Sony launches only a handful of phones every year. The brand is not widely active in the smartphone market. Yet the company’s Xperia offerings are top-of-the-line flagships with premium specifications. Earlier in May this year, Sony announced the Xperia 1V and Xperia 10 V. Now, the Japanese brand has revealed the launch of its next Xperia smartphone which is the Xperia 5 V. It is set to arrive as the successor to the last year’s Xperia 5 IV.
Sony Xperia 5 V to launch next week
Sony has confirmed that it will unveil the Xperia 5 V on September 1 in its home country at 4 pm local time (7 am UTC). The event will be live-streamed on the brand’s YouTube channel. Sony has also shared a short teaser trailer highlighting the upcoming smartphone’s camera capabilities, especially in low light. We could also notice the device with a boxy form factor and the power and volume rocker keys on the right side.
The teaser does not reveal any additional details of the Xperia 5 V. However, a leaked promotional video of the device from last month revealed a pill-shaped protruding camera module housing two sensors along with an LED flash unit and Zeiss T* coating. It will feature a 3.5mm headphone jack and be offered in Blue, Black, and White colors. On the front, Sony has stuck to the traditional bezel design display on its Xperia phones and the Xperia 5 V is no different. It has a tall aspect ratio screen with top and bottom bezel.
The Sony Xperia 5 V is expected to be powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor coupled with 16GB RAM onboard. A 3C certification listing of the device revealed support for 33W fast charging.
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