Sony Xperia 10 V review – A light smartphone with tremendous staying power

From the off, it appears that the Sony Xperia 10 V is a rebranded Mark IV, however, looks can be deceiving. Out goes without saying that there are not a huge number of innovations on board but there are still a few that stand out in everyday use. Above all, these include the OLED display’s much-improved brightness as well as the stereo speakers.

Anyone on the hunt for a light smartphone with tremendous battery life can grab the Sony Xperia 10 V.

However, the obvious changes to the slight increase in the dimensions and the marginally larger display are not much of a factor when it comes to everyday use. Nevertheless, some people will be annoyed at Sony dropping the second physical SIM slot. Still, the Japanese company has stayed true to its product line, once again, equipping the Xperia 10 V with an audio jack and microSD support. This is something which almost borders on being a unique selling point in this price segment. 

Three years of updates isn’t especially long but, it should be said, this represents a minimum time period and given the weak SoC we don’t believe Sony will offer the device anything more, in this regard. The SoC is actually the biggest area of criticism and doesn’t really match the price category. 

Not only longer updates and better performance can be found in the form of the Galaxy A54 and the Pixel 7a, but also poorer battery life and a modest feature set. If you just want performance and can do without the IP certification, the Poco F5 is worth taking a look at.