The FCC has certified an upcoming Sony smartphone and it seems to be the Xperia 5 IV which has been rumored for a while. The device listing confirms a few key specs including the phone’s dimensions – it’s 155.74mm tall and 67.1mm wide.
Compact phone lovers will rejoice as
that’s a tad shorter and narrower than last year’s Xperia 5 III which stood at
157mm and 68mm respectively. The screen diagonal on the Xperia 5 IV is listed
at 153.5mm which is exactly 6.04-inches - a tad shorter than the Xperia 5 III's
6.1-inch panel. In addition, Xperia 5 IV will feature a USB-C connector for
charging and data transfers as well as a 3.5mm headphone jack. The listings
also confirm NFC connectivity and wireless charging – something not seen on the
previous three Xperia 5 models.
Sony Xperia 5 IV will also get Wi-Fi 6
connectivity and support for RFID smart cards which are widely used in Japan.
That’s all the info we have for now but we should expect more details to emerge
in the coming weeks.
Past rumors suggest Xperia 5 IV will be
powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset. It's expected to recycle the
Xperia 5 III's camera setup - meaning a 12 MP (IMX557) main sensor, a 12MP
IMX663 telephoto module and a 12MP (IMX363) ultrawide snapper.
