On March 9, technology blog LetsGoDigital exposed the configuration and design of Sony's new xperia 1 IV. and made renderings for it.
From the picture alone, Xperia 1 IV. is basically the same as the previous two generations, the back is the vertical camera module in the upper left corner, and the front is a 2.5D curved surface, in order to avoid the special-shaped screen, it is made of the upper and lower width, and the ratio is 21:9. As an Xperia 5 II user, Xiao Lei likes the industrial design of Sony's mobile phones, and the grip is quite good.
In terms of hardware configuration, Xperia 1 IV is equipped with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 flagship processor, 4K 120Hz screen, equipped with 12GB of memory, 256GB, 512GB storage space optional, battery capacity of 5000mAh, support 45W wired fast charging. The phone is just a regular upgrade, the amplitude is not very large, and the appearance has not changed much.
However, this phone is from Sony after all, according to the starting price of the previous generation of the National Bank edition of 8499 yuan, the Xperia 1 IV. Starting price may be around 9000 yuan. So the question is, is it really worth buying a Sony phone at this price?
What did you buy for $9,000? First of all, it is rare or even may be the only 4K 120Hz screen this year, Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is a conventional configuration, the battery life is not outstanding, the camera module hardware is OK, but there is basically no optimization, fortunately there are some professional features of Sony cameras, the master camera is very good to use, Xiaobai will forget it.
What are the Android flagships at the same price point as it? After Huawei rarely released new machines, the Android flagship at this price point seems to have performed well only Samsung, and the S22 Ultra has just been released. In contrast, the hardware gap between the two mobile phones is mainly in the camera and screen, Samsung has the support of algorithms, the performance of small white photography is definitely better, and Sony's advantage lies in the 4K screen, and it is a 21:9 fish screen.
Finally, the biggest problem of Sony mobile phones, but also let Xiaolei give up Sony, that is, the system is too poor, a bunch of BUGs do not say, localization adaptation is not at all, the installation of the application needs you to confirm one point at a time, can not be silently installed in the background.
In the second half of last year, Sony officially announced that it would cooperate with Meizu and meizu would provide localized adaptations for it. With the help of Meizu, the Sony system should be much better than before, but unless you are a die-hard Fan of Sony, Xiao Lei will never recommend a Sony phone to you.