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
2022
85th

in Global Ranking

62nd

in Ultra-Premium Ranking (>$800)

Overall Camera Score i
119
45
Samsung Galaxy A05s
BEST 158
Top score
Honor Magic6 Pro

Sub-scores

Photo i
121
50
Xiaomi Redmi 12C
BEST 160
Top score
Honor Magic6 Pro
Bokeh i
55
20
Xiaomi Redmi 12C
BEST 85
Top score
Honor Magic6 Pro
Preview i
62
34
Fairphone 4
BEST 91
Top score
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Zoom i
111
15
Oppo A77 5G
BEST 160
Top score
Honor Magic6 Pro
Video i
113
31
Samsung Galaxy A22 5G
BEST 158
Top score
Apple iPhone 15 Pro

Use Cases

BEST 149

Friends & Family

Portrait and group photos and videos

BEST 135

Lowlight

Photos and videos in lowlight conditions

Tests

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Sony Xperia 5 IV camera
131
display
2022
65th

in Global Ranking

48th

in Ultra-Premium Ranking (>$800)

Overall Display Score i
131
52
Realme C21
BEST 157
Top score
Honor Magic6 Pro

Sub-scores

Readability i
117
40
Realme C21
BEST 163
Top score
Samsung Galaxy S24+
Color i
163
49
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro
BEST 164
Top score
Google Pixel 8 Pro
Video i
121
40
Realme C21
BEST 162
Top score
Samsung Galaxy S23 (Snapdragon)
Motion i
150
54
Realme C21
BEST 159
Top score
Honor Magic6 Pro
Touch i
144
40
Realme C21
BEST 170
Top score
Samsung Galaxy S24+
Artifacts i
126
40
Crosscall Action-X5
BEST 163
Top score
OnePlus Open
Tests

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Sony Xperia 5 IV display
111
audio
2022
155th

in Global Ranking

82nd

in Ultra-Premium Ranking (>$800)

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 160
Top score
Honor Magic6 Pro

Use Cases

BEST 169

Friends & Family videos

With the smartphone's main camera

BEST 164

Selfie videos

With the smartphone's selfie camera

BEST 158

Concert videos

With the smartphone's main camera

113
battery
2022
105th

in Global Ranking

24th

in Ultra-Premium Ranking (>$800)

Overall Battery Score i
113
75
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)
BEST 157
Top score
Honor Magic6 Pro

Sub-scores

Autonomy i
120
55
Xiaomi 12 Pro
BEST 195
Top score
Honor X7b
Charging i
100
72
Wiko Power U20
BEST 218
Top score
Realme GT Neo 5 (240W)
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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