Stuff - UK (2020-12)

TESTED SONY XPERIA 5 II

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Q Relax, pro

This makes shooting action

a breeze, with quick focus

lock and real-time eye

tracking (for both people

and animals) saving you

from tap-to-focus. Crisp

results take minimal effort,

whether you know what

you’re doing or not.

Q Come at me, pro

You get a trio of 12MP

rear snappers developed

with Sony’s Alpha camera

team: a main 24mm lens,

a 70mm telephoto and

a 16mm wide-angle. The

fantastic software gives

supreme control over

shooting settings.

Q You’re crushing it, pro

Image quality is on a par

with the Xperia 1 II, with

consistent detail across

all three sensors and a

pleasing natural bokeh on

close-ups and macro... and

no overdone processing.

We just wish there was

a proper night mode.

Q Cool story, pro

It’s no slouch, with focus

and exposure calculated

60 times a second across

a whopping 247 autofocus

points. At full pelt, you’ll

be shooting 20 frames a

second. That’s faster than

any other phone, and than

some serious cameras too.

Professional tricks in pocket-friendly form make

the Xperia 5 II a formidable photographic performer

Screen 6.1in 2520x1080 HDR OLED

Processor Snapdragon 865 RAM 8GB

Storage 128GB (+microSD) OS Android 10

Cameras 12+12+12MP rear, 8MP front

Battery 4000mAh Dimensions 158x68x8mm, 163g

STUFF SAYS +++++

Takes everything we loved

about the Xperia 1 II and

makes it a lot more

affordable, with minimal

compromise

Hangin’ with wristy swooper

Te c h s p e c s

Sony pulled out all the stops for the Xperia 1 II, and

the 5 II dials things down a notch. Ditching the 4K

display has had an impact, but elsewhere only

minor compromises have been made to reach a

more mainstream price-point. You still get superb

performance, a brilliantly flexible camera and a gorgeous

screen, plus a boost to battery life. @TomMorgan3