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Sony Xperia 5 V
Sony's 2023 compact flagship packs a 6.1-inch 120Hz 21:9 OLED, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, a 48MP Exmor T main camera with a 12MP ultra-wide, and a 5,000mAh battery with 30W wired charging plus wireless charging. It keeps a 3.5mm jack, microSD and IP65/IP68 protection but drops the telephoto lens. It launched at €999 in Europe (£849 in the UK) and was not officially sold in the US.
Pros
- Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with 8GB of RAM in a compact 182g body
- 6.1-inch 120Hz 21:9 OLED with no notch or punch-hole cutout
- 48MP 1/1.35-inch OIS main camera plus a 12MP ultra-wide, with 4K video at up to 120fps
- Active use score above 16 hours in review testing, with 30W wired charging and wireless charging
- 3.5mm headphone jack, stereo speakers, microSD up to 1TB and IP65/IP68 protection
Cons
- No telephoto lens, so 2x zoom is a crop of the main sensor
- Sony promises only two OS upgrades and three years of security updates
- No charger or cable in the box
- Not officially sold in North America
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Sony Xperia 5 V
Display
- Screen size
- 6.1 ″
- Panel type
- OLED
- Resolution
- 1080x2520
- Pixel density
- 449 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 120 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 1,295 nits
- Screen-to-body
- 83 %
Performance
- Chipset
- Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,006Top 37%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 5,198Top 41%
- RAM (max)
- 8 GB
- Storage options
- 128GB/256GB
- Storage type
- UFS 3.1
Camera
- Main camera
- 48 MP
- Main aperture
- f/1.9
- Ultra-wide
- 12 MP
- Max video
- 4K@120fps
- Front camera
- 12 MP
- OIS
- Yes
Battery
- Capacity
- 5,000 mAh
- Wired charging
- 30 W
- Wireless charging
- 15 W
- Active use endurance
- 16 h
Design
- Weight
- 182 g
- Thickness
- 8.6 mm
- IP rating
- IP65/IP68
- Frame material
- Aluminum
Connectivity
- 5G
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6E
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- NFC
- Yes
- USB
- USB-C 3.2
- eSIM
- Yes
Software
- OS at launch
- Android 13
- OS update pledge
- 2 years
Audio
- Stereo speakers
- Yes
- 3.5mm jack
- Yes
Quick answers
Is the Sony Xperia 5 V good in 2026?
The Sony Xperia 5 V earns an Inno Score of 50.3/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Sony's 2023 compact flagship packs a 6.1-inch 120Hz 21:9 OLED, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, a 48MP Exmor T main camera with a 12MP ultra-wide, and a 5,000mAh battery with 30W wired charging plus wireless charging. It keeps a 3.5mm jack, microSD and IP65/IP68 protection but drops the telephoto lens. It launched at €999 in Europe (£849 in the UK) and was not officially sold in the US.
What are the key specs of the Sony Xperia 5 V?
Chipset: Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 · Screen size: 6.1 ″ · Capacity: 5,000 mAh · Main camera: 48 MP
What are the closest alternatives to the Sony Xperia 5 V?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Motorola Edge 50 Neo, Motorola Moto G Stylus (2026), OUKITEL WP500 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
