Sony has officially announced a continuation to last year’s Xperia 5 in the shape of the Xperia 5 II that arrives with some outstanding upgrades.
Smaller or compact smartphones are not essentially as general as they previously were, however, the Sony Xperia 5 II might offer a few of the Xperia 1 II flavor in a somewhat smaller package.
Measuring in at 6.1-inches, the Xperia 5 II takes in a 120Hz FHD+ OLED display in that signature 21:9 feature ratio. This is a sharp panel that holds up HDR and consists of several motion blur tricks pulled straight from Sony’s TV listings. Black frame insertion aids to decrease motion blur, making this the first smartphone to take in the technology.
The display as well consists of a 240Hz touch sampling rate, which ought to improve all of your interactions with the Sony Xperia 5 II. And is operating on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset and 8GB of RAM, top-tier performance should be guaranteed.
You will have two storage configurations to run with here also, a 128GB model and 256GB choice, microSD card extension are also available for the true mobile data savers.
At the back, the Sony Xperia 5 II has a triple camera setup that is basically similar to that of the Xperia 1 II. Nevertheless, the Time-of-Flight sensor has been abandoned. Thus, the Xperia 5 II arrives with the extremely similar triple 12-megapixel arrangement of a 16mm wide-angle, 70mm telephoto (3x), and 24mm main (or wide) setup.
While a lighter device than its Xperia stablemate, the Xperia 5 II boasts of a 4,000mAh internal cell that can be peaked up to 18W charge speeds. Although a different 21W charger is available at an additional fee. Sony possesses high-efficiency charging though, with the 18W brick taking the Xperia 5 II from 0 to 50% capacity in just 30 minutes. Sadly, it has no wireless charging option.
Additionally, outstanding hardware addition is that of a 3.5mm headphone port, stereo speakers, a Gorilla Glass 6 build, plus an IP68 water and dust resistance ranking.
You can pre-order the Sony Xperia 5 II from September 29 in the US, while the device shipping commences December 4, 2020. It will simply be available in black in North America. In Europe, it will be available for €900 but will be available in Blue, Black, and Gray.
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