The goal with these kinds of accessories, which have also been produced by companies like Asus and Razer, is to let a phone’s processor run at higher speeds for longer, preventing the kinds of high temperatures that can lead to throttling of performance. Asus has the AeroActive Cooler for its gaming-focused ROG Phone line, while Razer recently released an RGB cooling fan designed to plug into whatever smartphone you choose. The four ports on the underside of the fixture. Image: Sony Cold air in, hot air out. Image: Sony Sony’s cooler connects to the Xperia 1 IV via USB and offers four additional ports on its underside. There’s a USB-C port for charging, an Ethernet port for wired internet, a 3.5mm jack for connecting gaming headsets and an HDMI port for outputting game video to a capture card. The fan speed can be controlled automatically by Sony’s software, or you can adjust the fan speed manually. In addition to selling the Xperia Stream on its own, Sony is also selling it in a bundle called the Xperia 1 IV Gaming Edition for ¥189,200 (about $1,330). The version of the phone sold in this bundle has 16GB of RAM, up from 12GB of RAM in the base model Xperia 1 IV. It is unclear when or if either the cooling fan or the Gaming Edition smartphone will be released in Europe or North America.
