Sony has announced a strange new device: Xperia Stream. In summary, it is a mobile fan that attaches to the back of the device and lowers its temperature. prevent performance degradation.

The device also includes multiple ports, from an HDMI to an Ethernet port. There’s no official price yet (we’ll update when it’s confirmed), but what we do know is that Xperia Stream won’t be a fan favorite for all audiences. Reason: Compatible with Xperia 1 IV only.

A cell phone fan that tends to get hot

First of all: What’s in this Xperia Stream? In addition to the fan used to provide continuous air flow to keep the heat of the mobile away, there is a fan at the bottom. HDMI with FullHD support at 120HzAn Ethernet port for wired gaming, a USB Type-C port for charging, and a 3.5 millimeter jack.

Ports of Sony Xperia Stream.

According to Sony, the dock is designed to be ergonomic and all connections are at the bottom so cables are do not interfere with our hands during the game session. Similarly, we can control the fan’s parameters such as speed, refresh rate, and response rate through the Game Enhancer interface.

Game Developer interface.

And if we could get one thing out of the Sony Xperia 1 IV, it’s that it’s a terminal that tends to get hot. Mobile mounts Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 with problems throttling They are known. In an other saying, CPU gets very hotwhich automatically causes slower performance and even disables 120 Hz of the display.

Quoting verbatim from this terminal’s analysis, “when it’s too hot, the phone shows some lag and basically takes a break as it almost burns your hands.” It makes sense for Sony to bet on an external fan for this terminal but will have a real impact on performance.

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