Sony Xperia 1 V renders envision a familiar design with slight tweaks

11 February 2023
These renders coincide nicely with the recently-leaked live photo of the upcoming phone.

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Anonymous, 12 Feb 2023One thing I heard is that the 4K display doesn't actua... moreYes, that is correct. It's not a native 21:9 4K display with a 2160px height. Instead, it was vertically cropped from a native 16:9 4K canvas with the 3840px width remaining unchanged, hence the 1644px display height.

    PRoArtsy, 12 Feb 2023Their CEO has already said they are waiting for a paradigm ... moreI can agree with that statement. There's nothing fresh or new in the current smartphone market from the race for display and camera bragging rights. Times like this make me truly miss LG in the smartphone market, where they aren't afraid to do something different such as the detachable Dual Screen case for the V50/G8X/V60/Velvet and swivel screen with gimbal camera manual control for the Wing 5G.

      Anonymous, 13 Feb 2023Did you just take spec pages and compared them? First of... more"Xperia 4K display"
      Sony does not have a 4K display. Go ahead, try it. There's not even a setting for that since Android 12.

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        • M6c
        • 13 Feb 2023

        They really keep everything desirable!

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          • 13 Feb 2023

          Jimbob, 12 Feb 2023They keep making the same thing every year... the average j... more*laughs in iPhone*

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            • 13 Feb 2023

            Asd, 12 Feb 2023:))) What a joke!Not really. Just look at Samsung flagships after S21. They all look the same.

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              • 13 Feb 2023

              Deky, 12 Feb 2023And what is it good for Samsung 20:9 in S22 and 22:9 in Fli... moreS22 has 19.5:9 screen. The S21 has 20:9.

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                Anonymous, 12 Feb 2023Sony does it worse cause in terms of screen brightness, cam... moreDid you just take spec pages and compared them?

                First of all Xperia 4K display is the brightest sustainable display you will find next to S22 Ultra in High Brightness mode. That means it in manual mode slider it will output much more brightness than any other phone in manual mode. Manual mode means it can glow bright for unlimited period of time unlike in auto mode which can only allow short burst of max brightness. Second Xperia 4K doesn't experience flickering at lower brightness settings like Samsung and iPhones do due to proper PWM.

                When we talk about cameras please name more than two phones besides Xperia which can lock subject focus and exposure while doing a 20fps burst? I could go on with Xperia camera and why it's so good but you wouldn't understand that.

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                  • 13 Feb 2023

                  Asd, 12 Feb 2023It's not the same as last year,it's 90% different!Right lol

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                    • 13 Feb 2023

                    piotr, 12 Feb 2023Sony is light years away from Samsung .. vanilla Android wi... moreOh wow....it opens apps tiny hairs faster but it's buggies, more expensive, less available and carrier supported, accs way less featured.
                    But hey if you put it aside by side it opens apps slightly faster than the already fast of some others...
                    Sooooo much better.....

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                      • 13 Feb 2023

                      pt020, 12 Feb 2023You never had a Sony.You never owned a Sony.... see how easy that works?
                      Except I have owned Sony.
                      What you didn't do is do any research on the topic to know anything relevant to have the capability to respond regarding this.
                      When I say 2-8 years those are based on lab tests done by places like gamarena.
                      If you don't know that then you don't know anything about the device to have the right to comment on the topic.

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                        Anonymous, 12 Feb 2023BoM of xperia is above $500, still sony is accused of cost ... moreI mentioned more than just screen..
                        When you're selling a phone for $2500 and it only matches the brightness of an 8 year older flagship that's a problem.
                        Add on top of that speakers match two year older phone, camera is behind, battery capacity and longevity.
                        They are cost cutting on parts, they are savings on software by not implementing as many features and have more bugs.
                        They are saving by not advertising. And they are saving by not releasing it in more markets or working with carriers to have it available. And as a result lacking carrier support for many.

                        But then they want to charge dramatically more than others.

                        Know what you are talking about or don't comment.

                          GN10, 12 Feb 2023I think Sony will quit the mobile phone business after 2025People have been saying this for years, but Sony is staying.

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                            Anonymous, 12 Feb 2023Sony does it worse cause in terms of screen brightness, cam... moreBoM of xperia is above $500, still sony is accused of cost saving because of lower peak brightness ... LOL !!!

                            Imagine when some ppl here the price of the zoom lens, imx486 (pro-i/rx100 7) and 4K screen.

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                              Anonymous, 12 Feb 2023One thing I heard is that the 4K display doesn't actua... moreApps need to support 4K to run at 4K.
                              Only sony own apps have UI with 4K support.

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                                Anonymous, 12 Feb 2023Sony does it worse cause in terms of screen brightness, cam... moreYou never had a Sony.

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                                  Asd, 12 Feb 2023:))) What a joke!Sony is light years away from Samsung .. vanilla Android with Sony apps, much better than Samsung.

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                                    GN10, 12 Feb 2023Sony and Samsung are similar. It won't change.:))) What a joke!

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                                      Jimbob, 12 Feb 2023They keep making the same thing every year... the average j... moreIt's not the same as last year,it's 90% different!

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                                        TheGoldenMellifluous, 11 Feb 2023Sony had this blocky, square industrial design far before X... moreIt could be about every single apple products...(laptops, mp3 players, phones...watches) If we remember well.... Steve Jobs was mindblown about Sony.. And a big fan if not the biggest....that's how they stole designs and product ideas.... ( see Steve Jobs documentary)