https://community.sony.ua/t5/5-series/sony-xperia-5-ii-switching-from-z5-compact/m-p/3840860#M2258 <P>Hi!</P><P>I just retired my old-long serving smartphone, Sony Xperia Z5 Compact (since summer 2016), a couple of weeks ago and moved to a new Sony Xperia 5 II Grey. Its look in Grey variant is astonishing.</P><P>I am very pleased with the upgrade, even if it is way taller than what I have been used to (127mm vs 158mm) and a bit slippery (matte-polycarbonate back + plastic-frame vs glossy glass back + polished aluminium-frame).</P><P>Now some things I missed, maybe related to Android 7 vs 11, Sony's abandoning some superb apps etc</P><P>1. Album app with editing features missing: I know it was 'killed years ago' but it is the only app you need for photo/video view/playback and quick-edits (rotate, crop).</P><P>2. There is no "Clear Bass" in the EQ and no Headphone/Studio/Concert Hall sound reproduction for AUX settings. I found something in the Music Center App but with no effects; maybe they are for Bluetooth devices only? However, a return of these features in a future update would be awesome as it would give more personalisation of sound output via AUX. One thumbs up: 5ii's stereo speakers are awesome!</P><P>3. Xperia Keyboard was awesome for me. The new G-Keyboard is a bit 'Samsung-ish'. I tried with an APK from Xperia Keyboard, but it doesn't work.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Other things that have annoyed me a little:</P><P>A. No NFC toggle in the notification menu! Android 4.1.2 (Xperia P) has this, Android 7 has this (Xperia Z5 Compact); Android 11 doesn't...Weird! Should be an evolving process.</P><P>B. If you limit battery charging capacity to 80%/90%, then the phone would not reset usage data after charging up. Example: Last charging, Screen time etc; That is annoying. As a suggestion, make 80/90% when choosed to be seen as 100% by OS.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Make. Believe.</P> Sat, 04 Dec 2021 15:58:09 GMT Alin_M 2021-12-04T15:58:09Z https://community.sony.ua/t5/5-series/sony-xperia-5-ii-switching-from-z5-compact/m-p/3840860#M2258 <P>Hi!</P><P>I just retired my old-long serving smartphone, Sony Xperia Z5 Compact (since summer 2016), a couple of weeks ago and moved to a new Sony Xperia 5 II Grey. Its look in Grey variant is astonishing.</P><P>I am very pleased with the upgrade, even if it is way taller than what I have been used to (127mm vs 158mm) and a bit slippery (matte-polycarbonate back + plastic-frame vs glossy glass back + polished aluminium-frame).</P><P>Now some things I missed, maybe related to Android 7 vs 11, Sony's abandoning some superb apps etc</P><P>1. Album app with editing features missing: I know it was 'killed years ago' but it is the only app you need for photo/video view/playback and quick-edits (rotate, crop).</P><P>2. There is no "Clear Bass" in the EQ and no Headphone/Studio/Concert Hall sound reproduction for AUX settings. I found something in the Music Center App but with no effects; maybe they are for Bluetooth devices only? However, a return of these features in a future update would be awesome as it would give more personalisation of sound output via AUX. One thumbs up: 5ii's stereo speakers are awesome!</P><P>3. Xperia Keyboard was awesome for me. The new G-Keyboard is a bit 'Samsung-ish'. I tried with an APK from Xperia Keyboard, but it doesn't work.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Other things that have annoyed me a little:</P><P>A. No NFC toggle in the notification menu! Android 4.1.2 (Xperia P) has this, Android 7 has this (Xperia Z5 Compact); Android 11 doesn't...Weird! Should be an evolving process.</P><P>B. If you limit battery charging capacity to 80%/90%, then the phone would not reset usage data after charging up. Example: Last charging, Screen time etc; That is annoying. As a suggestion, make 80/90% when choosed to be seen as 100% by OS.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Make. Believe.</P> Sat, 04 Dec 2021 15:58:09 GMT https://community.sony.ua/t5/5-series/sony-xperia-5-ii-switching-from-z5-compact/m-p/3840860#M2258 Alin_M 2021-12-04T15:58:09Z https://community.sony.ua/t5/5-series/sony-xperia-5-ii-switching-from-z5-compact/m-p/3840912#M2259 <P>2 answers for your questions.</P> <P>- I love the simple apps f.e. simple gallery, or has all the features you need.</P> <P><A href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simplemobiletools.gallery.pro" target="_blank">https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simplemobiletools.gallery.pro</A></P> <P>- NFC toggle van be found when you edit the menu.</P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Screenshot_20211204-192426.png" style="width: 1644px;"><img src="https://community.sony.ua/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/479412i700A4A8CC48D4AFB/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Screenshot_20211204-192426.png" alt="Screenshot_20211204-192426.png" /></span></P> <P> The pencil.</P> Sat, 04 Dec 2021 18:25:45 GMT https://community.sony.ua/t5/5-series/sony-xperia-5-ii-switching-from-z5-compact/m-p/3840912#M2259 Strampke 2021-12-04T18:25:45Z