The Sony Xperia 5 IV is expected to go official on September 1. Just a day ahead of its official debut, the handset has reportedly appeared on the Geekbench benchmarking site, hinting at its key specs. Sony suggests listing 8GB of RAM and Android 12 operating system on the Xperia 5 IV. The smartphone may be powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC. Sony Xperia 5 IV is expected to be the successor of Sony Xperia 5 III.
An alleged listing on Geekbench, first tarnished Via Slahsleaks, it shows Sony Xperia 5 IV with model number Sony XQ-CQ62. According to the listing, the smartphone scored 1,152 points in the single-core test and 3,304 points in the multi-core test on Geekbench. The listing screenshots show that the phone will offer 6.91GB of memory. This translates to 8GB of RAM on paper. It can run on Android 12 out-of-the-box.
According to the Geekbench listing, an octa-core chipset codenamed ‘taro’ will power the phone. The maximum clock speed of the Prime CPU core is 3.0GHz, three cores are capped at 2.50GHz and four cores are capped at 1.79GHz. All these indicate the presence of Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset on the upcoming Sony Xperia 5 IV.
Sony will be announcing the new Xperia device on September 1st and will have a launch event Live streaming Through his official YouTube channel. Sony has yet to confirm the phone’s moniker, but expect the Xperia 5 IV to break cover during the event.
Previous leaks suggest a 6.04-inch display on the Sony Xperia 5 IV. It is expected to come with wireless charging support. The Sony Xperia 5 IV may offer a 12-megapixel triple rear camera setup as its predecessor, the Xperia 5 III. It is also said to offer NFC and Wi-Fi 6 wireless connectivity.
