Sony Xperia 5 IV - user opinions and reviews
- Khavi
- XVA
Monti, 10 May 2025Can you tell about your experience what the best between this phones Samsung s21 ultra or Sony... moreI have used s21 4g. Not s21 ultra. S21 ultra appears better because it doesn't get that hot as compared to 5 mark 4. S20 ultra has a good battery, smooth any user friendly software. Sony 5 mark 4 is a mobile of Winters. Pluses it has, good for one hand use, 3.5 Jack battery excellent. Sound too good. If heating of 5 mark 4 is controlled then I ll definitely recommend Sony 5 mark 4. Otherwise s21 / ultra, besides Samsung spares are also available easily. But if u loose finger sensor of s21 series then u will have to change entire panel.
- Monti
- XDS
Khavi, 10 Feb 2025Hi, should I buy Sony 5 mark 4 as I use for browsing, YouTube, online buying etc. I used xper... moreCan you tell about your experience what the best between this phones Samsung s21 ultra or Sony Xperia 5 mark 4?
- Anonymous
- thb
Anonymous, 29 Apr 2025It's not totally his fault. It's also Sony for making it hard to get it globally th... moreAs a buyer it is always on your shoulder to be skeptical on what you buy as most sellers will always not give full specs of the phone they sell specially if it's cheaper than what the expected price.
- Khavi
- XVA
I used a couple of mobiles and felt that all mobiles heat up. 5 mark 4 heats up more than these but once I compared it with Pixel 7 pro, I found 7 pro heated up more or equal but xperia heat felt. More i realized xperia has smaller area therefore feel of the heat is more whereas the app was showing the temperature as equal or less than 7 pro. 7 pro was feeling cooler due to its more area. I watched YouTube opened WhatsApp while charging the temperature went to 40 C. But sometimes I get surprised that only using YouTube makes it warm. This mobile is also much effected by the sorrundings temperature. Anyone who used custom rom, May share his experience. It's good to keep, anyways. Thanks.
- Anonymous
- GXs
Anonymous, 15 Apr 2025Your fault buying Japan Locked Sony Phones. They did some hardware modifications exclusively f... moreIt's not totally his fault.
It's also Sony for making it hard to get it globally that people end up getting confused.
I also had that kind of experience; however, I was lucky that I could return the device.
- Anonymous
- 7Xc
Khavi001, 16 Apr 2025Thanks anyway That's one reason why Japan Locked Phones sells for cheap compared to Global Versions because they are Locked Down & cannot be customized/cross flashed to different region firmware.
- Khavi001
- XVA
Anonymous, 15 Apr 2025Your fault buying Japan Locked Sony Phones. They did some hardware modifications exclusively f... moreThanks anyway
- Khavi001
- XVA
Khavi001, 14 Apr 2025Is it possible to update Japanese software 5 mark 4 to global rom else how can I update to lat... moreThanks for no comments as I have updated these Security Updates
- Anonymous
- 7Xc
Khavi001, 14 Apr 2025Is it possible to update Japanese software 5 mark 4 to global rom else how can I update to lat... moreYour fault buying Japan Locked Sony Phones. They did some hardware modifications exclusively for Japan.
- Khavi001
- XVA
Is it possible to update Japanese software 5 mark 4 to global rom else how can I update to latest security update once installed esim also. Coz without esim I had updated mobile from Android 13 to 14 with June or July 24 as last security patch or update released by softbank
- Anonymous
- p${
Anonymous, 15 Feb 2025Telling you right now that it really isnt worth it. My plan is also using the phone on a daily... moreTo be exact, just watching videos on youtube or web browsing should not make the device overheat other than making it warm (unless the device is doing some update in background).
But it will often overheat if you use camera for a while or play some heavy game.
- Anonymous
- p${
dyllan, 26 Feb 2025i have the exact same phone, great battery life, doesnt overheat at all, i use spotify, youtub... moreSnapdragon 8 Gen 1, which is fabricated by Samsung, is known to produce a lot of heat when compared with TSMC fabricated ones.
This is not a speculation, but is a known fact.
- dyllan
- KZL
Anonymous, 15 Feb 2025Telling you right now that it really isnt worth it. My plan is also using the phone on a daily... morei have the exact same phone, great battery life, doesnt overheat at all, i use spotify, youtube, browsing and tiktok a lot, maybe yours is faulty unit.... idk haha
- dyllan
- KZL
i had the exact same phone, great battery life, it doesnt overheat with me, i use spotify , youtube and tiktok a lot? maybe yours is a fault unit.... idk haha
- Anonymous
- P@1
Khavi, 10 Feb 2025Hi, should I buy Sony 5 mark 4 as I use for browsing, YouTube, online buying etc. I used xper... moreTelling you right now that it really isnt worth it. My plan is also using the phone on a daily basis with just doing web browsing, online shopping and watching youtube but even with that it overheats a lot no matter what you're doing. Spotify already makes the cpu temps to 60°C. When it overheats, the screen throttles down to 60 hz and not only would the screen refresh slower, the phone itself would deplete fast and it would lag because the cpu throttling itself. Just get the 5 V. Until we get a custom rom that way better optimization of the 8 Gen 1, it isnt worth it for even anything. I just tried this with android auto earlier and it would start lagging the infotainment screen on my car and the phone itself would legit lag itself. Not recommended get the 5 V.
- Khavi
- XVA
Hi, should I buy Sony 5 mark 4 as I use for browsing, YouTube, online buying etc. I used xperia 1 mark 3 and loved it. Now using galaxy s20 5g, I also used galaxy s21. Now getting kinda crazy to buying it due to its compact size. Only fear is of its heating issue. Ur suggestions please.
- Ismael
- JRj
Green lines here...
- Anonymous
- AAs
ZebyWebby, 14 Jan 2025This phone overheats too much when playing games and trying out games like Zenless Zone Zero w... moreI think so.
It uses Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 of Samsung fab which is known for overheating similarly to 888.
8 plus Gen 1 or higher is not of samsung, and don't have overheating issue.
There is some detailed review from geekerwan on youtube.
- ZebyWebby
- UNA
This phone overheats too much when playing games and trying out games like Zenless Zone Zero would literally make android itself lag and lock up to the point that you could only hard reset it just to get it running again. I don't know how much it overheats on camera since I would only record for like 5 minutes of 4k60 fps footage. But it overheating on games literally makes it thermal throttle and battery depletes fast. Just get the 5V if its only a little bit more pricy. I only got it for $250 so honestly I'm quite fine with it. Battery still lasts quite long even on a heavy day. Much more worth it than budget phones today tho.
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