Weekly poll: Sony Xperia 5 IV makes practical arguments on why you should get one, will you?
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- AnonD-731363
- SH3
- 05 Sep 2022
Paying over 1000 for abetter midranger is ridiculous.
No latest CPU and GPU, laughlable 12 Mpx cameras and definitely worst chargng speeds of any touch phone of 2022.
50% in 30 minutes.
Even Redmi 9A can charge a lot faster and thats a mpre thsn 2 years old budget phone.
- N
- Nechita
- swC
- 05 Sep 2022
Sony is an amazing phone. Having the best display on market, one of the best camera with Zeiss optics and now with 5000 mah battery this phone gives best multimedia experience on market. No doubt
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- A-R-T-E
- mXr
- 05 Sep 2022
Bigmeme, 05 Sep 2022Should have used a snapdragon 870 which has much better sus... moreShoudve used or purchased carbon fibre stainless Steel 916L , copper , rhodium,
double copper cooler chambers used on Sony pro, rear 3mm back plates for£100+ with no throttle
- A
- A-R-T-E
- mXr
- 05 Sep 2022
Nick Tegrataker, 05 Sep 2022I'm not sure whether you're joking or not, but yo... moreSony ui is 2nd to vanilla android. All Chinese Ui is messed up all over the place like ios eyejunk.
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- Dometalican
- rb2
- 05 Sep 2022
Lonestar, 05 Sep 2022Funny thing i was looking at that too as soon as they have ... moreWe have but support doesn't know much at the moment. They apparently have a month since the US gets it late October.
- K
- Kriegsherr
- 043
- 05 Sep 2022
Hanif Fikri, 04 Sep 2022Extra tallness is pointless when 90% of content is using 16... moreWhy bother when 80-90% of the time we use the phone for messaging or browsing or talking and maybe 10-20% for content viewing? If you haven't used a Sony phone don't bother or Use it for few days, see the difference yourself.
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- Anonymous
- tZ4
- 05 Sep 2022
Anonymous, 05 Sep 2022sony xperia 5 IV is better than all the chinese phones put ... moreMight as well just get the Pixel 6 Pro or the upcoming Pixel 7. Truly stock android, truly bloatware free and truly great camera instead of the Sony's 'near stock' and 'almost bloatware free'. 5 years software and security updates instead of only 3. As a bonus, the Pixels' thermal management not great but still much better than the Sony's almost non-existent cooling.
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- Qimchi
- uZ9
- 05 Sep 2022
Krjal, 05 Sep 2022I use the telephoto lens a lot on my phone so this would be... moreZoom lenses on phones are a difficult one. You could get good magnification quality but have a giant range gap that's filled in with digital zoom and to avoid it, have many more lenses for those zoom ranges in between making the phone larger.
Or stick with one nice zoom lens and let digital zoom be.
- N
- Nick Tegrataker
- Xpf
- 05 Sep 2022
Anonymous, 05 Sep 2022sony xperia 5 IV is better than all the chinese phones put ... moreI'm not sure whether you're joking or not, but you immediately lost me when you listed "near-stock android experience" as a pro.
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- Bigmeme
- upi
- 05 Sep 2022
Should have used a snapdragon 870 which has much better sustained performance than the 8 gen 1 and priced it around 650-700 dollars
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- impinas
- 3Af
- 05 Sep 2022
I really like its size. Maybe not the fact that it is that narrow, looking like a remote control but I still prefer it to the modern day behemoths. I like its features too. Also the camera with the fantastic balance between detail retention and noise reduction. But! Way too pricey (keeping also in mind that sony prices never drop) and way too poor software update policy. Maybe if they commited to 4 android versions I would consider the hefty price tag.
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- Anonymous
- uS{
- 05 Sep 2022
It would've ben justifiable at its current price if it was 8+ Gen 1, but it isn't.
- Z
- Zq
- xhp
- 05 Sep 2022
Small form factor, big battery, audio jack port, sd card port. So complete. But it comes with sacrifice: heat management
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- Anonymous
- tZ4
- 05 Sep 2022
Anonymous, 05 Sep 2022sony xperia 5 IV is better than all the chinese phones put ... moreXperia 5iv with its inadequate cooling that will cause the infamous "Camera will now turn off to cool down" warning to popup? No thanks
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- GOD
- mE0
- 05 Sep 2022
Buy In a heartbeat if it had a Fm Radio ! Would Be my first smartphone purchase . I guess it's to difficult to make a smartphone with only 4 simple specifications ! That are essential for my extremely simple needs , as nobody has EVER made one :/
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- Anonymous
- xq5
- 05 Sep 2022
Anonymous, 05 Sep 2022So you think that the more updates you get for a phone the... moreRead my comment again. I mean it isn't laggy in general and not after updates. And you will buy a new phone after 4 years so it isn't an issue at all. All phones get annoying. My Sony Z3 got really slow and hold tiny battery. It worked well for 3 years.
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- wongwatt
- L9v
- 05 Sep 2022
They seemingly squeezed in that huge battery by totally ignoring the need to cool the SoC.
Having owned a 1 ii and found it a buggy mess I can't justify spending the ridiculous amount of money Sony think their devices are worth.
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- Jimbob
- 7@G
- 05 Sep 2022
Its nice but the price on these drops fast. no point buying at full price.. Sony needs to work on a true compact... its been too long.
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- Kratos-
- p$m
- 05 Sep 2022
Well it's pricey for just only 2 yrs of os updates there's a wide range of options available with lesser price and more os updates, it should be the norm of 4 yrs min updates for flagship phones I don't quite get why android phones which are the same level of an iPhone and the same price and sometimes even higher don't get the same treatment for software updates
- K
- Krjal
- TKu
- 05 Sep 2022
I use the telephoto lens a lot on my phone so this would be a downgrade for me. I love the Xperia phones but this is a skip.