The Sony Xperia C5 Ultra (priced at P18,700 for dual SIM in Philippines) is swimming in a lot of love right now and is highly appreciated by both Sony and non-Sony people a like. So specs wise, we prepared 10 reasons in why you should buy the C5 Ultra. Let’s begin!
No.1 Near to zero bezel
The Xperia C5 Ultra’s near to zero bezel is a pretty easy to spot upgrade. The C5 Ultra, despite being relatively larger, screen wise, shows little to no bezel.
It maximises the screen capacity of the C5 Ultra to 6-inch wide, diagonally, enabling an efficient and all in experience.
No.2 Improved screen-to-body ratio
The reduced bezel on Xperia C5 Ultra improved the screen-to-body ratio. Measuring at 75.9% means more of the display is utilized on the front area compared to Xperia C4 and other phablets.
The thickness of the C5 Ultra, in comparison to the its older predecessors are a unique upgrade that some might not really care for. Though, the truth is, that this helps the phone to be more stable and more durable.
To some, this is also actually an upgrade, design wise, because it looks more masculine and tough.
No.3 Glass coating at the back
The glass coating of the C5 Ultra is beautiful beyond comprehension. The clear, glossy coat on the back, paired with the white polycarbonate design shows the elegance and luxuriousness of the C5 Ultra’s overall exterior design.
This simply is a very fashionable phone.
No.4 13-megapixel front facing camera
Its 13-megapixel front facing camera is utterly amazing. Imagine this, high definition, perfectly color saturated, accurate selfies!
Thanks to the C5 Ultra, perfect selfies are truly attainable. Say cheese!
No.5 The sharper 13-megapixel main camera
Considered to be one of the cream of the crop of the C5 Ultra, its camera’s performance is top notch.
With sharp and clear images attained through effectively close to original detail preservation capability and excellent white balance accuracy. The C5 Ultra shows that image accuracy is as perfect as can be. It’s truly a remarkable upgrade in comparison to its predecessor.
No.6 A powerful LED flash
Some may don’t care much about the flash function, yet others might have all the care in the world, whether the flash feature is important or not, the C5 Ultra’s LED flash is still highly appreciated.
Its considered as one of the most powerful LED flash in the Xperia series, and many appreciates this major upgrade on the C5 Ultra.
No.7 More robust and sturdy framing support
The C5 Ultra’s metal framing provides adequate sturdiness and stability to the phone.
It’s complex, yet very effective design ensures that the C5 Ultra won’t go down from one drop. The metallic framing also helps in protecting the exterior features of the C5 Ultra.
No.8 Battery capacity is excellent and accurate
Proven and tested by us, here at Manila Shakers, the C5 Ultra’s 2930 mAh battery indeed packed a punch, with its long battery life, which was something we didn’t expect from it.
The long battery life of the C5 Ultra is a very commendable asset of the phone, because of brings out the most of the phone has to offer. We will talk more about the battery life in our upcoming review.
No.9 It’s 200GB microSD card support
The C5 Ultra’s microSD card capacity is really amazing, it can support up to 200GB card. It already set itself apart from many of the leading flagships in the market today.
The Xperia C5 Ultra users can get more of what other smartphones can deliver, storage wise and phone activity wise.
No.10 The Overall of the C5 Ultra as a phablet
The C5 Ultra has all the strengths, specs and features that can take it to the top. From its 6-inch 1080×1920 IPS LCD screen, to its high end 13-megapixel auto focus camera and to everything else.
The C5 Ultra has a lot to offer for a 6-inch phablet. The design and features of the C5 Ultra is truly attractive, thus, to us, it already established its own standards, for future flagships to set sights on.
Final thoughts
We were able to determine the good qualities and advantages that the C5 Ultra possessed. It is truly a remarkable phone and a must have for the slick and stylish.
The C5 Ultra is available now. Online stores offer reasonable prices, with the C5 Ultra priced at P18,700 for dual 4G variant.
Please share your comments and suggestions below. We appreciate your feedback. Also, if you have any other 10 reasons you want us to do, you may kindly suggest them on the comments section.
And also, check out our video comparison of Xperia C5 Ultra and C4
Sony Xperia C5 Ultra specs |
| 6-inch FHD IPS display |
| 8.2mm thickness and 187g |
| Scratch-resistant glass |
| Mediatek 6752 octacore chip, 1.7GHz Cortex A53 CPU |
| 2GB RAM |
| 16GB internal, microSD card up to 128GB |
| 13MP camera, HDR, 1080p video, LED flash |
| 13MP selfie camera, 1080p video, LED flash |
| Dual nano SIM, 4G LTE, WiFi a, Bt 4.1, NFC, FM Radio, GPS, ANT+ |
| Android 5.0 Lollipop |
| 2930mAh |
| White, Black, Mint green |
| Price is at P18,700 for dual SIM, as of August 29 |
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and what’s the 10 reason we shouldn’t buy it ?
That’s a hard question but I will point out a few here and leave the rest on our review: it is slightly more expensive for mid-ranger, internal should at least start on 32GB and speaker performance is not flagship grade.
is it worthy enough ? kinda afraid to buy ’cause its sibling c4 is overprice and there are a lot of problem within it
the Xperia C5 is the mid-range phone that feels like a flagship. Ive been using it for 2 weeks already and if I am gonna upgrade today, I think I would probably settle with Xperia C5 Ultra. I love the design and experience. IT is leaps and bounds better than Xperia C4, M4 Aqua and more good looking than zenfone, imo.
I heard some apps like camera took 5 seconds to launch and
Phone is sometimes laggy when watching online videos. did you get same problem ?
and how about the multitasking ?
Where did you hear that? No performance issue here. Only minor problem is on gallery, if I open the gallery and browse a specific video in portrait mode the screen stop responding. You will need to wait for the screen to turn off before getting back to normal state. For me it is a minor issue, can be fixed with sw update.
from india. maybe it’s a part of black campaign after all. alright thank you, i think i’ll buy it very soon.
by the way, nice review 🙂
4g po ba ito sa pinas? may nakita kasi akong website ng sony eh na walang pong naka indicate na 4g dun sa connectivity niya. planning to buy po kasi.
Yes 4G.
ahh thx po.
why C5 is better than C4? because it’s a effin’ upgrade lmao
Dude we are highlighting the differences. If you can’t afford these phones better stick with ur zenfone