Sony teases Xperia 1 VII's Walkman capabilities
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- Alexander G
- S3L
- 09 May 2025
My concern is that these are iterative software tweaks being peddled as an upgrade. The classic 'optimised to the harman curve' schlock. None of the leaks I've seen suggest that Sony have actually switched up components in the speaker or DAC. If that's the case, I would be very reluctant to upgrade for just an ultrawide sensor bump.
- jiyen235
- 2WB
- 09 May 2025
Anonymous, 09 May 2025Phone powered by SoC from 2019 ( that gets rebranded every ... moreIt's not like the Xperia is all that great either. Horrendous throttling and astonishingly poor "optimization" that leads to horrible performance.
They lower brightness and lower the clock speeds HARD to achieve the higher battery life. If you don't see it then you're a normie and my theory about Xperia users being pretentious people was absolutely correct.
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- Anonymous
- 7v4
- 09 May 2025
Denis Thomas, 09 May 2025So alpha series branding, walkman branding.. it looks like ... moreXperia uses those branding since many generations ago
- Denis Thomas
- JbI
- 09 May 2025
amiens80, 09 May 2025i'm still use the xz premium and there is no other bet... moreIn looks, yes XZ premium as a mirror is quite a looker. But even that is debatable considering that the purple vii option is an instant eye catcher. In everything the vii is better.
I have the XZ premium myself as well, and can't deny that the purple vii is just WOW.
- Denis Thomas
- JbI
- 09 May 2025
MASTERY, 09 May 2025Just adding those labels doesn't mean anything, they&#... moreHow it's failing when they still going exactly?
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- MASTERY
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- 09 May 2025
Denis Thomas, 09 May 2025So alpha series branding, walkman branding.. it looks like ... moreJust adding those labels doesn't mean anything, they've done it in the past. Sony has always had potential to create the best smartphone out there but they never provide it. They have resources to create the best ecosystem, use the best sensors, displays, DACs, cooling system, etc, but never implement them on their phones.. Their stubborn backwards thinking mentality is why their mobile division continues to fail.
- Asher45
- Gfs
- 09 May 2025
Anonymous, 09 May 2025Somebody tell me a good small mp3 player please. Like compa... moresandisk clip sport was alright. small, handy-ish clip. the one i had had SD slot, not sure about this, but you can find one that does https://a.co/d/9WD6Twn
- Denis Thomas
- JbI
- 09 May 2025
So alpha series branding, walkman branding.. it looks like Sony is taking things seriously this time!
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- amiens80
- HxJ
- 09 May 2025
i'm still use the xz premium and there is no other better than this one !
even the photo camera (the resolution) is awesome whereas it aged from 5-6 years i think !
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- Anonymous
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- 09 May 2025
jiyen235, 09 May 2025Chi-fi happened recently, Sony's been here for a long ... morePhone powered by SoC from 2019 ( that gets rebranded every year) is any good?
Xiaomi phones with larger battery still have lower endurance. Many are even shorter than 4k screen sony.
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- Anonymous
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- 09 May 2025
Stanley Kubrick, 09 May 2025All the updates, including longer support for patches, soun... moreThere will be no xperia in USA.
Previous was not sold already
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- Anonymous
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- 09 May 2025
MSXTurbo-R, 09 May 2025We'll know everything starting May 13th, but this is a... moreHaven't seen the periscope info anywhere.
Just rumor of 70-200 lens
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- Anonymous
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- 09 May 2025
Lister, 09 May 2025It blows my mind knowing they sell the MDR-7506, which is b... moreThey're mediocre and just come recommended because amateurs that just discovered audio snobbery pick the cheapest, most "pro" looking headphones. Similar to the ath-m50s. Most Sony stuff these days are just mainstream bass boosted rubbish
- jiyen235
- 2WB
- 09 May 2025
brsdrgn, 09 May 2025I find Sony's iems over priced imho. Especially seeing... moreChi-fi happened recently, Sony's been here for a long time and set the standards and stuff. Ofc Chi fi is vastly superior in terms of value now but you must also agree that Sony just did things earlier man. I own a Moondrop Aria and dont really see myself going for any more expensive IEM, i'd rather go buy an open back headphone but i dont have the room for that either so rip lol
And yeah, their wireless headphones are excellent choices.
Also im 100% with you on this as well, their mobile division is entirely incompetent. They're trying to reach the enthusiast market but wont put larger sensors cus they want a thin profile, why would an enthusiast use a thin, BAD phone instead of a thick, GOOD phone? It boggles my mind how someone can call himself an enthusiast after using a Sony phone. It's only for people who are pretentious, nothing more. The sensors aren't big enough for the extra professional features to be useful and the default photo mode isn't that great anymore either due to the shift in processing that started with the 1 VI
The speakers are front firing and nice but Xiaomi's tuning and distortion handling is still unmatched, Xiaomi does all that with a phone that charges faster, has a larger battery and whose cameras are nearly double in size with the 15 Ultra. Absolutely pathetic from Sony.
I respect the front facing speakers, the top and bottom symmetrical bezels, the somewhat small footprint, the thinness, the headphone jack and most importantly the microsd card slot. But does it all matter when the phone performs like a Pixel 9 Pro XL, due to the completely insufficient cooling, and whose cameras are midranger level? Seriously, Sony's philosophy is completely contradictory and just does not make any sense whatsoever. At least Huawei has cutting edge tech and great processing, albeit not THE BEST, they have SOMETHING. Sony just has nothing. You dont buy a phone because of nice-to-haves/bonuses, you buy a phone because it has bonuses ON TOP OF a nice base. Sony fanboys dont understand it or dont want to understand it.
If Sony made an MFT lens phone with variable aperture alongside a 1/2" 3x zoom sensor and had a chroma camera or something, then i'd be interested. If they also implemented a decent cooling solution, akin to Oneplus or Oppo, i'd be ready to buy it instantly. But they're doing nothing. Not the best display, battery, speakers, cameras, phone profile, nothing. Not even mediocre, just bad.
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- Stanley Kubrick
- s7r
- 09 May 2025
All the updates, including longer support for patches, sounds good to me! Many complain about prices and while it's true that they are more than the average... all flagships are overpriced IMO. Hope they offer the purple one in the US. WISH, yes I wish they would please bring back the highly regarded notification LED! Sony, are you listening?
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- 09 May 2025
jiyen235, 09 May 2025bro Sony's one of the OGs in everything AV related....... moreYes! And Panasonic/Technics too.
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- MSXTurbo-R
- njg
- 09 May 2025
We'll know everything starting May 13th, but this is a pretty fantastic development. We've obtained the following improvements from leaked images: So it's all good for sale in Europe:
- 2.1 times larger ultra-wide camera
- 1/2-inch periscope camera
- All lenses are exmort t
- 10% more sound pressure in the low and mid ranges on the speakers
- Higher peak brightness than 1vi
- 4th and 6th year updates compared to 3rd and 4th year updates
- Walkman implementation, although no mention of the hardware
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- Anonymous
- 099
- 09 May 2025
Somebody tell me a good small mp3 player please. Like compact one that isn't powered by android and isn't like a phone. Even one without any screen. Only wired earphones are fine as well as only 8gb of storage or no storage but micro sd card support. If it has an equalizer great then. Be it sony or sandisk or others. Reply me. Thanks.
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- Anonymous
- rK@
- 09 May 2025
Anonymous, 09 May 2025massive leak of the chinese stream shows the phone will hav... moreNot enough, need 7 OS updates like the others
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- Anonymous
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- 09 May 2025
There is some hardware from walkman