Xperia 5V

[limmk]

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[Toader]

Wow Olle Nilsson with Xperia 5V. Magnificent outputs from him again!

 

[rssd21]

games cannot be saved on sd cards.. thats really damn stupid tbh

It used to be available in earlier Android versions. There were issues and instead of improving it, they scrapped it without other solution except for makers to increase internal storage.

 

[darkmatt]

It used to be available in earlier Android versions. There were issues and instead of improving it, they scrapped it without other solution except for makers to increase internal storage.

ya. the older versions could. actually the later ones could as well (but only pixel actually implemented it)

 

[Toader]

Interesting, the main camera has dual focal length at 24mm and 48mm, the second camera is 16mm...
Price is S$1599 and only available in black...

https://www.sony.com.sg/smartphones/products/xperia-5m5/spec

Wa sad! Blue look very nice!!

Pre order free linkbud s and the black kick stand casing. Nice! ( by 4 Oct 2023)

 

[chooyoshi]

Wa sad! Blue look very nice!!

Pre order free linkbud s and the black kick stand casing. Nice! ( by 4 Oct 2023)

I will only be buying in December though, let me see the reviews first

And hopefully they will give a small discount

 

[rssd21]

ya. the older versions could. actually the later ones could as well (but only pixel actually implemented it)

That's a shame. Pixel don't have memory card slot. Android used to have expandable storage to be better than ios.

Now many phone makers save costs by removing memory card slot and argue there is cloud storage. Good luck explaining how users can use that to store games.

 

[lunafan]

Saw the preorder up at Sony store @ westgate

 

[chooyoshi]

Saw the preorder up at Sony store @ westgate

You can sell the linkbuds on carousell for around 150sgd+

 

[Toader]

Photo quality VS iphone 14 and Zenfone 10

 

[darkmatt]

That's a shame. Pixel don't have memory card slot. Android used to have expandable storage to be better than ios.

Now many phone makers save costs by removing memory card slot and argue there is cloud storage. Good luck explaining how users can use that to store games.

cloud gaming exists xD

 

[limmk]

 

[alienjeffman]

Hmm, why did they remove the front LED notification light? They kept the bezels so there is still so much space for the LED.

 

[chooyoshi]

Hmm, why did they remove the front LED notification light? They kept the bezels so there is still so much space for the LED.

Cost cutting

 

[Toader]

Cost cutting

Plus android 14 will have notification light mode. Do not know how good / customization level can go up to though.

 

[lunafan]

my bro keep wanting to buy xperia but he see the price, nvm i buy samsung

I don’t mind the price as long as build quality is good
Samsung phones never seem to last

 

[rssd21]

I don’t mind the price as long as build quality is good
Samsung phones never seem to last

I prefer sony and xiaomi phones for battery life. The fruit and sam phones never seem to have good battery life for me.

 

[snowydust]

hmm has there been any news about Sony support for the phone in terms of OS and security patches?

 

[chooyoshi]

hmm has there been any news about Sony support for the phone in terms of OS and security patches?

None, expected to be up to android 15 and security patches until mid 2026

 

[snowydust]

None, expected to be up to android 15 and security patches until mid 2026

Thanks! I guess this is pretty much the same as what I read, 2 OS update and 3 years security patches.