Sony Xperia 5 VI Alleged Cases Listed By Retailer Reveal Design

The Sony Xperia 5 V featuring Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC and 5,000mAh battery was launched in September last year. Now, Sony is apparently gearing up to introduce the Sony Xperia 5 VI. The company is yet to confirm its existence but ahead of that, alleged cases of the Sony Xperia 5 VI have been spotted on a German retailer website, hinting at an imminent launch. The protective cases suggest a similar design as that of the Sony Xperia 5 V.

German retailer Alza.de has mention Spigen Rugged Armor cases for the unannounced Sony Xperia 5 VI which carries a price tag of EUR 16.90 (roughly Rs. 1,536). The listing shows the case on the device with minor differences compared to last year’s Sony Xperia 5 V. It appears to have a pill-shaped camera module. The LED flash is placed between the two cameras, while the existing Xperia 5 V has its LED flash on the left.

The renders of the alleged Sony Xperia 5 VI show a headphone jack at the top. The right spine appears to have a side-mounted fingerprint scanner and a volume rocker. The screen sizes and aspect ratios appear to be similar to the previous model.

Sony hasn’t dropped any hints about the Xperia 5 VI yet, but we can expect it to be officially announced soon.

Sony Xperia 5 V price, specifications

The Sony Xperia 5 V was launched in September last year with a price tag of €999 (approximately Rs. 89,700) for the 8GB RAM + 256GB storage variant.

The Sony Xperia 5 V runs on Android 13 and features a 6.1-inch full-HD+ OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and 240Hz touch sampling rate. It is powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC paired with Adreno 740 GPU, 8GB LPDDR5X RAM, and 256GB UFS 4.0 onboard storage.

For optics, the Sony Xperia 5 V has a dual camera setup on the back, with a 52-megapixel primary sensor and a 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle sensor. It has a 12-megapixel selfie camera. It packs a 5,000mAh battery with support for 30W fast charging with a cable. It has an IP68 rating for dust and water resistance.