Sony Xperia 5 II

[benparker]

I don't know about you guys but I'm impressed by this phone. Here are some of the specs

-6.1” 120Hz FHD+ HDR OLED
-Triple 12MP Cameras
Primary 24mm
Ultrawide 16mm
Telephoto 70mm
-Real-time Eye AF
-8MP Selfie Cam
-4K HDR 120fps slow-motion
-Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 5G
-8GB + 128GB UFS (+MicroSD)
-3.5mm audio jack
-4,000mAh
£799

https://m.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_...me_hardware_as_the_xperia_1_ii-news-45321.php

I sort of regret importing the Snapdragon S20 now.

 

[Squink]

I’m bang in the market for something like this phone, so it’s annoying they announced it in September and it won’t be available until (iirc) early December. By then I’ll have almost certainly bought something else.

I’m not really a big fan of super tall and narrow phones.

 

[benparker]

I hate it when phones are announced early and you have to wait a few months when you'll lost interest or buy something else.

 

[superleeds27]

Thinking of getting rid of the S10e. This may be a contender. Will have to see what the Pixel 5 produces.

 

[Heisenberg]

Sony's phone naming is ridiculous

 

[Disco_P]

This might be my next phone after my Nokia 8 but that price is pretty

That being said the N8 is still doing just fine after 3 years

 

[markomania]

For those interested, keep an eye out for o2 refresh deals. I got the xperia 1ii for £799 with some free XM3 headphones from them on release so quite a big saving.

 

[benparker]

For those interested, keep an eye out for o2 refresh deals. I got the xperia 1ii for £799 with some free XM3 headphones from them on release so quite a big saving.

How much was the original sim free price?

Dont refresh deals affect your credit scores?

 

[rodders]

Think it was £1199 originally.
So for £799 and a free pair of the xm3's, bargain!

 

[kmax86]

when is this supposed to be available for purchase?

 

[Tejstar]

Should be out in UK in mid October I believe.

 

[benparker]

WondaMobile have it on preoder £759 but it's the 256gb variant and UK is only 128gb.

 

[Squink]

The GSMArena review is up. Everything looks good, though they mention the display could be brighter and the selfie cam is weak.

 

[kona786]

The GSMArena review is up. Everything looks good, though they mention the display could be brighter and the selfie cam is weak.

I had a quick read, seems like a good phone. The Best Sony p hi one in years in fact. Kudos to Sony. I'd take this over any Samsung handset thanks to the stock like software.

As stated I would have liked the screen to go at least 500 nits in manual mode.

 

[kmax86]

This might be the phone to replace my gen1 pixel.

Really like the HS control feature and the UI is nearly identical to my pixel. Only question now is the software upgrades.

 

[Squink]

Sony scored 103 hours on the GSMArena battery test with a 4000mah battery, while the Galaxy S20 only scored 78 hours, with the same 4000mah. Both phones at 120hz.

That can't all be attributed to Exynos vs 865, but the UK S20 really has a miserable battery life whichever way you look at it.

 

[Disco_P]

This does look really good, hopefully I can resist the urge to buy until a good deal comes out

 

[superleeds27]

Yep. That review from GSM Arena really does make me want this device even more.

I know for a fact the price is what will drive me away

 

[Squink]

Yep. That review from GSM Arena really does make me want this device even more.

I know for a fact the price is what will drive me away

Sony haven't even revealed the price or preorder bundle (the presence of which is implied) on their UK site. Their preparation for release into a fairly major market is not excellent.

 

[kona786]

950 USD

So I take it £900 as a guess.