Sony Xperia 5 - 6.1” FHD+ HDR OLED 21:9 Display, Triple-Camera-System with Eye AF, 6GB RAM, 128GB Memory - Blue

Upgrading from the old Sony Xperia XZ1 as after 3 years the battery has just started to lose charge. One of the reasons I chose this phone was It's size, it's slimmer and perfect, making it easier too hold and use. A good pocket size compared to most other phones on the market right now, Bigger isn't always better. The phone is much faster, the screen and audio is a great upgrade. My XZ1 Camera was very good and still took great pics this was due to having Sony camera tech and 19MP. This phone has 12MP but 3x cameras and this is still more than enough as it gives you more shooting options and has Sony camera tech. The cameras works well and pictures look great. The phone it's self looks top class and well built. But it's now in a case so not that important. I have dropped my XZ1 many a time and it just seemed to bounce back laughing. It also got accidentally submerged in water a few times and even though it made the sound go funny for a few hours it did nothing to damage the phone. So I have great confidence in the Xperia 5 as it has even tougher glass and the same water protection. All works well so far and I am happy with the battery life. Price point is great compared to the newly released Xperia 1II. Which the main difference is the 5G chip and slightly better stats but I won't get 5G where I live for years and I'd rather have the £600 difference in my back pocket. Worth the money and would recommend.

I don't normally write reviews, but Sony deserves more attention for their work in mobile. This is a brilliant phone that absolutely deserves the consideration of anyone considering a high-end phone. I was very nervous about the screen dimensions on this phone. So much so, that I originally went with a Samsung - which was a big mistake. Samsung's version of Android is very invasive. It was also missing a lot of the little details. For example, this phone has a tiny little notification light. That light means that I do not have to pick up my phone to see if I have any messages - I can just look for the light. Also, the fingerprint reader is on the side. This is great because... One - this is where my fingers go when I am holding the phone. Two - it means I can log into the phone without having to pick it up. I don't want face recognition either because, again, it means I have to pick the phone up to check notifications. Yes - these are minor details on a phone with this much tech, but these minor usability decisions really add up. The screen and camera are both brilliant. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if Sony is supplying these components to other high-end manufactures like Google and Apple. Do those products have a better screen or phone? Maybe. But anyone who says they can tell the difference is full of it. Sony's screen and phone are both a 10. What more do you want? This phone comes with the fastest processor on the market right now. You will not find a significantly faster phone. So that's easy. I was worried about the screen size, but shouldn't have been. This phone is plenty wide. The fact that it is taller really means that you have more screen space for most activities (web, mail, movies). Think of it as an ultra-wide monitor. Nothing is really lost - just gained. ...and it actual feels really nice in my hand. The bottom line is that if you are looking for a phone from a respected manufacturer who will take security and data privacy seriously (you should be) this is the best phone on the market right now. Not the best phone for the price. The best phone.

This was a rreplacement for a Sony XA2 which I really liked but with more apps loaded was becoming too slow and running out of memory. This phone is much faster and has 128Gb of memory which is great. Cameras seem fine for my undemanding use, although the app that detects a particular motion as meaning I am about to take a picture has not got it right yet. The biggest problem for me is that the screen width in portrait mode is just a bit too small for easy reading (a consequence of the 21:9 aspect ratio) it is of course not impossible but just a bit irritating. The benefit of the widescreen may be that it is great for films but most pictures are not photographed in this aspect ratio so the narrow width makes the photos smaller in both portrait and landscape modes. What I really wanted was a small phone so I can put it in a trouser pocket - with a lot of memory, fast processor good screen and camera and not too much unneccessary software - probably reflecting my advancing years, so Snapchat, TikTok etc. are not really my thing and the ability to work as a platform for them is not required. Overall there are some great features and a really capable phone but that aspect ratio...

This phone was bought to replace my 4 year old Sony Xperia Z5c, the compact format of that phone suited me very well. I was therefore a little apprehensive with the shape of the Xperia 5, which although of similar width was noticeably longer. In the event I have not noticed this to be a problem, but there are certainly many features that more than compensate for the old familiar format. The Battery life is far superior to my old phone, the screen resolution, colour and general overall appearance is a noticeable step up. I love the camera with its three separate lenses (1X, 2X and Wide Angle) and picture quality is wonderful, to the extent that I now rarely use my DSLR, the images from the phone are so good. Transferring all my Apps and Data from my old phone to the Xperia 5 was a doddle and I now enjoy a blistering speed which more than makes up for the half day taken to set up the new phone. The later version of Android took a little getting used to but now that I've got used to it, even that is better. All in all I'm glad I took the plunge to replace a very much loved favourite, this phone is so much better!

Tres bon téléphone pour le moment