Sony is planning to launch the successor to the Sony Xperia 5 IV, the Sony Xperia 5 V. The company has now confirmed the smartphone’s launch date in a new teaser video. This will be Sony’s third smartphone release this year, after the Sony Xperia 1V and Sony Xperia 10V release.
The promo video posted by Sony teases the launch of “a smartphone that opens up new possibilities”. It showcases the phone’s camera prowess during daytime and nighttime shots. The Sony Xperia 5 V launch date has been confirmed to release on 1st September at 4 PM Japan time (12:30 PM IST).
Sony Xperia 5 V Expected Specifications
The teaser video reveals the phone will have a boxy design with bezels on the top and bottom of the screen. An LED flash accompanies the pill-shaped dual-camera setup on the back with a ZEISS T*coating. This could be a primary and ultrawide combo as the company could ditch the telephoto lens. The phone will be available in black, blue, and white colors.
Leaked specifications of the phone on Geekbench reveal it will feature the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor. The phone will run on Android 13 and will come with 8GB of RAM. There could be other RAM variants of the phone with up to 16GB of RAM. It has a score of 2,004 in single-core and 5059 in multi-core, according to the Geekbench test. This is similar to other phones powered by the 8 Gen 2 processor.
Other reported specifications include the presence of a 3.5mm headphone jack, a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, and support for micro-SD cards. It could feature a 6.1-inch OLED panel with a 120Hz refresh rate surrounded by thick bezels. Furthermore, the phone could pack a 5,000mAh battery with support for 33W fast charging. The company will reveal the rest of the specifications on the Sony Xperia 5 V launch date.