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

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

Scores

Camera
Display
Battery
119
camera
Overall Camera Score i
119
46
Oppo A57
BEST 149
Top score
Huawei Mate 50 Pro

Sub-scores

Photo i
121
50
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S 5G
BEST 152
Top score
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
Bokeh i
55
25
Crosscall Action-X5
BEST 80
Top score
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
Preview i
62
34
Fairphone 4
BEST 91
Top score
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Zoom i
111
15
Oppo A77 5G
BEST 151
Top score
Honor Magic4 Ultimate
Video i
113
31
Samsung Galaxy A22 5G
BEST 149
Top score
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Use Cases

BEST 142

Friends & Family

Portrait and group photos and videos

BEST 122

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 149
Top score
Apple iPhone 14 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 S22 Ultra (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 149
Top score
LG Wing
Tests

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Sony Xperia 5 IV display
113
battery
Overall Battery Score i
113
75
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)
BEST 146
Top score
Oppo Reno6 5G

Sub-scores

Autonomy i
120
55
Xiaomi 12 Pro
BEST 182
Top score
Wiko Power U30
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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