Description

Sony has unveiled the Xperia 5 V smartphone with some nice high-end features and one fewer camera, along with a slightly lower price tag. The company also promises an “extraordinary music and video experience” thanks to the HDR display, updated speakers and more — all at a slightly lower price than the previous Xperia 5 IV model.

Sony smartphones are all about the cameras, and there’s good news in that regard, despite what looks like a worse camera array. The Xperia 5 V (yes that’s “five five”) has the same 52-megapixel Exmor T backside illuminated (BSI) Type 1/1.35-inch stacked sensor as the Xperia 1 V, meaning it’s very fast and very good in low-light.

Specification

NETWORK	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

LAUNCH	Announced	2023, September 01
LAUNCH	Status	Coming soon. Exp. release 2023, September

BODY	Dimensions	154 x 68 x 8.6 mm (6.06 x 2.68 x 0.34 in)
	Weight	182 g (6.42 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back, aluminum frame
	SIM	Dual SIM, Secondary can be used for memory card
		IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)

DISPLAY	Type	OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10, BT.2020
	Size	6.1 inches, 86.9 cm² (~83.0% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 2520 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~449 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

PLATFORM	OS	Android 13
	Chipset	Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
	CPU	Octa-core (1×3.2 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2×2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2×2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3×2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)
	GPU	Adreno 740

MEMORY	Card slot	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
	Internal	256GB 8GB RAM
		UFS

MAIN CAMERA	Dual	48 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.35″, 1.12µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.2, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.5″, Dual Pixel PDAF
	Features	Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking
	Video	4K@24/25/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS

SELFIE CAMERA	Single	12 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.9″, 1.25µm
	Features	HDR
	Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS

SOUND	Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		24-bit/192kHz audio Dynamic vibration system

COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA
	Bluetooth	5.3, A2DP, LE Audio, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive
	Positioning	GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
	NFC	Yes
	Radio	No
	USB	USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, DisplayPort

FEATURES	Sensors	Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum
		Native Sony Alpha camera support

BATTERY	Type	Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable
	Charging	30W wired, PD3.0, PPS, 50% in 30 min (advertised) Wireless Reverse wireless

MISC	Color	Blue
	Models	XQ-DE54

TESTS	Performance	AnTuTu: 946039 (v9), 1117716 (v10) GeekBench: 4546 (v5.5), 5059 (v6.0) GFXBench: 99fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
	Camera	Photo / Video
	Loudspeaker	-26.3 LUFS (Good)
	Battery life	Endurance rating 130h