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A new terminal from the Japanese brand Sony lands in Spanish stores to try to gain a foothold in the competitive world of mobile telephony: the Sony Xperia 5. It is a mobile that enters the upper part of the catalog with all that It entails: height specifications and a price according to them. In that aspect we have focused the main question of our special today. For all that this new Sony Xperia 5 offers in the last quarter of the month, is it worth paying what it costs?
The short answer is no. Its price is 800 euros and, today, we have similar terminals in terms of power and processor that cost less than half. The answer a little longer? I can only think of a specific type of user who I would say to buy this Sony terminal: if you want a powerful device today that will last more than two years and you do not want something too big, in addition to a good video recording, it can be a good choice. However, we are not going to miss the opportunity to tell you everything that this new Sony Xperia 5 offers. Who knows, perhaps its design, its screen or your loyalty to the brand will compensate you for the outlay of the 800 euros it costs.
Everything we will get if we buy the Sony Xperia 5
Design of the new Sony Xperia 5
We could say that Sony has been softening the design line of its Xperia. They have always been characterized by being excessively 'rectangular' devices. Now they feel much more modern and in line with the time in which they lived. In this case we find a terminal built in glass and aluminum and available in 4 colors, blue, red, black and gray. Its screen is a 6.1-inch OLED CinemaWide, 21: 9 ratio and Full HD + resolution. It does not have a notch but we will have frames up and down, not too pronounced but that already feel from other times. We will also have IP68 certification against dust and water.
One of its most important assets is the photographic section. The Sony Xperia 5 has a triple rear camera with 12 megapixels per sensor (wide, telephoto and ultra wide angle) with optical SteadyShot image stabilization and 2160p @ 24 / 30fps video recording. Therefore, it is a device that could be of great interest to those who want to use their mobile, also as a video camera.
Its interior houses, how could it be otherwise, one of the most powerful processors on the market, the Snapdragon 855, built in 7 nanometers accompanied by the Adreno 640 GPU, 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal memory expandable 512 GB more with microSD card. We also have the possibility of paying through NFC, WiFi and 4G connectivity, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS and USB Type C. Its battery stays at 3,140 mAh with 18W fast charge.
The main problem with this terminal is its competition. For example, a mobile like the Xiaomi Mi 9, with the same processor as the Sony Xperia 5, can be bought today on Amazon for a price of 390 euros, less than half. The user must assess whether it is worth paying 800 euros for the video recording and the size and he will always have the last word.
