Sony Xperia 5 IV breaks cover with all the bells and whistles, but no charging cable in the box
Xperia 5 IV Design
The Xperia 5 IV is closely modeled after Sony’s previous Xperia phones: a glass and metal sandwich with some bezels at the top and bottom of the display, but no punch-hole or notch either, which could fly really well with purists. With a fingerprint scanner embedded right within the home button, as well as a physical shutter button, the Xperia 5 IV is a phone that Sony fans will find deeply familiar.
Sony has improved tons of things though: the Xperia 5 IV comes with a new closed speaker, which doesn’t give off nearly as much housing vibrations as the previous Xperia 5 model. While we’re on the topic of audio, Sony remains one of the last holdouts of 3.5mm audio jacks. Yep, the Xperia 5 IV has one of those, but it also comes with hi-res LDAC audio codec, 360 Reality Audio, Bluetooth LE Audio, and much more that should please audiophiles.
Xperia 5 IV Camera
One of the main intriguing things about the Sony Xperia 5 IV is its camera, which takes a couple of pages from the Xperia Pro-I and Xperia 1 IV’s pages. The triple 12MP camera layout comes with Sony’s superb Eye AF and Object Tracking, which allow for fast and accurate autofocusing in both photo and video. In fact, Sony says its autofocusing system is good for up to 60fps continuous AF/AE calculations no matter which camera you use.
It’s not the main rear cameras that have gotten all the love, though. The front camera has scored a larger sensor as well: while the Xperia 5 III came with an 8MP 1/4-inch sensor, the Xperia 5 IV has a 12MP 1/2.9-inch sensor. This should deliver much more and sharper detail, as well as improved low-light image quality when taking photos or videos with the selfie snapper.
Xperia 5 IV Hardware specs
| Sony Xperia 5 IV | Hardware specs |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 156 x 67 x 8.2mm, 172gr |
| Display | 6.1-inch, FHD+ OLED, 120Hz, 21:9, Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
| Memory and storage | 8GB RAM/128GB ROM, microSDXC support (up to 1TB) |
| Camera | Ultra-wide: 12MP 1/2.5-inch F2.2 AF Wide: 12MP 1/1.7-inch F1.7 1.8um AF OIS Tele: 12MP 1/3.5-inch F2.4 AF OIS Front: 12MP 1/2.9-inch |
| Battery | 5,000mAh, 30W fast charge, wireless charge, reverse power-sharing, no USB-C cable in the box |
| Colors | Black, Green, Ecru White |
| Other | IP65/68, 3.5mm audio jack, Eye AF/object tracking in video |
| Price | Starting from €1049, mid-September availability |
Xperia 5 IV Price and release date
Additionally, Xperia 5 IV adopters will have a 1-year subscription for Bravia Core included with their purchase, which includes a ton of Sony Pictures movies, like Venom, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and many more.
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