Sony Xperia 5 ii vs Sony Xperia 1 ii - Which is better? 🤔 | Full Review & Comparison By Adam Lobo TV

Hey guys, Adam Lobo here and you're watching Adam Lobo TV If you guys are new hello and welcome! and if you are returning as a subscriber welcome back my friends! And in this video, I will be unboxing and giving you my full video review of the Sony Xperia 5 Mark 2 especially compared to the Sony Xperia 1 Mark 2 so keep watching. Let's first unbox the phone Now like the Xperia 1 Mark 2 it comes in a white box with the "Xperia" and "5 Mark 2" in the middle and "Sony" down below Then at the back you will find some of the specs below as well Opening the box, you will first find the phone itself Underneath there is the product info leaflet Then at the back, there is a Sony headphones A USB-C to USB-C cable and an 18 watts charger as well. Going over the phone's specs the Sony Xperia 5 Mark 2 comes with the Snapdragon 865 chipset with the Adreno 650 GPU. The variant that I have is the 8 gigs of RAM variant with 256 gigs of storage. It comes shipped with Android 10 which I have already upgraded to Android 11 And of course, it has the Xperia UI Skin which as mentioned before it looks and feels like stock Android And it is also IP 65 / 68 dust and water-resistant as well Looking at the phone's design and build the phone did feel quite light in my hands like the Xperia 1 Mark 2 herein referred as Xperia 1 now it is a bit shorter than the Xperia 1 and just a tiny bit LESS wider than the Xperia 1 as well but it has the same 21 by 9 aspect ratio which I will go into deeper when I talk about the phone's screen Looking at the sides, it has a glossy aluminium frame which makes the phone look and feel great in the hands as I've mentioned earlier then the phone has a slightly more rounded edge as opposed to the slightly boxier shape of the Xperia 1 Mark 2 And yes, both the front and the back of the phone are made of Corning Gorilla Glass 6. The rear cameras are placed towards the left with a thin camera bump but it does wobble a bit when placing the phone on a surface while typing it has the same-looking camera arrays and the same specs but the Xperia 5 Mark 2 is lacking the TOF sensor other than that, it's all the same.

Looking at the ports and buttons looking down below, there is the USB-C port and of course you won't find the speaker grills over there as it is also a stereo speaker which is placed towards the chin and also towards the earpiece area to get a nice stereo sound which I preferred and loved as opposed to having the stereo speaker placed next to the USB-C port Looking on the right, there is the volume rocker and the power button which doubles up as the side fingerprint sensor. Not the fastest but still quite decent. Then there is the additional, dedicated Google Assistant button down there other than the included shutter button similar to the Xperia 1 Mark 2 where this button is not mappable to execute any other feature, so keep that in mind. Then looking on the left, there is the SIM card and the microSD card slot which I STILL love how you can easily open it with your fingernails I got no fingernails... But yeah, if you have fingernails There you go I've opened it so this is great, instead of using a SIM ejector pin.

Then on top, you will find the almost extinct headphones jack... Looking at the phone's screen it is surely one of the highlights of the phone yet again but instead of a 6.5-inch 4k display on the Xperia 1 Mark 2 this has a 6.1-inch 1080 x 2520 pixels resolution but where the Xperia 5 Mark 2 wins, is of course the higher refresh rate of 120 hertz with the same 21:9 aspect ratio It also has a touch response of 240 hertz for better everyday multi-tasking and it also has the same HDR-BT 2020 technology and I have to be honest that watching videos on the phone was also still amazing even with a slightly lower resolution screen Not so slight, but quite high But when I put it side by side with the Xperia 1 the difference was there where the Xperia 1 Mark 2 was definitely sharper when looking at it at real life so this does come down to whether or not you really need a 4k display or a high refresh rate which to me, if I had to choose between both I would still kind of go towards the 4k screen Now since there is also the Creator Mode for the screen it does come with the most accurate colour not only when it comes to watching videos but also when it comes to photo editing to make sure that you get the best colour possible through its 10-bit colour depth And like the other Xperia flagships you can kind of tweak the white balance to get a better colour temperature on the screen which I feel is quite an underrated feature. As for the phone's cameras, as mentioned the cameras are the same with the Xperia 1 but without the TOF sensor which all of the lenses are using the Zeiss optic lenses where the main camera is a 12 MP f/1.7 24mm wide lens a 12 MP f/2.4, 70mm telephoto lens and another 12 MP f/2.2, 16mm ultrawide angle lens Do check out my video review of the Xperia 1 Mark 2 herein referred as Xperia 1 once again to see the in-depth review of the camera since it is the same where you can expect great colours and dynamic range for the main lenses and the ultrawide angle lenses. Please keep in mind, due to the lockdown situation that we have here in Malaysia I couldn't get a lot of great pictures And especially with my hair looking like this and my beard looking like this... The phone has a nice subject to background blur and edge detection for their rear camera's portrait mode.

There is still is no dedicated Night Mode on the phone but the camera software will adapt to the scene accordingly so expect some inconsistency once again. Looking at the phone's front camera it has an 8 MP f 2.0 aperture, which uses a 24mm wide lens where the regular selfie was nice and not too soft or not too sharp like other smartphones tend to do. When it comes to videos while I totally love the 4k video footage on the phone I really think that it is already time for Sony to allow front 4k video recording instead of only 1080p since the chipset can clearly do that. And yes, the phone is also preloaded with softwares like the Photo Pro and the Cinema Pro to get that Sony Mirrorless and DSLR Camera experience where you can dive in deeper into the adjustments of photo and video on a more professional level. Looking at the phone's sound quality it has the front-facing stereo speakers and surely one of the nicest smartphones speakers especially with the front-facing stereo speakers In terms of Codec Options there's still the Dolby Atmos and DSEE Ultimate for an uncompressed sound and paired with the Sony WH1000XM4 you will get an amazing sound experience through the phone where the overall volume seems to be outputting way louder than a typical smartphone And on top of that, there's also the Dynamic Vibration which gives a vibration when a low-end sound kicks in which was a great experience making me just want to watch more videos on the phone and it has the same effect on the music when it comes to the speaker output at volume up to 87.6 dB and here is a quick sound test. In terms of the software, as I mentioned earlier it is shipped with Android 10 but it can be updated to Android 11 which I've done on the phone which as mentioned, also feels very stock Android-like And there were no issues when it comes to opening bunch of apps and scrolling and navigating as well Now this is my second time talking about the Haptic Vibrations in my reviews where I really (again) liked how it was Like the Xperia 10 Mark 2 and the Xperia 1 Mark 2 as well there is the Side Sense and also the One-Handed Mode as well which is surely a great plus when it comes to using a phone with a longer form factor like this and the split-screen mode was also a great addition to the phone as well.

Now, looking at the phone's battery the phone also comes... Also comes? Yeah correct, because it's the same! I'm talking to myself! Now looking at the phone's battery the phone also comes with a 4,000 milliamps of battery which was very interesting and since the Xperia 1 Mark 2 had the same battery capacity and with a 4K screen I obviously got more screen on time when I was at 10 percent battery and to my pleasant surprise I got a massive 8 hours and 37 minutes when I was at 10 percent battery which was super impressive! Then the phone also has fast charging up to 21 watts where the 18 watts charger is inside of the box Start to appreciate that a bit more Then there's no wireless charging which was quite surprising But what's extra sweet is the battery care option to not overcharge the phone over 80 or 90 per cent which was a really good feature which I feel it's a feature every phone must have to increase the longevity of the battery of the phone In terms of gaming again because of its OLED screen and of course the front-facing speakers it was again a great smartphone to play games on there's still the Game Enhancer Mode to give you a customized option during gameplay as well. And playing games like Asphalt 9 was amazing and in PUBG Mobile it ran great with graphics at HDR and frame rate set to High where the phone didn't even heat up at all even during a really long gameplay. So, in conclusion, I have to say that the Sony Xperia 5 Mark 2 is another step for Sony to fully extend its wings... What am I doing? "Flying without wings" Oh my god... what am I singing So, in conclusion, I have to say that the Sony Xperia 5 Mark 2 is yet another step for Sony to fully extends its wings on the smartphone market not only for the flagship smartphones but also towards the midrange However, while a lot of people were complaining about the expensive Xperia 1 Mark 2 my biggest argument was the 4k colour-accurate screen and consuming media in general, but with this there are other mid-range smartphones that could compete very closely with this Sony Xperia 5 Mark 2.

As for the phone's price here in Malaysia the phone is going for RM4,099, but... do let me know what you guys think at the comments section below!.

Source : Adam Lobo TV