Sony has just announced the Xperia 5 V , the late translation of its compact flagship smartphone and the replacement for the Xperia 5 IV .
Sitting below theXperia 1 V , and above the cheesy 10 serial , the Xperia 5 line offer many of the flagship features in a smaller body .
This remains a gamey - terminal phone , with a high £ 849/€999 price – although that is more or less tinny than the original RRP of theXperia 5 IV . So , how do the two phones compare ? Let ’s have a face at some of the most notable differences .
The camera picks up some big changes
Sony often focuses on television camera upgrades for its high - endAndroid phones , and that ’s the case with the Sony Xperia 5 V.
One of the biggest deviation between the Xperia 5 V and the forthcoming Xperia 5 IV is the number of television camera detector .
The young poser in reality dump one , signify it has just two rather than three . While this might seem a downgrade on composition , Sony has up the megapixel count of the secondary tv camera from 12MP to 48MP and allow it to move between 24 mm and 48 mm focal lengths by cropping into that gamy megapixel sensor . We ’ll have to see how this works in practice when we get our follow-up units in to test .
The main tv camera stay at 12MP and , like Xperia 5 IV , can fool 120fps footage .
You ’ll find a smattering of raise camera - touch on software features on the Xperia 5 V that are n’t available on the Xperia 5 IV . First up a excerpt of six originative looks that can be add to photos as they ’re hire . These go beyond received filter and should n’t impact detail .
There ’s also a fresh app call Video Creator which can automatically build short videos by coalesce multiple clip , adding music over the top and more . Those originative looks mentioned above can be used here too , and it supports footage up to 4 K 120fps . Sony claims to have improved the bokeh mode too , giving photos a much more innate background fuzz .
There’s a new processor for improved performance
Arguably the most predictable change is that the Sony Xperia 5 V adds a faster internal chipset – prompt from the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 to the newer , quicker and , in our tests , more reliable8 Gen 2 . While this is n’t a reason to upgrade if you plank for the Xperia 5 IV , it is a welfare if you ’re essay to decide between the two .
The rest of the eyeglasses are very much the same . Both earpiece have 8 GB RAM , 128 GB storage and a 5000mAh stamp battery . The display also seems on the nose the same , so expect a 21:9 6.1 - inchOLEDpanel with an FHD+ resolution .
Sony has improved the speakers on the Xperia 5 V
If you ’re streaming a loading of Netflix subject on your speech sound without earpiece , the Xperia 5 quintet could be for you . Sony has said it has drastically ameliorate the front - firing stereo speakers here for more dynamic and powerful sound when compared to the Xperia 5 IV .
A smattering of design changes – and a new colour
The Xperia 5 cinque looks very much like its precursor , however there are a few differences . For one , the newer model is slightly heavier ( 172 g as opposed to 183 g ) and dense . The lack of a third detector on the back also gives the camera housing a somewhat unlike look . Sony has also tweaked the food colouring , push the colour of the speech sound over the camera blow to give it a more unified feel .
There ’s a novel blue colour , which see to replace the green option for the Xperia 5 IV . We saw some images of the blue poser during a briefing ahead of launch and it does look a very refined hue .
Both earpiece have anIP65/68rating , however , the Xperia 5 quintuplet should be a footling more durable thanks to theGorilla Glass Victus 2glass used . The Xperia 5 IV used the older Gorilla Glass Victus .
