Sony Xperia 1 IV Gaming Edition brings 16GB RAM and bundles Xperia Stream

12 September 2022
The new device is already on pre-order in Japan while open sales start on September 15.

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Onanymaus, 14 Sep 2022Maybe you are also not thinking and/or biased as a Sony fan... moreit's the same phone as the classic 1 IV. Simply in black (+512 Ram) only and sold with the unnecessary accessory. I would have bought if Xperia Play 2. On the other hand, why does it not go with the Pro-I? Now, I will wait for the news for the Pro-I II, around November. I'm series 1 but can upgrade to series pro only if bigger screen or even better sound.

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    Tann Hauser, 14 Sep 2022Based on revs, Rog 6 16/512, costing 1100$ bundeled with Ae... moreAs I said, now I can buy an ROG Phone 6 512 GB for about $950. It depends on your location. In my location, the Xperia 1 IV 256 GB costs about $1,200. The Xperia 1 IV 512 GB will be even more expensive.

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      Tann Hauser, 14 Sep 2022And I said Rog 6 Pro. Pro because 2 gb more ram than reg... moreI don't know why you said Rog 6 Pro. The Sony Xperia 1 IV 16 GB would be comparable to the ROG Phone 6 16 GB.

        xocomaox, 13 Sep 2022ROG 6 is apples-to-apples comparison though, for specs. Sti... moreBased on revs, Rog 6 16/512, costing 1100$ bundeled with Aero cooler 6, would cost 1230$

        Xperia 1 IV Gaming ed. comes bundeled with Stream cooler, for 1200$, at least per reports.

        So yah, apples to apples.
        Rog a bit stronger for gaming due to additional buttons and extra battery, Xperia stronger for multimedia.

        It just surprised me that Rog throttles more despite newer Gen+ chip inside.

          Anonymous, 13 Sep 2022He said ROG Phone 6. Now I can buy an ROG Phone 6 512 GB fo... moreAnd I said Rog 6 Pro.

          Pro because 2 gb more ram than regular 6.

          But now one can buy Xperia 1 IV for as low as 900$, and buy the Xperia Stream cooler for 160.
          That would equal to 1060$ for a premium tier flag device/ gaming device combo.

          I believe thats a good bargain for serious players, wanting a serious award winning multimedia flagship device also, all in one.

            enzotarece, 13 Sep 2022And you don't make any sense cuz other gaming phones u... moreThose gaming phones were released before SD8+gen1 is available. The updated versions of those gaming phones are using the new chipset and showing improved thermal management, in case you dont know about phones other than those made by Sony.

              Chessboxer, 13 Sep 2022Hello, hello, anybody home? Think McFly, think! If they ... moreMaybe you are also not thinking and/or biased as a Sony fan. The phone is called Xperia 1 IV Gaming Edition, so clearly Sony is trying to differentiate it from the vanilla Xperia 1 IV.

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                • 14 Sep 2022

                Sony are like politicians....they coud woud and shoud be liked and N.1. In the smartphones business but they only think about money.....instead of earning 20% of profits in 200.000.000 units NO NO NO ...they want to make 50% of 10.000.000

                A LOOOOOOOOOOOT OF PEOPLE WOULD WANT ONE BUT WAYYYYYYY 2 EXPENSIVE...NOT 700 800 OR 900 ....1300...1500...THEY ARE CRAZY...

                u can buy a good phone a ps5 and a tablet or a phone ps5 and tv...

                I wish I coud buy one but I'm not working a whole month for a phone in a country with minimum wage is 705 euros a month

                Here in Europe we pay wayyyy more than ennyware in the world it's ridiculous

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                  Tann Hauser, 13 Sep 2022Rog 6 Pro is 1800 Funny how Xperias 8gen throttles less ... moreHe said ROG Phone 6. Now I can buy an ROG Phone 6 512 GB for about $950.

                    Tann Hauser, 13 Sep 2022Rog 6 Pro is 1800 Funny how Xperias 8gen throttles less ... moreROG 6 is apples-to-apples comparison though, for specs. Still, I think that's the only gaming phone that is more than this Sony.

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                      NJ, 13 Sep 2022Bruh, talk to me when all your listed phone can do better o... moreSo it's a gaming phone or what?

                        Anonymous, 13 Sep 2022gaming edition with the same 8 gen1 chipset? alright, from ... moreHello, hello, anybody home? Think McFly, think!

                        If they changed the chipset, the phone would no longer be an Xperia 1 IV.

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                          • 13 Sep 2022

                          So its essentially an Xperia IV with more Ram plus a gaming tag slapped on? It’s a joke unless that Snapdragon is tuned and able to control all

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                            • Anonymous
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                            • 13 Sep 2022

                            Meanwhile the regular Xperia 1 IV is still not available with a US ROM

                              Anonymous, 13 Sep 2022Dont forget they got the much more efficient SD8 Gen1+ soc.Rog 6 Pro is 1800

                              Funny how Xperias 8gen throttles less than that 8+gen1 Gaming phone, maintaining higher 63% at 50 C and remaining in orange, while Rogs 8+gen maintains about 60% at 50 C and going into red...
                              Yet, rev wording about throttling is so different on those two:
                              Xperia:
                              "The good news is that the Xperia 1 IV never gets uncomfortably hot. And that is because it throttles heavily.
                              The Xperia 1 IV managed to keep 63% of its maximum CPU performance when running at peak processor performance for an hour. The phone throttled in the first 5 minutes down to about 65% and kept this limitation until the end of the 1 hour test."

                              Rog6:
                              "Even with its raw performance severely cut down, the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 has more than plenty left to drive an incredibly smooth UI experience and chew through everyday tasks. Plus, there are no sudden jarring drops in the chart, and the loss in performance is clearly intentional and deliberate rather than the result of thermal throttling"

                              What about its price and this facts do you find more efficient?

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                                • Anonymous
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                                • 13 Sep 2022

                                gaming edition with the same 8 gen1 chipset? alright, from now on i am going to buy 16GB RAM versions of smartphones to get boost gaming performance. Who cares about chipset? It is the RAM size that counts.

                                What is Sony sniffing?

                                  xocomaox, 12 Sep 2022ROG Phone 6 is $1,199 Blackshark 5 Pro is $799 Redmagic S... moreRog 6 Pro is 1800

                                  Funny how Xperias 8gen throttles less than that 8+gen1 Gaming phone, maintaining higher 63% at 50 C and remaining in orange, while Rogs 8+gen maintains about 60% at 50 C and going into red...
                                  Yet, rev wording about throttling is so different on those two:
                                  Xperia:
                                  "The good news is that the Xperia 1 IV never gets uncomfortably hot. And that is because it throttles heavily.
                                  The Xperia 1 IV managed to keep 63% of its maximum CPU performance when running at peak processor performance for an hour. The phone throttled in the first 5 minutes down to about 65% and kept this limitation until the end of the 1 hour test."

                                  Rog6:
                                  "Even with its raw performance severely cut down, the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 has more than plenty left to drive an incredibly smooth UI experience and chew through everyday tasks. Plus, there are no sudden jarring drops in the chart, and the loss in performance is clearly intentional and deliberate rather than the result of thermal throttling"

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                                    Anonymous, 13 Sep 2022Well I havent seen Samsung release their flagships so late ... moreThe Xperia 1 IV started shipping in May. Like the original comment said, you don't see Samsung shipping new batches of the S22 Ultra which are manufactured after the 8+ Gen 1 was available

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                                      Gusta, 13 Sep 2022True.. almost mobile phones only has FHD+ screen. The highe... moreI get 90 too 100fps , rooted with kernels uses 4 cpu at 70%, , takes up 7gb, leaving 1gb ram for android.

                                      16gb is still not enough, Tey playing heavy intensity games with emulator too play PlayStation games, it lags.

                                      I play tekken 7, and it struggled with bogus 8gb Ram

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                                        xocomaox, 12 Sep 2022ROG Phone 6 is $1,199 Blackshark 5 Pro is $799 Redmagic S... moreBruh, talk to me when all your listed phone can do better other than Gaming compare to Xperia phone.

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