Sony Xperia 5 IV Price Specifications And Release Date

Sony Xperia 5 IV Price: The starting price of the Sony Xperia 5 IV is $999 for the model with 8GB RAM + 128GB of storage. This is the only flagship phone in 2022 to retain the 3.5mm headphone jack and microSD card slot for external storage. But, for a 128GB smartphone, the Sony Xperia 5 IV is an expensive smartphone.

What other features are inside the Sony Xperia 5 IV aside from the 3.5mm headphone jack and microSD card slot that might make you consider buying the device? To know these features, I’ll be sharing the specifications of the phone along with its price and also share when the release date, and how you can buy the Sony Xperia 5 IV in this post.

Sony Xperia 5 IV

The Sony Xperia 5 IV is a premium smartphone from Sony. It is the successor to the Sony Xperia 5 III released back in October of 2021. Sony Xperia 5 IV features the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip and has an impressive 5,000mAh battery. As stated above, it also has a 3.5mm headphone jack port and a microSD card slot. But, there is even more about this phone.

To know more about the Sony Xperia 5 IV, allow me to break down the specifications of the device starting with the chipset, CPU, and GPU.

 

Chipset, CPU, and GPU

The Sony Xperia 5 IV features the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset. This is a 5G chipset that is built on Samsung’s 4nm process technology. It has an octa-core processor with one prime Cortex-X2 core, three big Cortex-A710 cores, and four small Cortex-A510 cores. The CPU is paired with the Adreno 730 GPU and it has a peak download and upload speed of 10Gbps and 5Gbps.

The CPU and GPU of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset allow users to play games and do intensive graphics work with the Sony Xperia 5 IV without issues. Other features of this chipset are that it has support for LPDDR5 RAM tech, UFS 3.1 storage, Bluetooth 5.2, NFC, etc.

 

Cameras

Sony Xperia 5 IV features a triple rear camera and a single front camera. On the rear, it has a 12MP primary camera with Dual Pixel PDAF and OIS features. The primary camera is supported by a 60mm 12MP telephoto lens that also has Dual Pixel PDAF and OIS features. The last 12MP rear camera is an ultra-wide angle lens that has a Dual Pixel PDAF feature. And on the front, it has a 12MP camera sensor.

Sony Xperia 5 IV rear cameras

Both the back and front cameras can record steady videos in 4K resolution. Available camera features for photography and videography are Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking, 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS, night mode, portrait mode, etc.

 

Display, Design, and Durability

The display of the Sony Xperia 5 IV is a 6.1-inches 1080p OLED panel with support for a 120Hz refresh rate. The display panel of the phone can auto-refresh between 60Hz and 144Hz depending on current use. It also has support for HDR BT.2020 and it has a peak brightness of 1100 nits. The front screen and back panel are flat and this makes the phone feels like a box.

Sony Xperia 5 IV design and display

Sony Xperia 5 IV is made of a Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), and aluminum frame. It is IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins). It has a linear rear camera module that is placed in the top left corner while the front camera is placed in the big chin at the top of the screen. The side bezels of the phone are relatively slim but it has a big chin at the top and bottom of the screen.

Sony Xperia 5 IV water and dustproof

The Sony Xperia 5 IV has its volume rocker, power button, and quick button on the right side of the frame of the phone. It has a microphone, speaker grill, and USB Type-C charging port on the bottom frame of the phone.

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RAM, Storage, and Battery

The Sony Xperia 5 IV comes in two RAM and storage configurations. Its storage options are 8GB + 128GB and 8GB + 256GB storage. Sony Xperia 5 IV has space for storage expansion via a microSD card slot, so you can expand storage.

Sony Xperia 5 IV battery

Powering the Sony Xperia 5 IV is a 5,000mAh non-removable battery. Sony Xperia 5 IV has support for wired fast charging and wireless charging. you can charge its battery from 0 to 100% in about 65 minutes. Other charging features include Reverse wireless charging and USB Power Delivery 3.0.

 

Software and Sensors

The Sony Xperia 5 IV boots Android 12 out of the box and will upgrade to Android 13. This phone will get at least three years of major software updates and four years of monthly security patches. You can download and install apps from the Google Play Store on this phone and even download major updates over OTA.

Sony Xperia 5 IV has a side-mounted fingerprint scanner. It also has support for Face Unlock and has support for Google Assistant. Other features and sensors are NFC, Native Sony Alpha camera support, Dynamic vibration system, 24-bit/192kHz audio, GPS, Wi-Fi Direct, etc.

Sony Xperia 5 IV Price

Motorola Moto X30 Pro Price starts at about $659 for the model with 8GB RAM and 128GB of storage. The model with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage is sold for about $759 while the 12GB + 512GB storage model is sold for $819. You can use the information in the table below to buy this device.

Sony Xperia 5 IV Release Date

The Sony Xperia 5 IV was released on September 1st, 2022 in the US. Pre-orders started immediately but the phone will start shipping on October 27, 2022. You can use the details in the table above to purchase the smartphone.

What do you think about the Sony Xperia 5 IV price? Is the presence of a 3.5mm headphone jack and microSD card slot a motivating factor for you to buy the Sony Xperia 5 IV? Let us know via the comment section below.