Sony Xperia 5 II
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I have came from a P20 Pro and I'm impressed with both photos and videos. It's a cracking bit of kit...
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I ordered the pixfab case and screen protector on eBay, one listing. £4.95.
The case is fine, the glass is clearly for the original Xperia 5 as the speaker cut out is in the wrong place!
Will do for now, hopefully Spigen make one.
GSMArena have daylight comparisons in their review and you can view them side by side
https://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_5_ii-review-2173p5.php#compare-20,28-at--1397x-813,-1397x-813
I have not yet played with PhotoPro as I dont know how to use all the pro settings
Using auto settings in both Pro and default camera apps I cannot see any difference.
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The GSM shots look quite different to me. Which is the 'best' though, I have no idea!
One thing I would like is with the side by side shots that so many sites are doing, I wish they'd keep swapping the shots. So, for example, you'd have a Pixel image on the left, and then a Sony one on the right. But not always...and perhaps have an option to 'reveal' which is which. Makes it much easier to properly compare the shots.
One thing I would like is with the side by side shots that so many sites are doing, I wish they'd keep swapping the shots. So, for example, you'd have a Pixel image on the left, and then a Sony one on the right. But not always...and perhaps have an option to 'reveal' which is which. Makes it much easier to properly compare the shots.
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Which case did you get?
IIRC the content providers have a device whitelist and have yet to add the Xperia 5 II as its brand new. I'm pretty sure the phone defaults to enabling HDR when required.
Had no time to play with it yet!
Initial impressions are great for me!
Managed to snag a case by caseology off amazon which should be arriving today. The 21:9 aspect ratio is taking some getting used to. Shame it doesn't scale automatically on Netflix etc and have to zoom in to fit the full screen.
Anyone using a launcher? If so any recommendations? Just conscious of the impact on the battery
Managed to snag a case by caseology off amazon which should be arriving today. The 21:9 aspect ratio is taking some getting used to. Shame it doesn't scale automatically on Netflix etc and have to zoom in to fit the full screen.
Anyone using a launcher? If so any recommendations? Just conscious of the impact on the battery
A lot of the newer stuff on Amazon and Netflix is 21:9 by default anyway, and older films like Ghostbusters. I'd be more upset if the phone forced some sort of scaling of 16:9 content tbh!
Heres a list of 21:9 films that will use the glorious 21:9 display to its full potential.
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls073624685/
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I can't find these cases on Amazon. Got links? I hope you've not ordered original 5 cases
If you're zooming content to fit the screen then you're losing the top and bottom of the picture!
Should have a chance to have a proper play later, been busy! Stil using my 7 Pro as I've not copied my data yet.
If you're zooming content to fit the screen then you're losing the top and bottom of the picture!
Should have a chance to have a proper play later, been busy! Stil using my 7 Pro as I've not copied my data yet.
The one I bought is https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08L6SVK7S/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_1FxKFbV5HJ7R3?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
Showing as unavailable now though. There similar looking cases as well in the ebay
Showing as unavailable now though. There similar looking cases as well in the ebay
@LadFromWales yeah similar story, think they've sold out on amazon
I did contact spigen who said it will be a couple of weeks before they release theirs
I did contact spigen who said it will be a couple of weeks before they release theirs
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Not fussed on the above case, i don't like hiding the phone I've got a clear case, though from the pictures your screen protector looks good, with a notch for the earpiece, mine came with an OG Xperia 5 one, but it'll do for now!
There are Spigen cases showing on Amazon for end of month! No glass yet though, will contact them to ask about glass.
I've got a clear case, though from the pictures your screen protector looks good, with a notch for the earpiece, mine came with an OG Xperia 5 one, but it'll do for now!There are Spigen cases showing on Amazon for end of month! No glass yet though, will contact them to ask about glass.