Sony launched the Sony Xperia 5 II on 15 Oct 2020. Its price in Canada is CA$ 1,235, or $950 in the US.
It has a 6.1-inch OLED display, the Snapdragon 865 chipset, 8GB RAM and a 4000 mAh battery.
Connectivity & Networking
The Sony Xperia 5 II supports GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G on these bands:
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
- HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66
- 1, 3, 8, 28, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Sony Xperia 5 II connectivity options
- Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
- Bluetooth: 5.1, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
- GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
- NFC: Yes
- USB: USB Type-C 3.1; USB On-The-Go
Sony Xperia 5 II Design
The phone measures 158 x 68 x 8 mm (6.22 x 2.68 x 0.31 in) and weighs 163 g (5.75 oz). Build: Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame. SIM: Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins). Colours: Black, Grey, Blue, Pink. Sensors: Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum.
Display and Processor
The display measures 6.1 inches, 86.9 cm2 (~80.9% screen-to-body ratio) with a resolution of 1080 x 2520 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~449 ppi density). Panel type: OLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors.
It runs Android 10, planned upgrade to Android 11. The chipset is the Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) with an octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 585) CPU.
Memory
The Sony Xperia 5 II comes with 8GB RAM and 128GB/256GB
UFS storage.
Camera
The main camera has 3 lenses:
- 12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
- 12 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, 3x optical zoom, OIS
- 12 MP, f/2.2, 124˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", Dual Pixel PDAF
Camera features: Zeiss optics, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking.
Selfie camera: 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm.
Battery
The Sony Xperia 5 II has a Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable battery with Fast charging 21W, 50% in 30 min (advertised, with the incl. 18W charger)
USB Power Delivery 3.0 charging. Loudspeaker: Yes, with stereo speakers.
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