Sony Xperia 1, 10 Plus, 10, L3 hands-on review

25 February 2019
Sony's fresh new lineup can be best described as different and exciting. First off, we have the Xperia 1, intended as a continuation of Sony's "Premium" line, rather than the flagship "XZ" one. Then there are the Xperia 10 and Xperia 10 Plus, which are shaping up as successors to the popular "XA" lineup. Last and probably least, there is the new Xperia L3 entry-level model.

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  • Grimlen
  • rRU
  • 03 Jun 2019

Wow what a phone hands down

    you can't delete my comment cause i mentioned your mistake guys,
    for a device to be labeled as 4k/QHD/FHD/HD we should look at "vertical" pixels not horizontal pixels , this is an elementary term in resolution topics.

    so if a device doesn't have 2160 vertical pixels regardless of it's AR can't be called 4k
    now for a device to be called a 4k 21:9 device we need 5040x2160 pixles,
    which we don't have here,
    a QHD device which is 21:9 would be 3360x1440 , this phone is a little above QHD 21:9 so will be labeled as QHD as simple as that ,
    for those who can't do the math just look at gaming monitors at 3440x1440 21.5:9 which all are labeled as QHD! and this phone is around that .
    now this review by mistake uses a wrong resolution tag and when i point it they delete my comment , this is bad, learn.

      Zoolook, 04 Mar 20196,5" 21:9 is ca 3% larger surface area than 5,9" 16:9 while... more6.5 in 21:9 is equal to having a 5.2 display in 16:9 and having it's up and down stretched

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        • Mobo
        • 3@4
        • 26 May 2019

        Sony Xperia 10 and 10 Plus don't have dedicated camera button? WTF? Why do they remove the good and recognizable stuff

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          • L973
          • nC4
          • 23 May 2019

          L3 review? Pleeeease :3

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            • jay
            • I0s
            • 08 May 2019

            I really like this in most ways, especially the emphasis on photography.

            But why does Sony (as well as others) give us only a 52mm "telephoto". Really guys that's a "normal" in DSLR terms. Throw away th useless (especially on such a wide screen) wide angle and provide a much more useful long lens.

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              • Marl
              • xCD
              • 14 Mar 2019

              Best smartphone of early 2019.

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                • Pompompom
                • 42J
                • 12 Mar 2019

                A smart Shooter, 04 Mar 2019Next year Samsung will have mouth autofocus tracking lol, j... moreHiii mr heeatpipeee, have u seen this? Wow sony innovates new thing:
                https://youtu.be/P5Pwn6JX4eY

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                  • W sharma
                  • Dk3
                  • 11 Mar 2019

                  Tech Fan , 07 Mar 2019No heating since SD 810 on Z3+Very very nice phone 📱

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                    • Tech Fan
                    • D0Y
                    • 07 Mar 2019

                    anonymous, 28 Feb 2019I currently owned the xz2 and had no heating issue. No heating since SD 810 on Z3+

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                      • Anonymous
                      • IbE
                      • 06 Mar 2019

                      Victor , 05 Mar 2019Scrolling through all these comments, I have no doubt all (... moreNow thus is a true Sony cell owner with real world life experiences with XZ flagship. Hehehe

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                        • Victor
                        • fuj
                        • 05 Mar 2019

                        Scrolling through all these comments, I have no doubt all (most) of the people complaining (prematurely) about 21:9 aspect ratio will have a change of heart. I guess most companies are wondering why they didn't think of that first. A surprisingly good, well balanced and apparently objective review by GSMA. That's not been the standard by the site when it comes to Sony phones. I'm unhappy about the absence of the 3.5 jack. I'm typing this on an XZ1 running android pie. The battery life is fantastic! Definitely runs better than when it was new on Oreo (seen another argument about no way battery life can better than new. It actually can with better optimisation on firmware updates but more so with a move to Android pie) XZ1 battery capacity is 2700mah. 3300 on a Sony running Android pie, despite the screen... crossing my fingers the phone will be affordable. Also waiting for the benchmark scores. I found a score of 372000 on Kimovil ranking it "better than 100% of other phones!" :)

                          A smart Shooter, 04 Mar 2019Next year Samsung will have mouth autofocus tracking lol, j... moreIm sure they will implement an ahole autofocus, to go along with their infinity O screen. ;D

                            Tann Hauser, 03 Mar 2019Tssss. You sound just like, ill...umnati. "Must follow.... moreNext year Samsung will have mouth autofocus tracking lol, just like they did it for 960fps super slow motion video, then fans will praising that time and says eye autofocus tracking is bad whatsoever..

                              6,5" 21:9 is ca 3% larger surface area than 5,9" 16:9 while 6,5" 16:9 is ca 18% larger area than 6,5" 21:9

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                                • Anonymous
                                • UNA
                                • 04 Mar 2019

                                Tann Hauser, 03 Mar 2019What you call crap... is fact. I can atest to QNovo actual... moreYour comments are without any facts or proof. Qnovo is still unproven. Only Qnovo website promotes itself.
                                In fact Sony still has an ongoing battery recall from 2007 and is being sued from Dell, HP and Toshiba.

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                                  • gimm
                                  • tx4
                                  • 04 Mar 2019

                                  XYZ, 28 Feb 2019Funny to see haters complain about the size of the phones. ... morebecause Z ultra is not that tall like TV remote

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                                    • 60E[z]
                                    • 60E
                                    • 03 Mar 2019

                                    Tann Hauser, 03 Mar 2019Tssss. You sound just like, ill...umnati. "Must follow.... moreWell well..
                                    At least sony finally realize how important is to follow the trend.
                                    And it's all thanks to me (and my kind) who often nagged sony and forced them to follow the trend.
                                    And sony finally listen to us.

                                      60E[z], 03 Mar 2019All companies have to follow the trend. Otherwise.. they w... moreTssss.
                                      You sound just like, ill...umnati.
                                      "Must follow. Consume. Or die."
                                      Anyways, new Xperia 1 is as trendy as it gets anyhow: extra elongated screen, oled, bezeless, slim, protruding triple cam with all the gimmicks, no headphone jack, hybrid stereo...
                                      Its a trend follower dream machine now, looks just like a more elongated Galaxy phone, with some innovation tho.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • j$Q
                                        • 03 Mar 2019

                                        Anonymous, 01 Mar 2019O ma gosh.. it's so uglyyour screen is that reflective?