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The Sony Xperia 5 II is an attractive Android phone with excellent build quality and capable cameras, but without 5G and wireless charging, it feels instantly out of date and not worth its high price.

Sony’s efforts in the mobile space over the past few years may have been a mixed bag overall, but the Xperia 5 II — and Xperia 5 prior — is easily the best in recent memory for a number of reasons. In ...

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We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. You likely won’t find many Sony phones in the wild here in the US, given that the company doesn’t release its ...

The Sony Xperia 5 II got announced quite recently, and it’s actually a smaller variant of the Xperia 1 II. Having that in mind, comparing the Sony Xperia 1 II vs Sony Xperia 5 II makes sense, don’t ...

Sony’s 2020 flagship — the ultra-premium Xperia 1 II — has many strengths, but is ultimately a hard sell with its colossal $1,199/£1,099 price tag. The Xperia 5 range forms Sony’s more sensibly priced ...

Sony's latest compact flagship may not be a phone we'd recommend to most people, but current owners of the Xperia 5 II are already in for a major upgrade. Last year, the company shared its estimated ...

A recent Sony Xperia 5 II teardown video showcases that the company put plenty of thought process to provide optimal camera performance and has included a graphite sheet for the cameras. Sony tried to ...

The Sony Xperia 5 II (read as Xperia 5 Mark II) launched in September as the Japanese manufacturer’s second flagship phone of the year. The phone comes in a variety of colors, some of which are ...

After pushing Android 12 stable update to the Xperia 5 III models, Sony has now released the new software skin for the Xperia 5 II devices. Sony Xperia 5 II was launched back in 2020 with Android 10 ...

PERFORMANCE: Overall the Sony Xperia 5 II was very good. Its quickness, battery life, and camera quality will satisfy all but the most discerning users. Ease of use on the Xperia 5 II was very good.