6/27/2023 0 Comments Sony notetaker review![]() The fingerprint reader part of the button works great. Thankfully, it's not a control that gets used that often, so we're willing to overlook the ergonomics here. The power button is generally well-positioned height-wise, but the volume rocker is hard to reach and too high up on the frame. Both are nice and "clicky" and offer great tactile feedback. The phone's right side houses a volume rocker and the power button/fingerprint reader combo. The Xperia 10 V has a standard set of controls at its disposal. It should be either one or the other, but we can be optimistic here and say that Sony wants to emphasize that the Xperia 10 V is protected both against immersion in fresh water and water jets. Sony advertises it as IP65/IP68, which doesn't really make much sense. The phone also has official ingress protection. Like its predecessor, the Xperia 10 V has Corning Gorilla Glass Victus on the front. There is a slight hollowness at some spots, but nothing to fret over. The back panel on the Xperia 10 V feels pretty solid. Yes, plastic is technically "less premium" of material, but we personally like the new matte finish more. Sony ditched glass back panels with the previous Xperia 10 IV. The back side of the Xperia 10 V is also made of plastic. There is practically no flex to speak of. The frame of the phone is plastic and feels really sturdy. We've sung praises to this material in the past and will continue to do so in the future since it is durable and pretty light, also less prone to scratches and denting than metal and generally more shatter-resistant than glass. The Xperia 10 V is mostly made of plastic, which is not necessarily a bad thing. This is also pretty important on such a tall device since the last thing you want is for it to be top-heavy and affect handling negatively. Weight distribution on the Xperia 10 V feels superb. In fact, Sony claims that this weight is enough to keep the title of "world's lightest 5G phone with a 5,000 mAh battery or higher" that was previously held by last year's Xperia 10 IV. We aren't sure how Sony managed the weight reduction, given the bigger footprint and identical 5,000 mAh battery, but it is still impressive. ![]() Even so, the Xperia 10 V tips the scale at just 159 grams, which is a couple of grams less than the smaller Xperia 10 IV. This might, in part, be due to the slightly larger 6.1-inch display or the introduction of stereo speakers to the front of the phone. Measuring 155 x 68 x 8.3 mm, the Xperia 10 V is slightly bigger than its predecessor. There is still some curvature to the middle frame, though, and the phone can't stay up on its own. Last generation Sony decided to square off the frame quite a bit, which is getting carried over to the current gen device. The camera island protrudes ever so slightly, allowing minimal wobble when the Xperia 10 V is placed on a flat surface.įrom the side, the Xperia 10 V looks almost identical to the Xperia 10 IV. Its shape is admittedly a bit retro, but on the flip side, it is still recognizable with the LED flash at the very top, which you don't see often. It doesn't attract too many fingerprints or other dirt, which is great to see.Īll of the other major elements on the phone's rear are positioned and shaped exactly as before, including the familiar vertical triple-camera island. Other than that, it is still made of plastic, and its finish is matte and slightly frosted. For the most detail-oriented among you, we will point out that the back side of the Xperia 10 V has gotten even flatter in this generation. Most people will still be hard-pressed to visually tell the difference between the last few generations of Xperia 10 phones.
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