Sony M5: The new standard for mid-range

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Bumzilla

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anybody get this phone locally yet? After reading all the *** on gsmarena, I'm wary to get this phone. Specs are nice not lekker if buggy!
 
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Im am looking at upgrading, is this sudden death issue still around? Ive read the batches after Sep/Oct have been fixed.
 
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Goobie said:
Stay away. It is a POS.
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Could you elaborate why it is a POS please?

The camera is very decent which is what I care for the most, and in terms of specs it is pretty good compared to other phones in its price range, im on contract, and I am looking for something below R300 PM
 
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Phone 1 would die randomly and need to be plugged in before it would start up.

Phone 2 the camera was dead

Phone 3 the wifi will stop working and need to be reassociated with the network for throughput. I now have to run an app in the background to ping the internet. The camera on this one work. Preview looks super sharp, actual picture is soft.
 
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There's better phones from Huawei and Xiaomi than the M5. Even go have a look at the Xperia XA which is in the same price bracket.
 
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Cool thanks guys, yeah it seems there are way too many issues with M5, I don't wanna take the chance
 
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Goobie said:
Phone 1 would die randomly and need to be plugged in before it would start up.

Phone 2 the camera was dead

Phone 3 the wifi will stop working and need to be reassociated with the network for throughput. I now have to run an app in the background to ping the internet. The camera on this one work. Preview looks super sharp, actual picture is soft.
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that is hardware issue.... it gets fixed for free.... my father had this issue with his.
 
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faniedry said:
hmmm, that's a bit of a tight budget. Even the A3 2016 is nice. Just got one for a family member a couple of weeks ago.
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Yeah, its between the P9 lite, A3(2016), Xperia M5 and the LG G4.

The LG G4 has got a very nice camera, but I don't like the curved back, M5 has loads of issues from all over the world, the A3 doesn't have Optical Image Stabilizer like the A5 and the P9 lite has got a Ok camera but video recording quality is bad.

I need a mid range phone with a decent camera+video recorder. All those above are below R300 from Vodacom.

I would really like to stay with Samsung for their decent design and displays, my current phone (S4 mini) lacks the camera quality I need.

Maybe I should wait a bit more to see if A5 prices drop.
 
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KamikaZe_88 said:
Yeah, its between the P9 lite, A3(2016), Xperia M5 and the LG G4.

The LG G4 has got a very nice camera, but I don't like the curved back, M5 has loads of issues from all over the world, the A3 doesn't have Optical Image Stabilizer like the A5 and the P9 lite has got a Ok camera but video recording quality is bad.

I need a mid range phone with a decent camera+video recorder. All those above are below R300 from Vodacom.

I would really like to stay with Samsung for their decent design and displays, my current phone (S4 mini) lacks the camera quality I need.

Maybe I should wait a bit more to see if A5 prices drop.
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If you can get the G4, get it. I had it, and it's a very very good phone.
 
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