Sony Xperia 5 IV
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- Anonymous
- AAs
- 15 Jan 2025
ZebyWebby, 14 Jan 2025This phone overheats too much when playing games and trying... moreI think so.
It uses Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 of Samsung fab which is known for overheating similarly to 888.
8 plus Gen 1 or higher is not of samsung, and don't have overheating issue.
There is some detailed review from geekerwan on youtube.
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- ZebyWebby
- UNA
- 14 Jan 2025
This phone overheats too much when playing games and trying out games like Zenless Zone Zero would literally make android itself lag and lock up to the point that you could only hard reset it just to get it running again. I don't know how much it overheats on camera since I would only record for like 5 minutes of 4k60 fps footage. But it overheating on games literally makes it thermal throttle and battery depletes fast. Just get the 5V if its only a little bit more pricy. I only got it for $250 so honestly I'm quite fine with it. Battery still lasts quite long even on a heavy day. Much more worth it than budget phones today tho.
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- Anonymous
- GXs
- 06 Jan 2025
Halli, 01 Jan 2025Hi, for me it is resolved. I have tested it by filming 10+ ... moreThe temperature of summer time in Sweden is only 25 C by average.
You may think it's not a big deal, but temperature in many other places reach higher than 30 C (or sometimes over 40 C), and it's a big deal.
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- Anonymous
- GXs
- 06 Jan 2025
Khavi001, 27 Dec 2024Hi, is it's heating issue resolved with current update... moreNo, it's clearly hardware issue, the chip is bad.
The manufacturers can only do so far to tweak by software.
This kind of chip need extra cooler such as a fan or big vapor chamber.
That being said, if you are a light user then you won't likely have much issue.
But in case if you stay in hot climate and heavy user, you should avoid it.
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- Khavi001
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- 05 Jan 2025
Halli, 01 Jan 2025Hi, for me it is resolved. I have tested it by filming 10+ ... moreThanks for your response. But u r living in that part of Europe which is even colder. Here our part of Asia, is even hotter. Recent past, summer, hot wave even caused battery heat warning issues to latest iPhone, Samsung phones as well. So any not heating up in Europe is much effected by it's cold weather.
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- Halli
- mKY
- 01 Jan 2025
Khavi001, 27 Dec 2024Hi, is it's heating issue resolved with current update... moreHi, for me it is resolved. I have tested it by filming 10+ min in 4k 120hz in summertime sweden. It does get a warning for heating and does get very hot, but no troubles with shutting down or stuff like that.
Thats when recording a video. Other than that i have not felt it get hot and i have had the phone for a year now.
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- Khavi001
- uWK
- 27 Dec 2024
Hi, is it's heating issue resolved with current updates etc or not. There are mixed opinions about it's heating issue. Does it heat more than Samsung s20 exenoys version?
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- Anonymous
- GXs
- 23 Dec 2024
Hey, I saw a Japanese review showing this phone.
This phone apparently gets overheated easily due to Samsung fabricated chip in it.
It was overheating just because it was updating in background and camera shut down within 5 minutes.
For such high price, what a risky device!
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- Anonymous
- Sc2
- 19 Dec 2024
Kujtim Zymeri , 15 Sep 2024Nope. I just bought it for 400€ global model 8-128 and ever... moreSpeaking of battery life, you can get a better idea from source here ---> https://www.dxomark.com/smartphones/#sort-battery/device-POCO%20F5%20Pro
This phone is ranked 113 th, which means it isn't that great (unless you mostly do light task on it).
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- Anonymous
- Sc2
- 19 Dec 2024
fibre, 11 Nov 2024there are no overheating issues anymoreThe chip inside potentially can overheat if you do intensive tasks.
SD 8 GEN 1 PLUS or higher has better heat management.
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- Anonymous
- Sc2
- 19 Dec 2024
Kima, 18 Dec 2024Where did you buy it for such a great price?It's probably a used one being sold in Hong Kong or somewhere around there (usually in good condition), I've seen it being sold at an online store.
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- Kima
- JLU
- 18 Dec 2024
Kujtim Zymeri , 15 Sep 2024Nope. I just bought it for 400€ global model 8-128 and ever... moreWhere did you buy it for such a great price?
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- Anonymous
- 64i
- 09 Dec 2024
I C this phone being sold for $350.
It seems like a steal... wrong!
I can't even find a custom rom after 2 years have passed since release date, and perhaps I can't even unlock the boot loader.
Sad.
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- Anonymous
- M@p
- 06 Dec 2024
Sisqoboy, 15 Nov 2024Did you do something or how? I just had to send mine back ... moreThat doesn't sound good, especially for that price.
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- Anonymous
- gjW
- 22 Nov 2024
Sonyboi, 17 Nov 2024The green line issue is real and that comment before yours ... moreI often hear it happens after warranty happens.
Yes, it's Sammy panel, but still goes to Sony's responsibility for purchasing it before checking it carefully enough, which means they may have some quality control issue... well that sounds concerning to me.
I'm waiting for one of their 2nd hand device to see how it goes.
I'll report back here if anything bad happens.
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- Sonyboi
- 6u$
- 17 Nov 2024
Anonymous, 15 Nov 2024What is it with this green line issue that I often hear on ... moreThe green line issue is real and that comment before yours was mine.
It's only happened on one Xperia device, my 5 IV, but then I didn't keep multiple previous models long enough to have hardware issues.
The screen is actually Samsung and not Sony. The exact green line issue happens to recent Samsung devices as well.
Sony should have offered a gratis fix for since it's a known manufacturing flaw. Instead in my case, it happened six weeks after my warranty run out.
Will probably cost £300+ to get it fixed and that's basically the value of the phone second hand, so pointless.
Not buying a Sony Xperia ever again, and I generally upgraded every 1-2 years...
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- Sisqoboy
- BiP
- 15 Nov 2024
fibre, 11 Nov 2024there are no overheating issues anymoreDid you do something or how?
I just had to send mine back for a repair because of the constant overheating even with the latest OS. 😭
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- Anonymous
- 64i
- 15 Nov 2024
Anonymous, 12 Nov 2024After using the phone for 2 years since launched in my coun... moreWhat is it with this green line issue that I often hear on Sony phones?
Is this real or people are just spreading fake information?
I thought Sony phone is supposed to have good quality for that kind of price, but if not then they seriously need to take responsibility and do something about it.
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- SonyBoi
- 0WU
- 12 Nov 2024
Interesting that somone has recently commented about green lines. Literally 6 weeks after my two year warranty expired, the dreaded "green line" appeared - after a WhatsApp call.
It started off very light pink then in the space of a few hours turned bright neon green. It is always there.
I also have had the widely known about fingerprint scanner hardware issue, where that failed a few months ago.
This will be the last Sony phone I buy after 10 years. I don't expect a near £1000 device to last basically two years and then need replacing.
Vivo, Oppo or Xiaomi will be my next device.
It seems Sony use their Xperia line as a loss-maker to test their mobile components, where they make back significantly more money selling to other manufacturers. There is little point in buying Sony mobile's any more, especially where the Chinese brands now have class-leading devices, that seem reliable and are also cheaper.
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- Anonymous
- uC3
- 12 Nov 2024
After using the phone for 2 years since launched in my country. this phone is alright, how ever i gotten the green line of wonders and my power button has lost its clickyness and works like 30 % of the time. Unfortunately i think that sony just did not developed some parts enough, which makes me sort of dislike it, also the parts are quite hard to find and almost required to give to sony service centers or just go aliexpress lmao(some parts are also not there). the phone still overheat but only when using it non stop for like 2 hours which i think its reasonable.