Sony has now announced during its Xperia gaming event the Sony Xperia Stream, a cooling and streaming accessory made for the Xperia 1 IV smartphone.
The Xperia Stream features a built-in cooling fan to help cool your Xperia 1 IV which also is customizable with the Game Enhancer menu.
The Xperia Stream connects via USB-C and features ports including a full-sized HDMI, LAN port, headphone jack, and another USB-C port.
The HDMI port helps you stream games to a monitor or TV at a max resolution of 1080p and a refresh rate of 120Hz. It also can connect to a Capture Card to help you record and livestream games.
Sony has also launched a Gaming Edition of the Sony Xperia 1 IV smartphone. With the biggest change being that it now sports 16GB of RAM and 512GB of internal storage.
It’s still powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and features a 6.5-inch 4K HDR OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and a 5,000 mAh battery.
Sony Xperia 1 IV Gaming Edition specs:
6.5-inch 4K (3840 x 1644) HDR OLED display, 643ppi
120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 SoC
Adreno 730 GPU
16GB RAM
512GB storage
microSD card slot (up to 1TB)
Triple-rear cameras:
• 12MP 1/1.7″ Exmor RS, F1.7 main camera
• 12MP 1/3.5″ Exmor RS, F2.3-F2.8 telephoto (3.5x-5.2x optical zoom)
• 12MP 1/2.5″ Exmor RS, F2.2 ultra-wide
12MP 1/2.9″ Exmor RS, F2.0 front camera
Dual-SIM
5G, 4G LTE
WiFi 6
Bluetooth 5.2
USB 3.2 Type-C
NFC
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
Fingerprint scanner (side)
IP65/68 dust and water-resistant
Android 12
5,000mAh battery w/ 30W fast charging, wireless charging, reverse wireless charging
165 x 71 x 8.2 mm
185 g
The Sony Xperia Stream is priced at JPY 23,100. While the Sony Xperia 1 IV Gaming Edition comes bundled with the Xperia Stream which is priced at JPY 175,000 and is set to be available by October 14, 2022.
No word on local pricing and availability has been made as of the moment.
