I have a Xperia 5 II, but I wanted to get a new phone since the battery is slowly dying and it's full of scratches.
I was waiting on the 5 V, but those damn bezels are just awful, as if we are going back 5 years.. would it still be worthed to get a 5 IV for 700 euro?
Posted Sep 2, 2023, 7:58 AM UTC
I would rather get the 5 V as it comes bundled with the WH1000-XM4 headphones that are worst 250ā¬. I wouldn't cheap out on the SOC if you are planning on using the phone for longer than a year. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 wasn't too great of an experience.
XM4? In which Region? The 5 V comes with the WH-CH720N which costs 90ā¬ new
I just checked the Finnish page and it offer the WH-1000XM4. In Denmark it comes with WF-1000XM5, but in Norway you get the WH1000-XM5. Most of the central Europe seem to be offering the WH-CH720N.
I thought the headphone bundle ended. Maybe in US only
Is gen 1 vs 2 such a big difference?
Yes, the SoCs of III and IV get much hotter than the SD8 Gen2 of the V.
I see, then that leaves not much options out then getting the new one..
You don't have much of a choice here.
The SD 8 Gen 2 with 5000 mah battery is the way to go
I agree about the bezels. Stopped me from upgrading. To the 5 IV: it depends on your usage. If your use-case is very demanding you should expect that the phone gets warm. Otherwise it's a great phone. I have a mixed usage of streaming, browsing, messaging, reading, shooting photos etc and i get 5-7 hours SOT while using the Battery from 80% to 20%. Considering only using 60% of the battery it's a really good performance (60 Hz)
Comparison of the 5 IV vs V š¤¦āāļø
Will it overheat so quickly, I just browse, watch youtube and text with it. Not really shooting any pictures except on holidays and all.
Those bezels are wow...
Nope it won't get hot by that.
You'll probably only run into anything when shooting pictures and/or using Google Maps. For everything else, you'll be fine.
Mine didn't overheat until I recorded at 4k 120 hz for over 2mins. It didn't overheat that much for my daily usage, my issue was Bluetooth and possibly cell connection issues.
Does it overheat badly if you play games at 30 or 60 fps for around 2-3 hours?
I don't play games therefore I don't know but assume yes. When you want long gaming sessions just plug in the charger and activate bypass in the game settings. So your phone keeps cool all the time
Ouch, those bezels SUCK
Easily the 5V because of the SD 8 Gen 2...But damn I'll really miss the LED if I end up getting it.
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Also such a shame that it didn't get the grippy texture of the 1 V and that the base variant is only 124 gb in most regions.
Anyone who says 5 IV didn't use it. It heats, it has signal problems (in my case), after Android 13 it restarted (in my case it is not fixed yet), bad RAM management and fingerprint sensor that died (like on all XPERIA phones from 1). I don't know about RAM management on 5 V but everything else should be OK. At least on 1 V everything is OK if you comapare it with 1 IV and 5 IV. If you are smart you will buy XPERIA 5 V.
Ok good to know, I'll skip the IV
Have the iv for half a year. None of this happened.
Don't extrapolate your experience to everyone. We don't know how you use/abuse your phone which may have resulted in the listed issues.
I'm also debating between the 5iv and 5v, what's been your experience with the iv? Everyone talks about the chipset and overheating, what's your typical usage? Has overheating and throttling been noticeable?
A rough breakdown of my usage:
Average Screen Time 6+ hours No overheating, no glitches, fingerprint sensor perfectly works.
Naaaaaaaaah, no way. Bezels are OK, in fact they give it grip. SD 8 Gen. 2 is superior in every way.
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