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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Releasing a "gaming phone" with 8 Gen1 in Q3 2022... How long before Sony "LGs" itself?

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    • Anonymous
    • vxm
    • 13 Sep 2022

    What a waste of electronics releasing so late in the year but still using older overheating part when there's a much better more efficient one already available.

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      • Anonymous
      • vxm
      • 13 Sep 2022

      jeonbeom, 13 Sep 2022asking sony to use 8+gen 1 chip for a gaming phone is like ... moreWell I havent seen Samsung release their flagships so late in the year that new socs are just around the corner.

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        • Anonymous
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        • 13 Sep 2022

        Anonymous, 13 Sep 2022battery life would drop 20%. people here have zero notion. Coming from an actual engineer. lmao

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          • 13 Sep 2022

          jeonbeom, 13 Sep 2022asking sony to use 8+gen 1 chip for a gaming phone is like ... moreHello Xiaomi..

          Xiaomi 12 -> Xiaomi 12s.
          Xiaomi 12 Pro -> Xiaomi 12s Pro.

            Anonymous, 12 Sep 2022Gaming has nothing to do with cpu , besides Qualcomm alread... moreGen 11 up to 8ghz?
            Yeah, with one of these record making coolants that are impractical and almost no one can get access to or use daily maybe.

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              • Anonymous
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              • 13 Sep 2022

              sony want to tame this overheating beast

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                • Anonymous
                • L63
                • 13 Sep 2022

                Get a Rog Phone instead

                  Hang on, how come this Gaming Edition with bundled cooling case and 16GB RAM cost $300 less than the standard model itself? That MSRP is a steal!

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                    • Anonymous
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                    • 13 Sep 2022

                    Gusta, 13 Sep 2022I prefer 12GB of RAM with SD 8+ Gen 1 than 16GB of RAM with... moreWait for snapdragon gen 2 with 20gb of ram.

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                      • Anonymous
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                      • 13 Sep 2022

                      mew151, 12 Sep 2022Still no 8+ gen 1? Is Sony out of their minds!? Using an ov... moreI don't think sony ignorged that, the fan should fix that problem

                        asking sony to use 8+gen 1 chip for a gaming phone is like asking samsung to use 8+ gen 1 chip for the second generation of s22 ultra..people are just dumb..how can you have different chipsets for the same mode, relesed in the same year .with only a different ram.. for people worrying about throttling,the xperia stream,a cooling case for the phone was released for a reason i.e to tackle the throttling..

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                          • 13 Sep 2022

                          77, 13 Sep 2022In games you need the Gpu, unless you root and have cpu and... moreTrue.. almost mobile phones only has FHD+ screen. The higher resolution, the higher RAM needed.. CMIIW

                          8GB is enough for FHD+, 12GB is better for 2K+ / QHD+ screen. 16GB is overkill for mobile gaming which has less graphic quality than console n PC.

                          Better use SD 8+ Gen 1 with less RAM because SD 8 Gen 1 is easy throttled.

                            And you don't make any sense cuz other gaming phones use the same 8 Gen 1 chip peepee and plz go to ur bed

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                              • 13 Sep 2022

                              Anonymous, 12 Sep 2022While many will be happy with that huge ram some will still... moreI prefer 12GB of RAM with SD 8+ Gen 1 than 16GB of RAM with "hot" SD 8 Gen 1.

                                Anonymous, 13 Sep 2022battery life would drop 20%. people here have zero notion. actually factually inaccurate, sony has nw-wm1am2 which andriod based and high end audio, has great battery life

                                  Truther, 12 Sep 2022Sony needs to tap into their walkman division so they can d... morethat could be the one for the future, sony xperia pro-a

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                                    • YRV
                                    • 13 Sep 2022

                                    8G1 and "Gaming Edition" 😂😂😂😂😂

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                                      • 13 Sep 2022

                                      blue, 12 Sep 2022This really needs 16 GB? Isn't the CPU in fact more ne... moreIn games you need the Gpu, unless you root and have cpu and gpu both kicking in to get 120fps

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                                        • Anonymous
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                                        • 13 Sep 2022

                                        xocomaox, 12 Sep 2022ROG Phone 6 is $1,199 Blackshark 5 Pro is $799 Redmagic S... moreDont forget they got the much more efficient SD8 Gen1+ soc.