Sony Xperia 5 IV review

1 September 2022


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  • Anonymous
  • n1h
  • 02 Sep 2022

If it had the 8+ gen 1, it would be the closest thing to "the perfect phone" in this day and age. Honestly, only problem this phone really has is throttling under load. 8+ gen 1 would definitely help a lot. But unethical businesses practices hold technological progress and consumer interests back.

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    • Anonymous
    • n1h
    • 02 Sep 2022

    It could be that Sony wants to make a point for the existence of the pointless Xperia 1 lineup. Honestly, 4k displays on a phone are utterly gimmicky and pointless. Also that moving telephoto is also not worth it and other solutions offered by other companies work same or better. Only thing was wireless charging, which now Xperia 5 iv has.

    All these indicate that Xperia 5 iv is clearly the superior phone already compared to 1iv, despite costing less. If it got 8+ gen 1, sale of 1 iv would drop to 0, which makes less profit for Sony, since that's more expensive.

    All of these business practices are bad for consumers and technology in general. Any business practice that reduces value for customers and/or makes a product intentionally inferior for sake for more profit is an evil practice indeed.

    It would be wiser and more sustainable for Sony to drop 4k display completely and just keep the Xperia 5 lineup. And maybe also create a Xperia 5 lite lineup which is better than Xperia 10 series. It would be more welcoming.

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      • Anonymous
      • nIL
      • 02 Sep 2022

      Anonymous, 02 Sep 2022Hot devices are not good for long term battery life. Also w... moreMaybe not everyone cares about gaming

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        • Anonymous
        • Du2
        • 02 Sep 2022

        Anonymous, 02 Sep 2022Hmmm this phone looks interesting... ...£949 lmao yea... moreJust give it a couple of months... Xperia 1 IV came out with $1600 price tag. Now you can find them under $1000.

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          • Anonymous
          • atq
          • 02 Sep 2022

          Anonymous, 02 Sep 2022Only super ultra fans will choose this phone over the S22. ... moreXperias lose value very quickly so in a year's time should be able to get one for around £300 or less second hand. Many people who get them as presents get rid so they can get a Samsung instead so there should be some bargains out there before too long.

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            • Anonymous
            • atq
            • 02 Sep 2022

            Hot devices are not good for long term battery life. Also why does Sony insist on using narrow screens? Terrible for gaming because your basically getting a small sub 6 inch display that's been stretched from top to bottom.

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              • Anonymous
              • 70d
              • 02 Sep 2022

              Tann Hauser, 02 Sep 2022You serious? That phone is ok price now, but throttles jus... moreThat's the point. Overall, the Xperia 5 IV is a better phone, but it's not $300+ better. Also, you should take software support into account. The S22 is far superior in that regard.

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                • Anonymous
                • mi$
                • 02 Sep 2022

                Kuba, 02 Sep 20221. Outdated on the launch. 2. Trust me and skip any phone w... moreExactly. I really wanted to buy the Xperia 5 IV because my OP5 is on its' last legs but I refuse to settle for yet another SD furnace. Hopefully Sony opts for the SD 8 Gen 2 for the Xperia 5 V and doesn't do any other shady business. I really need an upgrade...

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                  • Anonymous
                  • mi$
                  • 02 Sep 2022

                  Darknoor, 01 Sep 2022You are exaggerating a lot. 888 was much hotter, and I own ... moreYou're wrong, it's no exaggeration. In hot weather the phone will run into issues and the camera will shut down. There's TONS of evidence on that topic for the Xperia 1 and already some for the Xperia 5. SD dropped the ball (again) and Sony doesn't seem to care to at least use the SD 8+ instead of this housefire. Hard pass on this phone.

                    Tann Hauser, 02 Sep 2022You serious? That phone is ok price now, but throttles jus... more"You could say its a better buy, but definitely not a better phone"
                    That's exactly what I meant.

                      blue, 02 Sep 2022So we have learned that you are a Chinese phone fan. What e... moreFan of whatever phone is actually better which breaking it down, my find X5 is better in almost every way, sorry its a Chinese phone and not American, Korean or Japanese obviously you have a problem with that with your snarky comment, real helpful btw 👍.

                      I like to actually challenge things the GSM team write and when they're over rating phones and devices it can be discussed here (specially one that doesn't offer anything in the box at all now). Guess you're cool with mediocrity but oh well.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • Lkg
                        • 02 Sep 2022

                        Anonymous, 02 Sep 2022If they had only put SD8 Gen1+, the phone wouldve taken les... moreThey develop platforms and work on devices for that platform.

                        There has never been any plan of using Plus, same way it was not used on previous year.
                        All phones power by 8+ would still use even if fab was still Samsung, because they were developed to have this chip since early stages.
                        You do not change in the middle of the way.

                          Nick Tegrataker, 02 Sep 2022Yeah, the problem isn't that Galaxy S22 is an overall ... moreYou serious?
                          That phone is ok price now, but throttles just as much, has much worse battery life, plus no jack, no sd card, etc...

                          You could say its a better buy, but definitely not a better phone.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • uSV
                            • 02 Sep 2022

                            Nick Tegrataker, 02 Sep 2022Yeah, the problem isn't that Galaxy S22 is an overall ... moreIf they had only put SD8 Gen1+, the phone wouldve taken less harsh critisms as it is the major cause for the phones underperformance due to overheat equals throttling like the 1 IV already throttles hard, much more for the smaller 5 IV.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • M3w
                              • 02 Sep 2022

                              Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
                              No. Bye. Digital rubbish.

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                                • Bud
                                • nUL
                                • 02 Sep 2022

                                Sadly, wasted time for waiting so long for this device. A hyper-throttling, hot-running SOC instead of 8+ Gen 1 is a major-letdown for this in other aspects great piece of tech.
                                But not acceptable in this price-range.In relation to my Galaxy A52s, which is good in every aspect and also has expandable memory and headphone-jack, it's a no-brainer to pay 4x more for this. I'm very disappointed and will keep an half-closed eye on mk V. Zenfone 9 looks not bad, too,
                                exceot memory expansion, but I'm not sure to trust Asus in terms of reliability.

                                  Anonymous, 02 Sep 2022Only super ultra fans will choose this phone over the S22. ... moreYeah, the problem isn't that Galaxy S22 is an overall superior phone to Xperia 5 IV (In fact I would say the latter has the upper hand in terms of sheer hardware specs), but that S22 is *so much* cheaper which is making it tough for Xperia to beat its price-value proposition. The fact that the new Xperia has the rather outdated non-plus variant of 8 Gen 1 is making it even more difficult for Sony to compete this year.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • a0V
                                    • 02 Sep 2022

                                    Hmmm this phone looks interesting...

                                    ...£949

                                    lmao yeah I'll just buy an iPhone for that money.

                                      cons:
                                      "No charger and no cable in the box.
                                      Cameras lack Night Mode.
                                      Easily overheats under peak load, which causes heavy performance and refresh rate throttling."
                                      the only con i found is the overheating. charger + cable? just a week ago i dumped at least one dozen of usb-b and usb-c cables and some 3-4 chargers. night mode? as many times before stated, i do not like overly processed "night pictures" that look like (artificial and poorly looking) dusk pictures. by far i prefer to use a tripod or some kind of support for the arm and take real quality night picture using correct exposure time. yet, i already have a 5 III and it makes not much sense to upgrade to IV, i will wait for 5 V.

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                                        • blue
                                        • Mx6
                                        • 02 Sep 2022

                                        Super Android 22, 01 Sep 2022So confused with this review. Way too many negatives and... moreSo we have learned that you are a Chinese phone fan. What else did you want to tell us?

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