Sony Xperia 10 IV
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- Michael
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- 12 Aug 2022
Anonymous, 11 Aug 2022It should have the hardware but the EU firmware doesn'... moreThe fm tuner is part of the wifi/bt chip WCN3990 provided by qualcomm. If the hardware connections necessary for the fm tuner are not on the board, the tuner inside the chip it's useless. Maybe indeed it's firmware dependent and it will have support on a different region.
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- Anonymous
- YUf
- 12 Aug 2022
When can we expect the price to drop below $250 ?
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- Michael
- srr
- 12 Aug 2022
Anonymous, 11 Aug 2022Ist there really a notification LED? That would be the Cher... moreYes, it has
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- Anonymous
- pXb
- 12 Aug 2022
Anonymous, 11 Aug 2022Yes it has a notification light, and it's even RGB, so... moreThank you very much
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- Anonymous
- Lfw
- 11 Aug 2022
Michael, 09 Aug 2022Hi, tried to talk with EU sony support regarding the fm rad... moreIt should have the hardware but the EU firmware doesn't have a driver and app for it. I would also like to have FM radio so if anyone knows which firmware supports it or how to get it I would appreciate it.
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- Anonymous
- Lfw
- 11 Aug 2022
Anonymous, 11 Aug 2022Ist there really a notification LED? That would be the Cher... moreYes it has a notification light, and it's even RGB, so you can customize color in apps that support it.
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- 32B
- 11 Aug 2022
The camera is really bad Dynamic range for this kind of price, not a real deal! Slow switching between screens and multitasking is not good at all but a really economical (electrically I mean) device. Bright screen but unfortunately really not with good colours good ergonomic speakers are loud enough to make a call. The front camera even worse.
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- Anonymous
- pXb
- 11 Aug 2022
Ist there really a notification LED? That would be the Cherry on the topping, since it would meet all my needs, Just phoning, texting, a Bit browsing, occasional Pics, lightweight, and of course this phenomanel battery Life.
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- Michael
- srr
- 09 Aug 2022
Hi, tried to talk with EU sony support regarding the fm radio support. So far they told me no radio app will be included in future updates and to install one from play store. Asking them if the phone has hardware fm tuner no answer. What's with the mistery!? Installing online radio app has nothing to do with fm radio, what kind of bs answer\solution is that? So if anyone suceeded installing fm radio or if it has hardware for such a thing please adivise! Thank you!
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- SkyJoy
- tu6
- 09 Aug 2022
Sony Xperia 10 IV very good battery life...
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- Andy
- uK7
- 08 Aug 2022
These days, smartphones are categorised into confusing tiers: ultra-premium, premium, upper mid-range, mid-range, lower mid-range, and budget.
The Xperia 10 IV is a great mid-range phone. SD695 is good enough for your day-to-day usage bar gaming. Xperia 10 IV overall package is excellent for standard usage of phone calls, messaging, taking casual photos, browsing, streaming, and listening to audio with excellent battery endurance. The form factor and build quality are also superb although priced on the slightly higher side.
If you can get this at a discount, don't hesitate to grab one.
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- Anonymous
- uSV
- 08 Aug 2022
LOL, 04 Aug 2022One problem with buying a phone hardly anyone else buys: it... moreJust search on AliExpress or other sources Im pretty sure you'll find one.
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- gm106
- nDi
- 07 Aug 2022
Anon, 27 Jul 2022I like Sony phones. Their designs are unique and different.... moreI have a similar taste for Sony compacts and bought the Ace iii from Japan. There's much that I like about that phone (especially its size, and eSIM support) but it had some big limitations. 4GB RAM was just about usable for non-gaming use, but it wasn't the snappiest phone on the block - with switching between apps leading to closing and reopening of the older apps. But the clincher was the limited frequency band support for use in Europe. Here in Finland I could only use one of the supported LTE bands (b3) and none of the 5G bands. (The NTT docomo version of the Ace iii does support 5G band n78, which should work in most of Europe - but that model doesn't support eSIM).
So now I've bought an Xperia 10 IV. I had fairly moderate expectations of it, but so far it ticks all of the boxes that matter to me. It feels much more compact than the Xperia 5 I had a couple of years ago. The battery life is superb; the camera quality is just fine for the level of photography I need, and the screen quality is great for everyday use.
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- TRI
- 04 Aug 2022
Anonymous, 01 Aug 2022Just replace the XZ battery with a new one from a reputable... moreOne problem with buying a phone hardly anyone else buys: it's difficult to find parts and accessories for it.
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- Tons
- I@a
- 03 Aug 2022
Nice 1 sony with 1 cimcard just fined for me
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- Anonymous
- uSV
- 01 Aug 2022
KM2021, 31 Jul 2022Hi, pls help with your experience on 10iv : How about it pe... moreJust replace the XZ battery with a new one from a reputable seller then it will live longer.
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- james
- 0Yq
- 01 Aug 2022
KM2021, 31 Jul 2022Hi, pls help with your experience on 10iv : How about it pe... morecamera is bad especially in low light. The old Samsung s9 is clearly superior.
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- james
- 0Yq
- 01 Aug 2022
KM2021, 31 Jul 2022Hi, pls help with your experience on 10iv : How about it pe... moregoogle maps can be a tiny bit laggy. thats about it. I have a Samsung s9 to compare to. It seems to be almost identical to the performance of the s9. I have no experience with long calls. And about the heat. I generates less heat doing the same tasks compared to the S9. I never seen it go above 100F, At least in my uses. The seller I bought from Amazon accepts returns. So I can return if I have any issues. So far,I have no reason to return. Its the battery life and lightweight is the real reason to keep this phone. Its kind of a unicorn how something so light can have such great battery life. I did some work again today (uber and instacart). battery went from 78% to 27%. screen on time of 6 hours and 54 mins. just insane.
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- Anonymous
- nGW
- 01 Aug 2022
I used this phone for about a week.
+ Screen great, except the normal OLED colour tint when viewing from an angle
+ Excellent battery life
+ Fine granularity (lots of steps) on speaker volume control
+ Android has modifications that fix "issues" with stock Android such as cut-off app names (e.g. Android stock/One = "Flight Ra...", Sony = "Flight Radar"
+ Lightweight
+ Quick startup
± Doesn't switch itself on when plugged in to charge
+ Solid, no flex to phone when trying to bend
+ Speaker on front (other brands often bottom or side)
+ Several years of Android updates
+ Good vibration
- Speaker quality not the best
- In my opinion, materials do not reflect the price (a bit plasticky, particularly the back)
- Narrow, a lot narrower than my old 5.5" phone. 6" sounds big but it is tall and narrow.
- 21:9, as above, narrow and tall. Good luck reaching the top with ease.
- No pre applied screen protector. Sony say no plastic packaging, but to me the screen protector is not packaging.
- Camera nothing special for the price
- Edges of screen seem to collect a bit of dirt
I may have have kept it but I found the width too narrow. My thumb is maybe slightly longer than average and I had to kind of "contort" my thumb. The small size makes you comfortable with using it one-handed for most of the time, but my thumb was hurting after a few days.
Other people will of course have different opinions, but I hope that this helps you.
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- observer
- vaS
- 31 Jul 2022
Always been keeping tabs on the Xperia 10 line yet with every iteration, Sony always manages to cripple this line and keep it from becoming as good value for money as the best well rounded larger midrange Android phones.