Sony doesn’t have it easy in the smartphone market. Nevertheless, the Japanese company is trying to keep up with new models. The upcoming Xperia 5 V could generate more interest again. It’s supposed to be a little smaller.

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Sony Xperia 5 V: new details leaked

If you don’t want to buy a Samsung or Xiaomi cell phone with an Android operating system, the choice of alternatives is relatively limited. Honor and Motorola want to play along more, but cell phones aren’t perfect either. Sony could play a bigger role again this year with the Xperia 5 V. There the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 should not only eliminate the heat problems, but it could also be more compact:

So far, Sony’s Xperia 5 smartphones are available with a 6.1-inch display. The last Xperia 5 IV even with 4K resolution. This time it should The 6.05-inch display will be slightly smaller, which could lead to more compact external dimensions. It could be because we don’t yet know the design of the smartphone. This has hardly changed in recent years and seems a bit outdated with the wide frames and the angular shape. However, Sony could perhaps use the smaller display to overhaul the design more and make the phone more attractive.

With the 6.05-inch display, Sony would place itself slightly below the 6.1-inch Samsung Galaxy S23 (test). The Xiaomi 13 is also slightly larger at 6.36 inches. Maybe that could be the path to success for Sony.

The current generation is presented in the video:

Sony Xperia 5 IV: Compact high-end smartphone presented

Sony Xperia 5V with lots of power

Meanwhile, the development of the Sony Xperia 5 V is in full swing. The smartphone recently appeared in the benchmark and not only confirmed the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 as the processor, but also showed very high performance. Sony can keep up with the competition in this area. Now only the camera needs to get better. Then Sony could score again.