Sony Xperia 10 IV

Released May 2022

High-End ($400-$600)
Sony Xperia 10 IV

Summary

Pros

  • Good for landscape and portrait images when light conditions are good
  • Suitable for night-time reading
  • Pleasant color rendering on display when used indoors
  • Smooth video playback on display
  • Outstanding autonomy, with more than 3 days in moderate use
  • Excellent efficiency
  • Good intelligibility and immersive sound rendition in recordings
  • Bright sound signature in recordings

Cons

  • Unreliable image quality results when light conditions are complex
  • No HDR10 and UHD support for display
  • Insufficient outdoor brightness on display
  • Limited touch fluidity for browsing, gaming, and gallery app
  • Poor charging experience
  • Recordings sound a bit metallic and thin
  • Aggressive and unpleasant sound signature from speakers when listening to music
  • No stereo playback

Scores

Camera
Display
Audio
Battery
63
camera
115th

in Global Ranking

21st

in High-End Ranking ($400-$600)

Overall Camera Score i
63
46
Oppo A57
BEST 152
Top score
Honor Magic5 Pro

Sub-scores

Photo i
52
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
51
34
Fairphone 4
BEST 91
Top score
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Zoom i
64
15
Oppo A77 5G
BEST 156
Top score
Honor Magic5 Pro
Video i
73
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 10 IV camera
100
display
112th

in Global Ranking

24th

in High-End Ranking ($400-$600)

Overall Display Score i
100
52
Realme C21
BEST 151
Top score
Honor Magic5 Pro

Sub-scores

Readability i
119
40
Realme C21
BEST 160
Top score
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Color i
129
49
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro
BEST 163
Top score
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
Video i
48
40
Realme C21
BEST 162
Top score
Samsung Galaxy S23 (Snapdragon)
Motion i
107
54
Realme C21
BEST 155
Top score
Huawei P40 Pro
Touch i
111
40
Realme C21
BEST 165
Top score
OnePlus 9
Artifacts i
84
40
Crosscall Action-X5
BEST 158
Top score
Vivo X Fold
Tests

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Sony Xperia 10 IV display
95
audio
154th

in Global Ranking

29th

in High-End Ranking ($400-$600)

Overall Audio Score i
95
86
Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
BEST 161
Top score
Black Shark 5 Pro

Sub-scores & Use Cases

Playback i
83
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
132
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

138
battery
10th

in Global Ranking

5th

in High-End Ranking ($400-$600)

Overall Battery Score i
138
75
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)
BEST 152
Top score
Honor Magic5 Lite 5G

Sub-scores

Autonomy i
177
55
Xiaomi 12 Pro
BEST 188
Top score
Honor X7a
Charging i
93
72
Wiko Power U20
BEST 181
Top score
Realme GT Neo 3
Efficiency i
143
47
Xiaomi 12 Pro
BEST 154
Top score
Oppo Reno6 5G

Key performances

Battery Life
3 days 8h
Battery Life
0-80% Charge
1h45
0-80% Charge
Full Charge
2h36
Full Charge
after 5-minute charge
3h24 Autonomy
after 5-minute charge
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Sony Xperia 10 IV battery

Specifications

153 x 67 x 8.3mm

Dimensions

5G
Dual SIM

Network

Waterproof
IP65/68

Protection

Wired only

Charging

128 GB

Storage

Wide, Ultra-Wide, Tele

Main camera
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