Sony Xperia X review: Rated X

20 May, 2016
There's a shift of command in the house of Xperia. The Sony Xperia X and its two siblings are taking over from the Xperia Z. A dynasty has come to an end. We hear the C and M families are being put out to pasture as well, soon it will be all X top to bottom.

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Tann Hauser, 25 May 2016The link was to prove h.265 coder( encoder/decoder) is ther... moreHaha, please be honest at first the link is to prove that H.265 means it will records 4K. You were very proud about it. And youre wrong.

And then you use it to prove its better than older H.264. H265 is newer, better? Its yet to be proven.

And you said its only to prove its there for video recording? Its ok. Its better to approve it and talk about something else.

    Avan Dr, 25 May 2016The tittle: Samsung's NX1: The first 4K camera to record in... moreThe link was to prove h.265 coder( encoder/decoder) is there for video recording.
    Sth some people cant obviously understand

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      AnonD-442781, 25 May 2016What does h.625 have to do with the camera sensor? And ... moreIn the interests of fairness (which despite some childish claims from certain weak minded people is what I always aim for), there is no reason the X shouldn't able to record in 4k if sony deem it appropriate to enable in some future update. Much in the same way the HTC desire received the ability to record in 720p via a firmware update.

      The sensor and SoC are both capable of supporting 4k capture. This H.265 debate has kind of lost its way (several pages ago in fact).

      Botton line is the X like all smartphones should be viewed and reviewed in line with what it currently offers for its current price, not what it may offer in future.

      And in those regards the X does not represent good value for money as more capable (overall) competitor's exist on the market now for the same or less cost.

      Fanboys or not, its hard to dispute that fact.

        Tann Hauser, 25 May 2016http://www.redsharknews.com/business/item/2036-samsungs-nx1... moreThe tittle: Samsung's NX1: The first 4K camera to record in H.265

        NX1 is 4K camera thats why it records 4K. Even if sammy opted for h.264 it still records 4K. So, it isnt about the codec. H.265 has nothing to do with video recording

        There is no statement that H.265 is 'only' for 4K. Or H.265 doesnt support lower res video. Ofcourse it does. Thats why low end E5 also honors also have that codec.

        Lastly again it also mean sammy had choice to opted largely used H.264, but they decide to used unproven newer h.265. If sammy is the first to use h.265 in camera, and they still dont used it for their phone, it isnt anything else but they have reason. It also states H.265 video takes a LOT more computing power.

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          • 25 May 2016

          Jumbo, 25 May 2016Honestly I have to side with Tann on this one, Fanboy or no... moreWhat does h.625 have to do with the camera sensor?

          And why are you acting like that troll has a point when he keeps spamming the white paper which explicitly says the camera only records up to 1080p.

          If the phone could record in 4k, then it would have said so. There is no reason for Sony to put in 4k recording and not tell anyone.

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            • 25 May 2016

            [deleted post]Honestly I have to side with Tann on this one, Fanboy or not. What hardware in the Phone do you think does the video recording? The touchscreen? No. It's the camera sensor. So of course they're related, regardless of which section of the specs GSMArena puts the feature in.

            I can understand why Tann is face-palming..

            On the other hand it's not the sensor unit that does the encoding anyway, so it's not a feature of the camera --or-- video, but rather the chipset. But that's the same for --any-- DSLR or other anyway, so maybe a moot point for this discussion.

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              • 25 May 2016

              Tann Hauser, 25 May 2016https://www.qualcomm.com/products/snapdragon/processors/801... moreRead what more carefully? Gsmarena says that the one plus x has h.265.

              And guess where it is on the spec sheet? On features next to the other video playing features like mp4, not near the camera.

              No decent phone seems to have h.265. Only Cheap Chinese phones and Sony. They all use better video decoders. Do you feel embaraased yet? All this time you were boasting about it but then you found out its not related to the camera and even worse, its what cheap Chinese phones use. Oh well... :(

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                • Anonymous
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                • 25 May 2016

                Encode, decode, playback, record; one does not even need to know anything about phones to flip a page on a dictionary to get an insight of their technical or general definitions

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                  • 25 May 2016

                  Tann Hauser, 25 May 2016{facepalm} Still repeating same nonsense about h.265 havin... morewhy you said that we are sammy fans? dude.. i'm not samsung fanboy.
                  But i Know, sammy always produces better flagships than sony.

                    AnonD-442781, 25 May 2016Tell me about it. He keeps talking about h.625 without real... moreDude.. He isn't smart enough to understand. Ive just open the link he provided. The tittle: Samsung's NX1: The first 4K camera to record in H.265

                    I think its because there is word camera and H.265, so he concluded they are related.

                    All people who have read the article will agree, he misinterpretated it, he is only a brainless fanboy.

                      Anonymous, 25 May 2016So what has Sony changed or improve on the X-series that th... moreNothing...

                        AnonD-442781, 25 May 2016So the one plus x, a budget phone, by a dodgy Chinese compa... morehttps://www.qualcomm.com/products/snapdragon/processors/801

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                        Fanboy troll

                          AnonD-442781, 25 May 2016So the one plus x, a budget phone, by a dodgy Chinese compa... morehttp://www.redsharknews.com/business/item/2036-samsungs-nx1-first-4k-camera-to-record-in-h265

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                          Fanboy Troll

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                            • 25 May 2016

                            Tann Hauser, 25 May 2016{facepalm} Still repeating same nonsense about h.265 havin... moreSo the one plus x, a budget phone, by a dodgy Chinese company that can't even advertise other than social media, that uses a snapdragon 801, is capable of recording 4k. Learn something new every day. ;-)

                            Hahahahahaha.

                            The video codec has nothing to do with the camera. Thats why you get it on PCs and things. And that's why Sony hasn't put 4k recording native on the device, because its not capable of it, like all the other cheap phones with h.625. Its used for streaming videos. Proper flagships have a better codec though.

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                              • 25 May 2016

                              This handset is yet to be available in market. And people are commenting such a way that they are using it by ages....!
                              Period.

                                AnonD-442781, 25 May 2016Tell me about it. He keeps talking about h.625 without real... more{facepalm}
                                Still repeating same nonsense about h.265 having nothing to do with camera video recording, over and over....
                                {facepalm}
                                {facepalm}

                                When you talked about h.265 used only for video reproduction, I guessed you were just not informed

                                I for a moment did think youre just a random sammy fanboy trolling with some brain cells left....

                                I feel excused of those brain cells opinion now, thank you very much...

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                                  • 25 May 2016

                                  abc, 25 May 2016you can't do proper discussion with sony fans. Because they... moreTell me about it. He keeps talking about h.625 without realising that its not related to the camera.

                                  But even if you forget that, he doesn't seem to realise that h.625 is used by cheap Chinese phones like oneplus, xiaomi and huawei, while actual flagships have better video encoders.

                                  For some reason, he thinks that because Sony uses the same thing as cheap phones, it must still be good because Sony uses it. He probably thinks having less ram is good too. What a fanboy lol.

                                    Anonymous, 25 May 2016So what has Sony changed or improve on the X-series that th... moreAbout all...
                                    Build, Camera, SoC, battery, screen, UI, features...

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                                      • Anonymous
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                                      • 25 May 2016

                                      AnonD-533608, 24 May 2016Smartphones, specifically flagship ones are not always abou... moreSo what has Sony changed or improve on the X-series that the Z-series did not have???

                                        abc, 25 May 2016you can't do proper discussion with sony fans. Because they... moreOnly bashing/trolling here people see from you and alike.

                                        Its like one must not point out an obvious advantage of this phone, like h.265 capability, or he will get bashing/troll Fury triple combo from you haters/bashers/trollers...

                                        It makes me truely sad to know people like that exist

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