Sony Xperia 5 IV - user opinions and reviews
- 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.
- Anonymous
- GXs
Halli, 01 Jan 2025Hi, for me it is resolved. I have tested it by filming 10+ min in 4k 120hz in summertime swede... moreThe temperature of summer time in Sweden is only 25 C by average.
You may think it's not a big deal, but temperature in many other places reach higher than 30 C (or sometimes over 40 C), and it's a big deal.
- Anonymous
- GXs
Khavi001, 27 Dec 2024Hi, is it's heating issue resolved with current updates etc or not. There are mixed opini... moreNo, it's clearly hardware issue, the chip is bad.
The manufacturers can only do so far to tweak by software.
This kind of chip need extra cooler such as a fan or big vapor chamber.
That being said, if you are a light user then you won't likely have much issue.
But in case if you stay in hot climate and heavy user, you should avoid it.
- Khavi001
- XVA
Halli, 01 Jan 2025Hi, for me it is resolved. I have tested it by filming 10+ min in 4k 120hz in summertime swede... moreThanks for your response. But u r living in that part of Europe which is even colder. Here our part of Asia, is even hotter. Recent past, summer, hot wave even caused battery heat warning issues to latest iPhone, Samsung phones as well. So any not heating up in Europe is much effected by it's cold weather.
- Halli
- mKY
Khavi001, 27 Dec 2024Hi, is it's heating issue resolved with current updates etc or not. There are mixed opini... moreHi, for me it is resolved. I have tested it by filming 10+ min in 4k 120hz in summertime sweden. It does get a warning for heating and does get very hot, but no troubles with shutting down or stuff like that.
Thats when recording a video. Other than that i have not felt it get hot and i have had the phone for a year now.
- Khavi001
- uWK
Hi, is it's heating issue resolved with current updates etc or not. There are mixed opinions about it's heating issue. Does it heat more than Samsung s20 exenoys version?
- Anonymous
- GXs
Hey, I saw a Japanese review showing this phone.
This phone apparently gets overheated easily due to Samsung fabricated chip in it.
It was overheating just because it was updating in background and camera shut down within 5 minutes.
For such high price, what a risky device!
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