Sony Xperia 1 IV

Released June 2022

Ultra-Premium (>$800)
Sony Xperia 1 IV

Summary

Pros

  • Good for outdoor photography
  • Smooth display when scrolling on the web and playing video games
  • No frame drops when watching video and when playing video games
  • Good color rendering in indoor and low-light conditions
  • Decent autonomy when calling

Cons

  • Struggles in low-light situations, particularly when taking videos; not suitable for night photography
  • Visible strong green cast when viewing display on angle
  • Brightness is too low under sunlight and in low-light conditions
  • Poor charging performance
  • Very low power efficiency
  • Low autonomy overall

Scores

Camera
Display
Audio
Battery
118
camera
Overall Camera Score i
118
46
Oppo A57
BEST 152
Top score
Honor Magic5 Pro

Sub-scores

Photo i
118
50
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S 5G
BEST 154
Top score
Honor Magic5 Pro
Bokeh i
55
25
Crosscall Core-Z5
BEST 80
Top score
Honor Magic5 Pro
Preview i
59
34
Fairphone 4
BEST 91
Top score
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Zoom i
116
15
Oppo A77 5G
BEST 156
Top score
Honor Magic5 Pro
Video i
112
31
Samsung Galaxy A22 5G
BEST 149
Top score
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Use Cases

BEST 143

Friends & Family

Portrait and group photos and videos

BEST 127

Lowlight

Photos and videos in lowlight conditions

Tests

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Sony Xperia 1 IV camera
126
display
Overall Display Score i
126
52
Realme C21
BEST 151
Top score
Honor Magic5 Pro

Sub-scores

Readability i
109
40
Realme C21
BEST 160
Top score
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Color i
145
49
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro
BEST 163
Top score
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
Video i
125
40
Realme C21
BEST 162
Top score
Samsung Galaxy S23 (Snapdragon)
Motion i
151
54
Realme C21
BEST 155
Top score
Huawei P40 Pro
Touch i
143
40
Realme C21
BEST 165
Top score
OnePlus 9
Artifacts i
133
40
Crosscall Action-X5
BEST 158
Top score
Vivo X Fold
Tests

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Sony Xperia 1 IV display
121
audio
Overall Audio Score i
121
86
Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
BEST 161
Top score
Black Shark 5 Pro

Sub-scores & Use Cases

Playback i
117
74
Nokia 7.2
BEST 163
Top score
Black Shark 5 Pro

Use Cases

BEST 172

Listening to music

Through the smartphone's integrated speakers

BEST 161

Watching videos

Through the smartphone's integrated speakers

BEST 156

Gaming

Through the smartphone's integrated speakers

Recording i
131
88
Fairphone 4
BEST 157
Top score
Black Shark 5 Pro

Use Cases

BEST 156

Friends & Family videos

With the smartphone's main camera

BEST 164

Selfie videos

With the smartphone's selfie camera

BEST 156

Concert videos

With the smartphone's main camera

Tests

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Sony Xperia 1 IV audio
87
battery
Overall Battery Score i
87
75
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)
BEST 152
Top score
Honor Magic5 Lite 5G

Sub-scores

Autonomy i
87
55
Xiaomi 12 Pro
BEST 188
Top score
Honor X7a
Charging i
103
72
Wiko Power U20
BEST 181
Top score
Realme GT Neo 3
Efficiency i
61
47
Xiaomi 12 Pro
BEST 154
Top score
Oppo Reno6 5G

Key performances

Battery Life
1 days 23h
Battery Life
0-80% Charge
1h05
0-80% Charge
Full Charge
2h
Full Charge
after 5-minute charge
2h40 Autonomy
after 5-minute charge
Tests

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Sony Xperia 1 IV battery

Specifications

165 x 71 x 8.2mm

Dimensions

5G
Dual SIM

Network

Water resistant
IPX8

Protection

Wireless

Charging

256 GB

Storage

Wide, Tele, Ultra-Wide

Main camera
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