Sony Xperia 5 II

benparker · 10 Oct 2020 at 10:29

Reviews coming up
https://www.androidauthority.com/sony-xperia-5-ii-review-1164958/

FishLicker · 10 Oct 2020 at 11:42

No wireless charging for £800 is a joke to be honest. If it had that I may have considered it. Never mind, anyone with any sense will wait a few months when these phones are worth a quarter of what they sold for.

benparker · 11 Oct 2020 at 12:07

FishLicker said:
No wireless charging for £800 is a joke to be honest. If it had that I may have considered it. Never mind, anyone with any sense will wait a few months when these phones are worth a quarter of what they sold for.

Ain't wireless charging slow though? But yea price isn't good.

Squink · 11 Oct 2020 at 12:27

benparker said:
But yea price isn't good.

The price is no worse than any other flagship device. The 5G Galaxy S20 is the same price (albeit you’d be stupid to pay RRP for a Samsung) and that phone comes with awful battery life and the compromised Exynos SoC. The Sony is by far the more rounded product.

benparker · 11 Oct 2020 at 15:53

Squink said:
The price is no worse than any other flagship device. The 5G Galaxy S20 is the same price (albeit you’d be stupid to pay RRP for a Samsung) and that phone comes with awful battery life and the compromised Exynos SoC. The Sony is by far the more rounded product.

True but atleast they have wireless charging and reverse and also have 3 years software updates. Samsung have some market share as opposed to Sony.

neoboy · 12 Oct 2020 at 13:57

Looks like you can get it through usual O2 refresh for £677 with headphones.

Disco_P · 12 Oct 2020 at 14:16

neoboy said:
Looks like you can get it through usual O2 refresh for £677 with headphones.

How do you do this?

Sirrel Squirrel · 12 Oct 2020 at 16:09

Really like the look of this, where's the best place to buy sim free?

benparker · 12 Oct 2020 at 19:17

Sirrel Squirrel said:
Really like the look of this, where's the best place to buy sim free?

https://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/smartphones/xperia-5m2/buy/xqas52l.ukcx

benparker · 13 Oct 2020 at 07:03

£677 on O2 refresh https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/so...-h910n-headphones-o2-refresh-contract-3560119

kmax86 · 13 Oct 2020 at 22:02

If going with O2 refresh, does the airtime plan need to be active when claiming the free headphones?
The way I read it with O2 Refresh you can pay off the phone(device) asap and cancel the airtime.
Not sure how will that work with warranty and etc

TopCashback also has 7% cashback via CarphoneWarehouse as SIM free.

benparker · 14 Oct 2020 at 10:08

I've never done cashback so can't say. Would have been all over this if was 256gb. I'll wait for the import model to drop on price.

Squink · 14 Oct 2020 at 10:20

benparker said:
I've never done cashback so can't say.

Create account with Quidco and/or Topcashback. Search on said site for carphonewarehouse, click link to open up carphonewarehouse website, order product. Wait several months. Cashback appears (hopefully).

benparker · 14 Oct 2020 at 10:25

Squink said:
Create account with Quidco and/or Topcashback. Search on said site for carphonewarehouse, click link to open up carphonewarehouse website, order product. Wait several months. Cashback appears (hopefully).

Oops meant to say never done refresh deal. Heard if affects your credit score?

Squink · 14 Oct 2020 at 10:26

benparker said:
Heard if affects your credit score?

Yes, it's a hard credit check, so may well impact your credit score.

benparker · 14 Oct 2020 at 11:30

Squink said:
Yes, it's a hard credit check, so may well impact your credit score.

Because of cancelling the contract right?

Squink · 14 Oct 2020 at 11:39

benparker said:
Because of cancelling the contract right?

No the credit check happens before you get accepted onto the Refresh plan - because O2 want to be sure you can afford a tenner a month or whatever the payments are. Cancelling the contract doesn't initiate a second credit check.

kona786 · 14 Oct 2020 at 11:39

benparker said:
Because of cancelling the contract right?

Must be for initial credit check only.

I don't think cancelling affects it as its an agreed cancellation.

benparker · 14 Oct 2020 at 12:10

So the fact they do a credit check, it effects your score?

kona786 · 14 Oct 2020 at 12:35

benparker said:
So the fact they do a credit check, it effects your score?

Well yes. You're taking out credit.