Sony Xperia 1 IV unveiled with revolutionary continuous zoom camera

11 May 2022
The outward design of the phone may look mostly the same, but Sony also upgraded the screen, speakers and the other cameras on the Mark 4.

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  • 15 May 2022

Whackcar, 15 May 2022Why are you so obsessed with the MP part? Apple also uses 1... moreAnd when it comes to image output Sony has consistently been behind the curb for a decade.

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    • 15 May 2022

    AnonD-731363, 15 May 2022Hello from trustworthy broken record. One day and it will... moreWho are you calling a broken record when you go around on many pages repeating the same non factual fud?

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      • 15 May 2022

      AnonD-731363, 15 May 2022Man pocket of producers is not everything. Wireless is th... moreSo you basically admit you had no rebuttal to what I said. You couldn't prove me wrong or your point. Just continue to side with oh its better or oh its the future.
      Well guess what. It might be the future. But this is the present not the future and the wired way is still used by many and still holds many benefits. And is the only option in some situations still.
      Bluetooth parts can still break or get lost too. And die!

      Its still simply fact. 3.5mm was removed simply to push the sales of Bluetooth. There was zero necessary reason for it. And zero benefit.
      There was literally only negative side effects to its removal. Not for everyone but for the people effected it has negative side effects.
      Nobody gained anything from its removal except the companies saving pennies on removing it and the companies making more money adapters, bluetooth, and charge port repairs.

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        • 15 May 2022

        SuuperBaka, 15 May 2022Nobody is gonna force us to use wireless. There will always... moreThere will always be a market for wired headphones because people who want top-quality and more stability will buy them.

        Oh yes and by the way wireless are top quality and stability in case of wired ones just broken cable and they are done for.

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          SuuperBaka, 15 May 2022Nobody is gonna force us to use wireless. There will always... moreLike there were market for sd cards or 3,5mm jacks in phone, replacement in batteries and notchless phones.
          And bum we are forced to othervise.
          Same will go with wireless.

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            • 15 May 2022

            SuuperBaka, 13 May 2022Nobody is glossing over it. There is a charger included, on... morei've seen some guy on here defend the charger and cable by saying most people already have chargersat home, which is the same point used by Apple when they removed the charger. Most people are talking about everything BUT the removal.
            Anyway, i hope Sony includes a charger in the box. Sorry if i'm wrong about that

              AnonD-731363, 15 May 2022Hello from trustworthy broken record. One day and it will... moreNobody is gonna force us to use wireless. There will always be a market for wired headphones because people who want top-quality and more stability will buy them.

                TheWildShadow55, 15 May 2022I'm not gonna go droning on about my sound system on a... moreAnd how right you ended up being. He's already going on about wireless lmao.

                  Vegetaholic, 15 May 2022Don't make me laugh people. What revolutionary funtion... moreWhy are you so obsessed with the MP part? Apple also uses 12MP sensors to date. Samsung uses 50/108MP which after binning comes right down to 12MP. If you put aside all the gimmicks, we've been stuck with 12MP since a decade.

                  At the end of the day what truly matters is the image output. And Sony's image output this year is among the best.

                    Whackcar, 11 May 2022What a brilliant phone all around. Display, camera, sound, ... moreSony has been delivering shit for years, there is nothing those Xperia can offer better than competition, its quite opposite gimmicky things. Do you really care about continuous zooming when you have camera sensors from 2020? This is probably worse camera setup from any avaialble flagship this is years, this is emberrasing to even look at it, considering price is same as Samsung and Apple :D

                      Don't make me laugh people. What revolutionary funtionality, when you offer camera sensors from 2020, 12MP? Seriously? Why don't you die Sony and stop emberrasing yourself :D

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                        SuuperBaka, 14 May 2022I completely understand, I honestly didn't care about ... moreHello from trustworthy broken record.
                        One day and it will be sooner than later we all will be forced to wireless.
                        Regardless of what you thinks, wants or say.
                        Because certain people will force us and we will have to agree whether we like it or not.

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                          Anonymous, 14 May 2022I didn't argue whether it was happening or not. Whethe... moreMan pocket of producers is not everything.
                          Wireless is the future cables are obsolette and can get broken.
                          You cant replace broken cable on your earphones or at least its not that easy.
                          Same can be said about batteries on wireless earplugs but this will last few years.

                            SuuperBaka, 14 May 2022I completely understand, I honestly didn't care about ... moreI'm not gonna go droning on about my sound system on a website about phones, but there is definitely a world of a difference with an actual professional sound setup versus a dinky little bluetooth speaker, yet I'm betting Mr. Wireless Is The Future thinks a bluetooth speaker would be better just because of the fact it's wireless

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                              • 14 May 2022

                              Hildr, 14 May 2022I don't get your purpose either, why would you like it... moreIt is compared to the 22+. The camera set up is comparable just as the screen size and battery are.

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                                • 14 May 2022

                                AnonD-731363, 14 May 2022Man same can be used on chargers and many else which has be... moreI didn't argue whether it was happening or not. Whether some people are fooled into believing its better or not. Rhe point was you specifically said "its better". Well its not technically better. Removing relied on standards at zero benefit is not "better". Its only better for the pockets of the producers.

                                  TheWildShadow55, 14 May 2022As a former audiophile the "headphone jack is outdated... moreI completely understand, I honestly didn't care about audio until I got high-quality headphones and started downloading FLAC files on my phone. Audio wired will always be superior to wireless with convenience being the only thing it loses to wireless.

                                  If you're going for regular Spotify listening then yeah wireless is better, but if you're going for quality then wired is what you need.

                                  This guy speaks as if he knows what he's talking about while repeating the same thing about "wireless is the future" like a broken record.

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                                    • 14 May 2022

                                    Hildr, 14 May 2022I don't get your purpose either, why would you like it... moreBy the way, if you don't want a phone before August, you should want it to release sooner, because when it's August, you can buy it at a lower price. There is no reason to want phones to release late. The sooner it releases, the better for you.

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                                      Hildr, 14 May 2022I don't get your purpose either, why would you like it... moreAre you ignorant or what? If the Xperia 1 IV releases in February, for example, right now the price should drop. What older SoC? The S22 Ultra and Xperia 1 IV use the same SoC, but the S22 Ultra releases about 4 months earlier. Many people buy phones at launch. You can wait 6 months, for example, for price drops. Right now I can buy an S22 Ultra 256 GB for about $1,100.

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                                        • 14 May 2022

                                        Anonymous, 14 May 2022Many people don't attach themselves to a single brand.... moreI don't get your purpose either, why would you like it to release sooner, what would it change, do you prefer it to have an older soc because it was designed 6 months earlier? My point was that the release date is irrelevant in world where new phones come out every month. Either the consumer don't care about the brand and just get what's new at the time he needs one (in this case if it's october, having the sony in february kills it), either the consumer is looking for some brands and can easily wait for 6 months to compare what he has in mind, like all people waiting to see this one did. Don't worry, the ones that just want a Samsung aren't even aware of Sony's release date as they simply don't care. I'm not even talking about Iphone user that will not switch operating system over a phone whatever the price or release date is.
                                        When I said I would prefer it to be in august is because your wish to have it in february is only a wish of you, and based on nothing else than your desire, whatever the reason you tell, and in this case, everyone has different wishes. I don't need it before august, so why would I want it to release sooner, my mark I is running strong.

                                        And again, the mark IV is at the same price that S22 ultra 256 Go and Ip 13 Pro Max 256 Go, that are its direct competitors, screen size/camera/storage wise. S22+ doesn't have an equivalent set of cameras at all and a far lower screen resolution.
                                        But then again, I don't care if Sony sells millions or 10 phones, I just care they continue as they are doing since I don't like what the competitors are making with their unnatural cameras, so they can take all the time they want to release it, it doesn't matter.