<s>
The	O
Sony	B-Application
Xperia	I-Application
1	I-Application
IV	I-Application
is	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
smartphone	B-Application
manufactured	O
by	O
Sony	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Launched	O
on	O
May	O
11	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
it	O
succeeds	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
1	I-Application
III	I-Application
as	O
the	O
latest	O
flagship	O
of	O
Sony	O
's	O
Xperia	B-Device
series	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
was	O
announced	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
mid-range	O
Xperia	B-Application
10	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
with	O
expected	O
release	O
dates	O
by	O
June	O
2022	O
(	O
Asian	O
markets	O
)	O
and	O
as	O
late	O
as	O
September	O
2022	O
for	O
other	O
markets	O
including	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xperia	B-Device
1	O
IV	O
is	O
designed	O
with	O
more	O
professionalism	O
in	O
mind	O
,	O
while	O
improving	O
on	O
the	O
now-signature	O
designs	O
of	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Device
1	O
II	O
and	O
Xperia	B-Application
1	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
a	O
grippier	O
matte	O
frame	O
and	O
rear	O
frosted	O
glass	O
finish	O
akin	O
to	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
PRO-I	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
boxier	O
design	O
than	O
the	O
previous	O
flagships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
display	O
still	O
has	O
symmetrical	O
bezels	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
and	O
the	O
bottom	O
,	O
a	O
hallmark	O
Xperia	B-Device
design	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
front-facing	O
dual	O
stereo	O
speakers	O
and	O
the	O
front	O
camera	O
are	O
placed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xperia	B-Device
1	O
IV	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
the	O
4	O
nm	O
(	O
4LPE	O
)	O
Qualcomm	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	I-Architecture
8	O
Gen	O
1	O
SoC	O
and	O
an	O
Adreno	B-General_Concept
730	O
GPU	O
,	O
accompanied	O
by	O
12GB	O
of	O
LPDDR5	O
RAM	O
,	O
256	O
GB	O
or	O
512	O
GB	O
storage	O
space	O
(	O
expandable	O
up	O
to	O
1	O
TB	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
single/dual	O
-hybrid	O
nano-SIM	O
card	O
slot	O
depending	O
on	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
features	O
a	O
21:9	O
4K	B-Architecture
CinemaWide	O
HDR	O
10-bit	O
120Hz	O
OLED	B-Device
display	I-Device
first	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
1	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
now	O
improved	O
with	O
50%	O
more	O
brightness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
3.5mm	O
stereo	O
audio	B-Device
jack	I-Device
with	O
support	O
for	O
both	O
high-resolution	O
audio	O
output	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
microphone	O
input	O
for	O
plugged	O
in	O
peripherals	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
external	O
microphone	O
for	O
vlogging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xperia	B-Device
1	O
IV	O
has	O
an	O
improved	O
triple	O
camera	O
setup	O
from	O
the	O
1	O
III	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
consist	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
12	O
MP	O
Exmor	B-Device
RS	I-Device
IMX557	O
sensor	O
behind	O
a	O
24mm	O
f/1.7	O
lens	O
with	O
OIS	O
,	O
an	O
ultrawide	O
12MP	O
IMX563	O
sensor	O
with	O
16mm	O
f/2.2	O
lens	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
have	O
phase-detection	O
autofocus	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
0.3	O
MP	O
IMX316	O
3D	O
TOF	O
depth	O
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
12	O
MP	O
1/3.5	O
"	O
sensor	O
with	O
1.0µm	O
pixels	O
and	O
PDAF	O
,	O
contained	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
periscope	B-Language
design	O
like	O
the	O
1	O
III	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
now	O
zoom	O
between	O
85mm	O
all	O
the	O
way	O
up	O
to	O
125mm	O
without	O
any	O
stepping	O
or	O
using	O
digital	O
zoom	O
,	O
just	O
like	O
a	O
true	O
digital	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
no	O
confirm	O
detail	O
on	O
the	O
specific	O
Sony	O
IMX	O
sensor	O
used	O
on	O
the	O
telephoto	O
,	O
other	O
than	O
some	O
insights	O
by	O
independent	O
reviewers	O
such	O
as	O
GSMArena	O
where	O
they	O
've	O
discovered	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
presumably	O
"	O
an	O
IMX650	O
,	O
a	O
40-MP	O
sensor	O
with	O
a	O
1/1.7	O
-inch	O
optical	O
format	O
that	O
was	O
last	O
used	O
on	O
the	O
Huawei	O
P30	O
and	O
P30	O
Pro	O
smartphones	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whether	O
or	O
not	O
this	O
is	O
true	O
,	O
either	O
implementing	O
the	O
same	O
12-MP	O
crop	O
as	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
PRO-I	I-Application
on	O
the	O
IMX650	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
hardware	O
information	O
app	O
HWiNFO	O
used	O
could	O
be	O
reporting	O
incorrect	O
data	O
(	O
which	O
according	O
to	O
Notebookcheck	O
seems	O
unlikely	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
if	O
it	O
's	O
using	O
a	O
new	O
or	O
unknown	O
IMX	O
sensor	O
altogether	O
,	O
remains	O
to	O
be	O
seen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
3	O
cameras	O
of	O
the	O
1	O
IV	O
use	O
ZEISS	O
T✻	O
(	O
T-Star	O
)	O
anti-reflective	O
coating	O
on	O
each	O
lens	O
and	O
has	O
support	O
for	O
4K	B-Architecture
video	I-Architecture
recording	O
up	O
to	O
120	O
FPS	O
and	O
2K	B-General_Concept
for	O
up	O
to	O
120	O
FPS	O
like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
improves	O
on	O
the	O
20	O
FPS	O
burst	O
feature	O
where	O
it	O
is	O
now	O
available	O
on	O
all	O
3	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
12	O
MP	O
front-facing	O
camera	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
4K	B-Architecture
video	I-Architecture
recording	O
is	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
1	O
IV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Surprisingly	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
Sony	O
IMX663	O
(	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
Samsung	O
ISOCELL	O
sensor	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
sensor	O
that	O
was	O
first	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
telephoto	O
sensor	O
for	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
1	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
PRO-I	I-Application
,	O
making	O
it	O
on-par	O
with	O
the	O
likes	O
of	O
Google	O
's	O
Pixel	B-Device
6	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
smartphone	B-Application
and	O
marking	O
another	O
improvement	O
over	O
its	O
predecessors	O
 '	O
outdated	O
8	O
MP-resolution	O
front	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xperia	B-Device
1	O
IV	O
runs	O
on	O
the	O
latest	O
Android	B-Application
12	I-Application
,	O
with	O
promise	O
for	O
2	O
major	O
Android	B-Application
software	I-Application
revisions	O
and	O
2	O
years	O
of	O
software	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
equipped	O
with	O
3	O
different	O
camera	O
apps	O
specifically	O
made	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
1	O
IV	O
's	O
camera	O
hardware	O
:	O
"	O
Photo	O
Pro	O
"	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Sony	O
's	O
α	O
(	O
Alpha	O
)	O
camera	O
division	O
,	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
full	O
manual	O
control	O
setup	O
and	O
configuration	O
commonly	O
seen	O
on	O
Sony	B-Algorithm
Alpha	I-Algorithm
line	O
of	O
professional	O
cameras	O
;	O
the	O
professional	O
movie-oriented	O
"	O
Cinema	O
Pro	O
"	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Sony	O
's	O
cinematography	O
division	O
CineAlta	B-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Basic	O
Mode	O
"	O
first	O
seen	O
on	O
the	O
1	O
III	O
,	O
replacing	O
the	O
stock	O
camera	O
app	O
but	O
with	O
additional	O
controls	O
from	O
the	O
"	O
Photo	O
Pro	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
