Sony Xperia 5 II - user opinions and reviews
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Sean, 29 Jan 2021Hi all
anyone facing display issues with Android 11. there is a colour distortion or bleed ... moreThat's why I'm still on Android 10.
You never learn from previous mistakes, evetytime we update causes problems.
- Anonymous
- nF9
Sean, 29 Jan 2021Hi all anyone facing display issues with Android 11. there is a colour distortion or bleed ... moreIt looks like bleed, but it's not. Rotate the screen to the side and it's the same. Not sure why?
- Sony
- nF9
Sean, 29 Jan 2021Hi all
anyone facing display issues with Android 11. there is a colour distortion or bleed ... moreYes, I get the same. But I am not sure its a screen issue. If you rotate the screen to the horizontal it is there as well.
- Sean
- uQ5
Hi all
anyone facing display issues with Android 11. there is a colour distortion or bleed at the top of the screen, apparently its appear with dark or black wallpaper
- Kiza
- pp@
Why they dropped fm radio?? I can't buy it just because missing that, as i need it and using it the most. This phone would be the most perfect phone ever made if they just didn't do that, and if they maybe put 5000mah battery(even better then lg v60 with samsung cameras in it and teardrop front face camera ugly)
Maybe radio can work with nextradio app, which activate fm chip from phone, which snapdr865 have it, if someone can try that?
- Anonymous
- fFC
The recent Android 11 updates did address the brightness to the max where u can immediately see the difference.
- RazQuaker
- 0UY
JJ, 07 Jan 2021If your set overheats, there might be a problem with your device. It really doesn't overh... moreI'm a big Sony fan and a longtime Xperia user. I switched from iPhone 4S in 2013 and since then I've owned only Xperias. In chronological order: Xperia Z, Xperia Z3 Compact, Xperia X Compact and now an Xperia 10. I'm sorry to say they ALL overheated, without exception, so badly that usually the front and back panels fell apart. I even sent a letter once to Sony for complaining. I generally use my phones intensively, but only calls and business apps. No games, rarely YouTube. For example, they replaced 3x Z3 Compacts in the 2-year warranty period. Because of this heating, various hardware components fail: usually the mic but the Xperia 10 I'm using now has "ghost touch". Very annoying, I had the screen replaced last year put the problem persists. Besides, they all have very poor signal. So, they all have hardware problems and it's really a shame because I really like Sony philosophy (design/ tech/ pricing/ etc) but if durability is still gonna be an issue, I'll have to switch to iPhone 12. After 8 years of using Xperia...
- MV
- nRG
AnonF-964910, 25 Jan 2021Honestly, I really disagree with your points. I find this phone was a massive jump from the Re... moreLucky you. These are my observations. I'm not a fan boy or smth. All that hype and the phone is average at most.
Photo pro wise- I know every function and what it does as I am photographer myself, but this is mobile phone and I don't want to stand scrolling through the functions to get a decent photo. For that reason I have my proper camera. Sony could work more on native camera app and more decent HDR algorithm.
As for freezing- chrome browser froze twice writing this post.
Glad that your device works good and it does what you expect it to do, but in my case, I can't stop thinking that OnePlus 8 pro would've been way better purchase for basically the same price, with more frequent updates, full spectre of functions etc.
To someone who said that 21:9 screen is bull...- clearly you never used one before, because it is way more usable one handedly than every other brick out there, and you don't loose anything. This screen size was one of the biggest point why I got this phone in the first place.
- Anonymous
- Xqa
Tann Hauser, 26 Jan 2021Mine freezes very rarely and just while using one certain browser app, but any phone also free... moreB..ye..by..e..s.0ny
- Tann Hauser
- 0uC
AnonF-964910, 25 Jan 2021Honestly, I really disagree with your points. I find this phone was a massive jump from the Re... moreMine freezes very rarely and just while using one certain browser app, but any phone also freezes occasionaly due to same.
I can concur on one of those points tho, the proximity sensor up front should be somewhat closer to earpiece, it does sometimes mess up the screen while Im making a phonecall due to its position.
Rest I dont have any nitpicks. All good.
- Tann Hauser
- 0uC
Anonymous, 25 Jan 202121:9 ratio is simply bad. It reduce usable screen size and make phones taller which is a night... moreEr...no. That is nonsense.
Xperia 5 II is quite perfectly pocketable, just as my prior 5 inched screen smartphone was, and quite on the contrary a perfect match for one handed use coupled with above 6 inch screen sized phone.
- Anonymous
- s8c
AnonF-964910, 25 Jan 2021Honestly, I really disagree with your points. I find this phone was a massive jump from the Re... moreWhat kind of genius are you? Redmi note 7 is a entry level Phone whereas this one comes under flagship category
- AnonD-973296
- GYi
Anonymous, 25 Jan 2021The truth is almost all phones can take decent photos in good light, even sub $200 phones.the only difference i would see in those pictures is noise and maybe exposure
- MV
- nRG
AnonF-964910, 25 Jan 2021Honestly, I really disagree with your points. I find this phone was a massive jump from the Re... moreLucky you. These are my observations. I'm not a fan boy or smth. All that hype and the phone is average at most.
Photo pro wise- I know every function and what it does as I am photographer myself, but this is mobile phone and I don't want to stand scrolling through the functions to get a decent photo. For that reason I have my proper camera. Sony could work more on native camera app and more decent HDR algorithm.
As for freezing- chrome browser froze twice writing this post.
Glad that your device works good and it does what you expect it to do, but in my case, I can't stop thinking that OnePlus 8 pro would've been way better purchase for basically the same price, with more frequent updates, full spectre of functions etc.
To someone who said that 21:9 screen is bull...- clearly you never used one before, because it is way more usable one handedly than every other brick out there, and you don't loose anything. This screen size was one of the biggest point why I got this phone in the first place.
- Anonymous
- nRG
Anonymous, 25 Jan 2021The truth is almost all phones can take decent photos in good light, even sub $200 phones.Definitely not all.
- AnonF-964910
- n5n
MV, 20 Jan 2021A bit disappointed... But for the price I paid (£599) I'll keep it for now.
What I don... moreHonestly, I really disagree with your points. I find this phone was a massive jump from the Redmi Note 7 I previously had. So much so it kind of reminded me what it was like to have your own phone again.
I've found this phone perfectly usable and just a major box ticker for me. I haven't even recieved any of these so called freezes too.
- AnonF-964910
- n5n
MV, 20 Jan 2021A bit disappointed... But for the price I paid (£599) I'll keep it for now. What I don... morePhoto Pro mode too complicated even for an advanced photographer???? ISO and Shutterspeed are literally beginner photography terms which even I, a 16 year old can understand. Honestly I don't find the Photo Pro mode that scary.
- Anonymous
- kxg
Anonymous, 13 Jan 2021I have been waiting for a compact phone with a headphone jack , without any stupid notch and... more21:9 ratio is simply bad. It reduce usable screen size and make phones taller which is a nightmare for one handed usage and to put into pant pocket.
- Anonymous
- kxg
MV, 20 Jan 2021A bit disappointed... But for the price I paid (£599) I'll keep it for now. What I don... moreThe truth is almost all phones can take decent photos in good light, even sub $200 phones.
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