We have previously discussed the rumors that Sony will discontinue the Xperia 5 series. “Xperia 5 series, RIP 2024,” said the speaker on Weibo. However, he did not provide any additional reasons to support his claim. We’re now seeing actual images of the upcoming Xperia 5 VI protective case, which not only hints at the design but also means Sony is actually working on this model and we’ll be seeing it in the near future.

There is no cutout for a dedicated camera shutter button on the Xperia 5 VI body

Tipster @无本木之人 shared photos of the Xperia 1 VI and Xperia 5 VI cases sold on an online store in China. Notably, the Xperia 5 VI body lacks a cutout for the dedicated two-stage camera shutter button at the bottom right of the phone. The phone will not have a button, considering there is nothing wrong with the case itself. In addition, the body of the Xperia 5 VI also has a similar camera cutout as last year, providing dual cameras – the main camera and ultra-wide.

The predecessor of the Xperia 5 V offers a 48 megapixel 24 mm 1/1.35 inch main sensor and a 12 megapixel 16 mm 1/1.25 inch wide-angle sensor. It is noteworthy that all predecessors of the Xperia 5 series, including the original 2019 Xperia 5, have a telephoto sensor.

Another notable change in the Xperia 5 VI seems to be the updated wider aspect ratio. Sony is again switching from the iconic 21:9 aspect ratio to 19.5:9, as previously reported. All Xperia 5 series devices so far have featured a taller 1080×2560 OLED panel, and it looks like this panel will finally change, possibly to make the phone a little more one-handed and appeal to a wider audience.