Sony has formally announced the Xperia 5 IV , its latest compact flagship smartphone .
We were fan of last year’sSony Xperia 5 III , which pop the question flagship eyeglasses in a smaller - than - common variant factor . However , it was undoubtedly lacking a few key features , especially for its relatively high asking Leontyne Price .
Sony ’s latest summary flagship might just turn to a couple of our fear . The Xperia 5 IV packs in a familiar 6.1 - column inch 21:9 FHD+ HDR OLED display , but this clip around Sony arrogate that it ’s 50 % burnished than before .
There ’s been an expected performance bump , with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 matching theSony Xperia 1 IVfrom earlier in the class . This is where Sony ’s timing with the Xperia 5 IV could turn out a little off , with premium pack rival the Asus Zenfone 9 both beating it to market and packing the ranking Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 .
We were impressed with the Xperia 5 III ’s stamp battery life-time last class , but Sony has double down with a significantly large 5,000mAh electric battery , up from 4,500mAh in the Xperia 5 III . This one could be a stamina champ .
More notable than that large barrage fire , however , is the inclusion of wireless charging . The omission of this feature film in such a premium - priced phone was a bit of a sticking tip in the Xperia 5 III , so this is a welcome addition .
The newspaper headline feature with all of Sony ’s flagship phones tends to be the camera system , which is invariably one of the quickest - inflammation and most locked on around . Once again you ’re getting a triple-12MP rear solidifying - up , but this time all three cameras get the company ’s superb substantial - time Eye AF and Real - time Tracking . A fundamental conflict to the Xperia 1 IV is that the telephoto is n’t variable .
You also get a new and meliorate 12MP front tv camera ( up from 8MP ) , which is capable of improved low - brightness level crack and capturing 4 K HDR video .
Alongside these stand - out specs , you get the common stand - out Sony feature like a 3.5 mm earphone jack and an extensive IP68 / IP65 valuation .
One thing remains a likely sticking distributor point from last yr ’s good example : the sizable Mary Leontyne Price . The Sony Xperia 5 IV is set to retail for £ 949 / $ 999 / € 1049 when it goes on cut-rate sale in late - September 2022 , which is £ 50 / $ 50 more expensive than the Xperia 5 III .
Max has already had some hands - on sentence with the Sony Xperia 5 IV , socheck out his initial thought here .
