Sony’x upcoming Xperia 5 II the successor to last year’s Xperia 5 has leaked almost in full thanks to a leaked promotional video obtained by Android Headlines, which has revealed almost all the information on Sony’s smaller flagship ahead of its planned September 17th release.
Like last year’s Xperia 5, which was a smaller version of the full-sized Xperia 1, the Xperia 5 II looks like a shrunken down version of the Xperia 1 II although presumably at a lower price than the Xperia 1 II’s eye-watering $1,200.
In line with Sony’s recent smartphone strategy, the Xperia 5 II is another super-tall phone, with a 21:9 aspect ratio. The display is still a 6.1-inch Full HD+ HDR OLED panel, although new this year is a 120Hz refresh rate.
The cameras have also upgraded, with a rear triple-camera setup that seems to be identical to the Xperia 1 II, complete with Zeiss lenses. There’s a 12-megapixel main camera with a f/1.7 aperture and a 24mm lens (although it’s not clear if Sony is still using the exact 1/1.7-inch Exmor RS 12-megapixel sensor from the larger phone), along with a 12-megapixel, 124-degree ultrawide and a 12-megapixel telephoto lens with 3x zoom.
Sony will likely unveil the Xperia 5 II next week at IFA 2020. But if that doesn’t happen, an unveiling by the end of September is very likely.
Xperia flagships have a history of delayed launches, so the Xperia 5 II is probably not going to be available to purchase until the beginning of October at the earliest.
As for pricing, it wouldn’t be surprising to see the Xperia 5 II retail at $999 in the United States, up from $799 last year. The Xperia 1 II, after all, costs a whopping $1,199.
