Sony Xperia 1 II in for review

26 May 2020
Sony's latest and greatest is finally in our office.

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  • 27 May 2020

Nick Tagataka, 27 May 2020S5K3T2 is uses Tetracell structure and this means it can on... moreYes, I just read that this Samsung sensor has a Quad Bayer array indeed. This makes it less likely that this is the sensor. As I wrote before, mathematically the 20 megapixel resolution would be contradictory.

    Fearghast, 26 May 2020Well, if you do not watch content for 10yo, there is always... moreBut his in depth camera reviews are not available on YouTube anymore.
    They are behind a pay wall on patreon.com

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      • Anonymous
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      • 27 May 2020

      "Once we spend more time with the phone we'll be able to tell you how that compares to those 90Hz and 120Hz panels."

      I'll save you the time, thats a "feature" you will turn off faster than you can test it

      being different for the sake of being different often ends up in garbage like this

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        • 27 May 2020

        AngelJaimes, 27 May 2020You dont understand, they would have to increase the actual... moreIf image was cropped, it would heavily impact video quality.
        You can clearly see on screen when digital zoom is being used for video.

        Do not forget Zeiss is almost 200 y.o company. Making proper lens elements for 70mm phone camera is no big deal for them.





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          • 27 May 2020

          AngelJaimes, 27 May 2020Yes, the total sensor area would be less than 1/4 but that'... more"Digital crop is better than physical sensor crop."
          No, it isn't. Regarding the noise and regarding the resolution you would get the same result as long as the resulting megapixel count is the same. Smartphones crop the main camera in low-light conditions because a 2x crop of a 12 megapixel camera sensor is the same thing as using a 3 megapixel sensor. The low megapixel count helps in extreme low-light conditions due to read nose.

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            • 27 May 2020

            Nick Tagataka, 27 May 2020"Funny to see the 1/1.5" ultra wide of Mate 30 Pro performs... moreP40 Pro performs 10x better than Mate 30 Pro ultra wide, using same sensor.

              Bobi7x7 , 27 May 2020Better than read comments here from you Photo Professionals... moreForget the xperia. Almost all the mobile phone reviewers accept that iPhone 11 pro max and the pixel 4 have the best cameras. But look where they are, at the bottom end of this year's flagships list. Enough reason to believe dxomark is crap

                Nick Tagataka, 27 May 2020S5K3T2 is uses Tetracell structure and this means it can on... moreHmm guess we can just wait and see what Sony will tell us

                  Anonymous, 27 May 2020What's point of trading a 12MP 1/3.4" Bayer for a 20MP 1/3... moreYou dont understand, they would have to increase the actual focal length of lens. It is so much more difficult to create a good quality lens at a longer focal length while having this small of a camera module. The 54mm lens with crop would have a far more reliable af system and corner sharpness compared to a 70mm. As smartphones like these start adopting dedicated camera characteristics, it is time to start learning about lenses. In photography, the lens is by far more important than the sensor

                    Anonymous, 27 May 2020Not good hardware? Ultra Wide uses imx363. Same camera... more"Funny to see the 1/1.5" ultra wide of Mate 30 Pro performs worse than 1/3.4" of Xperia 1 and Iphone 11 Pro"
                    I don't know where you got that information from, but so far there's no UWA camera on a phone that comes even close to the one on Mate 30 Pro/P40 Pro in terms of pure image quality.

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                      • 27 May 2020

                      Excalibur, 27 May 2020How can absence of headphones jack be a deal breaker... Dea... moreUFS 3.1 was announced in late march. How can a phone announced before that can have this component? Not even Samsung Semicon had their UFS 3.1 version yet to sell.

                      Ask Qualcomm to make CPU that supports 4K90 and 4K120. Because they are all capped at 4K 60Hz since SD810.

                      Go buy Find X2 Pro and use 65W. I doubt it will have more than 3500mAh by november.


                        AngelJaimes, 27 May 2020App did not recognize correctly? Where is your proof? I thi... moreS5K3T2 is uses Tetracell structure and this means it can only produce 20MP image through remosaicing which introduces serious amount of noise and wormy artifacts to the image. After seeing some samples from its telephoto camera I can confidently say that they look nothing like an image captured by Tetracell sensor.
                        The app is simply misreporting the sensor name, plain and simple.

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                          • 27 May 2020

                          Bobi7x7 , 27 May 2020Are you kidding us ? Thailand had 5000 cases with infected ... moreThe decease affected the entire supply chain and the components come from all around the world. One component short will not make the phone out.

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                            • 27 May 2020

                            AngelJaimes, 27 May 2020App did not recognize correctly? Where is your proof? I thi... moreWhat's point of trading a 12MP 1/3.4" Bayer for a 20MP 1/3.4" tetracell that will have horrible results because of the more complex process to use full resolution, slower readout and much more rolling shutter during videos?

                            No surprise those Quadbayer at full resolution still look much worse even if downscaled to same resolution of binned mode.

                            Cropping from 20MP/54mm will easily look worse than using 12MP/70mm. Considering the tiny sensor, it would be pretty pixelated. Same reason is useless Sony having digital zoom up to 24mm for ultra wide if this is same FL of main camera.

                            Main camera does 20fps AF/AE. While the other two just 10fps AF/AE.
                            If ultra wide cant do beyond 10, there is no way the telephoto could do same with almost twice the resolution.








                              Excalibur, 27 May 2020How can absence of headphones jack be a deal breaker... Dea... moreAbsence of headphone jack can be deal breaker for people who wants no latency, dealing with earphone batteries, sound quality are just a few to name.

                              Not sure why you say it's slow, 50% in 30 minutes is plenty fast if you get the 21w charger. Sony's Battery care lets you charge over night, so you don't have to worry about forgetting to charge.

                              How is UFS3.1 a must have? Huawei's UFS3.0 beat Samsungs 3.1 - No point having high bandwidth when the bottle neck is elsewhere.

                                AhmedSLL, 27 May 2020Overall, the 8 pro is better, but still, the absence of the... moreHow can absence of headphones jack be a deal breaker... Deal breakers are slow chargers, short battery life, no 120hz refresh rate, not ufs 3.1, ugly notches, unsymmetrical front design. Xperia 1 ll would have been perfect if it charges like p30 pro at least, 120 hz refresh rate, and ufs 3.1 and bigher battery capacity at least 5000 mah. Even if it costs more, i'd gladly buy it. I guess i'll have to wait for legion phone or rog 3

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                                  • 27 May 2020

                                  cheebc, 26 May 2020DXOmark is a jokeBetter than read comments here from you Photo Professionals ;) I like dxomark if you dont like them its your problem ......

                                    This ain't for me. But for all the vocal minority that want tall blocks and a headphone jack, fill ya boots!

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                                      • 27 May 2020

                                      I do not know if this is what I think. It is from Gaming Enhancer. Looks like you can blck battery from charging while gaming, like a laptop powered by cable when you take battery off.

                                      " It suppresses performance degradation and deterioration of the coulomb due to the temperature of the terminal rising during charging. The batteries are not charged because they power the system directly. Turn it off when charging. The operation of this function may be restricted depending on the terminal status and charging environment. (HS = Heat Suppression) and Event".

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                                        • 27 May 2020

                                        Anonymous, 26 May 20201) the factories start production of the announcement. Rea... moreAre you kidding us ? Thailand had 5000 cases with infected people ! Its one of the best country who was not hitted hard by Corona.......