Sony opened the reserves of a new generation of one of its smartphones, the Xperia 5IV, with an anticipated mid-September release date. It is a device with a compact design aimed primarily at content creators in video and photo formats, although it does not exactly belong to the top of the brand.

The Xperia 5 series is not the highest of Sony smartphones, and what’s more, it is more modest compared to the Xperia 1, but this does not mean that it does not reach any ordinary user in terms of features, as the Xperia 5 IV has a price 1,049 euros.

Going deeper into the features, the Xperia 5 IV includes a screen 6.1 inch OLED which supports resolution 2520 x 1080 pixelsaspect ratio 21:9, refresh rate 120 Hz and that it is protected by Gorilla Glass Victus. The processor or SoC is Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and at the level of memory it contains basic configuration 8GB RAM and 128GB internal storage for data.

The the battery is 5000 mAh and with support for 30-watt fast charging, although here it would be important to remember that the use of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor instead of the 8+ variant may be a factor that will ultimately reduce the autonomy of the device. Other notable features include IP68 water resistance and IP65 dust resistance certification, a microSD slot, 5G connectivity, Bluetooth 5.2, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, and a jack connector. 3.5 mm for headphones or spokesman for “all life”. The dimensions are 156 x 67 x 8.2 millimeters and the weight is about 172 grams.

Of course, if the Xperia 5 IV wants to be a convincing smartphone for content creators, it needs to equip at least a decent mix of cameras. rear. On that front, it packs a triple configuration with all 12-megapixel cameras.. Here, Sony opted for larger pixel size and faster performance rather than higher resolution with pixel binning, which most manufacturers prefer.

The main camera is a 24mm panoramic camera with f/1.7 aperture and 1/1.7-inch sensor; the wide-angle camera is 16mm, f/2.4 aperture and with a 1/2.5-inch sensor; while the telephoto lens has 60 millimeters and f/3.5 aperture. The combination is capable of recording videos up to 4K and 120fps with HDR, but lacks periscope zoom support.

This time, Sony decided to use larger bezels for the top and bottom of the smartphone, so the front-facing camera, which is 24 millimeters, 12 megapixels, has an aperture of f/2.0 and is capable of recording video at up to 4K and 30 frames per second, is located above the screen instead of inside.

Xperia 5IV it will come with Android 12, but Sony has announced two major OS updates and three years of security updatesSo, if the company lives up to its word, it should receive versions 13 and 14 of Google’s operating system.