Sony Xperia 5 IV 128GB Factory Unlocked Smartphone [U.S. Official w/Warranty], Black

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This is the review for the average user- not for professional photographers and videographers. While this phone is marketed toward content creators, there is so much more to the Xperia 5 IV!This is my first Sony phone. I’m coming from an Xperia 5 II.The 21:9 aspect ratio is the first thing you notice about the phone. It looks narrow, because compared to other phones, it is. While there may be some apps not formatted exactly for it, it has a couple of unique benefits:1. The screen is taller, which allows you to fit more on the screen as you scroll through your social media apps or a news article.2. The average person can hold this phone securely and type with one hand. Taking a selfie with one hand without feeling like you’re going to drop the phone is possible, too!The Xperia 5 IV runs very close to stock Android. Very little in the name of bloatware: just the standard Google apps and several custom apps. As for custom Sony-specific apps, there’s a game enhancer app and Sony’s creator apps. Photo Pro, Video Pro and Cinema Pro. New for this generation of Xperias is the Music Pro app, which allows you to record and edit audio, as well as use AI to clean up the files (free trial for the AI processing and then a modest subscription fee to continue).Cinema Pro is an app most people won’t use. Video Pro is a simpler version and for those who want to tinker a bit with their videos, it’s an excellent app. Photo Pro is the camera app and includes a basic mode, as well as manual modes. It is important to note that the Xperia 5 IV does very little software processing of photos. The photos are very natural and look excellent in most daylight scenarios. It is weaker in low light, but some may not be satisfied with the artificial saturation so common in today’s phones.The Sony Xperia 5 IV has dual front-facing speakers and excellent sound. While I personally tend not to turn it on, the phone has a dynamic vibration mode, which uses the phone’s haptic vibration motor to simulate bass when listening to audio or video. It Also has Sony 360 Reality Audio Upmix, DSEE Ultimate and Dolby Atmos sound enhancements (I have DSEE Ultimate and Dolby Atmos turned on and they do make a difference).For those looking for a phone with no notch, the Xperia 5 IV has no notches, but thin bezels at the top and bottom of the screen. At the top right hand corner of hte phone, there is also a notification LED. On the right side of the phone is the volume rocker, followed by the power button/fingerprint reader and a camera shutter button toward the bottom on the right. At the bottom, there is a dual SIM/SD card slot that is removable with just your fingernail, while the phone remains IP65/68 waterproof/dustproof. In addition, wireless charging has come to the Xperia 5 IV for the first time. Even better, there’s still 3.5mm headphone jack! The phone has a 5000 mAh battery, which will give you 1-2 days of battery life- even at 120hz refresh rate. The phone is extraordinarily bright and I rarely keep it at maximum brightness. I just don’t need to and that’s a first for me.While this phone does have a tendency to heat up, thermal management has improved. However, the warnings do get tiresome at times. Because it is a lower volume phone, peripheral options such as cases are less plentiful (I did find one I liked from Spigen, though) and there aren’t many places that will accept it as a trade-in or for sale.Regardless, I couldn’t be happier with the device. The Sony Xperia 5 IV is a productivity workhorse and great for content consumption. Whether you’re reading, typing, watching video, listening to music or editing, this phone won’t disappoint. If you’re willing to swallow the price, it’s a flagship to be proud of. 5 stars!

Unreal battery life, and better than Pixel 7 and S23 in most ways
It’s a small, skinny, light, one handed phone. It’s so light that it feels cheaper than it is, given the glass and aluminum body.The back is a smooth, frosted glass similar to the new Samsung s23.Because of it’s size it feels better with a case on it, so you’re not gonna break it without a case. The size is optimized for one handed use better than any other phone.Expanded storage beats the Pixel or s23 I bought at the same time to see which I liked better. You can have 2tb for all the 4k video you want.It has the best screen in it’s class with X1 Sony tv tech. But, because it’s narrower than most phones the apps are smaller on the home screen, which annoyed me. S23 has better proportions for me. 120hz display is very fast. If you have a Sony tv like I do, you’ll know what I mean.Has 2 front facing, really loud speakers, so you can hold it on its side without covering the bottom speaker like every other phone. All phones should have front speakers. Compared to the Pixel 7 I compared it with, it’s just better in every way. Speakers on s23 are comparable, but again the bottom firing speaker is annoying when holding them phone horizontally.Having such a small phone with a 500 milliamp battery means going to bed with 50% charge after all day use. You’ll never need a charge before bed. The battery gets better after a week as the battery program adjusts to your habits.To get better battery life you have to buy the s23 ultra or iphone 14 pro -both hundreds more money.Camera. The Pixel 7 is supposed to have the best camera, but I couldn’t tell a difference with most use cases. I don’t take a lot of pics, tho. But, I compared them taking the same pics at the same time in different lighting, and they were the same to my eyes.The difference comes down to the Pixel doing more things automatically to different effects, while the Xperia allows you to manually control exactly what the photo looks like. But, for a typical guy, it’s a wash for me.3.5mm ear phone jack. This was big for me, as I’m an audiophile with expensive wired headphones, IEMs. But, unlike the LG phones the phone jack on the Xperia isn’t special. It’s much better than Bluetooth, but I still use my LG as a portable music player.It’s main benefit is streaming and editing video, which I don’t do.For gamers and streamers, the Xperia is made for you. It’s optimized for those activities. I’ve only tried the video game features which are nice like the ability to route power directly from a plug to not heat up the battery.But, if you’re a heavy gamer it’s probably too small for you.So, the main difference I noticed between the Sony and Pixel was that Sony focused on hardware, and Google on software. The Google does more, but it does it badly.The Sony is closer to stock Android (minus pixel only features), but does everything well.Example: the Pixel has a feature where you can just say “stop” to stop an alarm, but the microphone is so cheap you have to pick it up an say stop loudly close to the phone, making it a pointless feature.Pixel also has a call screening feature that’s literally just the phone transcribing what the robot menu system is saying in real time. The only difference is you can see what it’s saying, as well as hear it. Great for deaf people, pointless gimmick for everyone else.Every new “pixel only” feature is like that, a gimmick, while the needed day to day stuff sucks more. It’s a cheaper phone and it shows.As for the new s23, it matches the quality of the Xperia as it should. But given the speakers, expandable storage, ear jack, and battery life I prefer the Xperia. I just wish it was a little wider like the s23 which I think is a better size.

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