Announcement. Sony Xperia 5 IV - compact flagship
As expected, today Sony officially announced its compact flagship Sony Xperia 5 IV. No big surprises. Everything is great, just expensive. As expected, the Sony Xperia 5 IV is the smaller (smaller) brother of the top smartphone Sony Xperia 1 IV and a logical upgrade of the Sony Xperia 5 III a year and a half ago.
Chipset - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, i.e. the second most powerful at the moment. Probably, it would be possible to install Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, but it is not good for the younger flagship to have a more powerful chip than the older one.
Memory. On officialOn the Sony websites, I found information about only one type of device, 8 + 128 GB. Which, by the standards of flagships, is a little frivolous even somehow. In the news and reviews everywhere they say that the 8 + 256 GB variety will also be sold. There is support for memory cards.
The screen appears to have been moved from its ancestor Sony Xperia 5 III without major changes. Just got brighter. OLED-matrix with a diagonal of 6.1 "(87 cm²), high resolution 1080x2520 (449 ppi), refresh rate up to 120 Hz. (The older flagship Sony Xperia 1 IV has a larger screen, 6.5").
The battery is capacious, 5000 mAh (i.e. notand 10% more than the ancestor). Charging is fast, but not extreme - 30W (50% in 30 minutes). Wireless charging is also supported. (There are no chargers in the standard package at all. Yes, there are no chargers - not even a USB cable).
Cameras. Four pieces - and all with the same resolution, 12 MP. But everyone is different, of course. Main, wide-angle, telephoto, frontal.
- Main. Sony's main sensor in the main cameras of its flagships has not changed since 2020 (it works - don't touch it). This is Sony IMX557. Has an optical stubilization.
- Wide-angle camera is the same as Sony Xperia 1 IV. Sensor Sony IMX563. There is autofocus.
- Television. But it is simpler than the top flagship. The magnification is only 2.5X. But there is also optical stabilization. Sensor - Sony IMX650.
- Front camera. Here, like the older brother, there is a Sony IMX663 sensor.
Sony Xperia 5 IV has already found its way into the hands of some English-speaking reviewers, with first reviews already out. As usual, the guys from GSMArena managed to click on a lot of various pictures, you can see them here.
Source - GSMArena
Other. Has NFCMuzzle, standard audio output, stereo speakers, sixth Wi-Fi, side fingerprint scanner. In short, everything is just the way I like it.
Not forgotten and protection against water and dust - according to class IP68, of course.
Cheap, of course, will not. $999.99 (₽60200), €1049 (₽63200, $1050) or £949 (₽66500, $1100) at the start of sales depending on the geography of the buyer.
Sony Xperia 5 IV key features:
ScreenOLED, 6.1", 87 cm², 1080x2520, 449 ppi, 120 Hz, 240 Hz sensor polling rate, 1B (10 bit) colors, touch, capacitive, multi-touch, Gorilla Glass Victus HardwareQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 13 GHz, 1 x Cortex-X2, 3 x Cortex-A710, 4 x Cortex-A510, Adreno 730 Memory RAM 8 GB, ROM 128 GB, Micro-SD up to 1 TB, hybrid slot, UFS 3.1 Mobile Internet5G
LTE
HSDPA, HSUPA
EDGE Mobile Networks5G Bands 1,3,5,7,8,20,28,38,40,41,77,78
LTE Bands 1-5,7,8,12,13,17,19,20,25 ,26,28,29,32,34,38-41,46,66
UMTS Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700), 5(850), 6(800), 8( 900), 19(800)
GSM Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900) Rechargeable Li-Pol, 5000 mAh, fast charging 30.00 W Dimensions156 x 67 x 8.2 mm Weight172 g Rear camera: triple, flash, autofocus
- 12 MP, f/1.7, 82°, 1/1.70", 1.80μm, 24.00mm, Sony IMX557, OIS
- 12 MP, telephoto, f/2.4, 40°, 1/3.50", 1.00μm, 60.00mm, Sony IMX650, OIS, 2.5X
- 12 MP, wide-angle, f/2.2, 124°, 1/2.50", 1.40μm, 16.00mm, Sony IMX563
frontmain camera: 12 MP, f/2.0, 83°, 1/2.90", Sony IMX663, no flash, no autofocus NavigationGPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo OSAndroid 12 SensorsAccelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Proximity, Barometer, Light, Fingerprint (side), NFC USBType-C v3.2
