Our quick take

Sony Xperia 5 - 4.0 / 5

Design

  • Dimensions: 158 x 68 x 8.2mm / Weight: 164g 21:9 aspect ratio screen means tall design IP65/68 water- and dust-resistant

An unconventional display 

  • 6.1-inch OLED display, Full HD+ resolution (1080 x 2520) HDR capable (high dynamic range)

Hardware and specs 

  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, 6GB RAM 128GB storage, microSD expansion 3,140mAh battery

A camera system that struggles

  • Triple rear camera: 12MP, 26mm equivalent, f/1.6, 5-axis stabilisation (OIS) 12MP 2x tele, 52mm equiv., f/2.4, 5-axis OIS 12MP wide-angle, 16mm equiv., f/2.4 Photography Advice, Eye Tracking AF  8MP front camera

  • 12MP, 26mm equivalent, f/1.6, 5-axis stabilisation (OIS) 12MP 2x tele, 52mm equiv., f/2.4, 5-axis OIS 12MP wide-angle, 16mm equiv., f/2.4

A mixed bag of software

  • Android 10 update incoming Lots of bloatware

To recap

If you want a smaller-scale phone and can live with the design, then this is a perfectly powerful phone, with a battery that lasts well enough. But the camera isn’t competitive and the fingerprint scanner is poor.