Should You Upgrade From the Sony Xperia 10 IV?

How the Sony Xperia 10 IV compares with phones you can buy today: how long it still gets updates, what a new phone would add and what you’d give up. Every number comes from official specs and update policies.

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Your phone

Sony Xperia 10 IV

Announced May 2022 · 4 years old

5.2
Security updates
Ended around 2025
OS upgrades
Ended around 2024

Our take

Time to upgrade

Security updates ended around 2025 Newer phones are about 3.2× faster The best upgrade scores 3.6 points higher on performance and 3.2 on battery

Based on specs and official update policies. It’s your call.

Upgrades we’d look at

We don’t have a US launch price for the Sony Xperia 10 IV, so we compare it with mid-range and upper mid-range phones, going by US launch price or, without one, by the chipset. Choose “Any price” above to see every phone.

Best mid-range upgrade

TECNO Camon 50 Ultra 5G

7.4Price unknown

What you’d gain

  • 1.4× faster
  • Camera score: 5.3 → 7.2
  • Display score: 6.9 → 8.8
  • Battery: 5,000 → 6,500 mAh
  • Security updates until around 2031
  • Longer zoom: 2× → 3×

What you’d give up

  • No microSD card slot
  • Heavier: 161 → 178 g
  • Bigger phone: 6″ → 6.8″ screen

Step up: upper mid-range

Motorola Edge 70 Pro

8.2Price unknown

What you’d gain

  • 3.2× faster
  • Camera score: 5.3 → 7.8
  • Display score: 6.9 → 8.9
  • Battery: 5,000 → 6,500 mAh
  • Security updates until around 2031
  • Longer zoom: 2× → 3.5×

What you’d give up

  • No 3.5 mm headphone jack
  • No microSD card slot
  • Heavier: 161 → 190 g
  • Bigger phone: 6″ → 6.8″ screen

Best camera

OPPO Reno16 Pro 5G

8.1Price unknown

What you’d gain

  • 3× faster
  • Camera score: 5.3 → 8.3
  • Display score: 6.9 → 8.5
  • Battery: 5,000 → 6,000 mAh
  • Security updates until around 2032
  • Longer zoom: 2× → 3.5×

What you’d give up

  • No 3.5 mm headphone jack
  • No microSD card slot
  • Heavier: 161 → 188 g
  • Bigger phone: 6″ → 6.3″ screen

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Sony Xperia 10 IV upgrade FAQ

Is the Sony Xperia 10 IV still supported?

Sony promises 3 years of security updates for the Sony Xperia 10 IV, counted from its announcement in May 2022, so they should have ended around 2025. It gets 2 years of OS upgrades, which ended around 2024.

What is the best upgrade from the Sony Xperia 10 IV?

Based on specs, the best upgrade we found is the Motorola Edge 70 Pro, with a PhoneRanked score of 8.2 vs 5.2 for the Sony Xperia 10 IV. The newest model of the same family is the Sony Xperia 10 VIII. The best mid-range upgrade is the TECNO Camon 50 Ultra 5G. We don’t have a US launch price for the Sony Xperia 10 IV, so we looked at mid-range and upper mid-range phones, going by US launch price or, without one, by the chipset.

How much faster is the Motorola Edge 70 Pro than the Sony Xperia 10 IV?

Going by the benchmarks of their chips, the Motorola Edge 70 Pro is about 3.2 times as fast as the Sony Xperia 10 IV. In Geekbench 6 multi-core it scores 6,520 vs 2,010.

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