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Sony Xperia 5

Sony Xperia 5
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  • Released 2019, October 05
    164g, 8.2mm thickness
    Android 9.0, up to Android 11
    128GB storage, microSDXC
  • 4.1% 5,905,929 hits
  • 501 Become a fan
  • 6.1"
    1080x2520 pixels
  • 12MP
    2160p
  • 6GB RAM
    Snapdragon 855
  • 3140mAh
    18W
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Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat19 1600/150 Mbps
Launch Announced 2019, September 05. Released 2019, October 05
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 158 x 68 x 8.2 mm (6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 in)
Weight 164 g (5.78 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
SIM · Nano-SIM
· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
 IP65/IP68 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display Type OLED, HDR BT.2020
Size 6.1 inches, 86.9 cm2 (~80.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2520 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~449 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6
 Triluminos display
X-Reality Engine
Platform OS Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 11
Chipset Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
CPU Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485)
GPU Adreno 640
Memory Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 128GB 6GB RAM
 UFS 2.1
Main Camera Triple 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, predictive dual pixel PDAF, 5-axis OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, predictive PDAF, 2x optical zoom, 5-axis OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm
Features Color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking
Video 4K@24/30fps HDR, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS)
Selfie camera Single 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Features HDR
Video 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS)
Sound Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No
 24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio
Dynamic vibration system
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB USB Type-C 3.1, OTG
Features Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass
Battery Type Li-Ion 3140 mAh, non-removable
Charging 18W wired, PD2.0
Misc Colors Blue, Red, Black, Grey
Models J8210, J8270, J9210, SOV41, SO-01M
Price About 500 EUR
Our Tests Performance AnTuTu: 334809 (v7), 416601 (v8)
GeekBench: 10941 (v4.4), 2825 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display 630 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker -27.1 LUFS (Good)
Audio quality Noise -93.0dB / Crosstalk -89.4dB
Battery (old)
Endurance rating 96h

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Sony Xperia 5 review

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Long live the Sony Xperia Compact - only it's no longer called a Compact but goes by the much less revealing Xperia 5. Historically the only maker to put out full-fledged pocketable flagships...

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Sony Xperia 5 - user opinions and reviews

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  • Cheng
  • AD5
  • 03 Nov 2025

I bought this model 5 years ago and still using it. Nice phone overall. Very good screen and excellent phone size for one hand use. Battery is fine. My phone was falling down a lot. maybe 50 times.. and once it fell about 3 meters on metal deck on th...

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  • Naeem
  • CKH
  • 23 Sep 2025

Why u bought Xperia 4 times please tell

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  • Naeem
  • CKH
  • 12 Sep 2025

Why you bought Xperia 5 four times?

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