Sony finally officially released Xperia 1 IV, which is optimized for photography, video, movies, music and game scenes. Priced at 1400 euros / 1300 pounds in the European market, the aircraft will be booked in the next 24 hours and will go on sale in June. It is unclear when the aircraft will land in the United States and other markets.
● camera
Sony introduced a zoom telephoto camera in Xperia 1 Mark 3 last year. That can only be switched between 70 mm and 105 mm focal lengths, and the intermediate step is still in the digital field.
Due to the revolutionary new design, Sony Xperia 1 IV telephoto camera provides continuous optical zoom. And it has more zoom at the far end. The new range is 85 mm to 125 mm, reaching an optical magnification of 3.5-5 times.
The three cameras on the back of the phone insist on a resolution of 12 megapixels. The main camera has a 1 / 1.7-inch sensor and a 24 mm lens that supports OIS. The ultra wide angle camera has a 1 / 2.5-inch sensor and a 16mm lens (with autofocus). The telephoto camera has a 1 / 3.5-inch sensor, as well as OIS and AF. By the way, the two-stage shutter button is still on the side, following the tradition of Xperia.
All three cameras have the same function, including 4K video shooting at 120 frames / second. They all offer optical anti shake with flawlesseye, eye autofocus, and real-time object tracking and autofocus. All cameras use image stacking to expand the dynamic range and can shoot continuously at 20 FPS with AF / AE and HDR enabled. The RGB infrared sensor on the back provides information to the AI algorithm that controls the camera's white balance, as well as a 3D TOF sensor.
This year, it also upgraded its selfie camera to 12 megapixels (more than 8 megapixels), thanks to a new 1 / 2.9-inch exmorrs sensor. This allows it to also record 4K video with HDR boot, although it is limited to 30 frames. Disappointingly, it still lacks auto focus.
● screen
Sony believes that the previous generation of 6.5-inch 4K AMOLED display is close to perfection, so there are only some upgrades this year. However, they are all important. For example, the screen brightness has been increased by 50% (brightness is a problem for Mark 3).
About the structure of the mobile phone, the front and back of the mobile phone have gorilla glass victus. Another change is that Sony has adopted sanding treatment for this generation of products. In any case, the dustproof and waterproof grade of the equipment is IP68 / ipx5, as expected.
In the case of game support, the refresh rate of 120Hz can be used. This year, it is equipped with a more powerful GPU running, the Adreno 730 of Xiaolong gen8 1.
● hardware
As for memory, Sony only provides a version with 12gb memory, and any less memory is not suitable. The storage capacity is 256gb (512gb is not mentioned this time), but you can expand it through microSD slot, which is very rare in the high-end market. This phone runs a pure Android 12 system.
On the basis of last year, Sony has increased the battery capacity by 500 MAH this year, with a total capacity of 5000 MAH. In view of the new processor and screen, the actual endurance performance needs further testing.
In any case, this phone supports 30W fast charging and can charge it to 50% in half an hour. Please note that there will be no bundled chargers this year - Sony proposed this change as part of its road to zero initiative. This makes the retail box smaller, and Sony also makes sure it doesn't contain any plastic. Overall, carbon dioxide emissions have been reduced by 36%.
● audio
Xperia 1 IV has a 3.5mm headphone jack, which is an uncommon phenomenon in flagship aircraft. In addition, the drivers of front stereo speakers have also been improved. Their maximum volume has been increased by only 10%, but the sound is much better overall because they provide 20-50% bass. For wireless audio, this is one of the first mobile phones to support the new Bluetooth Le audio technology, and it is also the usual LDAC. 360 reality audio is now supported by more applications (previously limited to tidal).
● streaming media
Like Xperia pro and pro-I, you can use the camera of your mobile phone or the video of Sony Alpha camera to broadcast live, and send content through 5g. Sony has an agreement with youtube, so you can start a new channel and start streaming immediately (usually you need 1000 subscribers and a verified account).
Sony also updated streaming media accessories , give you more control. The vlog monitor now provides a waveform view and a false color view. The shooting handle has gained a new endurance mode for long-time streaming.
If you are a game streaming media, this phone can mix your voice with game audio. It can also stack comments on your message stream as notifications.
If you want to make music, the paid music Pro subscription allows you to capture your sounds and instruments and upload them to the cloud for processing. Sony said the final result was comparable to the use of high-quality condenser microphones.