Sony has unveiled the camera system for the upcoming Xperia 1 IV, a mobile with the longest product side we’ve ever seen.
Sony is betting everything on photography…
According to the company, this is the first mobile phone with a “true optical 85-125 mm zoom lens.”
There is also support for 4K @ 120 FPS, direct streaming and with the option to connect to an external monitor. It’s all powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 1.
For external display support, Sony announces this:
Use the Xperia 1 IV as an external 4K monitor or viewfinder with a variety of useful settings such as brightness, zoom and grid. And enjoy streaming streaming video services with Alpha image quality via the external on-screen feature. You only connect a camera that supports USB Video Class (UVC).
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Price: 13,490 kroner. The launch is supposedly 1 September, but we have not been able to confirm this for the Nordic countries.
… But also wants gaming and music fans
There are three lenses in the Xperia 1 IV:
- 16 mm ultra-wide angle
- 24 mm vid angle
- 12MP front camera
- Optical telephoto with 85 to 125 mm zoom
Sony not only appeals to the photo enthusiast, but also gamers and music lovers:
Xperia 1 IV delivers the best of Sony to all users and creators. There are unique features for videographers and photographers, and a great help for mobile players, whether they are eSports players or streamers. Hi-fi enthusiasts are taking advantage of decades of Sony audio and music expertise along with new Music Pro for studio-style song recordings. And movie lovers will appreciate the brightest 4K HDR 120 Hz screen ever on a smartphone. ”
Incredibly, it therefore also has 3.5 mm:
“Listen in high quality with a 3.5 mm corded jack plug, wireless headphones or concert-quality stereo speakers, and record your own songs with the new Music Pro.”


There is more:
- 5 x saktefilm
- Real-time eye focus
- 20 FPS AF / AE “burst” with HDR on all lenses
- 240Hz “speed touch” for faster touch speed
- 50 percent brighter 4K 120Hz HDR 21: 0 panel
- 5000 mAh battery
- IP65/68
- 6,5″ – 21:9 – 4K HDR OLED (3840 x 1644)
- microSD – up to 1TB
- Android 12
- Fingerprint sensor
- 12GB RAM
- SuperSpeed USB 5 Gbps (USB 3.2)
- 256GB storage space
- 185 g
You can find all the specifications at Sony.
Here is a demo of seamless zoom: