Sony Xperia 10 IV

Released May 2022

High-End ($400-$600)
Sony Xperia 10 IV

Summary

Pros

  • Good for landscape and portrait images when light conditions are good
  • Suitable for night-time reading
  • Pleasant color rendering on display when used indoors
  • Smooth video playback on display
  • Outstanding autonomy, with more than 3 days in moderate use
  • Excellent efficiency
  • Good intelligibility and immersive sound rendition in recordings
  • Bright sound signature in recordings

Cons

  • Unreliable image quality results when light conditions are complex
  • No HDR10 and UHD support for display
  • Insufficient outdoor brightness on display
  • Limited touch fluidity for browsing, gaming, and gallery app
  • Poor charging experience
  • Recordings sound a bit metallic and thin
  • Aggressive and unpleasant sound signature from speakers when listening to music
  • No stereo playback

Scores

Camera
Display
Audio
Battery
63
camera
169th

in Global Ranking

28th

in High-End Ranking ($400-$600)

Overall Camera Score i
63
45
Samsung Galaxy A05s
BEST 158
Top score
Honor Magic6 Pro

Sub-scores

Photo i
52
50
Xiaomi Redmi 12C
BEST 160
Top score
Honor Magic6 Pro
Bokeh i
55
20
Xiaomi Redmi 12C
BEST 85
Top score
Honor Magic6 Pro
Preview i
51
34
Fairphone 4
BEST 91
Top score
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Zoom i
64
15
Oppo A77 5G
BEST 160
Top score
Honor Magic6 Pro
Video i
73
31
Samsung Galaxy A22 5G
BEST 158
Top score
Apple iPhone 15 Pro

Use Cases

BEST 149

Friends & Family

Portrait and group photos and videos

BEST 135

Lowlight

Photos and videos in lowlight conditions

Tests

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Sony Xperia 10 IV camera
100
display
159th

in Global Ranking

32nd

in High-End Ranking ($400-$600)

Overall Display Score i
100
52
Realme C21
BEST 157
Top score
Honor Magic6 Pro

Sub-scores

Readability i
119
40
Realme C21
BEST 163
Top score
Samsung Galaxy S24+
Color i
129
49
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro
BEST 164
Top score
Google Pixel 8 Pro
Video i
48
40
Realme C21
BEST 162
Top score
Samsung Galaxy S23 (Snapdragon)
Motion i
107
54
Realme C21
BEST 159
Top score
Honor Magic6 Pro
Touch i
111
40
Realme C21
BEST 170
Top score
Samsung Galaxy S24+
Artifacts i
84
40
Crosscall Action-X5
BEST 163
Top score
OnePlus Open
Tests

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Sony Xperia 10 IV display
95
audio
195th

in Global Ranking

35th

in High-End Ranking ($400-$600)

Overall Audio Score i
95
86
Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
BEST 161
Top score
Black Shark 5 Pro

Sub-scores & Use Cases

Playback i
83
74
Nokia 7.2
BEST 163
Top score
Black Shark 5 Pro

Use Cases

BEST 172

Listening to music

Through the smartphone's integrated speakers

BEST 161

Watching videos

Through the smartphone's integrated speakers

BEST 156

Gaming

Through the smartphone's integrated speakers

Recording i
132
88
Fairphone 4
BEST 160
Top score
Honor Magic6 Pro

Use Cases

BEST 169

Friends & Family videos

With the smartphone's main camera

BEST 164

Selfie videos

With the smartphone's selfie camera

BEST 158

Concert videos

With the smartphone's main camera

138
battery
2022
19th

in Global Ranking

7th

in High-End Ranking ($400-$600)

Overall Battery Score i
138
75
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)
BEST 157
Top score
Honor Magic6 Pro

Sub-scores

Autonomy i
177
55
Xiaomi 12 Pro
BEST 195
Top score
Honor X7b
Charging i
93
72
Wiko Power U20
BEST 218
Top score
Realme GT Neo 5 (240W)
Efficiency i
143
47
Xiaomi 12 Pro
BEST 154
Top score
Oppo Reno6 5G

Key performances

Battery Life
3 days 8h
Battery Life
0-80% Charge
1h45
0-80% Charge
Full Charge
2h36
Full Charge
after 5-minute charge
3h24 Autonomy
after 5-minute charge
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Sony Xperia 10 IV battery

Specifications

153 x 67 x 8.3mm

Dimensions

5G
Dual SIM

Network

Waterproof
IP65/68

Protection

Wired only

Charging

128 GB

Storage

Wide, Ultra-Wide, Tele

Main camera
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