Sony Xperia 5 II with 120Hz Display, Snapdragon 865 & Triple Cameras Goes Official

Sep. 17, 2020

Aspromisedearlier last month, Sony has todayunveiledthe Xperia 5 II (read Xperia 5 Mark 2) as a compact version of itsXperia 1 IIflagship smartphone. It may be seen as the younger sibling to the Xperia 1 II but it one-ups the device with some meaningful upgrades. Xperia 5 II is the first Sony smartphone toboast a high 120Hz refresh rate display, along with Snapdragon 865, Zeiss cameras, and more.

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As revealed in leaks ahead of the launch, the Xperia 5 II looks and feels exactly like its elder sibling. It is, however, way more compact in size and offers you a6.1-inch Full-HD+ OLED panelwith a 21:9 aspect ratio and120Hz refresh rate. The resolution may be a downgrade over the 4K HDR panel of the Xperia 1 II but we’re happy to see Sony finally embrace the higher refresh rate trend.

The panel not only boasts a 120Hz refresh rate but also a 240Hz touch response rate to give gamers something to rejoice. Xperia 5 II also includes a game enhancer mode that lets users change the refresh rate, motion blur, and touch response rate. There’s also a voice changer and recording feature baked into the phone.

The highlight of the Xperia 5 II will have to be the Zeiss-branded triple camera array on the rear. It supports 16mm/24mm/70mm focal lengths, with theinclusion of a 12MP primary sensorwith OIS, a 12MP ultra-wide camera with Dual-Pixel auto-focus, and a 12MP telephoto lens with 3x optical zoom and OIS support. This is the same camera setup as the Xperia 1 II, only with the ToF sensor missing in action.

All three cameras boast ZEISS lenses with T* anti-reflective coating. Sony boasts that the Xperia 5 II is the first smartphone to support 4K HDR video recording @ 120FPS. It’s also debuted improvement to video quality and its Pro video app, which offers you a lot more control over what you capture. The cameras here support Real-time Eye AF, which allows the device to lock onto a human or cat’s eye with ease.

So yeah, the Sony Xperia 5 II seems to be a pretty well-rounded flagship smartphone with a 120Hz 21:9 display, top-of-the-line specs, and some amazing cameras.