Sony Xperia 5 IV

Released July 2022

Ultra-Premium (>$800)
Sony Xperia 5 IV

Summary

Pros

  • Well-balanced camera for landscape shooting
  • Excellent display color in every light condition
  • Good display smoothness in every use case
  • No frames drops when watching videos
  • Decent autonomy, with more than 2 days in moderate use
  • Good intelligibility in recordings
  • Sharp playback rendition

Cons

  • Poor camera performance at capturing the instant and freezing the motion
  • Lack of details on screen when watching videos
  • Slow reaction to ambient light changes and unsmooth display brightness transitions
  • Poor charging performance
  • Aggressive and metallic microphone sound signature
  • Unpleasant and weak playback rendition

Scores

Camera
Display
Audio
Battery
119
camera
Overall Camera Score i
119
46
Oppo A57
BEST 152
Top score
Honor Magic5 Pro

Sub-scores

Photo i
121
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
62
34
Fairphone 4
BEST 91
Top score
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Zoom i
111
15
Oppo A77 5G
BEST 156
Top score
Honor Magic5 Pro
Video i
113
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 5 IV camera
131
display
Overall Display Score i
131
52
Realme C21
BEST 151
Top score
Honor Magic5 Pro

Sub-scores

Readability i
117
40
Realme C21
BEST 160
Top score
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Color i
Top score Best
49
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro
163
Video i
121
40
Realme C21
BEST 162
Top score
Samsung Galaxy S23 (Snapdragon)
Motion i
150
54
Realme C21
BEST 155
Top score
Huawei P40 Pro
Touch i
144
40
Realme C21
BEST 165
Top score
OnePlus 9
Artifacts i
126
40
Crosscall Action-X5
BEST 158
Top score
Vivo X Fold
Tests

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Sony Xperia 5 IV display
111
audio
Overall Audio Score i
111
86
Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
BEST 161
Top score
Black Shark 5 Pro

Sub-scores & Use Cases

Playback i
107
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
121
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

113
battery
Overall Battery Score i
113
75
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)
BEST 152
Top score
Honor Magic5 Lite 5G

Sub-scores

Autonomy i
120
55
Xiaomi 12 Pro
BEST 188
Top score
Honor X7a
Charging i
100
72
Wiko Power U20
BEST 181
Top score
Realme GT Neo 3
Efficiency i
120
47
Xiaomi 12 Pro
BEST 154
Top score
Oppo Reno6 5G

Key performances

Battery Life
2 days 9h
Battery Life
0-80% Charge
1h05
0-80% Charge
Full Charge
2h05
Full Charge
after 5-minute charge
2h50 Autonomy
after 5-minute charge
Tests

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Sony Xperia 5 IV battery

Specifications

156 x 67 x 8.2mm

Dimensions

5G
Dual SIM

Network

Waterproof
IP65/68

Protection

Wireless

Charging

128/256 GB

Storage

Wide, Tele, Ultra-Wide

Main camera
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