topic Re: Sony we want another color that isn't just black in 5 Series

Sony we want another color that isn't just black

lledo54 — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 20:29:36 GMT

Lately I only see the color black in the carriers and with all the people I speak prefer colors

Re: Sony we want another color that isn't just black

MarlonUk1 — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 07:31:38 GMT

Xperia 5 is available in RED BLUE WHITE AND BLACK

However it depends on which region you are, the red and blue are market dependent

Re: Sony we want another color that isn't just black

lledo54 — Sun, 13 Oct 2019 06:35:50 GMT

In Europe on carriers Only black Xperia 1 and Xperia 5

Re: Sony we want another color that isn't just black

MarlonUk1 — Sun, 13 Oct 2019 06:53:02 GMT

Well in UK, for Xperia 5 there is black and blue, grey exclusive to carphone warehouse, no red.

For Xperia 1, there is just black and purple if I remember correctly,

Re: Sony we want another color that isn't just black

eddyesi — Sun, 13 Oct 2019 22:42:21 GMT

Yeah I have a grey one, did think about blue but happy with the choice

Re: Sony we want another color that isn't just black

Jonas — Mon, 14 Oct 2019 11:38:19 GMT

Hi @Tyrone123,

It can be the carriers that only wants the black colour and that is why only they are available. Here in the Nordics, there are 3 colours available (Black, Red and Blue).

Some colours can be exclusive to a specific carrier and if I remember correctly one of my friends from the UK said that was the case for the green Xperia XZ3 and it seems to be the case for the grey one according to the post made by @nolramlb.

Have you tried contacting the carriers and asked them why only the black colour is available?

@eddy_hyde, I really wanted that colour as well but it's not available here so I decided on a black one!

Re: Sony we want another color that isn't just black

lledo54 — Mon, 14 Oct 2019 14:15:35 GMT

they say nothing, but it is curious that in carriers only black is when people prefer colors

Re: Sony we want another color that isn't just black

skycamefalling — Mon, 14 Oct 2019 17:56:02 GMT

People don't prefer colour in general. There are only a few of us who would select a fancy colour, most of the people just choose black or white. Especially companies that equip their employees with phones will always select the most boring colour available because they don't want to stand out. It's the same with cars -selling a black or white car is much easier than one with a colour.

By the way: My Xperia 5 in Red is on its way to me

Re: Sony we want another color that isn't just black

Jonas — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 12:09:00 GMT

@Tyrone123, I see!

Can you check your Local Sony Mobile website and see if other colours are available in your market? I think most markets should have more than the black colour.

Where I live, most people use a cover so they can have their credit cards, bus cards and so on together with the device and they don't need a wallet and I guess the colour doesn't mean that much to them.

I do agree with you though, I prefer a something else than black if the option is available.

@skycamefalling, that's a really good point!

Black or white makes it a bit more stealthy and does not stick out as much as a red/blue one would and some people may prefer that. We almost always get the black colour to the office but I still remember the chrome Xperia XZ Premium that we got a few years back, that was a real beauty!

I'm glad to hear that you are giving the Xperia 5 a shot and I'm jealous about the red colour, I want that as well!

Have a great day!

Re: Sony we want another color that isn't just black

lledo54 — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 13:58:50 GMT

Nop, In my Xperia Telegram group we all wanted the Xperia 1 in silver and now they want Xperia blue, in Orange Spain we finally have Xperia 5 blue

Re: Sony we want another color that isn't just black

skycamefalling — Sat, 19 Oct 2019 19:42:23 GMT

@Jonas
Believe me, I've put much thought into this decision but I couldn't resist a good discount and the 1000XM3 earphones. However, I'm still not really over the fact that I cannot use wireless charging anymore...for the first time since the Nokia Lumia 920.

Apart from that: The Xperia 5 is really a great phone -it lies good in the hand, it looks awesome, the camera is worthy of a flagship and even the battery life is good so far (despite the low capacity).

If Sony would have put in Qi, a bit more battery and a headphone-jack then the Xperia 5 would be the best phone on the market. Period.

Re: Sony we want another color that isn't just black

Jonas — Mon, 21 Oct 2019 13:51:16 GMT

@Tyrone123, I see!

I'm glad to hear that the Blue colour is available at Orange at least and that one looks awesome!

@skycamefalling, yeah, the offer is pretty insane and I agree with you, I would be even happier if it had wireless charging, headphone jack and a bigger battery, but no smartphone is perfect which is strange since there are so many to choose from, haha.

I guess it's almost impossible to please everyone though since one guy can really want, in your case wireless charging and someone else who never used it couldn't care less about this and instead wants Dual SIM slots, more RAM/storage and so on.

I'm glad that I'm not the one deciding on what features to keep and which ones to remove because in the end I would probably have to roll a dice.

You know where to find me if anything strange occurs and have a nice day!