Sony Xperia 5 IV review

1 September 2022


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Kriegsherr, 04 Sep 2022if people were really smart, they would look first into the... moreYup, I concur.
Whilst bragging about better reception, people tend to forget it equals to higher SAR values.
They value their phones better reception over their health I guess.

    Kriegsherr, 03 Sep 2022and in europe samsung comes with exynos. i wont buy a samsu... morehttps://m.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s22-review-2396p4.php

    That Phones Exynos throttles exactly the same, down to about 60%, even is a bit worse on occasion(with drop to 45%) than 5IV.
    Could be its SD 8gen1 version is even worse throttler then...
    But that heavy throttling fact is not even mentioned in its revs con section.

    Whilst in 5IV rev its the most debated and commented con of con section.

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      • 04 Sep 2022

      Anonymous, 02 Sep 2022It could be that Sony wants to make a point for the existen... moreNicely said. Yeah, the 5 IV is consciously made with flaws (8gen1 and telephoto downgrade) in order to not dominate completely over 1 IV. :(
      It's a pity, it could be the perfect phone if it doesn't have bigger and older brother.

        @77 considering how good Sony cable is (TP-E 10 coating and great quality port's) and that it isn't exactly widely available it's a very good reason to complain.

          CompactPhones5ever, 01 Sep 2022Okay, the ratings officially stopped making sense. 4.5*? WH... moreseems like you got a faulty one. I have a xperia 1 mk I and it never freezes, very smooth and does not heat with day to day operations. I dont play games on phones so dont know if it would heat up with games. having a year older phone and with higher res display in xperia 1, I never had problems that you had with 5 MK II.

            if people were really smart, they would look first into the SAR value before buying any phone but they didnt. they keep arguing which one heats more while playing games. humanity never fails to amaze.

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              • Anonymous
              • srr
              • 04 Sep 2022

              Another review with no mention of manufacturer's security updates policy. Hard to believe it's still not getting through how important that is.

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                • Rias Abdulla
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                • 04 Sep 2022

                Kriegsherr, 03 Sep 2022But who is offering something new? most of the phones now a... moreThe most important is a perfect unhackable display screen. The lines appearing on screen are mostly a virus attack. It happend on my Panasonic phone and LG V30+ phone.

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                  • 04 Sep 2022

                  Anonymous, 03 Sep 2022Next thing to go will be the box. Prepare to receive your p... moreCan't use bubble wrap because of the plastic, it will just be shipped in a paper envelope!

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                    • Anonymous
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                    • 03 Sep 2022

                    Kriegsherr, 03 Sep 2022But who is offering something new? most of the phones now a... moreAnd overpriced.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • 70d
                      • 03 Sep 2022

                      Kriegsherr, 03 Sep 2022and in europe samsung comes with exynos. i wont buy a samsu... moreAs far as I know, the SD8G1 isn't much better than the Exynos counterpart.

                        Tann Hauser, 02 Sep 2022For someone wanting better battery, no punchole on front sc... moreand in europe samsung comes with exynos. i wont buy a samsung with exynos for more than 500 bucks.

                          Jimbob, 03 Sep 2022Same old design, same old cameras... Sony need to try doing... moreyou showed how to prove you didn't read the review or no idea about it without telling you didn't.

                            But who is offering something new? most of the phones now a days are just same. you try to find one which is just more balanced and Sony 5 IV is one of the balanced devices in the market. not to mention the display without a notch/punch-hole and a good battery life.

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                              • 03 Sep 2022

                              Anonymous, 03 Sep 2022Next thing to go will be the box. Prepare to receive your p... moreLol,nice say

                                Sony should add 90hz refresh rate toggle to software as well as night mode to its camera app.

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                                  • Anonymous
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                                  • 03 Sep 2022

                                  Anonymous, 01 Sep 2022And considering Sony didn't even include the cable, I ... moreNext thing to go will be the box. Prepare to receive your phone in a bubble wrap mailing envelope.

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                                    • geniusloci
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                                    • 03 Sep 2022

                                    Pretty sure no one in their right mind would buy this and not a discounted Xperia 5 III, which is not worse in practically anything. Sure, a bit of battery life, but that's all.

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                                      • 03 Sep 2022

                                      salarx, 02 Sep 2022Felt the same. Xperia 5 IV is not much improved and they we... moreexactly! they r offering almost nothing new and want everything new in our pockets!

                                        Tann Hauser, 03 Sep 2022I remeber the Xperia X Performance debates on exactly the s... moreI can see how it migh tbe troublesome for such situation but then you could use one of these cooling fans that attach to the back to improve cooling.
                                        Though, for content creating, there might be better alternatives at this price.