Sony Xperia 10 IV review: specs, battery & used prices
Hands-on-style overview of the Sony Xperia 10 IV with Qualcomm Snapdragon 695: screen, cameras, battery, performance and what it costs used.
Summary
The Sony Xperia 10 IV is Sony's 2022 compact midranger: a 6-inch OLED, a Snapdragon 695, and a 5,000 mAh battery in a 161 g body — the lightest phone in this comparison with IP68 sealing. It launched at $500; used 6/128 GB units sell for around $187 with a deep eighteen-sale sample, the most liquid listing in the compact class.
Display and design
The 6-inch OLED runs at 60 Hz with a 700-nit peak — screen quality 38/100 on our axis, the 60 Hz panel being the class marker — in a 161 g body with compactness at a perfect 100/100 and IP68 sealing, a protection rating almost nothing in this price class offers.
Performance
The Snapdragon 695 is a steady budget-5G platform: gaming 7/100 and everyday responsiveness 36/100 on our axes. Messaging, browsing, and music — the Xperia 10 mission — run without complaint; gaming is incidental here.
Camera
The camera array keeps Sony's triple habit at midrange specs: a 12 MP stabilised main sensor, an 8 MP ultrawide, and an 8 MP telephoto, with video to 4K at 30 fps. Our camera score of 24/100 is honest — the trio of useful focal lengths is the appeal, not the sensor output.
Battery and charging
The 5,000 mAh battery scores 40/100 on battery life, and its efficiency pairing with the 695 makes this one of the genuinely long-running phones in the class; 30 W charging scores 12/100.
Verdict
At around $187 used with eighteen sales of depth, the Xperia 10 IV is the pocketable endurance pick with an IP rating no rival in the bracket matches, and resale confidence at 100/100. The 60 Hz screen and midrange camera define the ceiling. The Xperia 10 VI is the newer compact step; the Pixel 6a is the camera-first compact alternative.
Data sheet
Overall score
low tier (0–100 composite of performance, battery, value and longevity)
Review scores
nanoreview.com editorial · 0–100| Screen | 6" OLED |
|---|---|
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 |
| Memory (RAM / storage) | 6 GB / 128 GB |
| Battery | 5,000 mAh |
| Main camera | 12 MP |
| Released | 2022 · Android |
Memory & used prices
| RAM / storage | New | Used (eBay median) | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 / 128 GB | $500 | $188 | 18 listings |
Resale trend
Estimate from two anchors: launch MSRP $500 (2022) and used-market median $188 (2026). −22% / year · next year ≈ $147
Cost to own ≈ $3.0/mo · buying now at $188, 2-year horizon
Money could earn ≈ $0.7/mo · the $188 kept at 4.17%/yr (US Treasury 3-month bill, as of Sep 21, 2026)
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