7.5

Sony Xperia 5 III reviews by real users Sony Xperia 5 III

User reviews

User score

7.6
  • 6
  • 4
  • 2
  • 0
  • 0
12 reviews
  • Screen7.7
  • Performance8.1
  • Camera6.3
  • Connectivity7.8
  • Battery6.3
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Design & Materials

Is it a drop-resistant and scratch-resistant smartphone?
6.5

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Do you think it's a nice phone?
8.8

12 reviews

Is it comfortable?
8.9

12 reviews

Can you see it well in the sunlight?
6.8

12 reviews

Performance & Hardware

Does it have good sound?
8.8

12 reviews

Does it work smoothly in everyday use?
8.4

12 reviews

What's your experience been with demanding games?
7.0

12 reviews

Camera

Quality of daytime photos
8.6

12 reviews

Quality of nighttime photos
5.6

12 reviews

Quality of selfies
5.5

12 reviews

Does it have a powerful flash?
5.1

12 reviews

Connectivity

Does it have good coverage for calls?
7.6

12 reviews

Quality of the GPS
7.9

12 reviews

And the WiFi?
8.1

12 reviews

Battery

How long does the battery last?
  • 0%
    Less than half day
  • 50%
    Less than a day
  • 33%
    One day
  • 17%
    More than one day
  • 0%
    Two days or more

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Software

Did it come with preinstalled applications?
  • 8%
    It comes with a clean operating system
  • 75%
    It has preinstalled apps but they don't bother me
  • 17%
    It has preinstalled apps that I can't uninstall

12 reviews

Do you regularly receive updates?
  • 30%
    Never
  • 30%
    Once a year
  • 30%
    Every six months
  • 10%
    Every two months or less

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All 12 opinions

  • nice but not very good

    • 4.6
    • Screen5.2
    • Performance7.3
    • Camera4.7
    • Connectivity6.3
    • Battery5.0
  • A pleasantly compact and gorgeous build but with overheating issue

    The phone overall is a good experience, fancy build with glass front and back (which makes it slippery with no case), its snappy with a clean android experience, plenty of display tunes available for media creators, lots of camera pro options to play around... but all the good ends when is starts to overheat and throttle. Of course to blame is the faulty snapdragon gen 888 and the absence of a passive cooling system.
    Overall being a sony phone it really is and gives something different compared to the competition but sadly lacks optimizations.

    Pros
    • camera
    • design
    • sd slot
    • 3.5 jack port
    • lightweight
    Cons
    • overheating
    • slippery
    • fragile(glass front and back)
    • 8.5
    • Screen7.0
    • Performance7.3
    • Camera8.2
    • Connectivity8.0
    • Battery7.0
  • Auto
    The worst phone I've ever owned.

    After a year, the fingerprint sensor stopped working. Soon after, the USB-C port also stopped working properly; it only charges intermittently. It doesn't have facial recognition either. The screen cracks with the slightest drop. The photos... very mediocre; any cheap Chinese phone takes better pictures.

    Pros
    • Good performance in apps
    • Comfortable and lightweight
    • Size
    Cons
    • It does not have facial recognition
    • Very bad fingerprint sensor
    • USB C is very bad
    • Very fragile
    • 5.3
    • Screen5.7
    • Performance6.3
    • Camera4.0
    • Connectivity5.3
    • Battery5.0
  • Auto
    Very good device, the bad thing is that it gets excessively hot

    • 7.5
    • Screen8.7
    • Performance9.0
    • Camera6.0
    • Connectivity8.6
    • Battery7.0
  • Auto
    Smartphone for audiophiles and photographers

    The phone is very nice, especially for its price.

    Pros
    • Camera
    • Price
    • Almost pure android
    • Nice display for movies
    • Design
    • Good sound
    Cons
    • Cooling
    • Autonomy
    • 6.7
    • Screen7.2
    • Performance7.3
    • Camera5.2
    • Connectivity5.6
    • Battery5.0
  • Auto
    A nice phone if you want to try an older high-end Sony Xperia

    I bought it on Aliexpress 5 months ago at a very affordable price. I had no problems at first, but over time I noticed that it gets hot when playing heavy games or when they are in high quality, also when I use the camera for a long time. Although I know that this problem is due to the Snapdragon 888 since all the devices that have it tend to get hot. Otherwise I like that it is a small or compact phone (6.1 inches diagonal screen) although I am aware that at some point the famous green line that is attached to the Xperia 5 line may appear. The cameras are very good although yes, to get the most out of it you will have to learn in a basic way to use its parameters since the basic or automatic mode falls short, but knowing how to use them you will take spectacular photos, yes it suffers a little at night because it does not have a night mode although it is compensated in manual mode. In video it has a very good stabilization and quality, in battery life I have no problems it lasts a day and the sound both from its speakers, cable or Bluetooth is above other brands. In conclusion, it's a good phone if you want to try an Xperia and you don't have the money to buy the latest one, don't use it too much for extended gaming or it will get hot although it can be fixed with a cooler, also if you don't want to worry about a green line appearing on the screen (frequent problem on line 5 although it hasn't happened to me yet), go for its older brother the Sony Xperia 1 III as it doesn't have that problem, it's almost the same price today on Aliexpress.

    Pros
    • Small and compact
    • Good battery management despite having 4500mah
    • Very good photography and video during the day.
    • Exceptional sound whether wired or Bluetooth.
    • It has a microSD card and a 3.5mm jack input.
    • Very pleasant haptic vibration
    Cons
    • It gets hot when playing a lot or using the camera a lot.
    • No night mode.
    • Possible issue with green lines on screen.
    • Fingerprints easily remain on the back cover.
    • Selfie could be improved
    • 8.9
    • Screen8.5
    • Performance9.3
    • Camera8.2
    • Connectivity10
    • Battery9.0
  • Auto
    It is a good device, it is small, discreet, you can enjoy movies well, good image and sound quality.

    Good photographs if you know the exposure triangle, Good design

    Pros
    • Screen
    • Sound
    • Cameras
    • Design
    Cons
    • It gets hot
    • Battery
    • 8.1
    • Screen7.2
    • Performance8.0
    • Camera3.6
    • Connectivity9.0
    • Battery5.0
  • Auto
    overheating, terrible phone quality in general, no updates

    gets very hot, can burn your hands. The cameras are not very good, especially the telephoto lens, holds a charge terribly and charges slowly.

    Pros
    • +- camera
    • 4k 120
    Cons
    • video shooting
    • overheat
    • updates
    • shell
    • 6.5
    • Screen6.0
    • Performance4.6
    • Camera5.7
    • Connectivity5.0
    • Battery5.0
  • Auto
    Tremendous camera, good battery and very comfortable

    The camera and video are great, very professional. The battery is very good. It doesn't have many functions. It gets very hot. It is very comfortable and small. It is a GOOD OPTION if you want it for the camera, multimedia content, with normal use and good battery care habits. BAD OPTION if you are careless, not a joke to play with and if you use it for very heavy things, and if you live in a very hot place.

    Pros
    • Battery
    • Screen
    • Sound
    • Storage
    • Camaraaa
    Cons
    • Heating
    • Scratches easily
    • Pure Android (my opinion)
    • 7.2
    • Screen8.7
    • Performance8.0
    • Camera4.2
    • Connectivity10
    • Battery7.0
  • Auto
    Excellent device, it hurts overheating in games.

    It is very nice, excellent, very premium construction, it does not get in the way or bother the upper and lower frames at all. Nice high resolution photos, I haven't tried it at night or in selfies yet. Good and loud sound. The only bad thing is that it overheats too much only in games and the battery drains super fast in games and the rest of the battery flows normally. (Social media applications and YouTube).

    Pros
    • High quality range (construction materials).
    • Performance
    • Cameras
    • Sound
    • Lightweight
    Cons
    • The fingerprint sensor does not work
    • Overheating in games
    • Low battery
    • 8.7
    • Screen9.5
    • Performance10
    • Camera10
    • Connectivity7.6
    • Battery5.0

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  • 6.9 Design & Materials
  • 7.0 Performance & Hardware
  • 6.6 Camera
  • 8.4 Connectivity
  • 5.6 Battery
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