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Sony Xperia 10 VII vs Xperia 10 IV

63 out of 100
Sony Xperia 10 VII
VS
45 out of 100
Sony Xperia 10 IV
Sony Xperia 10 VII
Sony Xperia 10 IV

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.1-inch Sony Xperia 10 VII (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3) that was released on September 12, 2025, against the Sony Xperia 10 IV, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 and came out 3 years and 5 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Sony Xperia 10 VII
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • 49% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (895K versus 601K)
  • Delivers 57% higher peak brightness (1073 against 684 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
  • The phone is 3 years and 5 months newer
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Stereo speakers
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Sony Xperia 10 IV
  • The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
  • Shows 18% longer battery life (30:04 vs 25:29 hours)
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 5 mm narrower

Review

Evaluation of Sony Xperia 10 VII and Xperia 10 IV crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 67% Yes
Yes, we think most users will notice the upgrade.
Updating from Sony Xperia 10 IV to Sony Xperia 10 VII makes sense and should feel noticeably better in daily use.
Main improvements: camera, display, and performance.
Be aware: the newer phone is weaker in battery life.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Xperia 10 VII
vs
Xperia 10 IV

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 6.1 inches 6 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2520 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 21:9
PPI 449 ppi 457 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 1000 nits 700 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10
Touch sampling rate - 120 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 82.9% 82%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 96.9% 95.9%
PWM 480 Hz 253 Hz
Response time 1 ms 3 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Xperia 10 VII
6.1″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
Xperia 10 IV
6″ (21:9 ratio) = 13 in2
~8% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Xperia 10 VII +57%
1073 nits
Xperia 10 IV
684 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 153 mm (6.02 inches) 153 mm (6.02 inches)
Width 72 mm (2.83 inches) 67 mm (2.64 inches)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) 8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 161 g (5.68 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Green White, Black, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Repairability Bad (1.82/5) -
Drop resistance Good (C) · 90 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
Xperia 10 VII +1%
82.9%
Xperia 10 IV
82%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Sony Xperia 10 VII and Sony Xperia 10 IV
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 695
Max clock 2400 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78)
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon 686
GPU
Graphics Adreno 710 Adreno 619
GPU shading units 256 256
GPU clock 1010 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS ~517.1 GFLOPS ~430.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Sony Xperia 10 VII and Sony Xperia 10 IV
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xperia 10 VII +11%
1019
Xperia 10 IV
914
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xperia 10 VII +47%
3078
Xperia 10 IV
2088
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 2108 -
Single-core score 1019 914
Multi-core score 3078 2088
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Xperia 10 VII +49%
895533
Xperia 10 IV
601928
CPU 323080 245199
GPU 130255 57214
Memory 194501 131597
UX 247697 167918
Total score 895533 601928
Samples Less than 3 [2 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 2 FPS -
Graphics score 306 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 8413 -
Video editing 5933 -
Photo editing 20744 -
Data manipulation 9301 -
Writing score 12499 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Sony Xperia 10 VII
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-05-04 -> DeadlyKPSSAnTuTu 11895533
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Sony Xperia 10 IV
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-18 (Apon)AnTuTu 11601928
📘 2025-10-19 (mnfmhf)AnTuTu 11597110
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
OS size - 23 GB
OS updates 4 years -
Security updates 6 years -

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 30 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (40% in 30 min) Yes (28% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:47 hr 2:30 hr
Battery cycles 1400 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:59 hr 12:22 hr
Watching video 14:55 hr 18:24 hr
Gaming 05:17 hr 07:07 hr
Standby 121 hr 142 hr
General battery life
Xperia 10 VII
25:29 hr
Xperia 10 IV +18%
30:04 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 4000 x 3000
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) 120 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 123° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
1) Standard: 12 MP
2) Telephoto: 8 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm 27 mm
Sensor Sony IMX766 Sony IMX486
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.25 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 8 MP
Aperture - f/2.2
Focal length - 54 mm
Sensor - SK Hi-847
Sensor size - 1/4.4" (≈ 0.23 inch)
Pixel size - 1 micron
Stabilization - Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 13 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 16 mm 16 mm
Sensor SmartSens SC1320CS SK Hi-846
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 55
Preview - 51
Zoom - 64
Samples - Photo samples of Sony Xperia 10 IV from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 27 mm
Sensor SmartSens SC820CS Hynix Hi-846
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode - Standby
eSIM support* Yes No
Hybrid slot No Yes
LTE Cat* 18 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Xperia 10 VII +3%
88.7 dB
Xperia 10 IV
85.8 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September 2025 May 2022
Release date September 2025 June 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $399 $500
Successor - - Sony Xperia 10 VII
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Sony Xperia 10 VII is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
5 (83.3%)
1 (16.7%)
Total votes: 6

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