Sony Xperia XZ Premium vs Sony Xperia 1 IV Specs Comparison

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8.7
Sony Xperia XZ Premium
8.0
Sony Xperia 1 IV
Sony Xperia XZ Premium Sony Xperia 1 IV
Released · Jun 01, 2017
Released · May 30, 2022
5.5-inch · 3840x2160px
6.5-inch · 3840x1644px
Single camera
Quad camera
4GB · 64GB
12GB · 256GB
3230 mAh
5000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches
156 x 77 x 7.9 mm
6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches
165 x 71 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.74 oz (191.0 g) 6.53 oz (185.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Yes; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Black, Silver, Pink, Red

Display

Size
5.5-inch 6.5-inch
Resolution
3840x2160px, 16:9 ratio, 801 PPI 3840x1644px, 21:9 ratio, 643 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD OLED
Refresh rate
120Hz
Screen-to-body
69.48 % 83.99 %
Peak brightness
700 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2450 MHz
Kryo 280
Octa-core
1x 3.00GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x 2.50GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x 1.80GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 540 Adreno 730
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4) 12GB (LPDDR5)
Internal storage
64GB, available to use: 49.31 GB 256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) Android (13, 12)

Battery

Capacity
3230 mAh 5000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Fast charging, Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W
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Browsing
10h 42min
Video
6h 32min
Gaming
Untested

Camera

Rear
Single camera Quad camera
Main camera
19 MP (Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 25 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Pixel size: 1.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 16 mm
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Optical zoom: 5.2x
Aperture size: F2.3
Fourth camera
ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Yes
Front
13 MP (Wide Angle), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 12 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6)
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 3.1
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Gesture, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 32(1500 L-band) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+) Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46, 48(3600)
3G
Bands 6(800), 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Buyers information

In The Box
Charger, USB-C Cable and Manual

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 27, 2017 May 11, 2022

Alternative variants

Dual SIM Yes
With 16GB RAM and 512 GB internal storage
RAM 16GB
Internal storage 512GB
International version
Biometrics Fingerprint (touch)
For Europe
5G Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n40, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD) Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46
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