Sony Xperia 5 VI review: A 2024 compact Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Xperia with the classic Sony tall display.
Sony's compact 8 Gen 3 Xperia.
Xperia 5 VI keeps the rare 3.5 mm jack and microSD slot in a compact 21:9 flagship — Sony's niche-loved formula refined.
01Display
86/10086/100 trails the 89-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2024.
02Camera
80/10080/100 trails the 83-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2024.
03Performance
90/10090/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2024.
04Battery
84/10084/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2024.
05Build
84/10084/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2024.
06Value
76/10076/100 trails the 80-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2024.
- Rare 3.5 mm jack on a flagship.
- 3.5-7.1× variable periscope.
- IP65/IP68.
- microSD + jack survive.
- Limited US distribution.
- 30 W charging slow.
- No charger in box.
- 3 OS updates.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 248-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .