play station 5 but people don't no about the Sony Xperia Pro phone or any other phones you make I like the new phones but only way people will buy one have it as a bunble package 📦 Sony earbuds Son...

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  • The walker
  • NiB
  • 10 Jul 2020

good phones but battery downgrade, overheating

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  • smM
  • 14 Nov 2019

I owned 2 sony xperia phones, now I am owner of samsung galaxy s10e because of size. Sony- I no need showel !

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