It was hard to really determine how well the phone performed during the voice recording because there was still music playing while the voice over played back. When Brandon was talking about hearing the background noise on the recording I just had to take his word since I couldn't hear the pure audio by itself! I heard the wind over the music but not the plane, train, and lawn work. Next time I might suggest you stop playing the background music during a section where the point is to listen to just the recording.
@@ayumiwaru probably. But LTT is always open to criticism if it's valid. It's a minor mistake but defeats the purpose of that segment and it's good for them to know for future edits.
@@acanalesc yep I use the wired connection to monitor audio from my mic recorders. An easter egg is that you can use the headphones with no power when wired old school style!
@@Energine1 that is wonderful. The last time I tried that with some cheapo BT headphones, I fried them. So looked everywhere to know if this was possible. It does!
Can we have Brandon host a shootout of the 2022 flagship smartphone cameras once the Pixel 7 is out? I feel like he's one of the best "formal" hosts at LTT and he's really knowledgeable about cameras, I always learn stuff when he hosts.
You are truly the best phone reviewer on RUclips! I love your style, your sense of humour and filming method and how you explain everything and show all the pictures, videos, etc. Simply the best! So funny, especially that guy on the street who was lurking in the background from behind the tree on the right... nice sound you put with it. lol All the best to you and your family! And thank you. Now I'm going to watch your other phone review for Sony 1 IV... 🙂
After the Xperia One III giving up to 4.5hr Display on time I wonder if they ever get close to reality. Would be nice if they ditch that long display for good finally too.
Maybe I've missed it, but what's the 'but' here? Brandon seemed overall very positive, but I didn't hear a reason why he wouldn't want to switch to this phone, unlike what the title 'I want to switch to this phone, BUT...' implies. Also, while this phone is out of my budget, my next phone will probably be the Sony Xperia 10 IV. My Nokia 7 Plus is nearing the end of its life. I love that they're sticking to no notch/punch hole, expandable storage and the 3.5mm jack. Not sure what's the big deal with their naming convention. It's not that hard. Pretty similar to CPU naming schemes tbh: a simple 'brandname - market segment - generation'.
Poor limiting software with only 2 years of updates (also only comes with a12 not 13) and TERRIBLE thermals, also a tiny community so no custom ROMs or long term support networks
its called overheating and limits to what the camera app's can do, i have a 1 iv and filming 4k 120fps properly means any sun and its an over exposed mess as your stuck at 64iso i have managed to force the app to go lower but it crashes the screen, so yea ... not such a good phone as it would seem.
@@CrunchyF123 Valid arguments. I'm not saying that this phone doesn't have problems, I'm just wondering where the BUT in the title was mentioned, because what you're saying isn't really mentioned in the video (aside from the getting hot notification)
@@Samsonfs Thermals I don't really know, I do know that the III had poor thermals, but it's not really mentioned as a big downside in this video. Reading about the thermals of this phone shows that this chipset in general is not very good with thermals, which is a shame. 2 years of OS updates isn't that bad and pretty standard practice in the whole industry aside from Google, Apple, Nokia and Samsung. Not a plus (though I do wish Sony did more here, particularly for security updates), but definitely not worse than most phone brands. And again, it's not mentioned in the video as the 'but', which is what I'm asking about. I'm also not sure what the problem is with it shipping with Android 12. Sony said that it will at least get OS updates until Android 14. As for tiny community, I can agree on that (but I'm not sure if you can call that a big downside, as the custom ROM community is pretty damn small and most people won't bother with that). It's a shame, because their devices are really open. They even have their own open devices program with instructions how to flash AOSP on it
@@Cosmstack "2 years updates isn't bad apart from that all good phone manufacturers provide more" even Xiaomi ect are bringing 3, launching with android 12 is a problem because THIRTEEN is the latest update NOT 12, so you get updated to 14 when in reality they should be giving you 15
Im using a galaxy S9 that is obviously old as time itself by now and the battery is pretty much dead. The reason for that is the fact that it has expandable storage and a headphone jack. Sony flagships are the only ones that still have both of these features and i seriously considering buying a sony phone next year. My only wish is that Sony had a true night mode. You know, point and shoot kinda thing. But then again i understand that Sony phones are more on the professional side of the market.
And the experience of always carrying some decent wired earphones, which always work. As opposed to needing a fucking USB adapter or having to rely on Bluetooth, which sometimes unpairs, desyncs, or the earphones are out of battery. It should be a must, I’m pretty sad. 3.5mm jack is so reliable.
I cannot for the love of god let go of my Note 9, I got the top teir model second hand for less than half the price, and it has held so well. The Audio Jack is a life saver as my bluetooth got fried because I always used my samsung buds with it. But due to the presence of audio jack, it isnt a problem as I have KZ EDXs. They are amazing.
The naming convention is why I insist on calling them Xperia 1 Mk.IV, or Xperia 5 Mk.IV. product naming schemes of such an iterative nature where the product name already has a number in it should be delineated with a designation of mark, or Mk., followed by the revision number, to show iterative versioning. I do really wish that Sony were big enough to be a legitimate influence on the rest of the smartphone market. I adore the fact that they listen to their customers. Their customers were like, "We really like phones with headphone jacks" so Sony put it back after they tried to ditch it with the Xperia 1 Mk.1. Their customers were like, "We really like stereo front facing speakers" so Sony put them back after they tried to ditch them several times. Their customers were like, "We really like expandable storage" so Sony maintained a MicroSD card slot in their phones. Their customers were like, "We like larger screens to scroll through our social media feeds but our hands are too small for them" so Sony made 21:9 aspect ratio displays. It really is an admirable quality in a company when they listen to their customers. If Apple had done so then we'd have Type-C and a less obtrusive front-facing camera solution by now and Samsung wouldn't have ditched the Note lineup or removed the headphone jack and expandable storage.
Well, Sony call it Xperia 1 Mk.4 and Xperia 5 Mk.4. I don't know why people don't have problem with camera named like this but when Sony naming any other product with Mk.2/3/4 people say their naming is bad, or maybe I am a nerd who like remember thing with their code. I use Xperia since Z2 and I never satisfy with other brand even though they are better than Xperia in spec sheet.
@@mixswist Sony phones have a lot to like. Stereo front-firing speakers on many of their flagship models, headphone jacks on most models, microSD card slots on most models, and pretty minimalist UI on most Android versions. From my somewhat limited experience with their phones, they tend to just work. I also don't necessarily mind their naming scheme, I just wish that they more clearly delineated the version iteration in their branding and not just when talking about their phones. Samsung and Apple have done an alright job with their iterative naming since their product lines are generic or proper nouns followed by the iteration number, followed by the variant designation. So iPhone 14 Pro or Galaxy S22 Ultra. If Sony took that approach literally it would probably be Xperia 4 (Xperia 5 Mk. IV), Xperia 4 Ultra (Xperia 1 Mk. IV), and Xperia 4 Lite (Xperia 10 Mk. IV). Not saying it's necessarily better, as it is somewhat less memorable, but it is clearer. Even just writing it out as the Xperia 1 Mk. IV makes it clearer than Xperia 1 IV.
Thank you. It's MARK FOUR. It bugs me that Brandon being the camera guy at LMG doesn't know that their phone nomenclature is identical as their camera naming - which he doesn't have an issue with.
@@fungusamongus69420 I kinda want them to drag more Greek symbology into their smartphone lineup now. Next should be the Xperia λ. Just to confuse people.
Or any. Like reacting to people and bugs... I'm on Sony phones for 15 years now and lately the system, after any update, is more and more broken. So I've got on my Xperia 5 II half-year-pending update for A12.... When I switched (3 months after buying the new one) from A10 -> A11, it broke like 5 things which are still there to this day and Sony's ignoring that... That said, having different than Xperia phone would be a big no no. They are fantastic. Loving the speed, camera, sw, feel, quirks... Just the support. Meh
@@Samsonfs i would much rather recieve timely and stable security updates/bug fixes, than even a single OS version update. I must be a minority in this, but i would be fine using A4.4 if it was secure and didn't break app compatibility.
@@danielrouw2593 Apparently Sony is also atrocious at bug fixes despite being barebones, I'd rather have longer support, the latest Android version (or an appropriate skin) AND 5 years of security updates
I've been running the 5 (2) for a few years, I'm not a photographer or anything and it's still almost a perfect phone for me. My favorite part is the 21:9 screen gives tons of vertical space for scrolling but makes the phone narrow enough that you can one-hand it. Also having a flat top bezel is so nice, plenty of room for notification icons.
I had the 5ii aswell, great phone. My dad uses it now since I've upgraded to the 1 iv. That telephoto lens made me switch. Plus I wanted a 4k screen because well why not (I know you're not gonna see al those pixels but it's just fun) I do have add that the 1 screen does look better than the 5,idk if it's a pixels but it's something I've noticed
I too have the 5ii. Upgraded from an XZ1 I'd been using for a couple years. Got it for about the equivalent of $700 USD brand new in the spring of 2021. I really like what Sony does. They offer features that pretty much every other manufacturer dropped, so they're filling an important gap for people who still want those features. I think more people could be happy with a Sony phone, but having very little marketing and not offering them in stores is always an issue for regular people who just get the suggested Samsung or Apple phones on contracts. I hope to hold onto this phone for another couple years, at least.
As a Sony fans, it feels really great that big tech channel like you guys are still willing to do a review/ first impression for Xperia smartphones. Really appreciate that
It's strange to say. I really like most of the hosts of LTT. But to me Brandon is probably the second best (after LS) because his delivery is not overdone. He's calm, talks at a good pace without any of the jokes and humor of some other. All together his presentation feels more genuinely himself than a forced persona.
I had the Z II and i HATED the fingerprintreader on the power button. It never worked and is way to tiny. I wish they finally switched to on screen reader. I wanted to like it but the Camera was also Terrible. tbh the pictures you looked at in LR dont look that good. Very noisy and mushy even in bright daylight
Ok I got over not having a charger in the box (still irritates me. Just say you’re doing it to save money, these companies only give a shit about the environment because government regulations tell them that they have to) but not supplying a cable is outrageous.
@GH0STST4RSCR34M Because anything can charge headphones decently while phones advertise with fast charging? IMHO you should have the option to add either a 10W or a max charge rate compatible charging brick+cable with a large discount at the checkout.
@GH0STST4RSCR34M On a phone??? YES absolutely holy crap!! How many people are constantly on 10-30% charge max because they suck at charging their phones regularly, being able to go up to more than half full in 20-30minutes as a big deal, especially for people who drain their battery before the day is out
This first impressions video is soooo much better than the Flip 4 video. It might be best to just let Brandon host the first impressions videos for phones (and cameras, of course) moving forward.
The naming scheme is easy enough to understand if you look over to cameras, its supposed to be Xperia 5 Mark 4... It gets weird with the offshoots like Pro-i and such but the 2 models Sony makes are the xperia 1 and xperia 5 with the digit/numeral following designating the generation of that device.
Still rocking my Xperia 5 right now and I'm probably gonna wait until the 1 V comes out maybe around next year. Been loyal to Sony since the Ericsson days and their phones even today are something nobody else really makes.
Thought I'd try the Apple side since I've never used one after only owning Sony phones for a decade. It's been fun but I want back on the Android side, definitely liking how this phone looks!
@@Samsonfs I find it a lot more simple compared to other Android, (even Sony when it comes to their other products: Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones). Its the same model (number) and iteration is after the mark, but this may just be me as someone coming from a photography background (Canons and Sonys) P.S. Brandon is definitely a Camera guy so it might just be me lol
@@bryronify that's literally the only reason it's easy to understand, trying to explain to people who know nothing about tech is annoying af 😂 1,5 and 10 are terrible names for phones especially when the lowest number has the best specs
7:43 the 4K resolution gives you another much better advantage than just pixel density, on streaming Platforms like RUclips and Amazon Prime Video it gives you the 4K option which gives you much higher bitrates than 1080p and trust me you will notice a difference in bitrate.
I've just liked Xperias since the first Xperia Z and if it supported graphene OS I'd get it in a heartbeat. Now Im struggling between the great hardware Sony provides against the software freedom I can get with graphene OS on pixels.
For me the two things that are missing from the xperia phones are longer software support and improved computational photography. I returned my 5iii due to the image quality of indoor (non-ideal lighting) photographs, which is where I take about 90% of my photos. It just needs to be better, lagging behind a lot of other phone manufacturers that don't have an in-house camera division. I felt like I needed to process everything in lightroom before posting it, even my 4-year-old pixel 2 produced better images straight out of the phone. Edit to add: if they revived the xperia compact with the feature set this phone has (just shorter) I'd probably overlook the photography issues entirely!
Compact compact compact! XZ2 compact here is getting a little sluggish for sure. I feel some loyalty towards Sony for their compacts, holding out for something otherwise it's gonna be an Asus I think.
@@jebimasta4604 Haven been a long term Sony fan, when my Xperia XZ1 broke down two weeks ago what made me not go for the Xperia 5 IV was the Asus ZenFone 9. Didn't want to deal with Sony's heating issues was primarily why I switched. Since getting my ZenFone 9, I have no regrets not continuing with Sony at this moment. If they continue to make compact phones with headphone jacks in the future, I will be back if Asus disappoints me.
Everytime Brandon reviews a Sony phone I want to have it. Such good reviews. I used to have an Xperia Z3 and it was the best and most beautiful phone I had to this day. Too bad the IP didn't work as well as it should and it died in water =( Anyways, now I want a 5 IV, thanks very much
Pretty happy with my Xperia 1 III. Definitely reignited my interest for photography to the point of thinkering, understanding the settings, experimenting a lot; something I hadn't done in at least 8 years with a cellphone. Audio is great, amazing display, and the battery could be better (I think it's the weakest point in my personal use case, but passable).
I had a feeling this had some to do with a camera when I thought Brandon was doing the video. Which is fine, because Brandon does great work on covering camera-related content on the channel. And it’s always interesting to see how much Sony pushes cameras with their phones, seeing as those are the main selling point for them at this point.
He'll probably mention how the camera controls are awesome for people coming from a Sony DSLR, but that their lackluster point & shoot functionality makes for a poor showing in a smartphone. Hopefully once someone finalizes a gcam port for the Xperia Mk.4 lineup then we'll get to see what those cameras are truly capable of with some post-processing wizardry thrown in.
@GH0STST4RSCR34M yes, but it's the closest to a competent point & shoot camera app that you'll get which does the post-processing effects that make people gush over the Pixel, iPhone, and Galaxy devices.
@@mndlessdrwer I've always thought the dedicated shutter button alone put the P&S value of an Xperia leagues above other phones. The number of quick shots I take went way down when I switched from an XZ2 to a S21 Ultra. I would take most casual pictures without ever touching the UI at all, and I'm really not a fan of most phone post processing.
@@octorokpie Fair enough. I just don't think that most people will share that opinion if they've ever used an iPhone, since it tends to take exceptional photos in most situations thanks to their post-processing effects and HDR multi-capture. I'd like to see Sony include such a feature and the ability to remap their shutter button to open that point & shoot camera app instead. I suspect they'd garner more mass-market appeal for their camera setup if they did so. I mean, Sony already has some of the best cameras and optics on the market in their smartphones but they aren't really leveraging them to the extreme in the way that consumers seem to desire and there's no particularly convenient way to add that functionality. They can keep their pro apps on there so people can shoot with extreme precision when they want to or have the time to do so, but I'd love to see them make an app that is dumbed down for the average consumer and requires no thought or effort to get iPhone level or better images. Will they look as natural as a photo that you've set up the ISO, shutter speed, white balance, color grading, and the like on? No. Will it be way more convenient and have a better aesthetic compared to using their basic mode with minimalistic post-processing? Yeah, probably.
@GH0STST4RSCR34M have you ever used an Xperia before? Because I'm typing on a 5 III right now and the point and shoot mode is hot garbage with early 2010s autofocus and a night and day difference when compared against the pro mode
thank you for the shout out to the headphone jack...I can not understand how consumers have not squacked and squealed (as I have) over the removal by most manufacturer's
Sony's stabilisation was always great, I remember how they are able to recognize that you're panning so that it'll pan in coordination and doesn't slow you or "lag behind" like most stabilisation system I've seen on smartphones.
is it just me, or do none of these reviews cover the main part of a phone.. making and receiving calls! Whats the audio quality like in call? Loudspeaker and noise canceling features? Do you have to hold it a special way like the old iphones? 4g and 5g quality?
Their cameras are so fast, even my old Xperia could compete with my most recent phone in terms of speed, and it had an amazing feature when you hold the shutter and it takes pictures to keep the focus on no matter the movement the moment you release
Isn't Brandon the camera guy? how does he not know it's pronounced "5 Mk. (mark) IV" ? I'm not defending the naming convention but Sony has been naming their cameras like that for years and years
I had the 5 II, and now have the 5 III, and I couldn't help myself, I pre-ordered the 5 IV. I still wish they had even smaller phones (really miss my XZ2 Compact), but out of the crop of current phones, nothing can out compete the Sony 5 series for me. The expandable memory is an absolute must for me, and the headphone jack is pretty close to a must as well. I can't wait to get the 5 IV. Thanks for whetting my appetite even more.
Its not bad but for less than 20% more I can have the xperia 1 iv with double the rom and 50% more ram, this phone doesn’t make any sense at this price point
Gotta say, I fall in the exact same nieche and needed a new phone this year, which is why I bought the Xperia 5 III. Great phone overall, what hurts it the most ist the software (though that got considerabely better over time) and the battery life. Thinking about switching to the 5 IV just because of the second point, as I am otherwise very happy and can only recommend this phone! They even have great battery health features such as only charge to xy%, which I use all the time!
The thing you need to know, is that when you are shooting in Manual, HDR and noise reduction DON'T work. If you want best performance, use auto, so you get cleaner images, so as better dynamic range. So as in the video, there is a high dynamic range mode, that allowes to keep details in the highlights.
I'm pretty sure the retail box will come with a cable; Sony did the same thing with the 1 mark iv, sending the review box without a cable but the retail box does have one. (Still no charger, though.)
Sony's software isn't good. I'm a X1III user, and I regret my old Note 9. Yeah, Samsung's software isn't perfect, but it does so much things right. Sony's seems too limited on the one hand, and also too buggy on the other. Also, the community is TINY, you won't get help if you need some. The hardware is amazing. Headphone jack, 4k display*, 120Hz, no notch, SD expansion (toolless !!), (reverse) wireless charging, good cameras without a gigantic bump (though the video quality out of it is meh), battery is fine too. It's literally my old Note 9, but better. But the software kills me. I kept my Note 9 three years, I'm already considering upgrading my X1III (but for what? ...)
I have the original Xperia 1. Purchased it at launch and it's going strong. I love it. Such a great device. I plan on getting another one in the future.
Got 1 IV about a week ago and I absolutely love it. To me Xperia line is like good old, early OnePlus (maybe without the "flagship killer price" thingy) - made for poeple, who know why they are buying it and absolutely no-one else ;)
3:55 still not as good as the old phones that had sim card slot under the easily replaceable battery in my opinion but definitely better than most phones. 🙂
Yes, it checks all the boxes. Unfortunately, a phone from 5 years ago also did that for half the price. I guess we have Apple to thank for the trend of more and more expensive phones with less and less features :(
My Samsung Galaxy S10e from 2019 has a headphone jack, wireless charging, card slot, 4K 60fps video, and 8Gb of ram. It's hard to believe how much we've lost.
@@Venaloid I've got the same phone but it's starting to show it's age and I'm looking for replacement. I've been eyeing the Asus ZenFone 9 because it checks most of the boxes, compact size, good performance, decent battery life, passable camera, no under display fingerprint reader, clean UI (I don't really like One UI, I prefer stock android), and attractive pricing. The only downsides are the lack of wireless charging, no headphone jack, no SD card slot, and limited android updates. Unless something else comes around that knocks it out of contention, I'll probably be getting it soon.
Have XZ1 Compact from that era. Loved the hardware, but honestly the software was really barebones (eg no dark mode or screen colour balance adjustment) and security updates stopped a long time ago. A real shame given it's the only phone with front-facing speakers and no hole in the screen (apart from massive gaming phones)....
it is about to get worse. some rumors that Apple will test new pricing in the iPhone 15. I wouldn't mind they doing that but Android flagships should not cost like an iPhone
This phone seems incredible. Love it's got tool-less storage expansion, and a headphone jack. The green color variant of this phone looks amazing too. If Sony were to extend the length of software support and updates for their phones like Samsung and Google, would absolutely get this.
Should have a desktop mode like Samsung DeX so you can have a seamless content creation/production workflow. Shoot on the phone, plug into a Type C monitor/dock, edit and produce in desktop mode, then share, all from one device. I do this with my Note 10+ already and it's seriously underrated.
@@DarkGhost088 the AOSP desktop is absolutely not comparable to DeX. It's merely a developer framework rather than something intended for a general user. It's also not integrated in any way; you need to dig into developer options to access it.
Still using the 5 II and happy with it. Only gripe that I have is, that it occasionaly doesn't pick up my voice during calls for a few seconds (Regular and within Apps). So it would be nice if you can include some test calls as well.
The naming scheme could not be easier to understand. Xperia 1 series is the flagship, 5 is the compact version of the flagship, and 10 is the budget series. I think tech reviewers just like to make fun of Sony. The pro i was a successor of the Xperia pro; it's a different series. unlike other phone manufacturers where pro is just an excuse to get people to pay more money, pro series is for actual professionals in different fields. Thanks a lot for reviewing the phone! Love to see it
1,5 and 10 are fucking awful names for phones 💀 then add the extra number to indicate the generation (silently pronounced mark) it's a pain to explain to the general public outside of a niche tech sphere who have knowledge of the camera naming scheme as well
@GH0STST4RSCR34M but also, they aren't called the Experia 5 MARK 4 anywhere that's one reason it's confusing, it's just the 5 IV the mark is invisible, I can't suggest a better numerical name scheme because they already have this bad one
WHY ARE THESE THE ONLY FLAGSHIPS LEFT WITH 3.5mm headphone jacks and EXPANDABLE STORAGE!?!? All that's left for them to do Is include a decent charger and a cable in the box. Why is it so hard to not screw the consumer in some way? This herd mentality among phone OEMs is extremely upsetting. It's a race to the bottom to try and bundle extras and milk the consumer for all they are worth. Add in "planned obsolescence" and the cycle continues. Yet OEMs have the audacity to act like they are combatting e-waste by not including items necessary FOR THE PHONE TO EVEN OPERATE! We are truly living in the worst timeline.
FWIW, I love my Xperia 5.2. It's not be newest, biggest, fastest out there but it's comfortable and still plenty (or rather completely) usable. Plus the battery life is great. And the Xperia 5.4 fixes the only real problem with the 5.2 - that phone's back is so slippery it could slide off a perfectly level table.
I have a question why do companies think that it is eco-friendly not to include items that you will 100% guaranteed need to have in order to use the item that you just purchased but they take no effort in making the device very long lasting such as repairability or upgradeability or replacing the batteries in the thing easy throw all that out but we're saving the planet by not giving you a cord that you definitely need in order to use our thing sure everybody's got some of these but rather than buying another one when you need one you could already have another one when you need one since those cords also don't last forever
I swear Sony always launches phones in the most inopportune times for me. I always end up needing a new phone just a few months before Sony launches one, making it inconvenient lol.
@@SonyEnthusiast I used to have an LG G8X, and I knew I had to either give up my Headphone Jack with Samsung and Microsoft, or give up my Dual Screens with Sony. However, my phone broke suddenly in June, and I needed a phone I could buy on contract, since I didn't have enough saved for the Microsoft Duo 2 or Xperia 5 III, so I got a Galaxy Z Fold 3. The inner screen has already broken once for me, so I wish I could go to a less fragile phone, but I still have $800 to pay off to Verizon.
Don't set low ISO and expect for Shutter Speed to handle the exposure all alone. There is a reason why flagship cameras have very WIDE range of values for the ISO, specifically because of hightlights and deep shadows. High ISO will preserve highlight details, but you'll have to lower your Shutter Speed to correct the exposure
Why do a lot of people complain about Sony's naming scheme? It's just the same as their cameras. That's the Sony Xperia 5 (model) IV (iteration), oftenly called Xperia 5 Mark IV. If you can understand the iPhone 13 mini, 13, 13 max, 13 pro, 13 pro max, SE 2021; then you can understand this. Still relatively easy compared to China phones' naming scheme and Samsung's (especially when you factor in their budget and mid tiers)
It's nice you get a notification of overheating rather than my S22 Ultra(Exynos) which hardcore throttles performance if I have the camera on 10x open for a sports game. Great video! I've really enjoyed watching your Xperia videos.
And the best part is it's not overheating. Sony for whatever reason likes to put overheating messages on all their devices when you open the app for the first time. Granted there's a "don't show again" button but I think they should remove the message entirely and only show it when it actually overheats to avoid confusions.
1080p vs 4k...HE DID NOT JUST SAY YOU'RE NOT GONNA NOTICE THAT. That is the sharpest display... If you have it side by side with the iPhone...Trust me everyone will notice
Someone needs to come up with a gimbal with an integrated peltier cooler for this, would eliminate the overheating problem. Love Brandon phone reviews!
8 Gen 1 is manufactured by Samsung and they're hot and inefficent. Next phones would be use 8+ Gen 1 or 8 Gen 2 which is manufactured by TSMC and way more efficent and cooler than Samsung manufactured ones.
Not sure how the naming scheme is hard to understand? I personally have Alpha Camera and this is basically the same naming scheme as the Xperia. Xperia PRO line Xperia 1 line Xperia 5 line Xperia 10 line The Roman numerals are there to denote the generation. Brandon you used Sony camera yourself, how can this be more confusing???
this phone has alot of things i love, side mounted fingerprint sensor, headphone jack and upgradeable storage. too bad sony doesn't sell smartphones here anymore
Where is your here? I know some Canadians import. Although, some regions, like India the radios are an issue. Of course, 5G seems to be engineered to lock out out of region phones.
I for one just don't get it. I will never spend $1000 on a phone. I've never spent above 400 and none of the phone reviews ever change my mind. All that matters to me is good pictures/videos, it makes/receives calls, has WiFi, and it holds a charge, you can easily get that with a 200-400 phone. To each their own! Though I do detest my current phone, the Motorola One 5g Ace, because it has the worst picture quality I've had in my last 10 years of phones. (I think it does some weird post-processing, because Snapchat pictures are perfectly fine and good quality, but if I use the actual camera app it smooths everything to an insane degree and I can't figure out how to stop it.)
I owned the predecessor of this phone, the Mk3. Had to send it back as the software had too many freezes to the point where it began to hang every second time I used it. Sadly the fingerprint sensor and the didplay weren't the best either. Don't get me wrong here: the phone was great and the display looked amazing, I was just hoping it would be a bit brighter than my Zenfone 5Z with an LCD Display...
Ive never understood the bitching about the names. It seems quite straightforward to me. It's the same as their Alpha camera names. Such as A7 mark III. Or A9 mark ii. So how is Xperia 1 mark IV, or Xperia 5 mark IV so difficult? Or at least any less silly than names like Pro Ultra Max etc .....a word salad of used to the point of cliche buzz words for phone names? But then I guess I long ago realized that the average person appears to have difficulty with anything that isn't dumbed down the level of knowing how to tie your own shoelaces
Unpopular opinion: The naming scheme is the best there is for people that don't know nothing about phones. Numbers can go up to positive infinity, but don't make sense for a product if they go into the negative space. So a "the smaller the number, the better"-naming scheme makes a lot more sense than the approach many other companies have to this. You can be sure that the Xperia 1 will always be the best lineup from Sony, while you can't tell if the A72 from Samsung is now better than a S22.
@GH0STST4RSCR34M Yeah, those are the worst. But it is like this for almost every big manufacturer. Only the ones that just started in this business seem to have some sort of scheme (HUAWEI for example).
I don't really get why people make such a big deal out of how Sony has named their smartphones. To me it's one of the better ones out there. I love my 1 III, but I've had some issues with it and will have to send it to get repaired (fingerprint sensor stopped working and mobile data is having issues). And so I've ordered an iPhone to replace the Sony as my main device. I will still keep the Sony once I get it back from repairs due to the fact that to me it's the only phone with a camera system and (edit: camera) software that I actually want to use and it'll continue as my music device. I also don't get the whole Android vs iOS. Reason why I went with an iPhone as my new main device is that for me, they've always been more reliable than any Android phones I've had. My current Sony isn't the first Android-phone I've had issues with (to the point of having to get it sent for repairs) and I still love using Android-phones. I've had a ton of issues with iPhones as well (especially WI-FI), but never issues that made me unable to use the phone and having to send one for repairs.
What the ffff, am I crazy or the pictures and video looked extremely dull, washed out and hdr clipped the sky completely in video and photos? Also the quality of the camera looks like a budget phone camera from 2017, am I missing something or what’s going on 😟 Please correct me if I’m wrong
Hi, regarding the one side has no buttons? You could lay it flat on a surface to take a steadier picture. I like it! I don't get why people are weirded out by the name. There are 3 models:1, 5, 10, and the version is noted by the roman numerals. It is odd, but very clear. I believe they use the same for their alpha cameras.
I don't even care about creator stuff. I also stopped caring about 3.5mm. But I hate notch/punch holes and curved edges. And there pretty much are 0 high end alternatives. But their choice of hot, inefficient chip kind of stopped me. I'll stretch and try to last until next year with my ancient phone.
Sony has probably some of the dumbest naming conventions ever right now. but to their credit, their phones are VERY nice. they feel extremely premium and I've gotten super used to my 1 mk iii
Lol it's better than the shitty iPhone 13 pro max or s22 ultra, Samsung a52, a32 or what ever shit that we don't even know which is midrange or value or flagship or pro
It's the Xperia 5 MARK IV.... 4 generations of this phone and a review channel doesn't get that simple research done? Sony do NOT change the naming scheme it's fine. It just seems that idiots don't understand english.
It's not supposed to be "an affordable option" it's supposed to be a compact version of the 1 IV. Sony where one of the only brands left making a compact flagship version. Now it seems they did the most stupid step in the history of smartphones and made the smaller version a worse phone🤦🤦😣
I had quite a few Xperia phones over the years... and every single one was horrible Horrible software, the fucking things kept overheating and literally falling apart after like 2 years... the cameras were great tho
I mean I'm a bit disappointed at the start of this video. How come A big tech review channel did not know about the naming convention of Sony Xperia? You guys must be using Sony Alpha series e.g. Alpha 7 iii or iv which is pronounced ALPHA SEVEN MARK FOUR. Same naming convention is being followed by Xperia series for past several years. This phones is called Xperia Five Mark Four not Five Four.
Maybe next time you show the quality of the audio processing cleaning up background noise, might wanna cut the background music. It just sounds like more background noise in the test.
as slow as sd card/expansion storage (on phones) compared to on-board storage, nobody ever complained about digital cameras (dslr, mirrorless, etc) having only expansion storage and no on-board storage whatsoever.
It was hard to really determine how well the phone performed during the voice recording because there was still music playing while the voice over played back. When Brandon was talking about hearing the background noise on the recording I just had to take his word since I couldn't hear the pure audio by itself! I heard the wind over the music but not the plane, train, and lawn work. Next time I might suggest you stop playing the background music during a section where the point is to listen to just the recording.
Or just...not at all. I'm fine with that too
I agree
Probebly an oversight by the editer.
@@ayumiwaru probably. But LTT is always open to criticism if it's valid. It's a minor mistake but defeats the purpose of that segment and it's good for them to know for future edits.
No one's buying this phone anyway..
Props to Sony for making both, wireless earphones AND a headphone jack on their higher end phones.
The high end wireless headphones can also be used wired
@@acanalesc yep I use the wired connection to monitor audio from my mic recorders. An easter egg is that you can use the headphones with no power when wired old school style!
@@Energine1 You can actually use them powered to have ANC while also using the wired connection
@@acanalesc I just love that detail
@@Energine1 that is wonderful. The last time I tried that with some cheapo BT headphones, I fried them. So looked everywhere to know if this was possible. It does!
Can we have Brandon host a shootout of the 2022 flagship smartphone cameras once the Pixel 7 is out? I feel like he's one of the best "formal" hosts at LTT and he's really knowledgeable about cameras, I always learn stuff when he hosts.
all hail Brandon :D
You are truly the best phone reviewer on RUclips! I love your style, your sense of humour and filming method and how you explain everything and show all the pictures, videos, etc. Simply the best! So funny, especially that guy on the street who was lurking in the background from behind the tree on the right... nice sound you put with it. lol All the best to you and your family! And thank you. Now I'm going to watch your other phone review for Sony 1 IV... 🙂
is that the Google Pixel 7 off to the right side of the desk?
After the Xperia One III giving up to 4.5hr Display on time I wonder if they ever get close to reality. Would be nice if they ditch that long display for good finally too.
Maybe I've missed it, but what's the 'but' here? Brandon seemed overall very positive, but I didn't hear a reason why he wouldn't want to switch to this phone, unlike what the title 'I want to switch to this phone, BUT...' implies.
Also, while this phone is out of my budget, my next phone will probably be the Sony Xperia 10 IV. My Nokia 7 Plus is nearing the end of its life. I love that they're sticking to no notch/punch hole, expandable storage and the 3.5mm jack.
Not sure what's the big deal with their naming convention. It's not that hard. Pretty similar to CPU naming schemes tbh: a simple 'brandname - market segment - generation'.
Poor limiting software with only 2 years of updates (also only comes with a12 not 13) and TERRIBLE thermals, also a tiny community so no custom ROMs or long term support networks
its called overheating and limits to what the camera app's can do, i have a 1 iv and filming 4k 120fps properly means any sun and its an over exposed mess as your stuck at 64iso
i have managed to force the app to go lower but it crashes the screen, so yea ... not such a good phone as it would seem.
@@CrunchyF123 Valid arguments. I'm not saying that this phone doesn't have problems, I'm just wondering where the BUT in the title was mentioned, because what you're saying isn't really mentioned in the video (aside from the getting hot notification)
@@Samsonfs Thermals I don't really know, I do know that the III had poor thermals, but it's not really mentioned as a big downside in this video. Reading about the thermals of this phone shows that this chipset in general is not very good with thermals, which is a shame.
2 years of OS updates isn't that bad and pretty standard practice in the whole industry aside from Google, Apple, Nokia and Samsung. Not a plus (though I do wish Sony did more here, particularly for security updates), but definitely not worse than most phone brands. And again, it's not mentioned in the video as the 'but', which is what I'm asking about.
I'm also not sure what the problem is with it shipping with Android 12. Sony said that it will at least get OS updates until Android 14.
As for tiny community, I can agree on that (but I'm not sure if you can call that a big downside, as the custom ROM community is pretty damn small and most people won't bother with that). It's a shame, because their devices are really open. They even have their own open devices program with instructions how to flash AOSP on it
@@Cosmstack "2 years updates isn't bad apart from that all good phone manufacturers provide more" even Xiaomi ect are bringing 3, launching with android 12 is a problem because THIRTEEN is the latest update NOT 12, so you get updated to 14 when in reality they should be giving you 15
Im using a galaxy S9 that is obviously old as time itself by now and the battery is pretty much dead. The reason for that is the fact that it has expandable storage and a headphone jack.
Sony flagships are the only ones that still have both of these features and i seriously considering buying a sony phone next year.
My only wish is that Sony had a true night mode. You know, point and shoot kinda thing. But then again i understand that Sony phones are more on the professional side of the market.
3.5 mm jack is super underrated, the experience you got with decent headphones it's incomparable to the wireless counterparts
And the experience of always carrying some decent wired earphones, which always work. As opposed to needing a fucking USB adapter or having to rely on Bluetooth, which sometimes unpairs, desyncs, or the earphones are out of battery. It should be a must, I’m pretty sad. 3.5mm jack is so reliable.
I cannot for the love of god let go of my Note 9, I got the top teir model second hand for less than half the price, and it has held so well. The Audio Jack is a life saver as my bluetooth got fried because I always used my samsung buds with it. But due to the presence of audio jack, it isnt a problem as I have KZ EDXs. They are amazing.
I miss wired headphones. There is no delay, no latency, no pairing. Literally plug and play.
no headphone jack doesn't mean you can't plug in a usb-c dongle or usb-c dac. As in, no headphone jack doesn't mean you have to wireless headphones...
@@notnavlookaway Same! I kept my Note 9 for the 3.5mm port, that and the lack of a notch/pinhole camera.
The naming convention is why I insist on calling them Xperia 1 Mk.IV, or Xperia 5 Mk.IV. product naming schemes of such an iterative nature where the product name already has a number in it should be delineated with a designation of mark, or Mk., followed by the revision number, to show iterative versioning. I do really wish that Sony were big enough to be a legitimate influence on the rest of the smartphone market. I adore the fact that they listen to their customers. Their customers were like, "We really like phones with headphone jacks" so Sony put it back after they tried to ditch it with the Xperia 1 Mk.1. Their customers were like, "We really like stereo front facing speakers" so Sony put them back after they tried to ditch them several times. Their customers were like, "We really like expandable storage" so Sony maintained a MicroSD card slot in their phones. Their customers were like, "We like larger screens to scroll through our social media feeds but our hands are too small for them" so Sony made 21:9 aspect ratio displays. It really is an admirable quality in a company when they listen to their customers. If Apple had done so then we'd have Type-C and a less obtrusive front-facing camera solution by now and Samsung wouldn't have ditched the Note lineup or removed the headphone jack and expandable storage.
Well, Sony call it Xperia 1 Mk.4 and Xperia 5 Mk.4. I don't know why people don't have problem with camera named like this but when Sony naming any other product with Mk.2/3/4 people say their naming is bad, or maybe I am a nerd who like remember thing with their code.
I use Xperia since Z2 and I never satisfy with other brand even though they are better than Xperia in spec sheet.
@@mixswist Sony phones have a lot to like. Stereo front-firing speakers on many of their flagship models, headphone jacks on most models, microSD card slots on most models, and pretty minimalist UI on most Android versions. From my somewhat limited experience with their phones, they tend to just work. I also don't necessarily mind their naming scheme, I just wish that they more clearly delineated the version iteration in their branding and not just when talking about their phones. Samsung and Apple have done an alright job with their iterative naming since their product lines are generic or proper nouns followed by the iteration number, followed by the variant designation. So iPhone 14 Pro or Galaxy S22 Ultra. If Sony took that approach literally it would probably be Xperia 4 (Xperia 5 Mk. IV), Xperia 4 Ultra (Xperia 1 Mk. IV), and Xperia 4 Lite (Xperia 10 Mk. IV). Not saying it's necessarily better, as it is somewhat less memorable, but it is clearer. Even just writing it out as the Xperia 1 Mk. IV makes it clearer than Xperia 1 IV.
Thank you. It's MARK FOUR. It bugs me that Brandon being the camera guy at LMG doesn't know that their phone nomenclature is identical as their camera naming - which he doesn't have an issue with.
@@fungusamongus69420 I kinda want them to drag more Greek symbology into their smartphone lineup now. Next should be the Xperia λ. Just to confuse people.
@@mndlessdrwer do it like their cameras. The A7 III has subvariants like the A7S III and A7R III. Imagine the Xperia 10C Mark V...
For sure best designs. Would be good to see longer software support.
Or any. Like reacting to people and bugs... I'm on Sony phones for 15 years now and lately the system, after any update, is more and more broken. So I've got on my Xperia 5 II half-year-pending update for A12.... When I switched (3 months after buying the new one) from A10 -> A11, it broke like 5 things which are still there to this day and Sony's ignoring that... That said, having different than Xperia phone would be a big no no. They are fantastic. Loving the speed, camera, sw, feel, quirks... Just the support. Meh
And not just software updates, but actually continued SUPPORT (fixes ect), the phone comes with a12 and only 2 years of updates YIKES
Could be said for pretty much all android phones sadly
@@Samsonfs i would much rather recieve timely and stable security updates/bug fixes, than even a single OS version update. I must be a minority in this, but i would be fine using A4.4 if it was secure and didn't break app compatibility.
@@danielrouw2593 Apparently Sony is also atrocious at bug fixes despite being barebones, I'd rather have longer support, the latest Android version (or an appropriate skin) AND 5 years of security updates
I've been running the 5 (2) for a few years, I'm not a photographer or anything and it's still almost a perfect phone for me. My favorite part is the 21:9 screen gives tons of vertical space for scrolling but makes the phone narrow enough that you can one-hand it. Also having a flat top bezel is so nice, plenty of room for notification icons.
Yeah, the 5 II is awesome
Imo, also a 5 ii user but haven't tried 5 iv yet, 5 ii is peak Sony phone
I had the 5ii aswell, great phone. My dad uses it now since I've upgraded to the 1 iv. That telephoto lens made me switch. Plus I wanted a 4k screen because well why not (I know you're not gonna see al those pixels but it's just fun) I do have add that the 1 screen does look better than the 5,idk if it's a pixels but it's something I've noticed
@@championxxlNL maybe because it gets brighter?
I too have the 5ii. Upgraded from an XZ1 I'd been using for a couple years. Got it for about the equivalent of $700 USD brand new in the spring of 2021. I really like what Sony does. They offer features that pretty much every other manufacturer dropped, so they're filling an important gap for people who still want those features. I think more people could be happy with a Sony phone, but having very little marketing and not offering them in stores is always an issue for regular people who just get the suggested Samsung or Apple phones on contracts. I hope to hold onto this phone for another couple years, at least.
Microsd capability is high on my list of things a phone just needs to have. Headphone jack is nice to have.
As a Sony fans, it feels really great that big tech channel like you guys are still willing to do a review/ first impression for Xperia smartphones. Really appreciate that
It's strange to say. I really like most of the hosts of LTT. But to me Brandon is probably the second best (after LS) because his delivery is not overdone. He's calm, talks at a good pace without any of the jokes and humor of some other. All together his presentation feels more genuinely himself than a forced persona.
He has been the cameraman for linus from very early on. Employee 5ish i think
@@marksy5560 he along with Ed and Luke was og employee right?
Sorry Anthony is the best, that is a fact.
@@simonescelsa Anthony in LTT not in ShortCircuit
"change the naming scheme, please, sony"
NO! Do you want to end up with the Sony Xperia P500-A5H?!
Brandon is one of my favorite reviewers on the channel
I give this one to Anthony 💪
Both do it so well in their specific field. Can't argue with both of you!
@@ArniesTech Anthony: computer hardware
Brandon: Cameras
Linus: beat saber
Dan.
@@morgan1640 Dan: Dan
I had the Z II and i HATED the fingerprintreader on the power button. It never worked and is way to tiny. I wish they finally switched to on screen reader. I wanted to like it but the Camera was also Terrible. tbh the pictures you looked at in LR dont look that good. Very noisy and mushy even in bright daylight
i have no prblems so far and like it in that way
Ok I got over not having a charger in the box (still irritates me. Just say you’re doing it to save money, these companies only give a shit about the environment because government regulations tell them that they have to) but not supplying a cable is outrageous.
@GH0STST4RSCR34M
Because anything can charge headphones decently while phones advertise with fast charging? IMHO you should have the option to add either a 10W or a max charge rate compatible charging brick+cable with a large discount at the checkout.
@GH0STST4RSCR34M On a phone??? YES absolutely holy crap!! How many people are constantly on 10-30% charge max because they suck at charging their phones regularly, being able to go up to more than half full in 20-30minutes as a big deal, especially for people who drain their battery before the day is out
@GH0STST4RSCR34M have u ever used a phone? lmao
@GH0STST4RSCR34M 15W is a whole different game from standard 5W
man. I always enjoy Brandon. I'd love to see him do more mirrorless and DSLR reviews - especially for stills.
I'd love to see more Brandon in general.
This first impressions video is soooo much better than the Flip 4 video. It might be best to just let Brandon host the first impressions videos for phones (and cameras, of course) moving forward.
The naming scheme is easy enough to understand if you look over to cameras, its supposed to be Xperia 5 Mark 4... It gets weird with the offshoots like Pro-i and such but the 2 models Sony makes are the xperia 1 and xperia 5 with the digit/numeral following designating the generation of that device.
also xperia 10 mark IV being the midranger
Still rocking my Xperia 5 right now and I'm probably gonna wait until the 1 V comes out maybe around next year. Been loyal to Sony since the Ericsson days and their phones even today are something nobody else really makes.
Thought I'd try the Apple side since I've never used one after only owning Sony phones for a decade. It's been fun but I want back on the Android side, definitely liking how this phone looks!
I'm on the 5 II and honestly they did such a great job with that phone I'll wait for the 5 V or 5 VI till I upgrade
@@ThatGenericCanadian same switching from apple to sony 5 iv
I'm on my Xperia 5 (1) as well :)
Taran's cameo is priceless 😂
Is it just me or I always read them with "mark" like the Sony Alphas: Xperia V mark IV?
That is how it's meant to be pronounced, it's still dumb af
@@Samsonfs I find it a lot more simple compared to other Android, (even Sony when it comes to their other products: Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones).
Its the same model (number) and iteration is after the mark, but this may just be me as someone coming from a photography background (Canons and Sonys) P.S. Brandon is definitely a Camera guy so it might just be me lol
@@bryronify that's literally the only reason it's easy to understand, trying to explain to people who know nothing about tech is annoying af 😂 1,5 and 10 are terrible names for phones especially when the lowest number has the best specs
7:43 the 4K resolution gives you another much better advantage than just pixel density, on streaming Platforms like RUclips and Amazon Prime Video it gives you the 4K option which gives you much higher bitrates than 1080p and trust me you will notice a difference in bitrate.
Since a few updates ago you can set youtube to 4K even in non 4K phones though, so you'd still get the bitrate benefit
@@ArquerO53 really? That's awesome didn't know abou that, thanks!
I've just liked Xperias since the first Xperia Z and if it supported graphene OS I'd get it in a heartbeat. Now Im struggling between the great hardware Sony provides against the software freedom I can get with graphene OS on pixels.
Xperia always had some great dev tools and an unlockable bootloader, so why not...
For me the two things that are missing from the xperia phones are longer software support and improved computational photography. I returned my 5iii due to the image quality of indoor (non-ideal lighting) photographs, which is where I take about 90% of my photos. It just needs to be better, lagging behind a lot of other phone manufacturers that don't have an in-house camera division. I felt like I needed to process everything in lightroom before posting it, even my 4-year-old pixel 2 produced better images straight out of the phone.
Edit to add: if they revived the xperia compact with the feature set this phone has (just shorter) I'd probably overlook the photography issues entirely!
Compact compact compact! XZ2 compact here is getting a little sluggish for sure. I feel some loyalty towards Sony for their compacts, holding out for something otherwise it's gonna be an Asus I think.
@@jebimasta4604 Haven been a long term Sony fan, when my Xperia XZ1 broke down two weeks ago what made me not go for the Xperia 5 IV was the Asus ZenFone 9. Didn't want to deal with Sony's heating issues was primarily why I switched. Since getting my ZenFone 9, I have no regrets not continuing with Sony at this moment. If they continue to make compact phones with headphone jacks in the future, I will be back if Asus disappoints me.
Everytime Brandon reviews a Sony phone I want to have it. Such good reviews. I used to have an Xperia Z3 and it was the best and most beautiful phone I had to this day. Too bad the IP didn't work as well as it should and it died in water =(
Anyways, now I want a 5 IV, thanks very much
Go for the Sony
Pretty happy with my Xperia 1 III. Definitely reignited my interest for photography to the point of thinkering, understanding the settings, experimenting a lot; something I hadn't done in at least 8 years with a cellphone. Audio is great, amazing display, and the battery could be better (I think it's the weakest point in my personal use case, but passable).
I had a feeling this had some to do with a camera when I thought Brandon was doing the video. Which is fine, because Brandon does great work on covering camera-related content on the channel. And it’s always interesting to see how much Sony pushes cameras with their phones, seeing as those are the main selling point for them at this point.
He'll probably mention how the camera controls are awesome for people coming from a Sony DSLR, but that their lackluster point & shoot functionality makes for a poor showing in a smartphone. Hopefully once someone finalizes a gcam port for the Xperia Mk.4 lineup then we'll get to see what those cameras are truly capable of with some post-processing wizardry thrown in.
@GH0STST4RSCR34M yes, but it's the closest to a competent point & shoot camera app that you'll get which does the post-processing effects that make people gush over the Pixel, iPhone, and Galaxy devices.
@@mndlessdrwer I've always thought the dedicated shutter button alone put the P&S value of an Xperia leagues above other phones. The number of quick shots I take went way down when I switched from an XZ2 to a S21 Ultra. I would take most casual pictures without ever touching the UI at all, and I'm really not a fan of most phone post processing.
@@octorokpie Fair enough. I just don't think that most people will share that opinion if they've ever used an iPhone, since it tends to take exceptional photos in most situations thanks to their post-processing effects and HDR multi-capture. I'd like to see Sony include such a feature and the ability to remap their shutter button to open that point & shoot camera app instead. I suspect they'd garner more mass-market appeal for their camera setup if they did so. I mean, Sony already has some of the best cameras and optics on the market in their smartphones but they aren't really leveraging them to the extreme in the way that consumers seem to desire and there's no particularly convenient way to add that functionality. They can keep their pro apps on there so people can shoot with extreme precision when they want to or have the time to do so, but I'd love to see them make an app that is dumbed down for the average consumer and requires no thought or effort to get iPhone level or better images. Will they look as natural as a photo that you've set up the ISO, shutter speed, white balance, color grading, and the like on? No. Will it be way more convenient and have a better aesthetic compared to using their basic mode with minimalistic post-processing? Yeah, probably.
@GH0STST4RSCR34M have you ever used an Xperia before? Because I'm typing on a 5 III right now and the point and shoot mode is hot garbage with early 2010s autofocus and a night and day difference when compared against the pro mode
thank you for the shout out to the headphone jack...I can not understand how consumers have not squacked and squealed (as I have) over the removal by most manufacturer's
They did a really good job with the stabilization it seems. Horizontal pans look smooth without any of the mild jerking motion of past models. Sweet!
Sony's stabilisation was always great, I remember how they are able to recognize that you're panning so that it'll pan in coordination and doesn't slow you or "lag behind" like most stabilisation system I've seen on smartphones.
Note to editors: Please pause /mute the background music while demoing sounds quality.
is it just me, or do none of these reviews cover the main part of a phone.. making and receiving calls! Whats the audio quality like in call? Loudspeaker and noise canceling features? Do you have to hold it a special way like the old iphones? 4g and 5g quality?
@GH0STST4RSCR34M there's literally camera tests all throughout.
Their cameras are so fast, even my old Xperia could compete with my most recent phone in terms of speed, and it had an amazing feature when you hold the shutter and it takes pictures to keep the focus on no matter the movement the moment you release
Oh, I care about the headphone jack. It is one of the many reasons I have a Zenfone 9. It is still how I play audio in my car
Isn't Brandon the camera guy? how does he not know it's pronounced "5 Mk. (mark) IV" ? I'm not defending the naming convention but Sony has been naming their cameras like that for years and years
I can't believe how they are still paying the guy who names these
I was so confused that this one is the cheaper version of the 1 mark 4, I thought I was watching the old video 😂
what happened to the Oura ring?
True, the video is gone
I had the 5 II, and now have the 5 III, and I couldn't help myself, I pre-ordered the 5 IV. I still wish they had even smaller phones (really miss my XZ2 Compact), but out of the crop of current phones, nothing can out compete the Sony 5 series for me. The expandable memory is an absolute must for me, and the headphone jack is pretty close to a must as well. I can't wait to get the 5 IV. Thanks for whetting my appetite even more.
I had xz2 compact great size, battery finally died after 5 years, the 5iv still smaller than most bricks arround
Its not bad but for less than 20% more I can have the xperia 1 iv with double the rom and 50% more ram, this phone doesn’t make any sense at this price point
Gotta say, I fall in the exact same nieche and needed a new phone this year, which is why I bought the Xperia 5 III. Great phone overall, what hurts it the most ist the software (though that got considerabely better over time) and the battery life. Thinking about switching to the 5 IV just because of the second point, as I am otherwise very happy and can only recommend this phone! They even have great battery health features such as only charge to xy%, which I use all the time!
Charge from what percentage to what usually?
The thing you need to know, is that when you are shooting in Manual, HDR and noise reduction DON'T work. If you want best performance, use auto, so you get cleaner images, so as better dynamic range. So as in the video, there is a high dynamic range mode, that allowes to keep details in the highlights.
I'm pretty sure the retail box will come with a cable; Sony did the same thing with the 1 mark iv, sending the review box without a cable but the retail box does have one. (Still no charger, though.)
hope so because I do not trust charger phone with different company made specific phone charger despite the same usb head.
arent the dngs worse because you have to edit them yourself? like sharpening etc etc. the jpegs are done by the photography software so
Any overheating issue?
What a shame that Sony didn't manage to pack Snapdragon 8 + Gen 1 inside the mark 4.
Sony's software isn't good. I'm a X1III user, and I regret my old Note 9. Yeah, Samsung's software isn't perfect, but it does so much things right. Sony's seems too limited on the one hand, and also too buggy on the other.
Also, the community is TINY, you won't get help if you need some.
The hardware is amazing. Headphone jack, 4k display*, 120Hz, no notch, SD expansion (toolless !!), (reverse) wireless charging, good cameras without a gigantic bump (though the video quality out of it is meh), battery is fine too.
It's literally my old Note 9, but better.
But the software kills me. I kept my Note 9 three years, I'm already considering upgrading my X1III (but for what? ...)
No charger and no cable... what a shit world we've created...
Didn't mention the soc battery and all regular phone specs 🤔
I have the original Xperia 1. Purchased it at launch and it's going strong. I love it. Such a great device. I plan on getting another one in the future.
Got 1 IV about a week ago and I absolutely love it.
To me Xperia line is like good old, early OnePlus (maybe without the "flagship killer price" thingy) - made for poeple, who know why they are buying it and absolutely no-one else ;)
Greatest phone no one can find to purchase?
3:55 still not as good as the old phones that had sim card slot under the easily replaceable battery in my opinion but definitely better than most phones. 🙂
But with that it's a lot harder to do the water resistants
@@JohnnyBurns Samsung Galaxy S5
Micro SD expansion and the fingerprint power button is huge!! Nother ever comes close to a side fingerprint
Yes, it checks all the boxes. Unfortunately, a phone from 5 years ago also did that for half the price. I guess we have Apple to thank for the trend of more and more expensive phones with less and less features :(
My Samsung Galaxy S10e from 2019 has a headphone jack, wireless charging, card slot, 4K 60fps video, and 8Gb of ram. It's hard to believe how much we've lost.
@@Venaloid I've got the same phone but it's starting to show it's age and I'm looking for replacement. I've been eyeing the Asus ZenFone 9 because it checks most of the boxes, compact size, good performance, decent battery life, passable camera, no under display fingerprint reader, clean UI (I don't really like One UI, I prefer stock android), and attractive pricing. The only downsides are the lack of wireless charging, no headphone jack, no SD card slot, and limited android updates. Unless something else comes around that knocks it out of contention, I'll probably be getting it soon.
Have XZ1 Compact from that era. Loved the hardware, but honestly the software was really barebones (eg no dark mode or screen colour balance adjustment) and security updates stopped a long time ago. A real shame given it's the only phone with front-facing speakers and no hole in the screen (apart from massive gaming phones)....
it is about to get worse. some rumors that Apple will test new pricing in the iPhone 15. I wouldn't mind they doing that but Android flagships should not cost like an iPhone
This phone seems incredible. Love it's got tool-less storage expansion, and a headphone jack. The green color variant of this phone looks amazing too.
If Sony were to extend the length of software support and updates for their phones like Samsung and Google, would absolutely get this.
I love the camera options, but the UI is so Android 4ish...
Should have a desktop mode like Samsung DeX so you can have a seamless content creation/production workflow. Shoot on the phone, plug into a Type C monitor/dock, edit and produce in desktop mode, then share, all from one device.
I do this with my Note 10+ already and it's seriously underrated.
Already does as part of Android implementation
@@DarkGhost088 the AOSP desktop is absolutely not comparable to DeX. It's merely a developer framework rather than something intended for a general user. It's also not integrated in any way; you need to dig into developer options to access it.
the title of this video is the story of sony smartphones since the beginning
Still using the 5 II and happy with it. Only gripe that I have is, that it occasionaly doesn't pick up my voice during calls for a few seconds (Regular and within Apps). So it would be nice if you can include some test calls as well.
How many more years till Brandon looks like he's aged 1 year?
It'd be great if it had 4 years of software security updates
Yeah even Samsung does 5 years now.
exactly
there can't be any excuse now
I wish Sony used open source andriod projects or at least made their os open source.
It does
Xperia phones for me have lasted longer vs other phones I've had
The naming scheme could not be easier to understand. Xperia 1 series is the flagship, 5 is the compact version of the flagship, and 10 is the budget series. I think tech reviewers just like to make fun of Sony.
The pro i was a successor of the Xperia pro; it's a different series. unlike other phone manufacturers where pro is just an excuse to get people to pay more money, pro series is for actual professionals in different fields.
Thanks a lot for reviewing the phone! Love to see it
1,5 and 10 are fucking awful names for phones 💀 then add the extra number to indicate the generation (silently pronounced mark) it's a pain to explain to the general public outside of a niche tech sphere who have knowledge of the camera naming scheme as well
@GH0STST4RSCR34M but also, they aren't called the Experia 5 MARK 4 anywhere that's one reason it's confusing, it's just the 5 IV the mark is invisible, I can't suggest a better numerical name scheme because they already have this bad one
WHY ARE THESE THE ONLY FLAGSHIPS LEFT WITH 3.5mm headphone jacks and EXPANDABLE STORAGE!?!? All that's left for them to do Is include a decent charger and a cable in the box. Why is it so hard to not screw the consumer in some way? This herd mentality among phone OEMs is extremely upsetting. It's a race to the bottom to try and bundle extras and milk the consumer for all they are worth. Add in "planned obsolescence" and the cycle continues. Yet OEMs have the audacity to act like they are combatting e-waste by not including items necessary FOR THE PHONE TO EVEN OPERATE! We are truly living in the worst timeline.
FWIW, I love my Xperia 5.2. It's not be newest, biggest, fastest out there but it's comfortable and still plenty (or rather completely) usable. Plus the battery life is great. And the Xperia 5.4 fixes the only real problem with the 5.2 - that phone's back is so slippery it could slide off a perfectly level table.
The SD 865 is a chip worth using as long as possible. I've got 1 III SD 888. To think 8 Gen 1 is even hotter
First phone I had to get a case for, ironically adding the case stopped it falling off every surface it met 😝
I have a question why do companies think that it is eco-friendly not to include items that you will 100% guaranteed need to have in order to use the item that you just purchased but they take no effort in making the device very long lasting such as repairability or upgradeability or replacing the batteries in the thing easy throw all that out but we're saving the planet by not giving you a cord that you definitely need in order to use our thing sure everybody's got some of these but rather than buying another one when you need one you could already have another one when you need one since those cords also don't last forever
To sum up what I said we're saving the planet by not giving you the cable but throw our whole thing away when the battery dies
@@Josh-b3c why give you a fast charger when sony can sell you one for $50 ? oh and a cooling fan for $150 !
I swear Sony always launches phones in the most inopportune times for me. I always end up needing a new phone just a few months before Sony launches one, making it inconvenient lol.
Trade it in for Sony
@@SonyEnthusiast I can't trade it in until it's paid off lol.
@@NigelMelanisticSmith what phone do you have?
@@SonyEnthusiast I used to have an LG G8X, and I knew I had to either give up my Headphone Jack with Samsung and Microsoft, or give up my Dual Screens with Sony. However, my phone broke suddenly in June, and I needed a phone I could buy on contract, since I didn't have enough saved for the Microsoft Duo 2 or Xperia 5 III, so I got a Galaxy Z Fold 3. The inner screen has already broken once for me, so I wish I could go to a less fragile phone, but I still have $800 to pay off to Verizon.
Don't set low ISO and expect for Shutter Speed to handle the exposure all alone.
There is a reason why flagship cameras have very WIDE range of values for the ISO, specifically because of hightlights and deep shadows.
High ISO will preserve highlight details, but you'll have to lower your Shutter Speed to correct the exposure
Pretty much the tag line for all Sony phones tbh
Why do a lot of people complain about Sony's naming scheme? It's just the same as their cameras. That's the Sony Xperia 5 (model) IV (iteration), oftenly called Xperia 5 Mark IV. If you can understand the iPhone 13 mini, 13, 13 max, 13 pro, 13 pro max, SE 2021; then you can understand this. Still relatively easy compared to China phones' naming scheme and Samsung's (especially when you factor in their budget and mid tiers)
It's nice you get a notification of overheating rather than my S22 Ultra(Exynos) which hardcore throttles performance if I have the camera on 10x open for a sports game.
Great video! I've really enjoyed watching your Xperia videos.
And the best part is it's not overheating. Sony for whatever reason likes to put overheating messages on all their devices when you open the app for the first time. Granted there's a "don't show again" button but I think they should remove the message entirely and only show it when it actually overheats to avoid confusions.
1080p vs 4k...HE DID NOT JUST SAY YOU'RE NOT GONNA NOTICE THAT. That is the sharpest display... If you have it side by side with the iPhone...Trust me everyone will notice
Someone needs to come up with a gimbal with an integrated peltier cooler for this, would eliminate the overheating problem.
Love Brandon phone reviews!
8 Gen 1 is manufactured by Samsung and they're hot and inefficent. Next phones would be use 8+ Gen 1 or 8 Gen 2 which is manufactured by TSMC and way more efficent and cooler than Samsung manufactured ones.
Not sure how the naming scheme is hard to understand? I personally have Alpha Camera and this is basically the same naming scheme as the Xperia.
Xperia PRO line
Xperia 1 line
Xperia 5 line
Xperia 10 line
The Roman numerals are there to denote the generation.
Brandon you used Sony camera yourself, how can this be more confusing???
this phone has alot of things i love, side mounted fingerprint sensor, headphone jack and upgradeable storage. too bad sony doesn't sell smartphones here anymore
Where is your here? I know some Canadians import. Although, some regions, like India the radios are an issue. Of course, 5G seems to be engineered to lock out out of region phones.
@@bipbop3121 im from turkey, so even if i wanted to import it would cost crazy amounts of money since we have a ton of import taxes
I for one just don't get it. I will never spend $1000 on a phone. I've never spent above 400 and none of the phone reviews ever change my mind. All that matters to me is good pictures/videos, it makes/receives calls, has WiFi, and it holds a charge, you can easily get that with a 200-400 phone.
To each their own!
Though I do detest my current phone, the Motorola One 5g Ace, because it has the worst picture quality I've had in my last 10 years of phones. (I think it does some weird post-processing, because Snapchat pictures are perfectly fine and good quality, but if I use the actual camera app it smooths everything to an insane degree and I can't figure out how to stop it.)
I owned the predecessor of this phone, the Mk3. Had to send it back as the software had too many freezes to the point where it began to hang every second time I used it. Sadly the fingerprint sensor and the didplay weren't the best either.
Don't get me wrong here: the phone was great and the display looked amazing, I was just hoping it would be a bit brighter than my Zenfone 5Z with an LCD Display...
Ive never understood the bitching about the names. It seems quite straightforward to me. It's the same as their Alpha camera names. Such as A7 mark III. Or A9 mark ii. So how is Xperia 1 mark IV, or Xperia 5 mark IV so difficult? Or at least any less silly than names like Pro Ultra Max etc .....a word salad of used to the point of cliche buzz words for phone names?
But then I guess I long ago realized that the average person appears to have difficulty with anything that isn't dumbed down the level of knowing how to tie your own shoelaces
Unpopular opinion:
The naming scheme is the best there is for people that don't know nothing about phones.
Numbers can go up to positive infinity, but don't make sense for a product if they go into the negative space. So a "the smaller the number, the better"-naming scheme makes a lot more sense than the approach many other companies have to this.
You can be sure that the Xperia 1 will always be the best lineup from Sony, while you can't tell if the A72 from Samsung is now better than a S22.
@GH0STST4RSCR34M Yeah, those are the worst.
But it is like this for almost every big manufacturer. Only the ones that just started in this business seem to have some sort of scheme (HUAWEI for example).
@bruh nobody has complained about the camera or phone naming scheme.
We support the phone naming scheme and hate the TV naming scheme.
I don't really get why people make such a big deal out of how Sony has named their smartphones. To me it's one of the better ones out there.
I love my 1 III, but I've had some issues with it and will have to send it to get repaired (fingerprint sensor stopped working and mobile data is having issues). And so I've ordered an iPhone to replace the Sony as my main device. I will still keep the Sony once I get it back from repairs due to the fact that to me it's the only phone with a camera system and (edit: camera) software that I actually want to use and it'll continue as my music device.
I also don't get the whole Android vs iOS. Reason why I went with an iPhone as my new main device is that for me, they've always been more reliable than any Android phones I've had. My current Sony isn't the first Android-phone I've had issues with (to the point of having to get it sent for repairs) and I still love using Android-phones. I've had a ton of issues with iPhones as well (especially WI-FI), but never issues that made me unable to use the phone and having to send one for repairs.
Do you use 'warranty' to repair 1 III, or just with third party services ?
@@hermansyahn.n9091 warranty 👍
@@Coda-Ch. ahh good for you mate, am still wondering when I have Xperia. Still using my 50 bucks phone:)
What the ffff, am I crazy or the pictures and video looked extremely dull, washed out and hdr clipped the sky completely in video and photos? Also the quality of the camera looks like a budget phone camera from 2017, am I missing something or what’s going on 😟 Please correct me if I’m wrong
Brandon is one of the people that review things on this channel
That statement is true
Please for God's sake tell Sony to stop forcing me to press the enter button after typing in my pin code to unlock 📱😡🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
... You can't bring yourself to use a phone that's named the 5 IV?!?!
Hi, regarding the one side has no buttons? You could lay it flat on a surface to take a steadier picture. I like it! I don't get why people are weirded out by the name. There are 3 models:1, 5, 10, and the version is noted by the roman numerals. It is odd, but very clear. I believe they use the same for their alpha cameras.
hey mate, focus on the phone itself next time and skip your comment about naming convention, it doesn't bring anything to the table! :)
I don't even care about creator stuff. I also stopped caring about 3.5mm.
But I hate notch/punch holes and curved edges. And there pretty much are 0 high end alternatives.
But their choice of hot, inefficient chip kind of stopped me.
I'll stretch and try to last until next year with my ancient phone.
Sony has probably some of the dumbest naming conventions ever right now. but to their credit, their phones are VERY nice. they feel extremely premium and I've gotten super used to my 1 mk iii
Lol it's better than the shitty iPhone 13 pro max or s22 ultra, Samsung a52, a32 or what ever shit that we don't even know which is midrange or value or flagship or pro
It's the Xperia 5 MARK IV.... 4 generations of this phone and a review channel doesn't get that simple research done? Sony do NOT change the naming scheme it's fine. It just seems that idiots don't understand english.
Sony could compete with USB for most confusing naming convention
How? It's a very consistent naming convention, unlike what USB is doing
I'm gonna make some US Sony fans cry.
Here, in the Philippines, the Sony Xperia 1 IV is worth around $1k, more or less.
Hahahahahahahha!!!!
It's not supposed to be "an affordable option" it's supposed to be a compact version of the 1 IV. Sony where one of the only brands left making a compact flagship version. Now it seems they did the most stupid step in the history of smartphones and made the smaller version a worse phone🤦🤦😣
Headphone jack, expandable memory and 120hz display! Sounds like my phone!
Good idea to not turn of the music in a audio noise reduction test…..
I had quite a few Xperia phones over the years... and every single one was horrible
Horrible software, the fucking things kept overheating and literally falling apart after like 2 years... the cameras were great tho
I mean I'm a bit disappointed at the start of this video. How come A big tech review channel did not know about the naming convention of Sony Xperia?
You guys must be using Sony Alpha series e.g. Alpha 7 iii or iv which is pronounced ALPHA SEVEN MARK FOUR.
Same naming convention is being followed by Xperia series for past several years.
This phones is called Xperia Five Mark Four not Five Four.
Maybe next time you show the quality of the audio processing cleaning up background noise, might wanna cut the background music. It just sounds like more background noise in the test.
as slow as sd card/expansion storage (on phones) compared to on-board storage, nobody ever complained about digital cameras (dslr, mirrorless, etc) having only expansion storage and no on-board storage whatsoever.