The Xperia 5 IV is official and with it the Sony 2022 range of phones is complete. Sony has kept the small stature of the Xperia 5 series, but added some features for big phones and a price for big phones.
Physically, the Xperia 5 IV is almost the same size as the Xperia 5 III – the IV is also 1mm shorter and narrower, but 4g heavier. The centerpiece remains the 6.1-inch 1080x2520px OLED with a variable refresh rate of 120Hz and the display has become 50% brighter than the old panel.
Sony Xperia 5 IV in black, ecru white and green
Despite the unchanged size, Sony managed to fit a 10% larger battery, bringing the Xperia 5 IV to 5,000mAh, on par with the Xperia 1 IV and Xperia 10 IV. This should help it achieve class-leading battery life.
As for charging, Sony promises that the Xperia 5 IV can go up to 50% on a 30-minute charge with a 30W PD charger. The company also claims the phone will maintain battery health for up to 3 years. .
However, you should get your charger and even your USB cable as Sony has removed all the plastic from the now very compact retail box. On a positive note, the Xperia 5 IV has wireless charging in a first time for the 5 series.
A larger battery and wireless charging
Sony has become conventional with the Xperia 5 IV’s camera setup. There is a triple 12MP configuration with a 16mm 1 / 2.5 “ultrawide, a 24mm 1 / 1.7” wide with 1.8um pixels and a 60mm 1/3 telephoto lens, 5 “. The 3x-4.4x variable periscope is gone, instead you get 2.5x this year.
All three lenses feature autofocus, while the wide-angle and telephoto lenses both have optical stabilization. All three sensors have a fast 120fps readout, and thanks to the addition of distance analysis with artificial intelligence, Sony has brought its real-time autofocus and real-time tracking out of its range. of cameras to the main shooters of the Xperia 5 IV.
The selfie camera has been expanded with the Xperia 1 IV’s larger 12MP 1 / 2.9 “sensor, with a fixed focus 24mm f / 2.0 lens.
Under the hood is a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 with 8GB of RAM and 128GB or 256GB of storage. There’s a microSD card slot for further expansion and combined with the 3.5mm headphone jack – Sony is the latest phone maker to keep these features for its premium smartphones.
There are new full-stage stereo speakers, plus some audio magic under the hood: Dolby Atmos, Hi-Res Audio, DSEE Ultimate, and 360 Reality Audio.
The Xperia 5 IV is IP68 water and dust resistant and is coated with Gorilla Glass Victus on both sides.
The Xperia 5 IV will arrive in mid-September for € 1,049 in the EU, £ 949 in the UK and $ 999 in the US. There are three color choices: green, black and ecru white.
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