Sony's flagship smartphones have always been a mixed bag in recent years, especially in the field of built-in cameras. But with the release of the Xperia 1, this trend seems to be changing - our review of this device in comparison with the Huawei P30 Pro, Samsung Galaxy S10 +, Apple iPhone Xs Max and OnePlus 7 Pro can be found in a separate .
And at IFA 2019, the Japanese company presented, as expected, a smaller version of this device under the name Xperia 5 (how Sony chooses names is a mystery). The main innovation is the reduction of the screen diagonal from 6,5 inches to 6,1 inches (the 21:9 ratio is preserved, and the resolution is slightly reduced to 2520 Γ 1644).
Thanks to this, the width has decreased from 72mm to 68mm (Sony says that this is optimal for holding in the hand), the volume of the device has decreased by 11% and it has become 14 grams lighter. It is still based on the single-chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 system with eight CPU cores and Adreno 640 graphics. The amount of RAM, storage and the entire camera subsystem also remained unchanged.
The specifications of the Xperia 5 are almost exactly the same as those of the Xperia 1:
- display 6,1 inches, HDR OLED, 2520 Γ 1644 pixels (21:9), 643 ppi, protective glass Corning Gorilla Glass 6;
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chip with eight CPU cores (1 Γ Kryo 485 Gold, frequency 2,84 GHz + 3 Γ Kryo 485 Gold, frequency 2,42 GHz + 4 Γ Kryo 485 Silver, frequency 1,8 GHz) and Adreno 640 graphics.
- 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage, there is support for microSD memory cards up to 512 GB;
- support for two nano-SIMs (a microSD card can be installed instead of one of them);
- USB Type-C / USB 3.1;
- 5CA LTE Cat 19, Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (4x4 MIMO), Bluetooth 5.0, NFC;
- GPS (dual band), A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo;
- light sensors, proximity, accelerometer / gyroscope, barometer, magnetometer (digital compass), color spectrum sensor;
- fingerprint scanner on the side;
- triple main camera module (telephoto, main and ultra wide-angle cameras): 12 + 12 + 12 MP, Ζ / 1,6 + Ζ / 2,4 + Ζ / 2,4, phase detection autofocus, LED flash, five-axis optical stabilization in the main and telephoto lenses;
- front camera 8 MP, Ζ/2, fixed focus, no flash;
- non-removable 3140 mAh battery;
- case protection against water and dust IP65/IP68;
- operating system Android 9.0 Pie;
- 158 Γ 68 Γ 8,2 mm with a weight of 164 grams.
In general, the Sony Xperia 5 should please those who liked the flagship Xperia 1, but would like something a little more compact. The device is available in black, gray, blue and red colors.
Source: 3dnews.ru